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'''Charlotte Mary O'Connor''',<ref>[http://www.allmusic.com/artist/charlotte-oc-mn0003212530/biography Artist Biography] by Andy Kellman, AllMusic.</ref> better known by her stage name '''Charlotte OC''', is a British singer-songwriter.
'''Charlotte OC''' (also known as '''Charlotte O'Connor''') is an English singer-songwriter from Blackburn, classed as "tipped for success in 2014" by [[BBC]]<ref>http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-25031405</ref> and named as "one to watch" by [[Digital Spy]].<ref name="Digital Spy - 06Nov2013 - Ones to watch: Watch Charlotte OC perform 'Cut The Rope'">{{cite news|url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/music/news/a529130/ones-to-watch-watch-charlotte-oc-perform-cut-the-rope.html|title=Ones to watch: Watch Charlotte OC perform 'Cut The Rope'|last=Copsey|first=Robert|date=6 November 2013|work=[[Digital Spy]]}}</ref> She is the daughter of a half Malawi, half Indian mother and Irish father.<ref>http://primarytalent.com/charlotte-oc/</ref> Charlotte was signed and dropped by record label [[Columbia Records|Columbia]] in her late teens.<ref>http://www.channel4.com/programmes/launched-at-red-bull-studios/articles/artists/charlotte-oc</ref> Her debut EP "Colour My Heart" was released by Stranger Records, early home of [[Lana Del Rey]]. In July 2014, she played on the [[BBC Introducing]] stage at [[T In The Park]] Festival, supporting her latest EP "Strange",<ref name="The Line Of Best Fit - 14Aug2014 - Watch the video for Charlotte OC’s mysterious suburban love-ritual Strange">{{cite news|url=http://www.thelineofbestfit.com/new-music/discovery/charlotte-oc-strange|title=Watch the video for Charlotte OC’s mysterious suburban love-ritual 'Strange'|last=Battolla|first=Melanie|date=14 August 2014|work=The Line of Best Fit}}</ref> released by [[Harvest Records]] in the US and [[Polydor Records|Polydor]] in the UK.


==Biography==
Musically, Charlotte was influenced by the electronic music she heard in the legendary Berlin club, [[Berghain]].<ref>http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/introducing/posts/On-the-playlist-Charlotte-OC-Hangover</ref> As her parents surrounded her with folk and soul music, she lists [[Alicia Keys]], [[Leonard Cohen]], [[Lou Reed]], [[Joni Mitchell]], [[Aretha Franklin]], [[Billie Holiday]] and [[Marvin Gaye]] among her major influences.<ref name="BBC - 24Nov2013 - Charlotte OC: tipped for success in 2014">{{cite news|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-25031405|title= Charlotte OC: tipped for success in 2014 |last= Geoghegan|first= Kev|date=24 November 2013|work=[[BBC]]}}</ref>
Charlotte O'Connor is the daughter of a half-[[Malawi]]an, half-Indian mother and Irish father.<ref>[http://primarytalent.com/charlotte-oc/ "Charlotte OC"] at Primary Talent International.</ref> She grew up in [[Blackburn]], Lancashire, and attended [[Westholme School]]. She began playing the guitar at 15 years of age and attended weekend classes at the [[Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts]].<ref name=LT-2008>Sophie Wyllie,[http://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/news/3988173.Diana_Vickers__best_friend_has_X_Factor_after_signing_record_deal/ "Diana Vickers' best friend has X Factor after signing record deal"], ''[[Lancashire Telegraph]]'', 18 December 2008.</ref> When she was 16 years old, she became a global ambassador for surfwear brand [[Quiksilver]].<ref>Philip Javens, [http://soulculture.com/features/interviews/charlotte-oconnor-introducing-blackburns-acoustic-hip-pop-interview/ "Charlotte O'Connor: Introducing Blackburn's 'Acoustic Hip Pop' | Interview"], ''SoulCulture'', 4 October 2011.</ref><ref>[http://www.glassbutterbeach.com/charlotte-oconnor-confirmed-for-saturday/ "Charlotte O'Connor (Confirmed)"], ''Glassbutterbeach.com'', 3 April 2012.</ref>

