Kylie Cantrall

Kylie Cantrall
Kylie Cantrall & Malia Baker 02.jpg
Cantrall in 2024
Born
Kylie Lorena Cantrall

(2005-06-25) June 25, 2005 (age 19)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Other namesHello Kylie
Occupations
  • Actress
  • singer
  • songwriter
  • dancer
  • TruSkin ambassador[1][2]
Years active2014–present
Musical career
Genres
InstrumentVocals
Labels
Websitekyliecantrallofficial.com
YouTube information
Channels
Years active2014–present
Genres
Subscribers614k
100,000 subscribers

Kylie Lorena Cantrall[3] (born June 25, 2005[3][4]) is an American actress, singer, songwriter, dancer, and social media personality of Venezuelan descent.[5] She played the lead role as Gabby Duran in the television series Gabby Duran & the Unsittables (2019–2021),[4] a recurring role as Dani in the fourth season of High School Musical: The Musical: The Series (2023),[6][7] and the lead role as Red in the Descendants spin-off film Descendants: The Rise of Red (2024).[8][9] She also voices Savannah in the animated film Ron's Gone Wrong (2021).[10]

As a singer, she has recorded several singles. Her first extended play was released in 2023.

Early life

Cantrall's father is a music producer while her mother is a dancer and choreographer.[11] She began learning how to dance at three years old while also going with her father to recording sessions.[12] She was in a dance competition in Las Vegas when she was seven years old.[13] When she was eight, she watched the biopic Crazy Sexy Cool.[14] She started researching the group TLC and became obsessed with their music.[11]

Career

With her father's help, Cantrall started a YouTube series “Hello Kylie”, where she reviewed Disney Channel shows.[14] She also started singing and performed on YouTube and musical.ly (now known as TikTok).[13] In 2016, Cantrall was signed to a talent management agency.[15] At the end of 2016, as Hello Kylie, she released her first single "Sleep Is 4 Suckas" alongside independent music label New Muzik Order, which was co-founded by her father.[16] She also made guest appearances on Bizaardvark and Raven's Home.[17]

At 13 years old, she was cast as the titular character in Gabby Duran & the Unsittables.[18] As a result, she left public school to focus on her career.[13] In 2019, Gabby Duran & the Unsittables premiered on Disney Channel;[19] she also performed the series' opening theme song, "I Do My Thing".[20] The series was later cancelled in December 2021.[21] She also featured on R3hab's single "Sad Boy" alongside Jonas Blue and Ava Max that year,[22][23] and starred in a voice role in Ron's Gone Wrong as Savannah.[24]

In 2022, she started a TikTok series called “10 Minute Songs”, where fans would send her three words and in 10 minutes, she would create a song using those three words. In September 2022, it was announced during the D23 Expo that Cantrall would be part of the main cast of the fourth installment in the Descendants film series, originally in the working title of Descendants 4, later being officially named Descendants: The Rise of Red, in the title role of Red, daughter of the Queen of Hearts.[25][26][8] In the same month, it was announced that she would become a recurring cast member in the fourth season of High School Musical: The Musical: The Series.[27][28]

In August 2023, Cantrall became the ambassador of TruSkin cosmetics brand, being the brand's first ambassador.[1][2] During the 2023 SAG-AFTRA strike, she worked on her music, releasing her debut EP with songs based on the “10 Minute Songs” Tiktok series and a single, "Elastic". Her debut album is scheduled to release in 2024.[14][29]

Influences

Cantrall is influenced by 90s artists such as TLC, Britney Spears, Janet Jackson, and Aaliyah.[14] She has also called Brandy, Mariah Carey and Beyoncé as well as Rosalía and Becky G her favorite artists.[13][30]

Personal life

Cantrall is half-Venezuelan on her mother's side.[30][31]

In February 2021, Rafterman Entertainment Media Inc. filed a lawsuit against Cantrall's father, Alexander Cantrall, and the company he formed on behalf of his daughter, Hello Kylie Entertainment Inc. The suit's allegations included breach of contract and fraud. They reached a settlement in July 2022.[15]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2021 Ron's Gone Wrong Savannah Meades Voice role
2024 Descendants: The Rise of Red Red Disney+ original film[32][25][26][8]

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2018 Bizaardvark Tessa Episode: "Paige is Wrong"
Raven's Home Jasmine
3 episodes
  • "Sleevemore Part One: Frozen"
  • "Sleevemore Part Two: Found"
  • "Sleevemore Part Three: Future"
2019–2021 Gabby Duran & the Unsittables Gabby Duran Lead role
2019 Just Roll with It Zombie Musical Performer Episode: "You Decide LIVE!"
Disney Hall of Villains Herself Television special[33]
Disney Channel Holiday Party @ Walt Disney World Television special[34]
2020 Descendants Remix Dance Party Television special[35]
2021 Doogie Kameāloha, M.D. Olivia Episode: "Career Babes"
2023 High School Musical: The Musical: The Series Dani Recurring role (season 4)[36]
2024 Spidey and His Amazing Friends White Tiger Voice role[37]

