Charlotte Emma Aitchison professionally known as Charli XCX is an English singer and songwriter who has released two studio albums, two mixtapes, and two extended plays. In 2013, Charli XCX rose to fame with the Icona Pop collaboration "I Love It", which became an international hit, reaching the top 10 in North America and Europe. Scroll down to get more information regarding her full biography, birthday, wiki, ethnicity, facts, family details, boyfriend, net worth, songs, albums, and many more.
Charli XCX Drops Self-Isolation Album ‘How I’m Feeling’
Charli XCX has used her lockdown time wisely. During the past six weeks in isolation, the British producer and pop renegade got to work and cut a new album, how i’m feeling. The DIY LP, executive produced by Charli, A. G. Cook and BJ Burton, spans 11 tracks and dropped at midnight. How i’m feeling is the product of a special two-way connection with fans, as Charli encouraged her followers to give real-time feedback and contribute to the songs and videos. The new tunes are coursing with the need for action and a human touch, and are detailed with all the emotions of the lockdown experience. The album has been preceded by singles "Forever", "Claws" and "I Finally Understand".
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Famous For
- Being an English singer and songwriter.
- For her singles such as “I Love It”, “Fancy” (Iggy Azalea song), “Boom Clap”, and others.
Early life of Charli XCX
Charli XCX was born on 2 August 1992 in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England. She holds an English nationality and her ethnicity is Multiracial. Whereas her race is White. She has Scottish ancestry on her father’s side while Indian (Gujarati) ancestry on her mother’s side who is originally from Uganda. Her birth name is Charlotte Emma Aitchison with the birth sign of Leo. She was raised Start hill, Essex, and was born to her father Jon Aitchison, who is a Scottish entrepreneur, and her mother Shameera, is a Gujarati Indian former nurse. She was interested in music from an early age and she began writing songs when she was fourteen years old, writing a song called "Fish and Chips Shop". At fourteen, she convinced her parents to grant her a loan to record her first album, 14, in early 2008. Regarding her education, she attended Bishop's Stortford College. Later, Charli moved to London to study for a fine art degree at UCL's Slade School of Fine Art but dropped out in her second year. Her horoscope sign is Leo whereas her religion is unknown. As of 2019, she celebrated her 27th birthday.
Career of Charli XCX
- Charli started her professional career In 2010, Charli XCX was signed to Asylum Records.
- Early in 2011, she was featured on the Alex Metric single "End of the World".
- In May and November 2011, she released the singles "Stay Away" and "Nuclear Seasons" respectively, and gained attention from the music website Pitchfork.
- Then she began working with Swedish producer Patrik Berger. He sent her two beats, and she quickly wrote songs for each of them, one of which became "I Love It" and the other of which became "You're the One".
- In 2013, Charli XCX rose to fame with the Icona Pop collaboration "I Love It", which became an international hit, reaching the top 10 in North America and Europe.
- In June, she released "You're The One" as a single from her EP of the same name, followed by her debut mixtape Heartbreaks and Earthquakes.
- In September, she released a video for "So Far Away", and on Halloween, she released a new song called "Cloud Aura" featuring Brooke Candy followed by her second mixtape Super Ultra.
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- In early 2013, she released "You (Ha Ha Ha)" and announced her debut album, followed by "What I Like" in March.
- Charli's first album 'True Romance' was released in April 2013. It peaked at number 85 on the UK Albums Chart, at number five on the US Billboard Top Heatseekers.
- Charli XCX began writing her second album 'Sucker' in mid-2013, saying she initially wanted to go to India to record, but later decided she wanted to record in France.
- In late 2013, "SuperLove" was released as the lead single from the album, and reached number sixty-two on the UK Singles Chart, becoming Charli's first solo entry on the chart.
- In early 2014, she was featured on Australian rapper Iggy Azalea's single "Fancy"; the track topped the US Billboard Hot 100.
- In mid-2014, Charli XCX contributed the song "Boom Clap" to the soundtrack of the film The Fault in Our Stars. "Boom Clap" peaked at number eight on the Billboard Hot 100 and at number six in the UK.
