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.
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".
Number 1 Angel is the third mixtape by English singer Charli XCX,released on 10 March 2017 by Asylum Records. The mixtape contains ten tracks and was created in Los Angeles as a collaboration with producer A. G. Cook,the founder of PC Music. Several other producers associated with the label also contributed to the mixtape,including Sophie who previously produced Charli XCX's extended play Vroom Vroom. Musically,it has been labeled as avant-pop and electropop.
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. Released as the second teaser from that mixtape either side of "Out of My Head" featuring Tove Lo and Alma and "I Got It" featuring Cupcakke,Brooke Candy,and Pabllo Vittar,the track samples A. G. Cook's "Beautiful" and was premiered on Zane Lowe's Beats 1 show the day of release. Reviewers praised the song,especially its lyrics. A mashup of the song with Tinashe's "Superlove" went viral on TikTok in 2021,shortly after which XCX renamed the track "Unlock It (Lock It)" to fan discontent. In 2022,Piri &Tommy released a cover that Vice rated as the 14th best song of 2022.
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.
"Click" is a song by English singer Charli XCX featuring German singer Kim Petras and Estonian rave rapper Tommy Cash from Charli XCX's third studio album Charli (2019).
Pang is the debut studio album by American singer-songwriter and producer Caroline Polachek,under her own name. It was released by Sony Music,The Orchard,and Polachek's imprint Perpetual Novice on October 18,2019. The album received critical acclaim from and was placed on several critics' year-end lists,topping Dazed's list. Commercially,Pang peaked at number 17 on the Billboard Heatseekers Albums chart and number 40 on the Independent Albums chart,making it Polachek's first charting solo album.
The discography of American singer-songwriter and producer Caroline Polachek consists of four studio albums,one remix album,one instrumental album,two extended plays,13 singles,and seven promotional singles. Polachek previously released music under the names Ramona Lisa and CEP,before releasing her debut album under her real name in 2019. She also issued three albums as a member of the band Chairlift,from 2008 to 2016.
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.
"Beg for You" is a song by English singer Charli XCX featuring Japanese-British singer Rina Sawayama. It was released on 27 January 2022 as the third single from XCX's fifth studio album,Crash (2022). The song interpolates Swedish singer September's 2006 single "Cry for You". The song received widepsread acclaim from music critics. It peaked at number 3 in Malta and number 24 in the UK.
"Baby" is a song by English singer Charli XCX,released on 1 March 2022. It was released as the fourth single from her fifth studio album Crash (2022). The track is an '80s-inspired post-disco,dance-pop,and funk-pop track with new jack swing and electro-funk elements. It has received positive reviews for its catchiness and sultry production.
Crash:The Live Tour was the seventh headlining concert tour by English singer Charli XCX,in support of her fifth studio album Crash (2022). The tour began on 26 March 2022 in Oakland,California,United States,and concluded on 5 March 2023 in Perth,Australia.
Desire,I Want to Turn Into You is the second studio album by American singer-songwriter and producer Caroline Polachek,under her own name. It was released on February 14,2023,by Sony Music,The Orchard,and Polachek's imprint Perpetual Novice. Polachek produced most of the album alongside Danny L Harle.
