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Charlotte Emma Aitchison[3][4] (born 2 August 1992),[5][6] better known by her stage name Charli XCX, is an English singer and songwriter.

XCX was signed to IAMSOUND Records in 2010 and released her debut EP, You're the One, in June 2012. After a year-long delay, she released her debut major label studio album, True Romance, in April 2013.[7] She wrote and is credited on "I Love It" with Icona Pop, which went to No. 1 in the UK, and featured on "Fancy" with Iggy Azalea, which went to No.1 in the U.S. The release of "Boom Clap" gave XCX her first top 10 hit as a solo artist on the Billboard Hot 100. She later released her second major-label studio album, Sucker, in December 2014.

Early life

XCX was born in Stevenage, Hertfordshire,[9] the daughter of a Scottish father and an Indian mother from Uganda. She grew up in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire.[10][11] She started writing songs when she was 14 years old.[4][12] She attended Bishop's Stortford College and left the school in 2010.[13]

Career

2008–11: Career beginnings and You're the One

At the age of 14, XCX began recording her debut album on a loan granted by her parents. In early 2008, she began posting songs from the album, as well as numerous other demos, on her official MySpace. This caught the attention of a man called Chaz, who was running numerous illegal warehouse raves in London, which became her first true gigs.[14] Despite the illicit nature of these gigs her parents were supportive of her career and attended several raves with her.[15] Two singles, "!Franchesckaar!" and double A-side "Emelline"/"Art Bitch", were released in late 2008 under Orgy Music. XCX's debut studio album, 14, featuring the former single, was never commercially released, although several promotional copies were issued and copies were given away at her earliest gigs.[16] After being signed to Asylum Records in 2010, she took a break from music in what she describes as a "lost" period.[17]

In May 2011, she released her first single in nearly three years, "Stay Away", followed by "Nuclear Seasons" in November, both produced by Ariel Rechtshaid and released exclusively in the United Kingdom. These singles gained attention from Pitchfork Media, where she gained Best New Track accolades for both tracks, with the former being ranked #35 on their Best Tracks of 2011 list.[18] In late 2011, a five-track promotional sampler of Aitchison's debut album surfaced. All tracks were early demos, including an early version of "You're the One", titled "In the Dark".[19] She also released two free mixtapes via SoundCloud, containing tracks by her female and male influences, the first titled Super Girls, SuperLove and the second titled I Like Boys Who Cry.[20] On 12 May 2012, she released her first original mixtape, titled Heartbreaks and Earthquakes, a one-track file consisting of eight songs, including "How Can I".[21] She supported Santigold and Coldplay on tour throughout summer.[