Carla Marie Williams
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Carla Marie Williams | |
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| Born | Harrow, London |
| Nationality | British |
| Occupation(s) | Songwriter, singer, producer |
Carla Maria Williams Lemonade album. She is the founder of Girls I Rate.[4]
Early life
Williams grew up in Wealdstone Harrow, London, England. At the age of 10, she formed the girl group the Likkle Mentions.A-Levels at Bentley Wood High School, an all-girl comprehensive school in Harrow. After completing her A-Levels, she worked as a youth mentor for four years to help young musicians and songwriters.[3]
Career
Williams moved to full-time songwriting in 2006 after losing her voice from muscular tension.BRIT Award.[7]
Since leaving Xenomania, Williams has founded her own writing collective, New Crowd Media.[8]
Williams was appointed
Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2024 New Year Honours for services to music.[9]
References
- ^ a b Butter, Susannah (10 November 2016). "Carla Marie Williams: 'We need more swag in the industry - women need to bring it back'". The Evening Standard. Retrieved 8 December 2016.
- ^ Baiden, Kamilla Rose (16 May 2016). "Introducing Carla Marie Williams, The North London Songwriter Penning Tracks For Queen Bey". Vibe. Retrieved 8 December 2016.
- ^ a b "Meet Carla Marie Williams, the British songwriter who wrote Freedom for Beyonce". Newsbeat. BBC News. 25 April 2016. Retrieved 8 December 2016.
- ^ "GIRLS I RATE". girlsirate.com. Archived from the original on 20 December 2016. Retrieved 8 December 2016.
- ^ Spendelow, Nathan (20 January 2016). "Meet the Harrow woman who ended up writing songs for Beyoncé". getwestlondon. Retrieved 8 December 2016.
- ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 8 December 2016.
- ^ Wright, Matthew (8 March 2016). "10 Questions for Songwriter Carla Marie Williams". The Arts Desk. Retrieved 8 December 2016.
- ^ Baiden, Kamilla Rose (16 May 2016). "Introducing Carla Marie Williams, The North London Songwriter Penning Tracks For Queen Bey". Vibe. Retrieved 8 December 2016.
- ^ "No. 64269". The London Gazette (Supplement). 30 December 2023. p. N26.