Charli XCX
Charlotte Emma Aitchison (born 2 August 1992), known professionally as Charli XCX, is an English singer-songwriter known for her eclectic style. She began making music at fourteen, and her debut release was a 2008 limited-edition album aptly titled 14.
By 2010, Charli signed to Atlantic Records, and released her debut single âStay Awayâ in May 2011. She released her ârealâ debut album, True Romance, in 2013. The record met critical acclaim but failed to attain much commercial success. Charliâs true breakthrough came with the release of hit collaborations like Iggy Azaleaâs âFancyâ and Icona Popâs âI Love It.â
In April 2014, Charli found solo success with âBoom Clap,â which was featured on the soundtrack of The Fault in Our Stars. Itâs now certified triple platinum in the United States and gold in her native United Kingdom. Her sophomore album, Sucker, was a pop-punk oriented effort and enjoyed more success than her debut. âBreak The Rules,â âDoing Itâ (featuring Rita Ora), and âFamousâ all performed well on the UK singles chart.
By 2015, Charli began work on a third studio album, teaming up with PC Music artists and affiliates such as SOPHIE, Danny L Harle and A. G. Cook to create harsher, more electronic music. Critics hailed the Vroom Vroom EP as a groundbreaking new form of pop. Despite this, her record label was dissatisfied with how the singles were performing: âAfter the Afterpartyâ and âBoysâ both reached the UK Top 40 but had little success elsewhere.
Defying her labelâs commercial expectations, she released two âmixtapesâ in 2017: Number 1 Angel and Pop 2, which featured collaborations with the likes of MĂ, âCupcakKe, Carly Rae Jepsen, and Tove Lo. Critics again reacted positively to these releases, with the latter attaining an 84 score on Metacritic.
Throughout 2018, she released a handful of singles, including formerly-unreleased fan favorites âGirls Night Outâ and âNo Angel,â. From May to August, Charli joined pop superstar Taylor Swift on her reputation Stadium Tour, introducing her to a whole new audience.
The following summer, she released a 15 song self-titled album, featuring many previous collaborators. Notable new collaborators for the project included Troye Sivan, Big Freedia, Planet 1999, Christine and the Queens, and Lizzo.
In 2020, she recorded a new project almost entirely during the first few months of the Covid-19 global pandemic: how iâm feeling now. The project was created largely with the help of Cook and Bon Iver producer BJ Burton. A documentary about the projectâs recording, called Alone Together, premiered at SXSW the following spring.
Charli XCX Releases
- remixes: Charli XCX - Von Dutch
- remixes: Charli XCX - In The City (feat Sam Smith)
- remixes: Charli XCX - Speed Drive
- remixes: Charli XCX - Used To Know Me
- remixes: Charli XCX - Good Ones
- remixes: Charli XCX - 2099 (feat Troye Sivan)
- remixes: Charli XCX - White Mercedes
- remixes: Charli XCX - Click (fea Kim Petras and Slayyyte)
- remixes: Charli XCX - Gone (feat Christine & The Queens)
- remixes: Charli XCX - Blame It On Your Love (feat Lizzo)
- remixes: Charli XCX - 1999 (and Troye Sivan)
- remixes: Charli XCX - Boys
- remixes: Charli XCX - After The Afterparty (feat Lil Yachty)
- remixes: Charli XCX - Famous