O'Connor's music attracted the attention of agent Sam Bush, who signed her to a contract and arranged gigs for her in the United States. She signed a four-album recording deal with [[Columbia Records]] in late 2008, when she was 18 years old.<ref name=LT-2008/> Her debut single, "Treasure Island", was released in September 2011 and her debut album, ''For Kenny'' (produced by [[Mario Caldato Jr.]]), followed in November.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/leisure/9129966.charlotte-oconnor-blackburn-september-22/|title=What's on: Charlotte O'Connor, Blackburn, September 22|newspaper=[[Lancashire Telegraph]]|accessdate=2020-03-22}}</ref> O'Connor was dropped by Columbia and subsequently took work in her mother's hairdressing salon.<ref name="BBC - 24Nov2013 - Charlotte OC: tipped for success in 2014"/>

O'Connor signed with Stranger Records in 2013.<ref>[http://strangerrecords.com/artist/charlotte-oc/ "Charlotte OC"] at Stranger Records.</ref> She released her first EP, ''Colour My Heart'', in November 2013 under the stage name '''Charlotte OC'''; the same month, the [[BBC]] classed her as "tipped for success in 2014"<ref name="BBC - 24Nov2013 - Charlotte OC: tipped for success in 2014"/> and [[Digital Spy]] named her "one to watch".<ref name="Digital Spy - 06Nov2013 - Ones to watch: Watch Charlotte OC perform 'Cut The Rope'">{{cite news|url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/music/news/a529130/ones-to-watch-watch-charlotte-oc-perform-cut-the-rope.html|title=Ones to watch: Watch Charlotte OC perform 'Cut The Rope'|last=Copsey|first=Robert|date=6 November 2013|work=[[Digital Spy]]}}</ref> Her second EP, ''Strange'', was released by [[Polydor Records]] in September 2014,<ref name="The Line Of Best Fit - 14Aug2014 - Watch the video for Charlotte OC’s mysterious suburban love-ritual Strange">{{cite news|url=http://www.thelineofbestfit.com/new-music/discovery/charlotte-oc-strange|title=Watch the video for Charlotte OC's mysterious suburban love-ritual 'Strange'|last=Battolla|first=Melanie|date=14 August 2014|work=The Line of Best Fit}}</ref> and its track "Hangover" was playlisted on [[BBC Radio 1]].<ref name=BBCIntroducing>[https://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/introducing/posts/On-the-playlist-Charlotte-OC-Hangover " On the playlist: Charlotte OC – Hangover"], ''Introducing...'', BBC Music, 30 July 2014.</ref> ''Colour My Heart'' and ''Strange'' were recorded with producer [[Tim Anderson (musician)|Tim Anderson]] in Los Angeles.<ref>[http://www.wonderlandmagazine.com/2014/09/new-noise-charlotte-oc/ "New Noise: Charlotte OC"], ''Wonderland''.</ref> In March 2015, O'Connor released her third EP, ''Burning'', which features the single "If My House Was Burning".<ref>Andrew Trendell, [http://www.gigwise.com/features/98927/charlotte-oc-interview-burning-ep-berlin-and-blackburn "Charlotte OC: 'I Love to mix the ugly with the beautiful'"], ''Gigwise'', 6 March 2015.</ref>

Her first album, the Anderson-produced ''Careless People'', was released on 31 March 2017.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.universalmusic.fr/4055-careless-people-le-premier-album-de-charlotte-oc.html|title="Careless People", le premier album de Charlotte OC|website=Universalmusic.fr|accessdate=2020-03-22}}</ref> It spawned four singles, "Darkest Hour", "Blackout", "Shell", and "Medicine Man".<ref>Myles Tanzer, [http://www.thefader.com/2016/09/29/charlotte-oc-is-trapped-in-her-darkest-hour-video "Charlotte OC Is Trapped In Her 'Darkest Hour' Video"], ''Fader'', 29 September 2016.</ref>

