Charlotte Emma Aitchison, known professionally as Charli XCX, is an English singer and songwriter. Born in Cambridge and raised in Start Hill, Essex, she began posting songs on Myspace in 2008, which led to her discovery by a promoter who invited her to perform at warehouse raves. In 2010, she signed a recording contract with Asylum Records, releasing a series of singles and mixtapes throughout 2011 and 2012.
Charli XCX in 2022
Charli XCX performing at the 2013 Positivus Festival
Charli XCX at the 2014 ARIA Awards
Charli XCX performing in Berlin on her Charli Live Tour in November 2019
Icona Pop are a Swedish synth-pop duo that formed in 2009, with electro house and indie pop music influences. Its two members, Aino Jawo and Caroline Hjelt, grew up in Stockholm and create what the Swedish press has described as music which "you can both laugh and cry to at the same time". They signed to TEN Music Group in 2009 and are currently also in a label deal with Ultra Music. Their biggest hit to date has been "I Love It".
Icona Pop (Aino Jawo, left, and Caroline Hjelt) performing at the Way Out West festival in Gothenburg, Sweden, in August 2014
Icona Pop at Michalsky StyleNite of Berlin Fashion Week, August 2013