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.
"I Love It" is a song by Swedish synth-pop duo Icona Pop featuring vocals from British singer Charli XCX. It was released as a single in May 2012 as a digital download in Sweden,where it peaked at number two on the singles chart. The song was added to their debut studio album,Icona Pop,as well as their EP Iconic and their debut international album,This Is... Icona Pop. "I Love It" was written by Charli XCX,Patrik Berger,and Style of Eye,with production handled by the latter two.
English singer Charli XCX has released six studio albums,five 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.
Héloïse Adélaïde Letissier,known professionally as Rahim C Redcar,and formerly as Christine and the Queens,is a French singer and songwriter. Born and raised in Nantes,he started learning piano at the age of four and found inspiration in one of London's clubs while studying. Redcar released a series of extended plays (EPs) throughout 2011–2013.
Caroline Elizabeth Polachek is an American singer,producer,and songwriter. Raised in Connecticut,Polachek cofounded the indie pop band Chairlift while studying at the University of Colorado. The duo emerged from the late-2000s Brooklyn music scene with the sleeper hit "Bruises". In 2014,she released her first solo project,Arcadia,as Ramona Lisa. Under CEP,she released Drawing the Target Around the Arrow in 2017.
"Boom Clap" is a song by English singer Charli XCX,released as the first single from the soundtrack album of The Fault in Our Stars (2014) and is also featured on her second studio album,Sucker. There are two existing mixes of this song:the first and original one is heard in the film,the film's soundtrack,and the music video shot in Amsterdam;the second mix is heard on the music video shot in Japan and in Sucker.
Sucker is the second studio album by English singer Charli XCX,released on 15 December 2014 by Asylum and Atlantic Records. The album was met with positive reviews from critics,praising its throwback style,and ended up being included on many year-end lists for best albums of 2014. Sucker spawned the singles "Boom Clap","Break the Rules","Doing It" and "Famous".
Sophie Xeon,known mononymously as SOPHIE,was an English 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 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".
"Doing It" is a song by English singer Charli XCX from her second studio album,Sucker (2014). An alternative version of the song featuring English singer Rita Ora was released on 3 February 2015 as the album's third single. The single peaked at number eight on the UK Singles Chart. "Doing It" was named "Best New Track" the week of its release by Pitchfork.
Vroom Vroom is the second extended play (EP) by English singer Charli XCX,released on 26 February 2016 by Vroom Vroom Recordings. It features production work from English producer Sophie.
"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.
"1999" is a song by English singer Charli XCX and Australian singer Troye Sivan,released as the lead single from the former's third studio album Charli on 5 October 2018. The single cover was inspired by the 1999 film The Matrix. It follows several singles released earlier in 2018 by Charli XCX and Sivan's 2018 album Bloom. The track reached number 13 on the UK Singles Chart dated 22 November 2018,becoming Charli XCX's tenth top 40 single and first top 15 single since 2015,as well as Sivan's fourth top 40 single and his first top 20 single.
"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.
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.
"Forever" is a song written and recorded by British singer Charli XCX from her fourth album,How I'm Feeling Now (2020). Charli XCX produced the song with A. G. Cook and BJ Burton,and it was released on 9 April 2020,by Atlantic as the lead single from the album. "Forever" is a pop,synth-pop,and psychedelic song that features dark wave and electronic influences.
"New Shapes" is a song by English singer Charli XCX,featuring French singer Christine and the Queens and American singer Caroline Polachek. It was released on 4 November 2021 as the second single from XCX's fifth studio album,Crash (2022). The song has been described as an '80s-inspired synth-pop,indie pop,and electro-funk track.
Crash is the fifth studio album by English singer Charli XCX,released on 18 March 2022. It was her last album to be released under her record contract with Asylum Records. Charli announced the album title,release date,and artwork on 4 November 2021. Her website was also updated with information about the album's 2022 tour. The album was preceded by the four singles "Good Ones","New Shapes" featuring Christine and the Queens and Caroline Polachek,"Beg for You" featuring Rina Sawayama,"Baby" and two promotional singles,"Every Rule" and "Used to Know Me",the latter released as the fifth single in April 2022.
