Charlotte Plank is an Australian-British singer. She has released three solo singles, and has also featured on the single "Dancing Is Healing" by

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and Vibe Chemistry, which charted at No. 5 on the

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. She is also a member of

Loud LDN Loud LDN is a collective of female and gender-expansive artists based in London. It was described by ''NME'' in December 2022 as a "community of hellip; drum 'n' bass, pop, and R&B artists at all stages in their careers". Formed in May 2022 by ...

Life and career

Early life

Plank was born in

Australia Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a Sovereign state, sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australia (continent), Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous List of islands of Australia, sma ...

, and attended

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. Her parents met in Australia in the early 1990s

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scene; her uncle was a DJ. She first started recording during lockdown; her first works were lo-fi demos. She previously worked at

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Early works

On 14 February 2021, she released "Dont U Know", with Frankie Allan and Strictly Banks, and on 13 August 2021, she featured on Reflecting, from Chowerman's EP ANTITHESIS, which also featured Luciferian and Kami-O. On 20 May 2022, Plank self-released "Hate Me". The song detailed Plank's attempts at putting off a potential love interest, due to her own self-hatred. The song brought Plank to the attention of

Black Butter Records Black Butter Records is a British record label based in London, England. It was founded in 2010 by Olly Wood, Henry Village and Joe Gossa, with an investment of £5,000, and was named after a brand of condiments that had the same name. It was ...

, who signed her, and rereleased the song on 19 August 2022, the same day as its camcorder-style music video, which was shot with Sexy Lady Massive, a women-only rave in

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. On 9 November 2022, she released "Lost Boys", which discusses men's mental health. On 19 January 2023, she released "L.S.D. (Love So Damaged)", which discusses the struggles of a

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Chart success

On 21 April 2023, Plank,

and Vibe Chemistry, released "Dancing Is Healing", a song about the healing properties of dancing, which charted at No. 5 on the

, and was certified Silver by the

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(BPI). On 25 April 2023, she released "White Noise", which she had previously performed live. On 18 May 2023, she,

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, and

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released "Rave Out"; the track was recorded as the first of 22 tracks to come out of a January 2023 writing camp, and discusses men's mental health, and charted at No. 37 on the

. "Dancing Is Healing" and "Rave Out" later appeared on Plank's mixtape ''InHer World''. Plank and Skepsis later collaborated again in February 2024 for "Green & Gold", a collaboration with

and

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of Roll Deep, which charted at No. 29.

Artistry

Plank's inspirations include

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, Keith Flint, Orbital, and Bicep. She, Piri,

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, and

Willow Kayne Willow Katherine Kayne is a British singer. She won an Ivor Novello Rising Star Award in 2021. She is a member of Loud LDN. Early life Willow Katherine Kayne was born to Toploader's ''Dancing in the Moonlight''. Her sister makes classical music ...

are members of

, a collective of female and non-binary musicians based in

and its suburbs.

Discography

Extended plays

Singles

As lead artist

As featured artist

Awards and nominations

References

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