Taylor Cameron Upsahl (; born November 28, 1998), known mononymously as Upsahl (stylized as UPSAHL), is an American singer-songwriter from Phoenix, Arizona.
She began releasing music during her early teens using her full name, with her first single "Disturbance" released in 2011. She had released three albums before signing with Arista Records. In 2021, she released Lady Jesus, her major-label debut studio album. She has also released three EPs, Hindsight 20/20 (2019), Young Life Crisis (2020), and Sagittarius (2022), and a mixtape, UPSAHL Presents: The PHX Tapes (2023).
Early life Born and raised in Phoenix, Arizona, Upsahl started playing both the guitar and piano at the age of five. She attended Arizona School for the Arts and is classically trained in piano, guitar, and voice.
Career Early career As Taylor Upsahl, she self-released her first single, "Disturbance", in 2011. She then released her self-titled album, Taylor Upsahl, in 2013. In 2015, she wrote and self-produced her second full-length album Viscerotonic. In 2017, her third album Unfamiliar Light was released, her first under the moniker Upsahl. As of 2026, all of her first three albums are unavailable from major streaming platforms. She quickly became a local favorite for national touring acts in Phoenix. Upsahl played the McDowell Mountain Music Festival in 2017, opening for The Shins, Beck, and Flume, and released her single, "Can You Hear Me Now", that year.
2018-2020: Hindsight 20/20 and Young Life Crisis She signed a recording deal with Arista Records in the summer of 2018. She was the first artist signed to the newly re-launched record label.
On March 8, 2019, she released her debut EP Hindsight 20/20 along with her single "Drugs". She toured as the opening act for Pvris throughout the US in 2019.
In 2020, Upsahl released the single "12345SEX". This was followed by the singles "People I Don't Like" and "MoneyOnMyMind", both songs were included on her second EP, Young Life Crisis.
2021-2022: Lady Jesus In 2021, she released the singles "Douchebag", "Melatonin", "Time of my Life", and "Lunatic". They are featured on her major-label debut studio album, Lady Jesus, which was released on October 8, 2021.
In 2022, she contributed the song "My Time to Shine" to the soundtrack of the movie Bullet Train (film).
Upsahl toured as an opening act for Olivia O'Brien in 2021, for Yungblud and FLETCHER in 2022 and for Tove Lo, and Melanie Martinez in Europe, the UK and Australia, in 2023.
2023-2024: The PHX Tapes In July 2023, Upsahl featured in a different version of K-pop girl group Le Sserafim's song Eve, Psyche & the Bluebeard's Wife.
2025-present: Independent artist In February 2025, Upsahl announced that Arista Records had released her from her deal at her request.
Discography Albums + List of long plays with details Title Details Taylor Upsahl Released: November 1, 2013 Label: Self-released Format: Digital download, streaming Viscerotonic Released: July 4, 2015 Label: Earth Sound Format: Digital download, CD, streaming Unfamiliar Light Released: February 26, 2017 Label: Earth Sound Format: Digital download, LP, CD, streaming Lady Jesus Released: October 8, 2021 Label: Arista Format: Digital download, LP, streaming
Extended plays + List of extended plays with details Title Details Hindsight 20/20 Released: March 8, 2019 Label: Arista Format: Digital download, streaming Young Life Crisis Released: December 15, 2020 Label: Arista Format: Digital download, streaming SagittariusReleased: December 9, 2022 Label: Arista Format: Digital download, streaming UPSAHL PRESENTS: THE PHX TAPES Released: October 20, 2023 Label: Arista Format: Digital download, streaming
Singles As lead artist + List of singles as lead artist, showing year released, peak chart positions, and album title Title Year Peak chart positions Album USRock "Disturbance"2011—Taylor Upsahl "Move On"2011— "The Yes Knows"2013— "11:11"2013— "Sunflower"2014— Viscerotonic "Rough" 2018 — rowspan="4" "Kiss Me Now" — "Can You Hear Me Now" — "The Other Team" — "Drugs" 2019 31 Hindsight 20/20 "Wish You'd Make Me Cry" — rowspan="3" "Smile for the Camera" — "12345Sex" 2020 — "People I Don't Like" — Young Life Crisis "MoneyOnMyMind"(with Absofacto) — "Stop!" 2021 — "Douchebag"— Lady Jesus "Melatonin"— "Time of my Life"— "Lunatic"— "Lady Jesus"— "Monica Lewinsky" 2022— "Antsy"— Sagittarius "Into My Body"— "Good Girl Era (Side A)" 2023— Upsahl Presents: The VHX Tapes V1 "Condoms (Side B)"— "Summer so hot" 2024— rowspan="2" "Tears on the dancefloor" "Topic"https://open.spotify.com/artist/1294QqYm1VuxxjRiL9M0h9/discography/all2026— rowspan="2"
As featured artist + List of singles as lead artist, showing year released, peak chart positions, and album title Title Year Peak chart positions Album USRock "Happy Endings"(Mike Shinoda featuring Iann Dior and Upsahl) 2021 50 rowspan="3" "Palm Reader"(Dreamers and Big Boi featuring Upsahl) — "Let There Be Drums"(Feder and UPSAHL) —
Songwriting credits Song Year Artist(s) Album "Good in Bed" 2020 Dua Lipa Future Nostalgia "Boyshit" Madison Beer Life Support "High Life" 2021 Fuller "Kiss My (Uh Oh)" Anne-Marie and Little Mix Therapy "Glowin' Up" Sofia Carson My Little Pony: A New Generation "Villain" 2022 Bella Poarch Dolls EP "Whatshisface" OSTON Whatshisface "e-z" GAYLE a study of the human experience volume one"Colorado"Reneé RappEverything to Everyone"Don't Tell My Mom""Moon" "sloppy" KiNG MALA Honey Catching Season "SAD B!TCH" 2023Anne-MarieUnhealthy "SWINE" Demi Lovato "23" Reneé Rapp Snow Angel"Sand"Dove CameronAlchemical: Volume 1"Pink Noise" Zoe Ko Baby Teeth - EP "Hot Mess" 2024TaeyeonLetter To Myself "K Bye" 2025Kiss of Life224 "Dirty Work" Aespa Dirty Work "Silly Boy" XO Fashionably Late "Loud" 2026NmixxHeavy Serenade "Starstruck”Fifty FiftyImperfect-I'mperfect "Lemonade"AespaLemonade "Bizarre"MadonnaConfessions II "Favorite Song"MeovvBite Now "What Else?"Chelsea CutlerIs This The End?
References
External links Upsahl in Twitter