Age, Biography and Wiki
Charli XCX, born Charlotte Emma Aitchison on August 2, 1992, in Cambridge, England, is a British singer, songwriter, producer, and actress. She rose to fame with her unique sound and has been a prominent figure in the music industry since her teenage years. Her stage name, Charli XCX, was originally her MSN Messenger screen name during her teenage years.
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| Date of Birth | 2 August 1992 |
| Age | 32 Years |
| Birth Place | Cambridge, England |
| Horoscope | Leo |
| Country | England |
Height, Weight & Measurements
Charli XCX stands at 5 feet 3 inches (160 cm) tall and weighs about 55 kg (121 pounds). Her body measurements are typically reported as 34-26-34 inches (89-66-87 cm), with a bra size of 32B and shoe sizes varying between 5 and 7.5 US depending on the source.
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| Weight | 55 kg |
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Dating & Relationship Status
Charli XCX is currently engaged to George Daniel, a British musician who is part of the band The 1975. Her personal life often hints at a blend of creativity and commitment, reflecting her artistic and private endeavors.
At 14, Aitchison persuaded her parents to grant her a loan to record her first album, 14, and in early 2008 she began posting songs from the album, as well as numerous other demos, on her official Myspace page. This caught the attention of a promoter running numerous illegal warehouse raves and parties in East London, who invited her to perform at them.
She was billed on flyers under the stage name Charli XCX; "XCX" (or "kiss Charli kiss" ) was her MSN Messenger display name when she was younger. Despite the illicit nature of the gigs, her parents were supportive of her career and attended several raves with her.
In August 2023, Charli XCX collaborated with singer Addison Rae on the song "2 Die 4" from Rae's extended play (EP) AR. The following October, she teamed up with English singer Sam Smith on the single "In the City". Smith and Devon Lee Carlson also appear in the video of "Speed Drive". In 2024, Charli XCX played her second Boiler Room set since 2020, titled PARTYGIRL, which took place on 22 February in Brooklyn. The set received about 37,000 RSVPs, the largest amount in the history of Boiler Room, and of that number, only 400 were permitted entry. The set featured guest performances from A.G. Cook, George Daniel, Doss, Easyfun, Addison Rae and Julia Fox, and songs from her upcoming album were teased. "Von Dutch", the lead single for Charli XCX's sixth album, Brat, was released on 29 February 2024. "360" was released as the second single from the album alongside a music video on 10 May 2024. The video was described by Harper's Bazaar as "Brimming With the Internet's Favorite It Girls". The album was released on 7 June 2024. Brat quickly received universal critical acclaim; it achieved a Metacritic score of 95, the highest for any album released in 2024, thus becoming one of Metacritic's top 20 highest-rated albums of all time. Its lime-green cover art and aesthetic became a viral Internet trend and received widespread media coverage, including for its use by the Kamala Harris 2024 presidential campaign. The song "Guess" was initially released as part of the deluxe edition of Brat, titled Brat and It's the Same but There's Three More Songs So It's Not. A remix of the song featuring Billie Eilish debuted atop the UK Singles Chart, marking Charli XCX's second number-one single after her feature on Icona Pop's "I Love It" a decade earlier. "Apple" was released as a single from the album after the song went viral on TikTok. Charli XCX also served as the executive producer to the soundtracks for the film Mother Mary and the TV series Overcompensating. She co-executive produced the former with Jack Antonoff and produced music for the latter.
In 2022, Charli XCX began publicly dating British musician George Daniel, who is the drummer for the alternative band the 1975. The couple first met while working on the No Rome track "Spinning", released on 4 March 2021, and they collaborated again on her album Crash, released on 18 March 2022, on the album's title track and several songs on its deluxe edition. They became engaged in November 2023. As of February 2017, Charli XCX divides her time between London and Los Angeles.
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Net Worth
As of recent assessments, Charli XCX's net worth is estimated to be around $10 million. Her wealth is primarily derived from her successful music career, including album sales, touring, and collaborations.
Social Network
Charli XCX is active on various social media platforms, including Instagram and Twitter, where she engages with her fans and shares updates about her music and personal life. Her presence on platforms like Apple Music and Amazon Music further underscores her influence in the digital music landscape.
