Charlotte OC

Charlotte OC
Birth name Charlotte Mary O'Connor
Born 1989/1990 (age 25–26)[1]
Origin Blackburn, Lancashire, United Kingdom
Genres
Occupation(s)
  • Singer
  • songwriter
Instruments Guitar
Years active 2008–present
Labels
Website facebook.com/CharlotteOCOfficial

Charlotte Mary O'Connor,[2] 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.[3] She grew up in Blackburn, Lancashire and attended Westholme School, one of her schoolfriends being fellow singer Diana Vickers. She began playing the guitar at 15 years old and attended weekend classes at the Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts.[1] At 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.[1] 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, 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". Her second album is due for release in late 2016.[13]

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.[14][15][16] 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",[17] while Hunger magazine wrote that her output "feels spiritual and almost occultist".[18]

Discography

Albums

Extended plays

Singles

References

  1. 1 2 3 http://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/news/3988173.Diana_Vickers__best_friend_has_X_Factor_after_signing_record_deal/
  2. ↑ http://www.allmusic.com/artist/charlotte-oc-mn0003212530/biography
  3. ↑ http://primarytalent.com/charlotte-oc/
  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://www.theboltonnews.co.uk/news/9129966.What_s_on__Charlotte_O___Connor__Blackburn__September_22/
  7. 1 2 3 Geoghegan, Kev (24 November 2013). "Charlotte OC: tipped for success in 2014". BBC.
  8. ↑ http://strangerrecords.com/artist/charlotte-oc/
  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. ↑ http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/introducing/posts/On-the-playlist-Charlotte-OC-Hangover
  12. ↑ http://www.wonderlandmagazine.com/2014/09/new-noise-charlotte-oc/
  13. ↑ http://www.gigwise.com/features/98927/charlotte-oc-interview-burning-ep-berlin-and-blackburn
  14. ↑ http://noisey.vice.com/en_uk/read/youneedtohearthis-sleeve-notes-charlotte-oc
  15. ↑ http://www.papermag.com/2014/09/charlotte_oc.php
  16. ↑ http://www.clashmusic.com/features/next-wave-class-of-2014-charlotte-oc
  17. ↑ http://noisey.vice.com/blog/listen-to-justin-martins-rad-remix-of-charlotte-ocs-strange-rules
  18. ↑ http://www.hungertv.com/feature/premiere-charlotte-oc-colour-heart/
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