- In May 2015, Charli XCX released "Famous", as the fourth single taken from Sucker.
- In a July 2015 interview, Charli XCX said that she was working on her third album "Charli".
- In October 2015, she premiered the new song "Vroom Vroom" on the Beats 1 Radio Show which was released on 26 February 2016.
- On 26 July 2017, Charli XCX released "Boys", along with a self-directed music video.
- The Number 1 Angel follow-up mixtape, Pop 2, was released on 15 December 2017.
- On 15 March 2018, Charli XCX performed to promote her mixtape Pop 2 at El Rey Theatre in Los Angeles.
- On 31 May, she released "5 in the Morning", which was debuted on the first date of Swift's tour.
- On 29 June, she released the singles "Focus" and "No Angel".
- On 27 July, she released the single "Girls Night Out".
- On 5 October 2018, Charli XCX released the single "1999" with South African-Australian artist Troye Sivan, as the lead single from her third album Charli.
- On 16 May 2019, Charli XCX released the second single from Charli, "Blame It on Your Love", featuring American singer and rapper Lizzo.
- On May 25, Charli XCX performed at BBC Radio 1's Big Weekend.
- On 7 June 2019, Charli XCX released a collaboration track titled "Dream Glow" with Jin, Jimin, and Jungkook of the South Korean boy band BTS
- Details of Charli were revealed on Amazon on 13 June 2019.
- The fourth single, "Cross You Out" featuring Sky Ferreira, was released on 16 August 2019.
- On Friday (August 30, 2019), Charli unveiled her latest single "Warm," with pop-rockers Haim filling up the featured artist slot.
- The album was released on 13 September by Asylum and Atlantic Records which has 15 tracks and features collaborations with Troye Sivan, Lizzo, Christine and the Queens, Sky Ferreira, Kim Petras, Haim, Cupcakke, Brooke Candy, Pabllo Vittar, Big Freedia, Tommy Cash, Clairo, and Yaeji.
- During the 2019-1920 coronavirus pandemic, she announced a new album titled How I'm Feeling Now.
- Scheduled for release on 15th May 2020, the album is a "do-it-yourself" collaborative process with Charli XCX involving her fans in the recording process.
- The album has been preceded by singles "Forever", "Claws" and "I Finally Understand".
Awards and Achievements of Charli XCX
In 2014, she contributed the chorus and hook 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. She won Hitmaker of the Year in 2014. She was awarded Favorite No. 1 Hot 100 Song and Best Music Video for her work on "Fancy" and for the same, she was nominated Record of the Year and Best Pop Duo/Group Performance. She was nominated British Female Solo Artist for her work on "Herself" in 2020. In 2015, she won Dancefloor Filler for "Fancy" and Best British Solo Artist for "Charli XCX" in 2016.
Personal Life of Charli XCc
Charli XCX is an unmarried woman and currently not in any relationship but previously she had been in a relationship with Ryan Andrews but they parted their ways. He is nearly 10 years her senior-and directed five of Charli XCX’s early music videos. Therefore, she is currently single and focusing on her music career rather than spending her valuable time on making her boyfriend. Her sexual orientation is straight and she is not a lesbian.
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Net worth of Charli XCX
Charli XCX is an English singer, songwriter, music video director, and record executive. She is earning a good amount of money from her music career as well as a songwriter. As of 2020, her net worth is estimated to be around $4 Million. Whereas her salary is unknown at present. She was announced as the new face of TIGI Bed Head in November 2014. Her major source of earning is from her singing career and she is satisfied with her earnings. There is no information about her cars and house.
Body Measurements of Charli XCX
Beautiful singer Charli XCX has an amazing slim body physique and stands the height of 5ft 3in with a weight of 55kg. Additionally, her body measurements are 35-26-34 inches with a bra size of 32B. Furthermore, she attracts her fan with her charming smile and charming personality with dark brown eyes and black hair. Her dress size is 8US and shoe size is 7.5 US. Overall, she has got a healthy body.