On 15 May 2020, O'Connor released the EP ''Oh the Agony, Oh the Ecstasy''<ref>{{Cite web|last=Mosk|first=Mitch|date=15 May 2020|title=Feature: Charlotte OC's 'Oh the Agony, oh the Ecstasy' EP is a passionate, soulful surrender|url=https://atwoodmagazine.com/oaoe-charlotte-oc-oh-the-agony-oh-the-ecstasy-ep-interview-feature/|url-status=live|website=Atwood Magazine|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200519140904/https://atwoodmagazine.com/oaoe-charlotte-oc-oh-the-agony-oh-the-ecstasy-ep-interview-feature/ |archive-date=19 May 2020 }}</ref> featuring the three previously published songs "This Pain", "Freedom" and "Falling for You" as well as two new songs.

Since April 2021, the singer-songwriter released several new singles and EP's of her second studio album, "Here comes Trouble", which O'Connor released on 15 October 2021.<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=21 September 2021|title=Charlotte OC on Instagram|url=https://www.instagram.com/p/CUF9vnqDxZ1/ |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/instagram/charlotteocofficial/2667809907521033845 |archive-date=25 December 2021 |url-access=registration|url-status=live|website=Instagram}}{{cbignore}}</ref>

==Artistry==
O'Connor described her music as being influenced by [[gospel music|gospel]], [[soul music|soul]], and [[house music|house]] musics, as well as by the [[electronic music]] she heard at the German nightclub [[Berghain]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.vice.com/en_uk/article/ryg8d5/youneedtohearthis-sleeve-notes-charlotte-oc|title=Sleeve Notes: Charlotte OC|website=Vice.com|date=3 September 2014}}</ref><ref>Emily McDermott, [http://www.papermag.com/2014/09/charlotte_oc.php ""UK Singer Charlotte OC Is About To Blow Up"], ''Paper'', 16 September 2014.</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.clashmusic.com/features/next-wave-class-of-2014-charlotte-oc|title=Features|website=Clashmusic.com|date=6 January 2014 |accessdate=2020-03-22}}</ref> As her parents surrounded her with folk and soul music, she lists [[Alicia Keys]], [[Leonard Cohen]], [[Lou Reed]], [[Joni Mitchell]], [[Aretha Franklin]], [[Billie Holiday]] and [[Marvin Gaye]] among her major influences.<ref name="BBC - 24Nov2013 - Charlotte OC: tipped for success in 2014">{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-25031405|title= Charlotte OC: tipped for success in 2014 |last= Geoghegan|first= Kev|date=24 November 2013|publisher=BBC}}</ref> [[Noisey]] wrote that O'Connor "blends [[Bat for Lashes]]' cosmic mystic pop, [[Stevie Nicks]]' breathless vulnerability, and possesses the vocal chops to keep up with [[Adele]]",<ref>Kim Taylor Bennett, [http://noisey.vice.com/blog/listen-to-justin-martins-rad-remix-of-charlotte-ocs-strange-rules "Listen to Justin Martin's Rad Remix of Charlotte OC's 'Strange'"], ''Noisey'', 5 September 2014.</ref> while ''Hunger'' magazine wrote that her output "feels spiritual and almost occultist".<ref>[http://www.hungertv.com/feature/premiere-charlotte-oc-colour-heart/ "Premiere: Charlotte OC – Colour My Heart"], ''Hungertv.com'', 30 September 2013.</ref>


==Discography==
==Discography==
===Albums===
*''For Kenny'' (2011)
*''Careless People'' (2017)
*''Here Comes Trouble'' (2021)


===Extended plays===
===Extended plays===
*''Colour My Heart'' (November 2013)
*''Colour My Heart'' (2013)
*''Strange'' (September 2014)
*''Strange'' (2014)
*''Burning'' (2015)
*''Oh the Agony, Oh the Ectasy'' (2020)


