Charlotte Plank | |
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Birth name | Charlotte Plank |
Born | Australia |
Occupation(s) | Musician |
Years active | 2020–present |
Labels | Black Butter Records |
Member of | Loud LDN |
Charlotte Plank is an Australian-British singer. She has released three solo singles, and has also featured on the single "Dancing Is Healing" by Rudimental and Vibe Chemistry, which charted at No. 5 on the UK Singles Chart. She is also a member of Loud LDN.
Plank was born in Australia,[1] and attended Notting Hill Academy of Music.[2] Her parents met in Australia in the early 1990s rave scene; her uncle was a DJ. She first started recording during lockdown;[3] her first works were lo-fi demos.[4] She previously worked at Marks and Spencer.[4]
On 14 February 2021, she released "Dont U Know", with Frankie Allan and Strictly Banks,[5] and on 13 August 2021, she featured on Reflecting, from Chowerman's EP ANTITHESIS, which also featured Luciferian and Kami-O.[6] On 20 May 2022, Plank self-released "Hate Me".[7] The song detailed Plank's attempts at putting off a potential love interest, due to her own self-hatred.[8] The song brought Plank to the attention of Black Butter Records, who signed her,[9] and rereleased the song on 19 August 2022,[10] the same day as its camcorder-style music video, which was shot with Sexy Lady Massive, a women-only rave in London.[11] On 9 November 2022, she released "Lost Boys",[10] which discusses men's mental health.[4] On 19 January 2023, she released "L.S.D. (Love So Damaged)",[10] which discusses the struggles of a toxic relationship.[4]
On 21 April 2023, Plank, Rudimental and Vibe Chemistry, released "Dancing Is Healing",[12] a song about the healing properties of dancing,[13] which charted at No. 5 on the UK Singles Chart,[14] and was certified Silver by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI).[15] On 25 April 2023, she released "White Noise",[10] which she had previously performed live.[16] On 18 May 2023,[17] she, Turno, and Skepsis 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,[18] and charted at No. 37 on the UK Singles Chart.[14] "Dancing Is Healing" and "Rave Out" later appeared on Plank's mixtape InHer World.[19] Plank and Skepsis later collaborated again in February 2024 for "Green & Gold", a collaboration with Rudimental and Riko Dan[20] of Roll Deep,[21] which charted at No. 29.[22]
Plank's inspirations include Fleetwood Mac, Sam Fender, Keith Flint, Orbital, and Bicep.[4] She, Piri, Venbee, Issey Cross, and Willow Kayne are members of Loud LDN, a collective of female and non-binary musicians based in London and its suburbs.[23]
Title | Details |
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InHer World |
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Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | ||
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UK [14] |
UK Dance [14] |
NZ Hot [25] | ||||
"Dancing Is Healing" (with Rudimental & Vibe Chemistry)[12] |
2023 | 5 | 3 | — | InHer World | |
"Rave Out" (with Turno & Skepsis)[17] |
37 | 20 | — |
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"Dancefloor" (with NOISY)[26] |
— | — | — | Non-album single | ||
"Lights" (with Hybrid Minds)[27] |
— | — | — | InHer World | ||
"Redline" | — | — | — | |||
"Rage" | 2024 | — | — | — | Non-album singles | |
"Nightshift" | — | — | 28 | |||
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart in that territory. |
Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | |
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UK [14] |
UK Dance [14] | |||
"Let U Know" (Danny Byrd featuring Charlotte Plank)[28] |
2023 | — | — | Non-album single |
"Green & Gold" (Rudimental and Skepsis featuring Charlotte Plank & Riko Dan)[29] |
2024 | 29 | 7 | TBA |
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart in that territory. |
Award | Year | Category | Nominee(s) | Result | Ref. |
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Brit Awards | 2024 | Song of the Year | "Dancing Is Healing" (with Rudimental and Vibe Chemistry) |
Nominated | [30] |