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==Biography==
==Biography==
O'Connor is the daughter of a half [[Malawi]], half Indian mother and Irish father.<ref>http://primarytalent.com/charlotte-oc/</ref> She grew up in [[Blackburn]], Lancashire and attended [[Westholme School]]. She began playing the guitar at 15 years old and attended weekend classes at the [[Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts]].<ref name=LT-2008/> At 16 years old, she became a global ambassador for surfwear brand [[Quiksilver]].<ref>http://soulculture.com/features/interviews/charlotte-oconnor-introducing-blackburns-acoustic-hip-pop-interview/</ref><ref>http://www.glassbutterbeach.com/charlotte-oconnor-confirmed-for-saturday/</ref>
O'Connor is the daughter of a half [[Malawi]], half Indian mother and Irish father.<ref>http://primarytalent.com/charlotte-oc/</ref> She grew up in [[Blackburn]], Lancashire and attended [[Westholme School]]. She began playing the guitar at 15 years old and attended weekend classes at the [[Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts]].<ref name=LT-2008>http://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/news/3988173.Diana_Vickers__best_friend_has_X_Factor_after_signing_record_deal/</ref> At 16 years old, she became a global ambassador for surfwear brand [[Quiksilver]].<ref>http://soulculture.com/features/interviews/charlotte-oconnor-introducing-blackburns-acoustic-hip-pop-interview/</ref><ref>http://www.glassbutterbeach.com/charlotte-oconnor-confirmed-for-saturday/</ref>


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Revision as of 22:39, 30 April 2017

Charlotte OC
Birth nameCharlotte Mary O'Connor
OriginBlackburn, Lancashire, United Kingdom
Genres
Occupations
  • Singer
  • songwriter
InstrumentGuitar
Years active2008–present
Labels
Websitefacebook.com/CharlotteOCOfficial

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

Biography

O'Connor is the daughter of a half Malawi, 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 old and attended weekend classes at the Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts.[3] At 16 years old, she became a global ambassador for surfwear brand Quiksilver.[4][5]

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O'Connor signed with Stranger Records in 2013.[6] She released her first EP, Colour My Heart, in November 2013 under the stage name Charlotte OC; the same month, BBC classed her as "tipped for success in 2014"[7] and Digital Spy named her "one to watch".[8] Her second EP, Strange, was released by Polydor Records in September 2014,[9] and its track "Hangover" was playlisted on BBC Radio 1.[10] Colour My Heart and Strange were recorded with producer Tim Anderson in Los Angeles.[11] In March 2015, O'Connor released her third EP, Burning, which features the single "If My House Was Burning".[12]

Her second album, the Anderson-produced Careless People, is scheduled for release in March 2017.[13] A single, "Darkest Hour", was released in 2016.[14]

Artistry

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.[15][16][17] 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",[18] while Hunger magazine wrote that her output "feels spiritual and almost occultist".[19]

Discography

Albums

  • For Kenny (2011)
  • Careless People (2017)

Extended plays

  • Colour My Heart (2013)
  • Strange (2014)
  • Burning (2015)

Singles

  • "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)

References

  1. ^ http://www.allmusic.com/artist/charlotte-oc-mn0003212530/biography
  2. ^ http://primarytalent.com/charlotte-oc/
  3. ^ http://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/news/3988173.Diana_Vickers__best_friend_has_X_Factor_after_signing_record_deal/
  4. ^ http://soulculture.com/features/interviews/charlotte-oconnor-introducing-blackburns-acoustic-hip-pop-interview/
  5. ^ http://www.glassbutterbeach.com/charlotte-oconnor-confirmed-for-saturday/
  6. ^ http://strangerrecords.com/artist/charlotte-oc/
  7. ^ a b Geoghegan, Kev (24 November 2013). "Charlotte OC: tipped for success in 2014". BBC.
  8. ^ Copsey, Robert (6 November 2013). "Ones to watch: Watch Charlotte OC perform 'Cut The Rope'". Digital Spy.
  9. ^ Battolla, Melanie (14 August 2014). "Watch the video for Charlotte OC's mysterious suburban love-ritual 'Strange'". The Line of Best Fit.
  10. ^ http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/introducing/posts/On-the-playlist-Charlotte-OC-Hangover
  11. ^ http://www.wonderlandmagazine.com/2014/09/new-noise-charlotte-oc/
  12. ^ http://www.gigwise.com/features/98927/charlotte-oc-interview-burning-ep-berlin-and-blackburn
  13. ^ http://www.universalmusic.fr/4055-careless-people-le-premier-album-de-charlotte-oc.html
  14. ^ http://www.thefader.com/2016/09/29/charlotte-oc-is-trapped-in-her-darkest-hour-video
  15. ^ http://noisey.vice.com/en_uk/read/youneedtohearthis-sleeve-notes-charlotte-oc
  16. ^ http://www.papermag.com/2014/09/charlotte_oc.php
  17. ^ http://www.clashmusic.com/features/next-wave-class-of-2014-charlotte-oc
  18. ^ http://noisey.vice.com/blog/listen-to-justin-martins-rad-remix-of-charlotte-ocs-strange-rules
  19. ^ http://www.hungertv.com/feature/premiere-charlotte-oc-colour-heart/
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