Chinchilla

Daisy Bertenshaw (born 2 December 1996), also known as Chinchilla (stylised in all caps), is a British singer and rapper.

Early life Born and raised in London, both her parents worked as actors. While she was at school, she played in a band with six of her friends. She enrolled in a creative artistry course at Metropolis Studios, run by the music college ACM, she graduated in 2018 with a degree in Music Industry Practice. Released on August 13, 2021 Bertenshaw's second EP Moon Maintenance for Dummies was met with positive reviews from music critics. "ASBO" magazine's Connor Fogarty wrote that "true to her eclectic, one-of-a-kind style, each track delivers a generous handful of different genre influences and bravado, ranging all the way from country to nineties R&B."

Bertenshaw auditioned for the twelve series of The Voice UK, and at the blind auditions she performed "I Put a Spell on You". Judges will.i.am, Anne-Marie and Olly Murs turned around for her. She opted to join Anne-Marie. In the callbacks she competed against Lil Shakz, Ryan Barton and Nia Ekanem performing the song "Virtual Insanity" where she was eliminated.

+Performances on The Voice UK Performed Song Original Artist Result Blind Audition "I Put a Spell on You" Screamin' Jay Hawkins Joined Team Anne-Marie Callbacks "Virtual Insanity" Jamiroquai Eliminated

In April 2023, Bertenshaw released her most successful single to date "Little Girl Gone". The track managed to peak at number 91 on UK's 'update' chart The track also serves as the lead single for her third extended play. On March 19, 2024, Bertenshaw released "MF Diamond". When speaking about the track's music video, Chinchilla stated "I wanted to make something inclusive without being corny or cliché. Something about elderly/older women makes me think of diamonds." Her third extended play Flytrap was announced in May 2024, and subsequently released in June that year.

Artistry Bertenshaw's music touches on alternative pop and R&B, but she herself described her music as "feisty-pop". CHINCHILLA's logoShe also stated that "the biggest word that ties together my whole sound and project is empowerment." Bertenshaw cited Prince, Alabama Shakes, 070 Shake and Bon Iver as her influences. She also stated that her "biggest" influences are Beyonce, Rihanna, Janis Joplin and Aretha Franklin.

Discography

EPs Title Details Peak chart positions UKDL Awakening Released: 17 April 2020 Label: Chinchilla Ltd. Format: Digital download, streaming — Moon Maintenance for Dummies Released: 13 August 2021 Label: Columbia Format: Digital download, streaming — Flytrap USBub. USDig. "Elements" 2019 — — — — "Fabulous" — — — — "Demand Respect" — — — — "Cold Water" — — — —"How to Be Me"(with Ren) — — — — "The Lockdown Getdown" 2020 — — — — "Fingers" 2021 — — — — Moon Maintenance for Dummies "Chalk Outlines"(with Ren) — — — — "Little Girl Gone" 2023 17 6 10 3 BPI: Silver RIAA: Gold RMNZ: Gold Flytrap "Cut You Off" — — — — "MF Diamond" 2024 — — — — "1:5" — — — — "The Chain" — — — — My Lady Jane "Do You See Me Now" (with Isobel Waller-Bridge) — — — — Sweetpea "Avoidance"2025 — — — —Ok As I Am: The Trilogy "Ok As I Am" — — — — "To Have & Hold" — — — — "Dog Eat Dog" 2026 — — — — "Viper" "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

As featured artist Title YearPeak chart positions Album "Fk This Up" 2019 17 4 20 — "On My Way"2020 1 22 "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory."*" denotes that the chart did not exist at that time.

Tours Headline Tours Avoidance Live (2025) EU Tour (2025)