Charlotte Sometimes (musician)

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Charlotte Sometimes
Background information
Born January 15, 1988 (1988-01-15) (age 24)
Origin Wall Township, New Jersey, USA
Genres Pop
Indie pop
Alternative rock
Occupations Singer, Musician, Songwriter
Instruments Vocals, Guitar
Years active 2007 – present
Labels Geffen
Website www.charlottesometimesmusic.com
Members
Charlotte Sometimes (Jessica Poland)
Coley O'Toole
Spencer Peterson
PJ Bond
Shaun Savage

Jessica Charlotte Poland[1] (born January 15, 1988), better known by the stage name Charlotte Sometimes, is an American singer-songwriter based out of New York and currently signed to Geffen Records. Her debut album was released on May 6, 2008 and is titled Waves and the Both of Us. She grew up in Wall Township, New Jersey and started playing guitar and writing songs at the age of 14. On May 14, 2010 she self-released the EP Sideways.

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[edit] Biography

Charlotte was adopted by her parents, Hartson and Tracy Poland, as a baby. She was introduced to her birth mother at age 13. She has lived in Wall Township all her life.

She got her stage name from a children’s book, Charlotte Sometimes, written in 1969 by Penelope Farmer, about a boarding school student who finds herself transported 40 years into the past, into the place of another girl.

[edit] Career

Charlotte began her career playing in a five-piece band (J. Poland and The Pilots) in early 2006. The group began performing around the New Brunswick, New Jersey area. They soon began playing shows in New York and graduated to larger venues, opening for artists associated with producer/songwriter, Alex Houton. Huston produced much of Charlotte's early work and co-wrote, produced and contributed guitar work to her major label debut.

Charlotte was signed by Geffen Records and released Waves and the Both of Us in May 2008. She performed at all venues on the 2008 Warped Tour, and the song "How I Could Just Kill A Man" was featured on the Warped Tour 2008 Tour Compilation.

On May 14, 2010, she self-released a free EP entitled "Sideways."

Poland stated on her blog that she's working on material for a second album due for release in 2011.

Her second EP, The Wait, was released on iTunes August 18, 2011.

Charlotte is currently a contestant on NBC's The Voice. She chose Blake Shelton as her coach.

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[edit] References

  1. ^ "Charlotte Sometimes at SXSW". March 15, 2008. ELLEgirl. Retrieved on July 12, 2008.

[edit] Notes

  1. ^ "Charlotte Sometimes at SXSW". March 15, 2008. ELLEgirl. Retrieved on July 12, 2008.

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