Chess Smith has a love for writing passionate, personal & positive songs about mental health and hitting back at toxic behaviour. With her soaring, emotive power vocals, engaging stage presence, and uncanny ability to write relatable songs with unforgettable hooks, Chess is ready to shake up the music scene, and she's not holding back. Her music is all about radical self-love, empowerment, and overcoming adversity – in a world full of competition, comparison, narcissism, and self-doubt, Chess' uplifting, anthemic songs are a welcome reminder that when we know our worth and love ourselves, we are unstoppable.

In 2020, Chess suffered a severe nervous breakdown as a result of narcissistic abuse, which forced her to take a long break from music. When she eventually started her recovery, it felt like the right time to solely focus on herself & her solo career. Realising that there was so little positive, uplifting messaging about surviving abuse & dealing with trauma, she chose to write music about her experiences in hopes it may help other people. Stepping away from rock and into an alternative pop musical kaleidoscope for a fresh start… A New Reign.

In 2022, Chess began work on 'Saving Lilibet', her most personal EP to date, co-writing with multi-talented Kent producer Fuji Hideout. The EP was released in July 2025 to great critical acclaim, and throughout the year she has embarked on a series of headline shows at numerous esteemed Kent venues, including the Art Club in Dover, The Music Workshop in Folkestone, and a final spectacular EP launch show at The Penny Theatre in Canterbury on 8th August 2025. Described by promoter Andrew Kesby as "No question one [of] the best female artist in Kent right now", Chess is making serious waves on the music scene, with an important message, and a powerful voice that will not be silenced.

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