Charlotte Emma Aitchison, conocida como Charli XCX, es una cantante, compositora, directora de videos musicales y productora británica.
Nacida en Cambridge y criada en Start Hill, Essex, Charli comenzó a publicar sus primeras canciones en Myspace en 2008,4 lo que la llevó a ser descubierta por un productor el cual la invitó a actuar en eventos y fiestas por lo que, en 2010, firmó un contrato discográfico con Asylum Records, lanzando así una serie de sencillos y mixtapes durante 2011 y 2012.
En 2013, Charli saltó a la fama debido a su colaboración con Icona Pop en la canción I Love It, la cual escribió y se convirtió en un éxito internacional. Su primer álbum de estudio, True Romance, fue lanzado ese mismo año con gran éxito por parte de la crítica, si bien no cumplió con las expectativas comerciales. En 2014 contribuyó en la canción Fancy de la rapera Australiana Iggy Azalea que terminó ese año como uno de los sencillos más vendidos en todo el mundo y fue nominada a dos Premios Grammy. El mismo año, recibió su primer éxito como solista con el sencillo Boom Clap, el cual entró en el Billboard Hot 100. Su segundo álbum de estudio, Sucker, fue lanzado a finales de ese mismo año y contó con el sencillo anteriormente mencionado y los sencillos Break the Rules, Famous, Need Ur Luv y Doing It; este último en colaboración con la cantante estadounidense Rita Ora.
En 2015 Charli comenzó a trabajar con productores y artistas de la productora británica experimental PC Music, del productor A.G. Cook, así como con la productora Sophie, desarrollando un sonido e imagen más experimentales los cuales la llevaron a ser nombrada «la estrella pop del futuro» por la revista digital Pitchfork. Mientras trabajaba en su tercer álbum de estudio, lanzó el EP Vroom Vroom en 2016 y los mixtapes Number 1 Angel y Pop 2 en 2017, así como una serie de sencillos, tales como After the Afterparty, Boys y 1999. En 2019, Charli lanzó su tercer álbum de estudio, Charli. Un año después, en 2020 y durante la pandemia por coronavirus, Charli lanzó su cuarto álbum de estudio, How I’m Feeling Now, el cual contó con una creación DIY y en la cual ayudaron sus propios fans a través de las redes sociales.
Además de su carrera como solista, Charli ha coescrito canciones para otros artistas, incluyendo Beg for It de Iggy Azalea, Same Old Love de Selena Gomez, Tonight de Blondie y la colaboración de Shawn Mendes con Camila Cabello Señorita, entre otras.
Shawn Mendes entitled “I Know What You Did Last Summer.” The song reached number twenty in the United States and number eighteen in Canada and was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). In 2016, she released a second single with American rapper Machine Gun Kelly titled “Bad Things,” which peaked at No. 4 on the US Billboard Hot 100.
In 2017, she released the single titled “Havana”, this being the title track of her debut album Camila de ella. It managed to position itself in the first position of the Billboard Hot 100 in the United States, and in several countries including Canada, Australia and the United Kingdom.In addition to positioning itself in the top 10 in numerous countries, the single was certified gold and platinum in fourteen countries.
In January 2018, Cabello released her debut album Camila, which debuted at number 1 in Canada and on the Billboard 200 in the United States.
Andrew Bazzi known simply as Bazzi, is a Lebanese and American singer and songwriter. His song “Mine,” released in October 2017, gained popularity in early 2018 when he became an internet phenomenon through the use of a Snapchat lens filter with the song. As of March 2018, it peaked at No. 11 on the Billboard Hot 100 and has appeared on many other international charts.
Janelle Monáe Robinson is an American singer, songwriter, rapper, actress, record producer, and model. Monáe is signed to Atlantic Records, as well as to her own imprint, the Wondaland Arts Society. Monáe has received eight Grammy Award nominations. Monáe won an MTV Video Music Award and the ASCAP Vanguard Award in 2010. Monáe was also honored with the Billboard Women in Music Rising Star Award in 2015 and the Trailblazer of the Year Award in 2018. In 2012, Monáe became a CoverGirl spokesperson. Boston City Council named October 16, 2013 “Janelle Monáe Day” in the city of Boston, Massachusetts, in recognition of her artistry and social leadership.
Monáe’s musical career began in 2003 upon releasing a demo album titled The Audition. In 2007, Monáe publicly debuted with a conceptual EP titled Metropolis: Suite I (The Chase). It peaked at number two on the US Top Heatseekers chart, and in 2010, through Bad Boy Records, Monáe released a first full-length studio album, The ArchAndroid, a concept album and sequel to her first EP. In 2011, Monáe was featured as a guest vocalist on fun.’s single “We Are Young”, which achieved major commercial success, topping the charts of more than ten countries and garnering Monáe a wider audience. Monáe’s second studio album, The Electric Lady, was released in 2013 and debuted at number five on the Billboard 200, serving as the fourth and fifth installments of the seven-part Metropolis concept series.
In 2016, Monáe made her theatrical film debut in two high-profile productions; Monáe starred in Hidden Figures as NASA mathematician and aerospace engineer Mary Jackson, and also starred in Moonlight. Hidden Figures was a box office success, while Moonlight won the Academy Award for Best Picture at the 89th annual ceremony. Monáe’s third studio album, Dirty Computer, also described as a concept album, was released in 2018 to widespread critical acclaim; it was chosen as the best album of the year by several publications and earned Monáe two nominations at the 61st Annual Grammy Awards, including Album of the Year. The album debuted at number six on the Billboard 200 and was further promoted by Monáe’s Dirty Computer Tour, which lasted from June to August 2018.
Zonderling have created their own version of today’s dance music. Freaky sounds by a headstrong duo working on musical impulses, leading to a streak of powerful releases with a character of their own.
