Charlotte Day Wilson

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Charlotte Day Wilson
Born1993 (age 30–31)
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Genres
Occupation(s)Singer, songwriter
Instruments
  • Vocals
  • saxophone
  • keyboards
  • drums
Years active2012–present
Labels
  • Stone Woman Music
  • XL
Website charlottedaywilson.com

Charlotte Day Wilson (born 1993) is a Canadian contemporary R&B singer-songwriter. [1] She came to prominence in the mid-2010s with her single "Work" and collaborations with other Toronto-based artists like BadBadNotGood and Daniel Caesar. Wilson released her debut album Alpha in July 2021.

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Life and career

A native of Toronto, Ontario, Wilson studied classical piano in childhood before teaching herself production via GarageBand as a teenager. [2] She moved to Halifax, Nova Scotia to study music at university, [3] but left school to focus on her music career.

She self-released the EP Palimpsest in 2012, [4] and followed up with the standalone singles "Avondale," "Stephen," and "Montreal" in 2013 and 2014. She was also part of the funk band The Wayo, [2] which released an EP in 2014, among other releases. She contributed vocals, keys, and saxophone.

She spent some time living in Montreal, Quebec, before returning to Toronto and interning at Arts & Crafts Productions. [2] There, Wilson began collaborating with artists such as Daniel Caesar, River Tiber, and BadBadNotGood [2] before releasing her second EP, CDW, in 2016. [5]

The EP's song "Work" was nominated for the SOCAN Songwriting Prize in 2017, [6] the EP was a longlisted nominee for the 2017 Polaris Music Prize; [7] additionally, producer Howie Beck received a Juno Award nomination for Producer of the Year at the Juno Awards of 2017 for his contributions to "Work" and Dragonette's "High Five". [8] Wilson's video for "Work", directed by Fantavious Fritz, won the 2018 Prism Prize. [9] Wilson and Fritz subsequently announced that they were using the prize money to create a special grant program for emerging female video directors. [10]

Her third EP, Stone Woman, was released in 2018. [1] The song "Falling Apart" from that album was sampled on the 2020 James Blake track "I Keep Calling." [11] In 2018, Vinyl Me, Please released an exclusive album that compiled CDW and Stone Woman. [12]

In 2021, she was nominated for the Juno Award for Traditional R&B/Soul Recording of the Year for her single "Take Care of You" featuring Syd. [13]

Wilson identifies as queer. [1]

Alpha

Following a May 2021 announcement, Wilson released her debut album Alpha on July 9, 2021 to favorable reviews. [14] [15] Written and produced by Wilson, the album features a number of tracks co-written and produced with Toronto songwriter Jack Rochon (Jack Ro) in addition to contributions from other Toronto acts like Daniel Caesar, BadBadNotGood, Mustafa, and Merna Bishouty. Other producers include retro soul artist Thomas Brenneck, R&B producer D'Mile in collaboration with Babyface, Dylan Wiggins (Sir Dylan), and Teo Halm. [16]

At the 2022 Juno Awards, she was nominated for Songwriter of the Year, Producer of the Year, and Traditional R&B/Soul Recording of the Year. [17]

Cyan Blue

Wilson’s second album Cyan Blue was released on May 3rd, 2024 under the label XL Recordings to favorable reviews. Ammar Kalia from The Guardian said of the album “Wilson finds new confidence, breaking out of the Toronto scene with a record of immense feeling and depth.” [18] Jesse Zapatero wrote “…Cyan Blue is a testament to Charlotte Day Wilson's growth as an artist. It's a richly woozy, sensual, and insightful exploration of relationships, and it firmly establishes her as a unique voice in contemporary music.” [19]

The album was nominated for the 67th Annual Grammy Awards in the category of Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical, with nominations going to Jack Emblem, Jack Rochon & Charlotte Day Wilson as engineers and Chris Gehringer as mastering engineer.

Discography

Albums

Studio albums, with details
TitleDetails
Alpha
  • Released: July 9, 2021
  • Label: Stone Woman Music
Cyan Blue [20] [21]
  • Released: May 3, 2024
  • Label: Stone Woman Music, XL
EPs, with details
TitleDetails
Palimpsest
  • Released: November 1, 2012
  • Format: digital
CDW
  • Released: August 28, 2016
  • Label: Stone Woman Music
  • Format: 10", CD, digital
Stone Woman
  • Released: February 23, 2018
  • Label: Stone Woman Music
  • Format: 10", CD, digital

Singles

TitleYearAlbum Certifications [22]
"Avondale"2013Non-album singles
"Stephen"2014
"Montreal"
"Work"2016CDW MC: Gold
"After All"
"Find You"
"Doubt"2018Stone Woman
"Nothing New"2019
"Mountains" Alpha
"Take Care of You / Summertime"
(feat. Syd)		2020
"If I Could"2021
"Keep Moving"
"I Can Only Whisper"
(feat. BADBADNOTGOOD)
"Forever"
(feat. Snoh Aalegra)		2023Cyan Blue
"I Don't Love You"2024

As guest artist

Awards and nominations

YearCeremonyAwardNominated workResult
2017 Polaris Music Prize CDWLonglisted
SOCAN Songwriting Prize "Work"Nominated
2018 Prism Prize Won
2021 Juno Awards Traditional R&B/Soul Recording of the Year "Take Care of You"Nominated
2022 Songwriter of the Year HerselfNominated
Producer of the Year Nominated
Traditional R&B/Soul Recording of the Year Alpha Nominated
Libera Awards Best R&B RecordNominated
Polaris Music Prize Shortlisted [23]
2025 Grammy Awards Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical Cyan Blue Pending

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