PHOTOS: Chloe Qisha – Brooklyn, NY – 3/25/2026

Two sold-out nights in Brooklyn for her “Modern Romance” tour proved exactly why Chloe Qisha is one of the most exciting rising artists in pop.

Her first headlining North American run kicked off at Baby’s All Right in Williamsburg, where the singer-songwriter brought stadium-sized confidence to an intimate 280-person capacity venue— it’s no surprise that she’s opened for Sabrina Carpenter and Coldplay before. Her rapid rise is just beginning for the Malaysia-born, London-based singer-songwriter.

The show began with “Modern Romance,” also the title track of her 2025 EP. Qisha immediately established the tone of the night: defiant, bold, and irresistibly fun. As a self-taught multi-instrumentalist with a growing global audience, she moved through a setlist that blended alternative pop with pop rock, disco, funk, and 80’s pop.

Qisha’s music could be described as both nostalgic and fresh—you can hear ABBA-influenced hooks paired with Sabrina Carpenter-esque tongue-in-cheek lyricism and Troye Sivan’s dance-pop melodies—all filtered through Qisha’s distinct artistic vision and hyper self-awareness.

Leaning into lyrical explorations of sexuality and emotional contradiction, tracks like “Sexy Goodbye,” “A-Game,” and “Sex, Drugs, Existential Dread” showcased her knack for pairing playful provocation with catchy melodies.

She also treated the audience to unreleased songs like “Babygirl,” “Cry About It,” “Surprise, Surprise,” and “He Likes Boys.” For her next project, it sounds like there’s a good chance we’ll see some more cheeky, defiant, and boundary-pushing bops, but also introspective, reflective tracks that showcases her sonic and vocal range. At the end of the anthemic clapback “Cry About It,” she proclaimed “Wear what makes you feel beautiful, wear what makes you feel powerful, and if anyone tries to police that, they can just go cry about it,” in reference to online criticism for her on-stage fashion choice at a festival.

Visually, Qisha matched the music’s energy with a confident, stylized presence in her signature bold red. Her charisma was magnetic and mesmerizing, feeding off the packed audience that sang and danced unapologetically the whole night.

Fan favorites included “YDH,” her recent passion-filled single that’s quickly becoming a signature track, the breakout song “21st Century Cool Girl,” and the catchy, sultry “I Lied, I’m Sorry,” which gloriously closed the show to a full singalong.

With sold-out North American dates and a growing catalog of infectious, genre-blurring tracks, her Brooklyn shows feel less like a debut and more like the arrival of a fully formed pop star.

If these two nights were any indication, Chloe Qisha isn’t just an artist to watch—she’s already stepping into her spotlight.