15 March 2013 (released)
05 April 2013
Charlotte Aitchison is better known by her stage name of Charli XCX. A British singer-songwriter she released two singles in 2008, "Emelline"/"Art Bitch" and "!Francesckaar!". She was then signed to This Is Music and IAMSOUND Records, before releasing three more singles, "Stay Away", "Nuclear Seasons", and "You're the One".
Two EPs then followed in late 2011 while she completed her anticipated debut album, "True Romance".
In an interview with Idol Magazine, Charli revealed that she wanted her stage name to stand for "Xrated C**t Xrated", but the label would not allow this.
"Stay Away" and "Nuclear Seasons" won 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.
In late 2011, a five-track promotional sampler of Charli's debut album surfaced. All tracks were early demos, including an early version of "You're the One", titled "In the Dark".
In February 2011, Charli released two free tracks, the holiday-themed "Valentine" and "I'll Never Know" through her website. Charli XCX also wrote and provided two tracks including "How Can I?" for the indie horror movie called Elfie Hopkins starring Ray Winstone and his daughter Jaime Winstone.
The singer also released two free mixtapes via SoundCloud, containing tracks by her female and male influences, the first titled Super Girls, Super Love and the second entitled I Like Boys Who Cry.
May 2012 saw the release of her first original mixtape, titled Heartbreaks and Earthquakes, a one-track file consisting of eight songs, including "How Can I?", going on to support Santigold and Coldplay on tour throughout the summer.
Charli released her debut EP You're the One in the US on On June 12, 2012 featuring "You're the One" and "Nuclear Seasons", as well as remixes of both tracks.
She also wrote and featured on Icona Pop's song "I Love It", which became a breakthrough hit for both artists, reaching the top 10 in numerous countries and serving as the theme song for Snooki & JWoww.
Touring America and Canada followed with fellow friend and singer Marina and the Diamonds and also supported Ellie Goulding on a Europe tour of Germany, Poland, Italy, Switzerland and Dublin.
In March 2013, Charli XCX was named one of Fuse TV's 30 must-see artists at SXSW and that's where Music-News.com caught up with Charli in the lovely Austin, Texan sun by the swimming pool of the Hype Hotel.
Check out the exclusive uncut interview above.