Discography

Extended plays

List of EPs and selected details
Title Details
10 Minute Songs (Volume 1)

Singles

As lead artist

List of singles as lead artist, showing year released, with selected chart positions and album name
Title Year Peak chart positions Album
US
Bub.
[39]
"Sleep Is 4 Suckas"[40] 2016 — Non-album singles
"Abraca Dab Bruh"[41] —
"Feature from Quavo"[42] 2017 —
"The Party Follows Me"[43]
(featuring Lexee Smith) 		—
"Shake"[44] —
"That's What I'm Talkin' Bout"[45] 2019 —
"Feeling Some Kinda Way"[46] —
"I Do My Thing"[47]
(from Gabby Duran & the Unsittables) 		—
"Calling All the Monsters"[48] —
"Sucker"[49] —
"No Reason"[50] 2020 —
"Switch Phones"[51] 2021 —
"Texts Go Green"[52] 2023 —
"Santa Tell Me"[53] —
"Put the Record On"[54] — 10 Minute Songs (Volume 1)
"Elastic"[55] 2024 — TBA
"Boo'd Up"[56] —
"What's My Name (Red Version)"[57]
(with China Anne McClain) 		— Descendants: The Rise of Red
"Unsure"[58]
(with Alan Walker) 		— TBA
"Red"[59]
(with Alex Boniello) 		13 Descendants: The Rise of Red
"Boy For a Day" — TBA
List of singles as featured artist, showing year released and album name
Title Year Album
"Sad Boy"[60]
(R3hab and Jonas Blue featuring Ava Max and Kylie Cantrall) 		2021 Non-album single

Promotional singles

List of promotional singles, showing year released and album name
Title Year Album
"Red Christmas"[61] 2024 Non-album promotional singles
"Wickedly Sweet"[62]
(from "Wickedly Sweet: A Descendants Short Story")
(with Dara Reneé, Ruby Rose Turner and Malia Baker)

Guest appearances

List of other appearances, showing year released, other artist(s) credited and album name
Title Year Other artist(s) Album
"Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town" 2019 — Disney Channel Holiday Hits 2019[63]
"What's My Name (Dance Remix)" 2020 ZaZa Descendants Remix Dance Party[64]
"High School Musical" 2023 — High School Musical: The Musical: The Series: The Soundtrack: The Final Season
"Love Ain't It" 2024 Rita Ora, Brandy and Malia Baker Descendants: The Rise of Red
"Fight of Our Lives" Malia Baker
"Life Is Sweeter" Descendants – Cast
"Life Is Sweeter (Reprise)" Rita Ora
"Life Is Sweeter (Remix)" Descendants – Cast
"Bad Reputation" —
"Red (Halloween Remix)" Alex Boniello Descendants: The Rise of Red - Halloween EP[65]
"Love Ain't It (Halloween Remix)" Rita Ora, Brandy and Malia Baker
"Fight of Our Lives (Halloween Remix)" Malia Baker

Music videos

List of music videos, showing year released, other artist(s) credited and director(s)
Title Year Other artist(s) Director(s) Ref.
As lead artist
"Sleep Is 4 Suckas" 2016 None Nayip Ramos [66]
"Abraca Dab Bruh" [67]
"The Party Follows Me" 2017 Lexee Smith Sir Francis Michael [68]
"Shake" None Nayip Ramos [69]
"That's What I'm Talkin' Bout" 2019 Unknown [70]
"Feeling Some Kinda Way" [71]
"I Do My Thing" [72]
"Calling All the Monsters" [73]
"Sucker" [74]
"My Favorite Things" [75]
"No Reason" 2020 [76]
"What’s My Name (Dance Remix)" ZaZa [77]
"Switch Phones"
(Dance Video) 		2021 None [78]
"High School Musical" 2023 [79]
"Texts Go Green"
(Dance Battle) 		Mary Mason [80]
"Santa Tell Me" Nayip Ramos [81]
"Elastic"
(Dance Video) 		2024 Mary Mason and Kylie Cantrall [82]
"What's My Name (Red Version)" China Anne McClain Jennifer Phang [83]
"Unsure" Alan Walker Anders Øvergaard and Erik Bergamini [84]
"Red" Alex Boniello Jennifer Phang [85]
"Love Ain't It" Rita Ora, Brandy and Malia Baker [86]
"Fight of Our Lives" Malia Baker [87]
"Life Is Sweeter" Descendants – Cast [88]
As featured artist
"Sad Boy" 2021 R3hab, Jonas Blue and Ava Max Noah Sterling [89]

Tours

Co-headlining

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