Born in Cambridge and raised in Essex as Charlotte Emma Aitchison, Charli XCX is a singer, songwriter, model and actress. Daughter of a Scottish father and Indian mother, she studied at UCL's Slade School of Fine Art in London. Charlotte kept her MSN Messenger alias for her stage name and started writing songs at 14 years old. In 2012, Charli XCX rose to prominence with the Icona Pop collaboration "I Love It", which became an international success, reaching 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 widespread acclaim; the latter was created within a span of six weeks during the COVID-19 lockdowns. The singer's fifth album, Crash, was released in March 2022, and became her biggest commercial success to date. 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), the Shawn Mendes & Camila Cabello duet "Señorita" (2019), and the Sigala & Rita Ora collaboration "You for Me" (2022). Charli has made original music for the films Bodies Bodies Bodies (2022), Barbie (2023), Bottoms (2023), and Mother Mary (TBD) as well as voice over work for The Angry Birds Movie (2016) and Ugly Dolls (2019).
Live and Proud: Sydney WorldPride Opening Concert
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Charli XCX: Live at Corona Capital 2022
Faces of Death
Charli XCX at Glastonbury 2022
Charli XCX: Glastonbury 2015
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Charli XCX: MELT! 2013
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Charli XCX: Reading and Leeds Festival 2019
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Charli XCX Live: Rock In Rio USA
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Charli XCX: The F-Word and Me
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Charli XCX: Radio 1's Big Weekend Luton
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The Angry Birds Movie
(Willow (voice))
Lennon or McCartney
(Self (voice))
Made in Miami
(Self)
Taylor Swift: The 1989 World Tour - Live
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Taylor Swift: Reputation Stadium Tour
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Erupcja
(Bethany)
I Want Your Sex
UglyDolls
(Kitty (voice))
Super Bowl Blitz: A Concert for the Troops
(Self)
Miley Cyrus: Live at BBC Radio 1 Big Weekend 2019
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BBC Big Weekend 2019 (Samstag)
Charli XCX Live in Chicago
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Charli XCX: Alone Together
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Bandsintown PLUS Presents: Charli XCX
(Self)
100 Nights of Hero
Charli xcx: The BRAT Interview
(Self)
Sacrifice
Watch the Sound with Mark Ronson
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American Music Awards
(Self - Musical Guest)
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
(Self - Musical Guest)
Radio Disney Music Awards
(Self)
Late Night with Seth Meyers
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Lip Sync Battle
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The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
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MTV Video Music Awards
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Drop the Mic
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RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars
(Self - Guest Judge)
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
(Self - Guest)
Saturday Night Live
(Self - Musical Guest)
Major Lazer
(Lady Vanessa Rothchild (voice))
Celebrity Juice
(Self)
Never Mind the Buzzcocks
(Self - Panellist)
Live From the Artists Den
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MTV Europe Music Awards
(Self - Presenter)
MTV Europe Music Awards
(Self - Performer)
Saturday Night Live
(Self - Cameo (uncredited))
Gossip Girl
(Charli XCX)
I'm with the Band: Nasty Cherry
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Newscast
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Late Night with Seth Meyers
(Self - Guest)
The Graham Norton Show
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Phoning it In
(Self (voice))
Saturday Night Live
(Self - Host & Musical Guest)
Chicken Shop Date
(Self - Guest)