===Singles===
===Singles===
*"Treasure Island" (September 2011)
*"Colour My Heart" (October 2013)
*"Colour My Heart" (October 2013)
*"Hangover" (November 2013)
*"Hangover" (November 2013)
*"Strange" (August 2014)
*"Strange" (August 2014)
*"If My House Was Burning" (March 2015)
*"On & On" (June 2015)
*"Blackout" (August 2016)
*"Darkest Hour" (September 2016)
*"Shell" (June 2017)
*"Medicine Man" (July 2017)
*"Satellite" (November 2018)
*"Boyfriend" (March 2019)
*"Better Off On My Own" (May 2019)
*"This Pain" (January 2020)
*"Freedom" (February 2020)
*"Falling for You" (April 2020)
*"Inevitable" (May 2021)
*"Centre of the Universe" (August 2021)
*"Mexico" (September 2021)


==References==
==References==
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{{Reflist}}


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Latest revision as of 14:03, 8 June 2024

Charlotte OC
O'Connor performing in 2019
Background information
Birth nameCharlotte Mary O'Connor
OriginBlackburn, Lancashire, England
Genres
Occupations
  • Singer
  • songwriter
InstrumentGuitar
Years active2008–present
Labels

Charlotte Mary O'Connor,[1] better known by her stage name Charlotte OC, is a British singer-songwriter.

Biography

[edit]

Charlotte O'Connor is the daughter of a half-Malawian, half-Indian mother and Irish father.[2] She grew up in Blackburn, Lancashire, and attended Westholme School. She began playing the guitar at 15 years of age and attended weekend classes at the Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts.[3] When she was 16 years old, she became a global ambassador for surfwear brand Quiksilver.[4][5]

O'Connor's music attracted the attention of agent Sam Bush, who signed her to a contract and arranged gigs for her in the United States. She signed a four-album recording deal with Columbia Records in late 2008, when she was 18 years old.[3] Her debut single, "Treasure Island", was released in September 2011 and her debut album, For Kenny (produced by Mario Caldato Jr.), followed in November.[6] O'Connor was dropped by Columbia and subsequently took work in her mother's hairdressing salon.[7]

O'Connor signed with Stranger Records in 2013.[8] She released her first EP, Colour My Heart, in November 2013 under the stage name Charlotte OC; the same month, the BBC classed her as "tipped for success in 2014"[7] and Digital Spy named her "one to watch".[9] Her second EP, Strange, was released by Polydor Records in September 2014,[10] and its track "Hangover" was playlisted on BBC Radio 1.[11] Colour My Heart and Strange were recorded with producer Tim Anderson in Los Angeles.[12] In March 2015, O'Connor released her third EP, Burning, which features the single "If My House Was Burning".[13]

Her first album, the Anderson-produced Careless People, was released on 31 March 2017.[14] It spawned four singles, "Darkest Hour", "Blackout", "Shell", and "Medicine Man".[15]

On 15 May 2020, O'Connor released the EP Oh the Agony, Oh the Ecstasy[16] featuring the three previously published songs "This Pain", "Freedom" and "Falling for You" as well as two new songs.

Since April 2021, the singer-songwriter released several new singles and EP's of her second studio album, "Here comes Trouble", which O'Connor released on 15 October 2021.[17]

Artistry

[edit]

O'Connor described her music as being influenced by gospel, soul, and house musics, as well as by the electronic music she heard at the German nightclub Berghain.[18][19][20] As her parents surrounded her with folk and soul music, she lists Alicia Keys, Leonard Cohen, Lou Reed, Joni Mitchell, Aretha Franklin, Billie Holiday and Marvin Gaye among her major influences.[7] Noisey wrote that O'Connor "blends Bat for Lashes' cosmic mystic pop, Stevie Nicks' breathless vulnerability, and possesses the vocal chops to keep up with Adele",[21] while Hunger magazine wrote that her output "feels spiritual and almost occultist".[22]