In addition to Rechtshaid, she began working with Swedish producer Patrik Berger. He sent her two beats, and she quickly wrote songs for each, one of which became "I Love It" and the other of which became "You're the One". She stated she did not end up releasing "I Love It" herself as she could not reconcile it with her sound, but in 2012, Swedish duo Icona Pop re-recorded the song and released it as a single featuring her vocals. The song became an international hit, hitting number one in Charli's home country and climbing to number seven on the Billboard Hot 100 in 2013. 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, a one-track file consisting of eight songs, including a cover of the Blood Orange song "Champagne Coast" and Odd Future's remix of "You're the One". On Halloween, she released a new song called "Cloud Aura" featuring Brooke Candy, followed by her second mixtape Super Ultra, released exclusively through her website in November. In early 2013, she released "You (Ha Ha Ha)" and announced her debut album, followed by "What I Like" in March. 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, and at number 11 on the Australian Hitseekers Albums Chart. The album was received well by music critics, earning a 76/100 on Metacritic, which assigns a normalised rating out of 100 based on reviews from mainstream critics, indicating the album's "generally favorable reviews". In May, she released "Just Desserts", a song with Welsh singer-songwriter Marina.
Charli XCX began writing her second album in mid-2013, saying she initially wanted to go to India to record, but later decided she wanted to record in France, she said: "Two months ago, I wanted to go to India and record it, and now I want to record it in France. So I feel like nothing is definite – like, I feel very all-over-the-place at the moment. But at the moment, my heart's set on going to France and recording it, but that was different two months ago, so who knows what's going to happen?" Frustrated with the music industry, she ended up going to Sweden, isolating herself from her record label, and made a punk-inspired album over a month. Charli worked on the album with Patrik Berger; of their process, she later reflected that it was "not thought-about, everything really spontaneous [...] We don't think – it's like the first thing that comes out of my mouth is the cut on the record." Their initial work, however, was eventually scrapped for a more "pop-oriented" album. The album included a song called "Mow That Lawn", which was debuted live a year later at Ilosaarirock Festival in Finland.
On 16 May 2019, Charli XCX released the second single from Charli, "Blame It on Your Love", featuring American singer and rapper Lizzo. The track was written in Los Angeles and produced by long standing collaborators Stargate with additional production by A. G. Cook and EasyFun. Elements from "Blame It on Your Love" were taken from a previous release, "Track 10", from her 2017 mixtape Pop 2. On 25 May, Charli XCX pulled out of BBC Radio 1's Big Weekend, with Chase and Status replacing her. On 30 May, she performed a new song from Charli with Christine and the Queens titled "Gone" at Primavera Sound in Barcelona. On 30 May, Charli XCX collaborated with Diplo and Herve Pagez on the song "Spicy". On 7 June, Charli XCX released a collaboration track titled "Dream Glow" with Jin, Jimin and Jungkook of the South Korean boy band BTS for the soundtrack to their upcoming Netmarble game, BTS World. On 17 July, "Gone" was released as the third single from the album. The first promotional single, "Cross You Out" featuring Sky Ferreira, was released on 16 August, followed by the second to fourth promotional singles: "Warm" featuring Haim, on 30 August; "February 2017" featuring Clairo and Yaeji, on 6 September; and "2099" featuring Troye Sivan, on 10 September. The album was released on 13 September by Asylum and Atlantic Records.On 13 January 2020, Charli XCX was featured on the Galantis song "We Are Born to Play", which was used as the theme song for the Japanese theme park Super Nintendo World. The following month, she was featured on 100 gecs's single "Ringtone" with Kero Kero Bonito and Rico Nasty. Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, Charli XCX announced a new album, titled How I'm Feeling Now in April 2020. She subsequently released the singles "Forever", "Claws" and "I Finally Understand". How I'm Feeling Now was released on 15 May 2020. The album was written and recorded in the span of six weeks during the COVID-19 lockdowns. She used her platform on Instagram to communicate with fans while making the album, posting different variations of lyrics, single covers and sound samples that could be voted on, the most popular being the one she released officially. In reviews, Kitty Empire of The Guardian described it as "truly a work of its time". Charli XCX's first post-pandemic performance was at Wynwood Pride in Miami in June 2021. Early in February 2021, the Dirty Hit signed musician No Rome announced he was working on a track featuring Charli XCX along with label mates The 1975.
On 19 February, she featured on a new version of a track called "Charger" by the Welsh-Canadian artist Elio. In a TikTok posted on 16 March, she revealed that she is working on her next studio album, saying she was "feeling very inspired". Her next album would be her final record with Atlantic Records. On 28 April, Charli was featured on a remix of the song "Drama" from the album Good Luck by Bladee and Mechatok. On 2 September, "Good Ones" was released as the lead single from her upcoming album. A second single, "New Shapes", featuring Christine and the Queens and Caroline Polachek, was released on 4 November. Along with the single release, Charli XCX officially announced her fifth studio album, titled Crash, which was released on 18 March 2022. A third single, "Beg for You" featuring Rina Sawayama, was released 27 January.
