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'{{Infobox musical artist | name = Chloe Flower | image = Chloe Flower.JPG | caption = Chloe Flower in 2013 | image_upright = 1.15 | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1981|08|06}} | birth_place = [[Los Angeles, California]], U.S. | birth_name = Chloe Won | genre = [[Classical music]]<br />[[Classical crossover|Classical-Crossover]]<br />[[Contemporary instrumental]]<br />[[Pop music|Pop]]<br />[[Instrumental Pop]]<br />[[Hip hop music|Hip hop]] | occupation = [[Composer]], Writer, Producer, Classical Pianist | instrument = [[Piano]] | years_active = 2010–present | label = [[Island Records]], [[Sodapop]] | associated_acts = [[Kenny "Babyface" Edmonds]], [[Celine Dion]], [[Nas]], [[Swizz Beatz]], [[Salaam Remi]], [[Timbaland]], [[Mike Epps]], [[Kevin Hart]], [[Questlove]], [[2 Chainz]] | website = {{URL|chloeflower.com}} }} '''Chloe Won''' (born August 6, 1985), who is known professionally as '''Chloe Flower''', is an American composer, writer, producer and classical pianist.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.contactmusic.com/celebrity-videos/arrivals-at-tracy-andersons-method-pregnancy-project-event_163799 |title=Arrivals At Tracy Anderson&#039;s Method Pregnancy Project Event &#124; Christy Turlington Video Video |publisher=[[Contactmusic.com]] |date=2012-05-21 |access-date=2014-06-07}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Hill Harper's Girlfriend Chloe Flower|url=http://ballerwives.com/2015/02/02/hill-harpers-girlfriend-chloe-flower/|publisher=BallerWives.com|access-date=7 August 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Chloe Flower "Revolution"|url=http://globalgrind.com/2011/12/02/chloe-flower-revolution-new-music/|publisher=Global Grind|access-date=13 August 2015}}</ref> She studied at [[Manhattan School of Music]] Pre-College and later at [[Royal Academy of Music]] in London. ==Career== In early 2011, Flower was discovered by producer Kenny “[[Babyface (musician)|Babyface]]” Edmonds before signing to the Island Def Jam Records department, [[Sodapop]]. Her album, categorized as Contemporary Classical, was not released until 2021 on Sony Masterworks and features spoken word by author and public speaker [[Deepak Chopra]]. In 2011, Flower opened the North American tour for Italian operatic pop trio, Il Volo.<ref>{{cite web|title=Somaly Mam and all the Girls|url=http://www.vogue.in/content/somaly-mam-and-all-girls|publisher=Vogue India|access-date=18 August 2015}}</ref> In 2012, Flower was featured on [[Nas]]’ eleventh studio album, [[Life Is Good (Nas album)|Life Is Good]] where she performed on, A Queen’s Story, produced by [[Salaam Remi]]. In November 2013, Flower was featured on Celine Dion’s eleventh English-language studio album, “[[Loved Me Back to Life]]” on “Lullaby.” In the same month, Flower was featured on the lead single “[[Know Bout Me]]” from American hip-hop producer [[Timbaland]]’s third studio album, Opera Noir. In 2014, Flower scored the music for the short film ''I Choose'' directed by [[AnnaLynne McCord]]. In 2015, she scored "[[A Ballerina's Tale]]," a documentary on American Ballet Theatre Ballerina, [[Misty Copeland]], directed by [[Nelson George]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Musician Chloe Flower talks scoring 'A Ballerina's Tale' at TFF 2015|url=http://buzzfeedi.com/exclusive-musician-chloe-flower-talks-scoring-a-ballerinas-tale-at-tff-2015/|access-date=18 August 2015}}</ref> In July 2015, Flower scored the music for Nike and [[Kevin Hart]]'s Health is Wealth campaign.<ref>{{cite web|title=PRE-SUPER BOWL EVENTS ROUND UP: Lil Wayne, Drake, John Legend, Nick Cannon, Ludacris, Kevin Hart & More Party It Up In Arizona|url=http://theybf.com/2015/02/01/pre-super-bowl-events-round-up-lil-wayne-drake-john-legend-nick-cannon-ludacris-kevin|publisher=[[Theybf.com]]|access-date=18 August 2015}}</ref> At the 2015 [[Television Critics Association|TCA Press]] Tour, Netflix announced its “Mike Epps: After Dark” Special. The sold-out special was filmed live at the historic [[Orpheum Theatre (Los Angeles)|Orpheum Theatre]] featuring Flower’s live classical music with Epps’ stand-up comedy. In July 2015, Flower gave her [[Walt Disney Concert Hall|Walt Disney Hall]] debut to a sold out audience. The closing song featured a historic classical version of [[Eric Clapton]]’s hit song, [[Change the World]] which she performed with her producing partner, [[Babyface (musician)|Kenny “Babyface” Edmonds]]. In February 2019, Flower became an instant viral sensation for a spirited performance of the song [[Money (Cardi B song)|"Money"]] by [[Cardi B]] at the Grammys. She performed the piece on a crystal piano on loan from the [[Liberace Museum Collection|Liberace Museum]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Gonzales |first1=Erica |title=Everyone Is Freaking Out About Cardi B's Fierce Pianist at the Grammys |url=https://www.harpersbazaar.com/culture/art-books-music/a26278891/cardi-b-grammys-performance-pianist-chloe-flower/ |website=Harper's Bazaar |publisher=Harper's Bazaar |access-date=11 February 2019}}</ref> In August, 2019, she was selected as a [[Steinway]] Artist. In July 2021, Flower released her debut album, Chloe Flower, with critical acclaim. The