About
Charlton Kenneth Jeffrey Howard (born 17 August 2003), known professionally as the Kid Laroi (stylised as the Kid LAROI), is an Australian singer, rapper, and songwriter. He gained recognition in 2019 with his single "Let Her Go". He was led to sign with Lil Bibby's Grade A Productions, in a joint venture with Columbia Records. He saw his furthest mainstream recognition for his 2021 single "Stay" (with Justin Bieber), which peaked atop the charts in numerous countries including his native Australia, as well as the Canadian Hot 100 and Billboard Hot 100. His debut mixtape, F*ck Love (2020), peaked atop the ARIA Charts—making him the youngest Australian solo act to achieve this—and US Billboard 200. It spawned two commercial re-issues; the first, titled F*ck Love: (Savage), yielded his first hit song, "Without You"—which was later remixed with American singer Miley Cyrus and peaked within the top ten of the Billboard Hot 100—while the second, titled F*ck Love: Over You (2021), yielded "Stay". His debut studio album, The First Time (2023), was supported by the singles "Love Again" and "Too Much" (with Jungkook and Central Cee), and met with moderate critical and commercial reception. In 2026 he released Before I Forget which backs up his album The First Time and yields the singles A Cold Play, A Perfect World and Back When You Were Mine.