Just a few months ago, no one had heard of CHARLOTTE. After years of writing she decided to drop her debut track ‘I Tell Lies’ with little expectation – an ordinary girl from Hull with dreams of crafting a career as a songwriter and artist. A few weeks later she released the second track ‘Nervous’from her debut EP which she discovered was sitting at Number 7 in Spotify’s NMF – and within 6 weeks had received over 1 million plays on Spotify alone. Then came her first sold out London headline show at The Waiting Room, support from BBC Introducing, performances at Reading and Leeds, support dates with Wrabel, Au/Ra, Lewis Capaldi and even recognition from Ed Sheeran on Instagram for one of her covers.
CHARLOTTE channels the frustrations of mixed romantic signals in ‘Nervous’, whilst also further illustrating her innate ability to write a hook and catchy melody. Exuding sassy self-determination, CHARLOTTE’s timeless pop is infused with a sumptuous, soulful vocal gift rooted in the tradition of soul’s greatest talents.
CHARLOTTE explains, ‘I was really lucky to have one of my closest friends, Samuel Davies, on the road with me this year, capturing the journey that ‘nervous’ has been on. I love the way he captures things. I was so moved when I got the first edit through. Watching the stages and crowds get bigger for this song. It’s grown from a rough demo written when I was 18 with just a piano, to the final song that I’ve released. I hope people feel that journey in the video and get a sense of what a whirlwind this last few months have been.’
Produced by The Orphanage – aka Trevor Brown and Zaire Koalo (Kehlani, Alessia Cara, Demi Lovato) – the soulful, beautiful and melancholic ‘Nowhere To Hide’ EP explores the painful journey from child to adult in brutal honesty with heart-rending beauty, addressing those difficult teenage years – battling everything from body confidence and unrequited love to independence and loneliness.
Hailing from Hull, CHARLOTTE finally got her break last year, when she was discovered by Grammy-nominated global hit maker Toby Gad – writer of ‘All of Me’ (John Legend), ‘If I Were A Boy’ (Beyonce), ‘Big Girls Don’t Cry’ (Fergie) and more. CHARLOTTE became the first artist and songwriter Toby Gad signed to his publishing company. After one writing session in LA he offered to sign her immediately –the girl from Hull writing songs in her bedroom for years had suddenly been noticed.
CHARLOTTE’S journey began when she was 4 years old. Singing and playing in her grandparents touring band around the UK and Europe, this was where she developed her love of soul music.Inspired by all the soul greats – Sam Cooke, Aretha Franklin, Luther Vandross, Stevie Wonder and Otis Redding – CHARLOTTE spent her early teens performing in pubs until her family moved to Singapore when she was 14 years old. Isolated from her friends and the life she knew, she started to write and sing every day, finding therapy in her music to cope with these inner struggles as a teenager.
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