Coleman Hell

Early life Coleman Hell was born and raised in Thunder Bay, Ontario. His mother worked at a record store, where he was exposed to music from Prince and David Bowie, who he attributed to as musical influences. He attended Lakehead University to finish his honours. He later moved to Toronto, explaining that he felt like he "didn't belong and it was hard" for his music to have an impact.

Career Coleman Hell was briefly a part of the hip-hop duo Burnz N Hell, a musical project he co-formed with Joey Burnz while in high school. After Hell left, he moved to Toronto, where he co-founded the Toronto-based artist collective Sideways, which includes La+ch, Shan Vincent De Paul and Michah. He released a music video to "Glow". After releasing his second single "You Are My Summer" in 2014, he began receiving favorable attention for his music on Hype Machine and garnered a significant boost in Spotify streams. He signed with 604 Records and released an EP titled Vena on December 9, 2014.

On February 4, 2015, Hell released his breakthrough single "2 Heads". It also reached number five on the US Alternative Airplay chart, spending over 20 weeks on the chart, It was certified 5× Platinum by Music Canada and Gold by the Recording Industry Association of America. He earned a nomination for Breakthrough Artist of the Year at the 2016 Juno Awards. "2 Heads" was also nominated for Best New Group or Solo Artist: AC and Best New Group or Solo Artist: CHR and won Best New Group or Solo Artist: Modern Rock at the Canadian Radio Music Awards.

He toured with Robert DeLong in 2015, and Twenty One Pilots and Ria Mae, in 2016. He released a follow-up single titled "Fireproof" on April 29, 2016. He also performed at a handful of festivals in the summer including the Pemberton Music Festival and Calgary Stampede. His debut studio album, Summerland, was released on October 14, 2016. It reached number 23 on the Canadian Albums Chart. The album was nominated at the 2017 Juno Awards for Pop Album of the Year.

On January 31, 2018, he released his first single in two years titled "Manic". The song opens up about his struggles with depression and bipolar disorder. Despite the success of "2 Heads", he experienced a "weird middle ground where you want to move but you can't. It's something I've felt so many times: lying in my bed and feeling so low I can't get up. I want to, but I can't muster the strength." Though he never intended on releasing the song, he felt that "the longer it sat with him, the more he felt there could be value in revealing his struggles." he also said the song was inspired by Lil Uzi Vert's "XO Tour Llif3". and "Hold On Me" on May 23. He also began working on his second studio album, with the title revealed to be Topanga, inspired by Topanga Canyon in California. Recorded around the area, Hell felt that the change of scenery "was kind of what initiated things." It was later added to the deluxe edition of the album. On November 9, he released "Real Me" as the lead single from the album. On October 29, 2021, Hell released his second studio album, Topanga, with a deluxe edition of the album released on December 10. His third studio album, Joyride!, was released on May 24, 2024. He performed at the Wake the Giant festival in September 2024.

Discography Studio albums + List of studio albums, with selected chart positions and certifications Title Album details Peak chart positionsCertifications CAN Summerland Released: October 14, 2016 Label: 604, Columbia Formats: CD, digital download 13 MC: Gold Topanga Released: October 29, 2021 Label: 604, sideways Formats: Digital download — Joyride Released: May 24, 2024 Label: 604, sideways Formats: Digital download — "—" denotes a release that did not chart.

Extended plays + List of extended plays, with selected chart positions Title Album details Peak chart positions CAN CAN AC CAN CHR CAN HAC CAN Rock SWE Heat. USAlt US Rock "Glow" 2012 — — — — — — — — "You Are My Summer" 2014 — — — — — — — — "2 Heads" 2015 15 7 4 3 9 13 11 5 MC: 5× Platinum — — — — — — — — "Shadows of Your Love" 2019 — — — — — — — — Topanga (Deluxe) "Sadstreet Boys" — — — — — — — — "Left on Read" — — — — — — — — "Polite" — — — — — — — — "Get to Know Ya" — — — — — — — — "Show 'Em" 2020 — — — — — — — — Topanga (Deluxe) "Real Me" — — — — — — — — Topanga "Come Over" — — — — — — — — "Hurt" 2021 — — — — — — — — "Topanga" — — — — — — — — Topanga "Dancing Around It" 2022 — — — — — — — — Joyride! "Man I Used to Be" — — — — — — — — "Bet!" — — — — — — — — "Save Yourself" — — — — — — — — "Better Days" — — — — — — — — "Good Mood" 2023 — — — — — — — — "Motorcycle" — — — — — — — — "Move" (with Adventure Club) 2025 — — — — — — — — "—" denotes singles that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Promotional singles + List of promotional singles by Coleman Hell Year Title Album "Take Me Up" 2015 Coleman Hell "Thumbalina" "Flowerchild" 2016 Summerland

Tours

Headlining North American Fall Tour (2015) Canadian Winter Tour (2016)

As a support act North American Spring Tour (2016)

Festivals Pemberton Music Festival (2016) Calgary Stampede (2016) Firefly Music Festival (2016) Wake the Giant Festival (2019, 2024)