Discography

[edit]

Albums

[edit]
  • For Kenny (2011)
  • Careless People (2017)
  • Here Comes Trouble (2021)

Extended plays

[edit]
  • Colour My Heart (2013)
  • Strange (2014)
  • Burning (2015)
  • Oh the Agony, Oh the Ectasy (2020)

Singles

[edit]
  • "Treasure Island" (September 2011)
  • "Colour My Heart" (October 2013)
  • "Hangover" (November 2013)
  • "Strange" (August 2014)
  • "If My House Was Burning" (March 2015)
  • "On & On" (June 2015)
  • "Blackout" (August 2016)
  • "Darkest Hour" (September 2016)
  • "Shell" (June 2017)
  • "Medicine Man" (July 2017)
  • "Satellite" (November 2018)
  • "Boyfriend" (March 2019)
  • "Better Off On My Own" (May 2019)
  • "This Pain" (January 2020)
  • "Freedom" (February 2020)
  • "Falling for You" (April 2020)
  • "Inevitable" (May 2021)
  • "Centre of the Universe" (August 2021)
  • "Mexico" (September 2021)

References

[edit]
  1. ^ Artist Biography by Andy Kellman, AllMusic.
  2. ^ "Charlotte OC" at Primary Talent International.
  3. ^ a b Sophie Wyllie,"Diana Vickers' best friend has X Factor after signing record deal", Lancashire Telegraph, 18 December 2008.
  4. ^ Philip Javens, "Charlotte O'Connor: Introducing Blackburn's 'Acoustic Hip Pop' | Interview", SoulCulture, 4 October 2011.
  5. ^ "Charlotte O'Connor (Confirmed)", Glassbutterbeach.com, 3 April 2012.
  6. ^ "What's on: Charlotte O'Connor, Blackburn, September 22". Lancashire Telegraph. Retrieved 22 March 2020.
  7. ^ a b c Geoghegan, Kev (24 November 2013). "Charlotte OC: tipped for success in 2014". BBC.
  8. ^ "Charlotte OC" at Stranger Records.
  9. ^ Copsey, Robert (6 November 2013). "Ones to watch: Watch Charlotte OC perform 'Cut The Rope'". Digital Spy.
  10. ^ Battolla, Melanie (14 August 2014). "Watch the video for Charlotte OC's mysterious suburban love-ritual 'Strange'". The Line of Best Fit.
  11. ^ " On the playlist: Charlotte OC – Hangover", Introducing..., BBC Music, 30 July 2014.
  12. ^ "New Noise: Charlotte OC", Wonderland.
  13. ^ Andrew Trendell, "Charlotte OC: 'I Love to mix the ugly with the beautiful'", Gigwise, 6 March 2015.
  14. ^ ""Careless People", le premier album de Charlotte OC". Universalmusic.fr. Retrieved 22 March 2020.
  15. ^ Myles Tanzer, "Charlotte OC Is Trapped In Her 'Darkest Hour' Video", Fader, 29 September 2016.
  16. ^ Mosk, Mitch (15 May 2020). "Feature: Charlotte OC's 'Oh the Agony, oh the Ecstasy' EP is a passionate, soulful surrender". Atwood Magazine. Archived from the original on 19 May 2020.
  17. ^ "Charlotte OC on Instagram". Instagram. 21 September 2021. Archived from the original on 25 December 2021.
  18. ^ "Sleeve Notes: Charlotte OC". Vice.com. 3 September 2014.
  19. ^ Emily McDermott, ""UK Singer Charlotte OC Is About To Blow Up", Paper, 16 September 2014.
  20. ^ "Features". Clashmusic.com. 6 January 2014. Retrieved 22 March 2020.
  21. ^ Kim Taylor Bennett, "Listen to Justin Martin's Rad Remix of Charlotte OC's 'Strange'", Noisey, 5 September 2014.
  22. ^ "Premiere: Charlotte OC – Colour My Heart", Hungertv.com, 30 September 2013.
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