Jessica Poland
Jessica Charlotte Poland | |
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| Background information | |
| Also known as | Charlotte Sometimes |
| Born | January 15, 1988 |
| Origin | Wall Township, New Jersey, USA |
| Genres | Pop Indie pop Alternative rock Dark Pop EDM |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, Musician, Songwriter |
| Instrument(s) | Vocals, Guitar |
| Years active | 2007 – present |
| Labels | Sony/ATV |
| Website | www.lacesmusic.com |
Jessica Charlotte Poland (born January 15, 1988) is an American singer-songwriter, better known by her former stage name Charlotte Sometimes. Her debut album Waves and the Both of Us was released on May 6, 2008. She grew up in Wall Township, New Jersey and started playing guitar and writing songs at the age of 14. She has released one full-length album and five EPs.[1][2][3][4] In 2014, Poland retired her stage name and started a new project called LACES.
Biography
Poland was adopted by her parents, Hartson and Tracy Poland, as a baby. She was introduced to her birth mother at age 13.[5]
At age 14, Poland was diagnosed with condylar resorption, a rare disease causing her jaw to essentially break apart. Her condition impaired her ability to sing. By age 16, she had undergone surgery by having two ribs extracted to "rebuild her face." She continues to have injections to treat her jaw.[6]
Poland got her first stage name from the children’s book, Charlotte Sometimes, written in 1969 by Penelope Farmer, about a boarding school student who finds herself transported more than 40 years into the past, into the place of another girl.[7][8]
Career
2006 - 2008: Career beginnings and Waves and the Both of Us
Poland began her career playing in a five-piece band (J. Poland and The Pilots) in early 2006. The group performed 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. Houton produced much of Poland's early work and co-wrote, produced and contributed guitar work to her major label debut.
In 2008, Poland signed to Geffen Records and released Waves and the Both of Us under the stage name, Charlotte Sometimes. The album peaked at #145 on the Billboard 200 and #3 on the Billboard Top Heatseekers chart.[9] Poland performed at all venues on the 2008 Warped Tour, and the single "How I Could Just Kill A Man", whose title was inspired by the Cypress Hill song of the same name, was featured on the Warped Tour 2008 Tour Compilation.[10][11]
2010 - 2014: EPs and The Voice
On May 14, 2010, Poland self-released a free EP entitled "Sideways." Her second EP, The Wait, was released on iTunes August 18, 2011.[12]
In 2012, Poland was a contestant on Season 2 of NBC's The Voice. After having all four judges turn around in the blind audition round, she chose Blake Shelton as her coach. She was eliminated after the first live round.[13] Later that year, Poland finished working on her third EP, Circus Head, which was initially made available to those who had donated to the album's PledgeMusic campaign. The lead single, "Brilliant, Broke and Beautiful," was released on October 3, 2012,[14] with the commercial release of the EP following on October 30, 2012.[15]
In 2013, Poland recorded her fourth (and first acoustic) Charlotte Sometimes EP entitled, "By Request." The lead single, "Magic," premiered on November 18, 2013,[16] and the full album was released on March 4, 2014.
2014 - Present: LACES
In early 2014, Poland announced she had retired her Charlotte Sometimes stage name and would now be writing and recording music under her legal name for a new project, LACES.[17]
The first single under her new moniker, "Love Me Sober," premiered on Billboard on March 5, 2015 and was released to retailers on March 16, 2015.[18] "Love Me Sober" was produced by Dante Jones.
Discography
Studio albums
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | |||||||||
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| US [19] |
US Heat. [20] | ||||||||||
| Waves and the Both of Us |
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145 | 3 | ||||||||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. | |||||||||||
Extended plays
| Title | Album details |
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| Charlotte Sometimes |
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| Sideways |
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| The Wait |
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| Circus Head |
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| By Request |
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Singles
As Charlotte Sometimes
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | ||||||||
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| US | US Digital Rock [21] | ||||||||||
| "How I Could Just Kill a Man" | 2008 | — | — | Waves and the Both of Us | |||||||
| "Apologize" | 2012 | — | — | Non-album songs released by The Voice | |||||||
| "Pumped Up Kicks" | — | — | |||||||||
| "Misery Business" | — | 24 | |||||||||
| "Brilliant Broke and Beautiful" | — | — | Circus Head | ||||||||
| "Magic" | 2014 | — | — | By Request | |||||||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. | |||||||||||
As LACES
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | ||||||||
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| US | |||||||||||
| "Love Me Sober" | 2015 | — | TBA | ||||||||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. | |||||||||||
References
- ^ "Charlotte Sometimes at SXSW". March 15, 2008. ELLEgirl. Retrieved on July 12, 2008.
- ^ https://www.facebook.com/iamLACES?ref=br_tf
- ^ Leebove, Laura (7 May 2008). "Charlotte Sometimes strikes balance between powerful and passive". Venus Zine. Retrieved 25 June 2012.
- ^ Fulton, Katherine. "Charlotte Sometimes - Music Biography, Credits and Discography". Allmusic. Retrieved 25 June 2012.
- ^ La Gorce, Tammy (16 March 2008). "It's the Lipstick That Draws Attention, and the Name Helps Too". The New York Times. Retrieved 25 June 2012.
- ^ http://theclicker.today.com/_news/2012/04/02/10985427-voice-contenders-overcome-drugs-disease-and-tragedies-in-pursuit-of-dream?lite
- ^ Ortenzi, Rob (7 August 2008). "Charlotte Sometimes". Alternative Press. Archived from the original on 13 January 2010. Retrieved 25 June 2012.
- ^ Savage, Lesley (8 May 2008). "'Waves & the Both of Us' Review". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 26 June 2012.
{{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ "Charlotte Sometimes - Awards". Allmusic. Retrieved 25 June 2012.
- ^ Anitai, Tamar (17 June 2008). "New Charlotte Sometimes Photos!". MTV. Retrieved 26 June 2012.
- ^ Lustig, Jay (24 July 2008). "She's a real Sometimes girl". The Star-Ledger. Retrieved 26 June 2012.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ Ostroff, Craig (15 September 2011). "Charlotte's music book is wide open". Montgomery News. Retrieved 26 June 2012.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ Ford, Rebecca (3 April 2012). "'The Voice' Results Show: Four Contestants Eliminated After First Week of Live Shows". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 26 June 2012.
- ^ https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/brilliant-broke-beautiful/id568728541
- ^ Parker, Lyndsey (30 May 2012). "Kickstart Their Art: How You Can Help Your Reality TV Faves Make Music". Yahoo! Music. Retrieved 26 June 2012.
- ^ Gundersen, Edna (18 November 2013). "Song premiere: 'Magic' by Charlotte Sometimes". USA Today.
- ^ http://www.axs.com/the-voice-alum-charlotte-sometimes-reinvents-herself-as-laces-12334
- ^ http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop-shop/6494359/laces-love-me-sober-exclusive
- ^ "Charlotte Sometimes - Chart history". charts.org. Billboard. Retrieved 18 November 2013.
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External links
- Official website for LACES
- Official website for Charlotte Sometimes
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