Kim Petras is a German singer and songwriter based in Los Angeles,California,United States. Between 2016 and 2020,she released music as an independent artist under her own imprint,BunHead Records,before signing with Amigo and Republic Records in 2021.
Charlotte Emma Aitchison,known professionally as Charli XCX,is an English singer and songwriter. Born in Cambridge and raised in Start Hill,Essex,she began posting songs on Myspace in 2008,which led to her discovery by a promoter who invited her to perform at warehouse raves. In 2010,she signed a recording contract with Asylum Records,releasing a series of singles and mixtapes throughout 2011 and 2012.
English singer Charli XCX has released six studio albums,four mixtapes,three extended plays,one live album,one soundtrack album,one remix album,two DJ mixes,48 singles,and 13 promotional singles. In 2007,XCX began recording her debut album on a loan granted by her parents. Titled 14,after her age at the time,it received only a restricted public release. Two singles,"!Franchesckaar!" and double A-side "Emelline" / "Art Bitch",were released in late 2008 under Orgy Music. In June 2012,Charli XCX released her first mixtape,titled Heartbreaks and Earthquakes,a one-track file consisting of eight songs. A second mixtape,titled Super Ultra,was released in November of the same year. Charli XCX's major-label debut studio album,True Romance,was released in April 2013,and peaked at number 85 on the UK Albums Chart. While failing to appear on any main album charts internationally,the album reached number five on the Heatseekers Albums chart in the United States and number 11 on the ARIA Hitseekers chart in Australia. The album spawned five singles—"Stay Away","Nuclear Seasons","You're the One","You " and "What I Like". In 2012,Charli XCX was featured on Icona Pop's song "I Love It",which peaked at number one in the UK and reached the top 10 in various countries including the US,Canada,Ireland and Germany.
Sophie Xeon,known mononymously as SOPHIE,was a British music producer,songwriter,and DJ. Her work is known for its brash take on pop music and is distinguished by experimental sound design,"sugary" synthesized textures,and incorporation of influences from underground dance styles. It would help pioneer the 2010s hyperpop microgenre.
Alexander Guy Cook is an English music producer and the head of the UK record label PC Music. Cook released his first solo singles in 2014. He has also collaborated with PC Music artists such as Hannah Diamond,GFOTY,EASYFUN,Danny L Harle and felicita. He formed the one-off project QT with musician Sophie and performance artist Hayden Dunham,producing the 2014 single "Hey QT".
"Boys" is a single by English singer Charli XCX,released on 26 July 2017 by Asylum Records and Atlantic Records UK. The song was originally intended to be the second single from her then-upcoming third studio album. However,the song became a stand-alone single when the projected third album was leaked on the internet and cancelled. The song makes use of a sample from the Nintendo video game Super Mario Bros.
Pop 2 is the fourth mixtape by English singer Charli XCX,released on 15 December 2017 by Asylum Records. Executively produced by A. G. Cook of PC Music,sessions for the mixtape began several months before its release and featured a wide variety of guest contributions. The mixtape was backed by its only single "Out of My Head" featuring Alma and Tove Lo,released exactly one week before its release.
"Unlock It" is a 2017 song by Charli XCX featuring Kim Petras and Jay Park from XCX's mixtape Pop 2. It samples A. G. Cook's "Beautiful",and was renamed "Unlock It (Lock It)" in 2021 after going viral on TikTok. In 2022,Piri &Tommy released a cover that Vice rated as the 14th best song of 2022.
Jesse St. John Geller is an American songwriter and singer. St. John has written for a number of artists,most notably Britney Spears,Kim Petras,Dorian Electra,Charli XCX,Brooke Candy,and The Neighbourhood,among others. He released his debut EP,Don't Stop Dancing. Life Gets Sad,in May 2019. Saint John co-wrote the Billboard number-one single,"Truth Hurts",by Lizzo.
"1,2,3 Dayz Up" is a song by German singer-songwriter Kim Petras featuring Scottish producer Sophie. It is the final of eleven singles,from 2017 to 2019,that form Petras' Era 1 project.
Catherine Grace Garner,known professionally as Slayyyter, is an American singer and songwriter. She started her career independently releasing songs through SoundCloud. Her single "Mine" reached number 38 on the iTunes pop chart. The song was included on her self-titled debut mixtape which was independently released in 2019. Her debut studio album,Troubled Paradise,was released in June 2021 under Fader. Her second album,Starfucker,was released on September 22,2023.
"Blame It on Your Love" is a song by English singer Charli XCX featuring American singer and rapper Lizzo. It was released on 15 May 2019 as the second single from Charli XCX's third studio album,Charli,and soon after debuted on BBC Radio 1 as Annie Mac's "Hottest Record in the World". It is Charli XCX's first single since her 2018 collaboration with Troye Sivan,"1999". The single is a reworked version of "Track 10",the final track from Charli XCX's mixtape Pop 2 (2017). The music video was released on 13 June 2019.
Charli is the third studio album by English singer Charli XCX. It was released through Asylum and Atlantic Records UK on 13 September 2019. Charli was preceded by the singles "1999" with Troye Sivan,"Blame It on Your Love" featuring Lizzo,and "Gone" with Christine and the Queens. Charli was also promoted by the promotional singles "Cross You Out" featuring Sky Ferreira,"Warm" featuring Haim,"February 2017" featuring Clairo and Yaeji,and "2099" also featuring Sivan. Musically,it has been described as avant-pop,electropop,futurepop,and hyperpop.
"Gone" is a song by British singer Charli XCX and French singer Christine and the Queens. It was released on 17 July 2019 as the third single from Charli XCX's third studio album Charli. The music video was released alongside the track.
"White Mercedes" is a song by English singer-songwriter Charli XCX. It was released on 23 October 2019 by Asylum and Atlantic UK as the fourth and final single from her third studio album Charli (2019). It was written by Charli XCX and produced by A.G. Cook,Andrew Watt and Happy Perez. The song is an emotional pop ballad about burning through a relationship with her boyfriend and throwing it away. An accompanying music video for the single,directed by Colin Solal Cardo,features Charli interacting with a sports car,a horse and a monster truck,all colored in white.
"Ringtone (remix)" is a song by American experimental musical duo 100 gecs,composed of Dylan Brady and Laura Les,from their remix album 1000 Gecs and the Tree of Clues (2020). The song features vocals from British singer Charli XCX,American rapper Rico Nasty,and British singer Sarah Bonito of the indie pop band Kero Kero Bonito. The song is a remix of "Ringtone" from 100 Gecs' debut studio album 1000 Gecs (2019). The song's production is glitchy with "80's video game-inspired blips" and uses heavy bass and Auto-Tune.
How I'm Feeling Now is the fourth studio album by English singer Charli XCX,released on 15 May 2020. Released eight months after her previous LP,Charli (2019),the album was conceived in the span of six weeks during the COVID-19 lockdown in a "do it yourself" collaborative process with her fans. Charli XCX,A. G. Cook and BJ Burton served as the album's executive producers.
"Malibu" is a song by German singer-songwriter Kim Petras. It was released as a single on 7 May 2020.
Ayesha Erotica is an American singer-songwriter,rapper,and record producer. Known for her elusive media image and sexually-charged music,her songs are often 2000s-inspired and feature a hyperpop sound.
