Katelyn Lapid (born October 24, 2002), known professionally as Lyn Lapid, is an American singer-songwriter. She is a member of vocal collective Earcandy. Her debut album, Buzzkill, was released on April 25, 2025. She plays the ukulele.
Lapid is a second-generation Filipino-American born to naturalized American citizens who immigrated from the Philippines. She studied classical piano and played violin in an orchestra for seven years before starting to make covers. She attended Atholton High School.
Lapid began releasing covers on YouTube and Instagram in 2018. She began writing original songs in February 2020.
In late 2020, Lapid gained popularity for her song "Producer Man", which is about her experience with a bad music producer. She released an a cappella version on TikTok, one verse at a time. She is signed to Republic Records. Her contract was transferred to Mercury Records, a split of Republic Records.
In January 2022, she was named as one of Shazam's top 5 artists to watch in 2022. She was featured in amplifyHER, a United Nations podcast. Throughout the 2020s, she gained more popularity through some of her other songs "In My Mind", "When She Loved Me" and "Poster Boy". Some of these songs were included on her extended plays "In My Mind" and "The Outsider" and "to love in the 21st century" in 2023; which later received a deluxe edition subtitled "the epilogue". It was supported by two tours.
Following another EP, "Winter Wishes", Lapid began work on her debut studio album following her move to Los Angeles. The album, "Buzzkill", released on 25 April 2025 to some success. It was supported by four singles and one promotional single, the two most successful ones being "Buttons" and "Coraline", the first two singles. The album later received a deluxe edition and was supported by a tour.
In March 2026, Lapid stated on X that she had been "lost at writing" since the production of Buzzkill, but her life had became eventful within the span of a fortnight and she had enough material to fill up an album's worth of content.
Lapid cites fellow Filipino artists Jessica Sanchez and 4th Impact as influences.