Charlotte Day Wilson (born 1993) is a

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singer-songwriter."Charlotte Day Wilson wants to break up the boys' club"
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'', February 21, 2018. She came to prominence in the mid-2010s with her single "Work" and collaborations with other Toronto-based artists like

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and

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. Wilson released her debut album ''

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'' in July 2021.

Life and career

A native of

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, Ontario, Wilson studied classical piano in childhood before teaching herself production via

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as a teenager."Charlotte Day Wilson is a one-person powerhouse"
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'', March 20, 2018. She moved to Halifax, Nova Scotia to study music at university, but left school to focus on her music career. Wilson identifies as

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. She self-released the EP ''Palimpsest'' in 2012, and followed up with the standalone singles "Avondale," "Stephen," and "Montreal" in 2013 and 2014. She was also part of the funk band The Wayo, which released an EP in 2014, among other releases. She contributed vocals, keys, and saxophone. She spent some time living in

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, Quebec, before returning to Toronto and interning at

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. There, Wilson began collaborating with artists such as

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, and

before releasing her second EP, ''CDW'', in 2016. The EP's song "Work" was nominated for the

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in 2017, the EP was a longlisted nominee for the 2017 Polaris Music Prize; additionally, producer

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received a

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nomination for

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at the

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for his contributions to "Work" and

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's "High Five". Wilson's video for "Work", directed by Fantavious Fritz, won the 2018

Prism Prize The Prism Prize is a national juried award recognizing the artistry of the modern music video in Canada. The song "Falling Apart" from that album was sampled on the 2020 James Blake track "I Keep Calling." In 2018, Vinyl Me, Please released an exclusive album that compiled ''CDW'' and ''Stone Woman''. In 2021, she was nominated for the

for Traditional R&B/Soul Recording of the Year for her single "Take Care of You" featuring Syd.

''Alpha''

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, and Merna Bishouty. Other producers include retro soul artist

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, R&B producer

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in collaboration with

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, Dylan Wiggins (Sir Dyan), and

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. At the 2022

s, she was nominated for Songwriter of the Year,

, and Traditional R&B/Soul Recording of the Year.

Discography

Albums

Singles

As guest artist

* Harley Alexander – "Runnin' Thangz" from ''Gold Shirt'' (2015) * froyo ma – "Spent Missing" from ''Pants'' EP (2015) * Igloohost – "Gold Tea" from ''Little Grids'' (2016) *

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– "In Your Eyes" from '' IV'' (2016) *

– "Transform" from ''

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'' (2017) * A l l i e – "Take Me There" from ''Nightshade'' (2017) *

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– "Dark Days - Live at ACL" from ''Dark Days (Remixes)'' EP (2017) *

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– "No Pain" with

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and Charlie Wilson from ''Big Wave More Fire'' (2018) *

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– "What You Need" and "Freefall" (writing credit only) from ''

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'' (2019) *

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– "Sail Away Freestyle" from ''Not Waving But Drowning'' (2019) * James Blake – "I Keep Calling" from ''

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'' EP (2020) (sampled artist) *

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– "Fever Dreamer (feat. Charlotte Day Wilson & Channel Tres" from '' AudioLust & HigherLove'' (2023)

Awards and nominations

References

External links

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