Chase Elite

Chase Kingston Elite, (born April 1, 1991), is an British recording artist, television actor, presenter and model. Chase rose to fame in 2011 where he appeared in his sister Candi's television show Sweet Like Candi. The same year, he launched his music career and quickly gained massive success with his debut era "Hunting Season". To date he has sold over 2 million records in the UK and has had all of his singles reached the top three of the singles charts in the United Kingdom. The peak to Elite's career came in December 2011, when his album and single "Somebody For Me" became the official Christmas #1 single and album. In 2012, whilst on a break as he recorded his second studio album, Chase became a household name in the US as he starred in the highly rated teen drama "Who's Afraid of the Dark?. As of the second series, he is also the host of The Uraps Factor.

1991-2011: Childhood
Chase is the fifth of six children, who was born in Newcastle, England, to Elizabeth (née Richwomb), a socialite and actress, and Vincent Elite, a businessman. He is the younger brother of Candi (whom he is extremelly close too) and Misty Elite. His younger brother Jamie Elite is also a member of boyband Difused.

As his father's middle son, Chase has been raised to take over his father's multi-billion pound worth business, as his elder brother wanted to work on his own bussiness. He attended a private school where he often enjoyed seducing fellowing students, and on one occasion, a teacher.

2011: Hunting Season & Festive Season
Chase first appeared in the media through his sister's MTV series Sweet Like Candi, on which he is a main character. The public became very interested in the star, particularly teenage girls. With so much media attention, the star, who had on the show revealed he'd love a music career, began to get several offers from writers and producers. On 26 April, Chase released a statement announcing he would be releasing his debut single and album on 20 June. He featured on a track titled "Night Is Over" for Candi's debut album "First Signs Of Sunlight" and a track called "Memory Of You" for Vixen's debut, "Symphonies".

On 12 May it was officially revealed that his debut single shall be titled "Find My Groove" and on 28 May "Hunting Season" was revealed to be the title of Chase's debut album. Upon their release, both the single and album charted at #2. The second single to be taken from the album was "Don't Stop The Music", with an August 29, 2011 release date, it debuted at #3. The third single "Crazy Little Thing" continued Chase's top 3 streak, charting at #2 after being released on 24 October, 2011. On 01 November, Chase revealed plans to released the ballad "Somebody For Me" as the fourth and final single from the album. Released on Christmas week, the single will be released alongside a re-release of Hunting Season, titled "Festive Season", featuring a second disc of five christmas songs, two covers and three original tracks written by Chase. In December, Chase also featured on the title track of Nicholas X's debut album "Euphoria". On 21 December it was revealed that the track will serve as the album's third single from Nicholas's album. It later went on to peak at #3. On 24 December, 2011 the Christmas Charts were announced, revealing that Chase was the Official Christmas #1 Single with "Somebody For Me", giving him his first #1 single. "Festive Season" was also the Official #1 Christmas Album, giving a new peak for the album.

2012 - present: Second Studio Album
After the release of "Somebody For Me", Chase revealed plans to spend half a year away from the charts, and would focus his time recording his second studio album which is expected to have a more dance orientated direction than his debut. He shall be producing tracks for other artists as well as also touring the world as a DJ, spreading his name across Europe. It was heavily rumoured that he has also been offered his first acting role, in an American teen drama, which was later confirmed. He is due to portray "Louis Winter" in a brand new THE CW show, titled "Who's Afraid of the Dark?".

In January 2013, Chase (along with his partner Crystal Barker) became the new hosts of The Uraps Factor for the show's second series. Chase's sophomore album was expected to be released during his stint as the show's presenter, with his comeback being officially confirmed on 12 February. His new single was scheduled for release on 25 March, and the album a week later on 01 April 2013, however after several changes, Chase cancelled the release on 07 March, stating: "the album isn't finished yet. I know it's been two years in development, but it still feels rushed. It will be released 2013, I promise."

In April 2013, it was announced that Chase, along with seven other pop acts of the past would reunite for an ITV series called URAPS One More Time, in which they would reveal about their individual stories about their life in the spotlight before reforming for a gig at the Hammersmith Apollo, singing their greatest hits. He shall also be starring in the new show for the E! Network titled, "The Elite Life", which focuses on his family. In March 2014, Chase returned to host the third season of The Uraps Factor. He has most recently completed the third season of "Who's Afraid of the Dark?" which finished in February 2015.

Personal life
In the early days of Chase's career, he recieved a large amount of female attention from other celebrities. Flaming SteffY became somewhat obsessed over Chase, personally attacking the singer when he showed interest in other females and refusing to speak to either him or Crystal after they began dating, despite the fact Chase informed her he had no interest in dating her. He showed some interest in Ruby Stephingham, however in May 2011 he and Crystal Barker officially announced they were dating.

Elite also appears to have very few close friends within the music industry, mostly due to his harsh opinions on people. He is however, good friends with Dante and Brett Clarkson.

On August 20, Chase cancelled several promotional performances due to his elder brother, Carter Elite discovering he was suffering from lung cancer. He passed away from the illness on December 01, 2011.

Discography
Main article: Chase Elite discography

Albums
2011: Hunting Season (#1)