album debuted at #4 on the Classical Billboard Charts. Flower has co-produced songs for 2Chainz (Pretty Girls Like Trap), Celine Dion (Love Me Back to Life), Swae Lee (Christmas at Swae’s), Questlove, Babyface, Nas (Life is Good) and Johnny Mathis. She has also performed as a feature performer with Meek Mill to a sold-out audience at Madison Square Garden, Cardi B, and Becky G. In 2022, Flower became the first classical instrumentalist to perform as a soloist for Disney’s Holiday Special and Magical Christmas Day Parade. Flower has composed for Kevin Hart, Misty Copeland, Krug Champagne, The Rock n Roll Hall of Fame, and her music was part of the soundtrack for Paramount+ feature film, On the Come Up. ==Discography== {| class="wikitable" ! Year ! Title ! Label |- |2021 |Chloe Flower |[[Sony Masterworks]] |- |} ==Philanthropy== Since 2006 Flower has been working with The [[Somaly Mam]] Foundation, an organization that rescues children aged 3–17 from sex slavery. She works closely with AFESIP, an organization based in Cambodia that works to care for and secure the rights of those victimized by sex slavery and human trafficking. She also works closely with [[Coalition to Abolish Slavery and Trafficking|CAST LA]], which assists persons trafficked for the purpose of forced labor and slavery-like practices and works toward ending all instances of such human rights violations.<ref>{{cite web|title=BEHIND THE SCENES – Chloe Flower|url=http://www.regardmag.com/behind-the-scenes-with-regardmag-featuring-chloe-flower/|publisher=Regard Magazine|access-date=7 August 2015}}</ref> In August 2012 Flower and Deepak Chopra, performed for a room full of patients in New York City as part of the [[Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center]] A-List program created by [[Tory Burch]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.dnainfo.com/new-york/20110817/upper-east-side/deepak-chopra-serenades-cancer-patients |title=Deepak Chopra Serenades Cancer Patients - Upper East Side & Roosevelt Island |publisher=Dnainfo.com |date=2011-08-17 |access-date=2014-06-07 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150923223724/http://www.dnainfo.com/new-york/20110817/upper-east-side/deepak-chopra-serenades-cancer-patients |archive-date=2015-09-23 }}</ref> In 2013, Flower performed and served as a panelist on music education and human trafficking for the [[United Nations]]’ CTUAN Conference. Then in 2014, Flower partnered with LA county detention, probation, and foster promoting music education and anti-slavery for at-risk youth and performs regularly at Eastlake Detention Center. On July 30, 2014, Flower partnered with The United Nations Office of Drug and Crime on the launch of the first UN recognized World Day Against Trafficking of Persons. Flower performed and spoke alongside Secretary General [[Ban Ki Moon]] and the President of the General Assembly, [[John Ashe (general)|John Ashe]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Human trafficking has no place in modern world, General Assembly President says|url=https://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=48271#.VdK5qjcdB5c|publisher=United Nations|access-date=18 August 2015}}</ref> In 2015, Flower partnered with Art for Amnesty, a division of [[Amnesty International]], which brings together world-renowned artists for musical projects that benefit Amnesty International. Flower is an artist ambassador for the United Nations Office on Drug and Crime as well as the youngest board member of The Liberace Foundation. She has also partnered with Compton Unified School District to help bring awareness to Music Education. ==Awards== In May 2013 [[Jada Pinkett Smith]] and [[Lisa Ling]] presented Flower with the Creative Impact Award from the [[Coalition to Abolish Slavery and Trafficking|Cast LA]] in recognition of her work in music education and in countering human trafficking by .<ref>{{cite web|last=Coleman |first=Christina |url=http://globalgrind.com/2013/05/14/pianist-chloe-flower-talks-human-trafficking-saving-our-youth/ |title=Pianist Chloe Flower Talks Human Trafficking & Saving Our Youth With GlobalGrind |publisher=Global Grind |date=2013-05-14 |access-date=2014-06-07}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Modern-Day Slavery - It Ends With Us|url=http://www.castla.org/15th-annual-gala-recap|publisher=Castla.org|access-date=18 August 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150908051748/http://www.castla.org/15th-annual-gala-recap|archive-date=8 September 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref> In October 2022, Flower received The Last Girl’s Impact Award by Aapne Aap and Gloria Steinham for her work in anti-human trafficking. ==References== {{reflist}} == External links == * {{Official website|http://www.chloeflower.com}} *{{IMDb name|6764386}} {{authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Flower, Chloe}} [[Category:American women classical composers]] [[Category:American classical composers]] [[Category:American classical pianists]] [[Category:American women classical pianists]] [[Category:1985 births]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:21st-century American women pianists]] [[Category:21st-century classical pianists]] [[Category:21st-century American pianists]]'