After her song "Party 4 U" began to resurge in popularity and streaming in early 2025 after going viral on TikTok, a music video for the track was released on 15 May 2025, coinciding with the fifth anniversary of the release of How I'm Feeling Now, its parent album.
Releases following Sucker explored an avant-pop direction. Vroom Vroom contained elements of Eurodance, while Number 1 Angel evidenced elements of trap, R&B, electropop, synth-pop, and experimental pop. Pop 2 and Charli were noted for their numerous collaborations and maintained their predecessors' avant-pop composition as well as incorporating elements of avant-garde, Eurodance, and J-pop music. how i'm feeling now was described as a "club-pop", hyperpop and experimental pop album with elements of garage, trance and bubblegum pop, in which Charli XCX addresses her life during COVID-19 lockdowns. Crash was dubbed a synth-pop and 1980s pop album with hints of synthwave, Eurodance, hard funk, swingbeat, bubblegum pop, Italo disco and indie pop music that was noted for its departure from Charli XCX's previous experimental pop releases. It was noted for its attempt at appealing to a more mainstream audience, and its deal-with-the-devil-centered aesthetic. Charli XCX's "party girl" aesthetic seen in Brat has drawn similarities and comparisons to Kesha. Charli XCX's singing voice has been compared to that of Gwen Stefani and Marina Diamandis. She has been described as having an alto vocal range. Charli XCX has been described as inspired heavily by the 2010s "hyperpop" style, though she rejected the term on social media, stating that she does "not identify with music genres".
Charli XCX's influences include Shampoo, No Doubt, t.A.T.u., the Donnas, Bikini Kill, Avril Lavigne, the Feminine Complex, Siouxsie and the Banshees, Donna Summer, Bread, All Saints, Uffie, Brooke Candy, Lil Wayne, Kate Bush, Twin Peaks, Paris Hilton, Justice, Crystal Castles, Calvin Harris, Björk, and Quentin Tarantino whom she has named as her "hero". She has also named Rihanna as her "favorite pop girl" and hopes to write a song for her. Charli XCX stated in 2017 she aspires to write songs for Katy Perry and Gwen Stefani. Charli XCX has said that True Romance was based around "Martika, and also the Cure and Britney" while influences of Belinda Carlisle, Marina and the Knife were noted by critics. The Hives, Weezer, Ramones and 1960s yé-yé music all influenced her second album. She cited Kanye West as an inspiration for her idiosyncratic use of Auto-Tune. She has said that "the best artists are the ones who constantly change – Madonna, Bowie" and that her "dream collaboration would be with someone like Björk, Kate Bush, or even Dionne Warwick".
Charli XCX experiences sound-to-colour synaesthesia. She states, "I see music in colours. I love music that's black, pink, purple or red – but I hate music that's green, yellow or brown." In light of racist comments about her Indian heritage and skin tone being labelled as "dirty", Charli expressed pride in her Indian roots on Twitter (X) by stating that "i am extremely proud of my indian heritage. i love my roots & my family. don't call me/anyone "dirty" bcoz of the colour of someone's skin."
"But then I'd go home to this other world which was largely white. It was almost like I would experience the Indian part of my identity only on the weekends. I never quite felt like I fit into either world, which I think commonly happens with mixed-race kids."
Education
Charli XCX attended Bishop's Stortford College in Hertfordshire, England, before pursuing her music career full-time. Her early interest in music led her to start writing songs at the age of 14.
She grew up in Start Hill, Essex, and spent weekends with her maternal grandparents in Crawley. She attended Bishop's Stortford College in Bishop's Stortford.
She has spoken extensively about her difficulties at school growing up, stating that she was a "half-Indian girl with frizzy hair" among predominantly white people and that she was bullied and discriminated against for her Indian heritage.
In late 2008, while 14 was never commercially released, she released the two singles "!Franchesckaar!" and double A-side "Emelline"/"Art Bitch" under Orgy Music. She has since frequently expressed her distaste for her music of the time, going as far to call it "gimmicky dance tracks" and "fucking terrible Myspace music". At the age of 18, 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.
Additional Insights
Charli XCX's music style is eclectic, incorporating elements of dance, electro, and experimental pop. Her mixed heritage, with an Indian mother and a Scottish father, has influenced her artistic vision and connection with global audiences. Known for her innovative sound and captivating performances, Charli XCX continues to be a significant figure in contemporary pop music.
