Charli XCX

Charlotte Emma Aitchison (born 2 August 1992), known professionally as Charli XCX, is a British singer, songwriter, and actress. She began her singing career in 2008. In 2014 she sang on "Fancy" by Iggy Azalea. That song hit number one on the Billboard Hot 100.

Charli XCX was born in Cambridge to an Indian mother from Uganda and a Scottish father. She grew up in Start Hill, Essex.

Her first album, 14, was released in 2008. Her second album, and her first major label studio album, True Romance, was released in 2013. She wrote the songs "I Love It" with Icona Pop and "Fancy" with Iggy Azalea. In 2014, her song "Boom Clap" reached the top 10 on the Billboard Hot 100.

Her third album, Sucker, was released on 16 December 2014. Her fourth album, Charli, was released on 13 September 2019.


Her fifth album, How I'm Feeling Now, was released on 15 May 2020. Her sixth album, Crash, was released on 18 March 2022.

Her seventh album, Brat, was released on 29 February 2024.

Discography
Studio albums
 True Romance (2013)
 Sucker (2014)
 Charli (2019)
 How I'm Feeling Now (2020)
 Crash (2022)
 Brat (2024)
Tours

Headlining
 Girl Power North America Tour (2014)
 Charli Live Tour (2019–2020)
 Crash: The Live Tour (2022–2023)
 Brat Tour (2024)

Co-headlining
 Charli and Jack Do America Tour (2015) (with Bleachers)
 Sweat (2024) (with Troye Sivan)

Supporting
 The Ting Tings – Show Us Yours Tour (2011)
 Sleigh Bells – Terror Tour (2012)
 Azealia Banks – Mermaid Ball (2012)
 Coldplay – Mylo Xyloto Tour (2012)
 Ellie Goulding – The Halcyon Days Tour (2013)
 Marina and the Diamonds – The Lonely Hearts Club Tour (2013)
 Paramore – The Self-Titled Tour (2013)
 Katy Perry – Prismatic World Tour (2015)
 Halsey – Hopeless Fountain Kingdom Tour (2017)
 Sia – Nostalgic for the Present Tour (2017)
 Taylor Swift – Reputation Stadium Tour (2018)

Filmography

Film
 Year Title Role Notes 2015 The F-Word and Me Herself Documentary film Lost in the North Short film Taylor Swift: The 1989 World Tour Live Concert film 2016 The Angry Birds Movie Willow Voice role 2018 Taylor Swift: Reputation Stadium Tour Herself Concert film 2019 UglyDolls Kitty Voice role 2021 Alone Together Herself Documentary feature  Faces of Death  Feature film I Want Your Sex Feature film 100 Nights of Hero Feature film

Television

 Year Title Role Notes 2014 Saturday Night Live Herself/musical guest Season 40, episode: "Martin Freeman/Charli XCX" Major Lazer Lady Vanessa Rothchild 1 episode Late Show with David LettermanHerself Musical guest 2015 The Ride: Charli XCX Main role The Graham Norton Show Musical guest Jimmy Kimmel Live! 2017 Celebrity Juice 1 episode 2018 Lip Sync Battle Competitor; 1 episode The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon Musical guest 2019 I'm with the Band: Nasty Cherry Netflix docuseries 2021RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars Guest judge Season 6, episodes 9–10 2022Saturday Night Live Herself/musical guest Season 47, episode: "Oscar Isaac/Charli XCX" Gossip Girl Herself Episode: "One Flew Over the Cucks's Nest"2024Saturday Night LiveHerself/musical guest/hostSeason 50 , episode "Charlie xcx"

Composer

 Year Title Notes 2023 Bottoms Feature film, composed with Leo Birenberg

 Podcast 
 Year Title Role Notes 2021 How Long Gone Herself Guest 2021–2022 Charli XCX's Best Song Ever Host 2022 Dua Lipa: At Your Service Guest Five Things with Lynn Hirschberg 2024 Anything Goes with Emma Chamberlain Guest

 Awards and nominations 

References

Other websites





 Charli XCX's Best Song Ever (BBC Radio 1)


Category:1992 births
Category:Living people
Category:English pop singers
Category:English singer-songwriters
Category:Musicians from Cambridge
Category:Singers from Essex
Category:Atlantic Records artists
Category:Synth-pop singers
Category:English electropop singers
Category:English actors
Category:Actors from Essex
Category:21st-century British singer-songwriters