Charli XCX

### Genres

Dancepop • electropop • hyperpop • bubblegum bass • experimental pop • avant-pop

## Official Accounts

### Instagram

charli\_xcx

**Charlotte Emma Aitchison** (born 2 August 1992), 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.

In 2012, Charli XCX rose to prominence with the Icona Pop collaboration "I Love It", which became an international success, reaching the top 10 in North America and Europe. Her debut studio album, *True Romance* (2013), was released that year to critical acclaim but failed to meet commercial expectations. In 2014, she contributed the hook and bridge to "Fancy" by rapper Iggy Azalea, which finished the year as one of the best-selling singles worldwide and was nominated for two Grammy Awards. The same year, Charli XCX released "Boom Clap", which became her first solo top-ten single on the *Billboard* Hot 100. Her second studio album, the punk-influenced *Sucker*, was released at the end of the year, and spawned the successful singles "Break the Rules" and "Doing It".

In 2015, Charli XCX began working alongside producers associated with the UK collective PC Music, developing a more experimental sound and image. While working on her third album, she released the *Vroom Vroom* EP (2016) and the mixtapes *Number 1 Angel* and *Pop 2* (both 2017), as well as a series of singles including the BPI-certified "After the Afterparty", "Boys", and "1999". Her third and fourth studio albums, *Charli* (2019) and *How I'm Feeling Now* (2020), received acclaim; the latter was created within a span of six weeks during the COVID-19 lockdowns. In 2021, Charli XCX featured on the Jax Jones and Joel Corry UK top-ten single "Out Out". Her fifth album, *Crash* (2022) became her first number-one album in the United Kingdom, Ireland and Australia, while also becoming her first top-ten album in the US.

In addition to her solo work, Charli XCX has co-written songs for other artists, including Iggy Azalea's "Beg for It" (2014), Selena Gomez's "Same Old Love" (2015), Blondie's "Tonight" (2017), and the Shawn Mendes and Camila Cabello collaboration "Señorita" (2019).

## Trivia

* The "XCX" in her stage name, stands for "Kiss Charli Kiss", and it was her MSN Messenger in the 2000s.
* Charli experiences sound-to-color synaesthesia. She sees music in colors, she likes music that's black, pink, purple and red. But hates music that's green, yellow or brown.
* Charli is mixed. Her father is Scottish, and her mother is Indian.
* She considers herself a feminist.
* She prefers smaller raves rather than big concerts or festivals.
* Her favorite album ever has always been *Blackout* by Britney Spears.
* When she was 14, her parents used to take her to raves in order to perform.
* During the mid-2010s, people used to confuse her with Lorde. On SXSW 2014, someone ran to her confusing Charli with her.
* She dropped out of art school when she was a teenager.
* She has said she doesn't like her song "Break The Rules". She said that when she finished writing it, she thought to herself "Who would sing something like this?".
* Even though it was originally a meme, Charli actually tried to add poppers to her merchandise in 2019, but because of sanitary issues, they couldn't be sold.
* Her zodiac sign is Leo.
* Charli's Myers-Briggs personality type is ESFP.