Charlene Soraia
Charlene Soraia | |
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Birth name | Charlene Soraia Santaniello Jones |
Born | Sydenham, Lewisham, London, England | 19 July 1988
Genres | Pop, acoustic, folk |
Occupation(s) | Singer-songwriter |
Instrument(s) | Vocals, guitars, piano |
Years active | 2004—present |
Labels | Peacefrog Records (2011–present) |
Website | charlenesoraia.com |
Charlene Soraia Santaniello Jones, known as Charlene Soraia, is an English singer-songwriter.
She first became known with a
Early life
Born and raised in
While still at school, Soraia used to appear at open mic night at The Studio, Beckenham, Bromley in London around 2004, where her style and songwriting were still developing. She used the time before her performances to do her homework.
She attended into the BRIT School alongside future chart artists Adele and Kate Nash. While being there, she formed a rock band called Retrospect, with whom she released an EP entitled Long Hair, Short Memories. She also joined a psychedelic blues band, Electriq Mistress. At the same time she released a solo EP, "Lemonade", which was mainly created to get her bookings. She began performing as a solo artist in 2008, releasing further EPs Daffodils and Other Idylls (March 2008); Postcards from iO later in the year and third in the series, One of the Sun. The former reached the top of the UK Folk Chart on iTunes. An iTunes Live Sessions EP was also released after she performed at the festival in early 2008.
Career
Soraia became noticed by a mainstream audience in 2011 when her cover of "
Personal life
Soraia has been diagnosed with bipolar disorder, specifically stating that she suffers from cyclothymia.[2] which she describes as a less severe form of bipolar disorder. [..] I wrote [a song on the LP called] 'Bipolar' and it came out really upbeat and funny despite the fact I was actually in pieces. [...]
Discography
Studio albums
Title | Album details | Peak chart positions |
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Moonchild |
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83 |
Love Is the Law |
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Where's My Tribe |
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Singles
Year | Song | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | ||
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UK
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IRE [5] | ||||
2011 | "Wherever You Will Go" | 3 | 145 | 20 | Moonchild and Love Is the Law | |
"Bipolar" | — | — | — | Moonchild | ||
2013 | "Ghost" | — | — | — | Love Is the Law | |
"Broken" | — | — | — | |||
2014 | "Caged" | — | — | — | ||
2015 | "I'll Be There" | — | — | — | ||
2018 | "Where's My Tribe" | — | — | — | Where's My Tribe | |
2019 | "Tragic Youth" | — | — | — | ||
"Now You Are with Her" | — | — | — | |||
"Temptation" | — | — | — | |||
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or not released yet. |
References
- ^ a b Cleveland, Barry; Jimmy Leslie (September 2012). "Four New Electric Players of Note". Guitar Player. pp. 36–44.
- ^ Copsey, Robert. "Ones to watch: Charlene Soraia". London: Digital Spy. Retrieved 23 November 2012.
- The Official Charts Company.
- ^ "lescharts.com". lescharts.com. Retrieved 2 May 2014.
- ^ "GFK Chart-Track". chart-track.co.uk. Archived from the original on 16 June 2012. Retrieved 20 November 2011.
- ^ "BPI Certified Awards > Search". British Phonographic Industry. Archived from the original on 5 September 2015. Retrieved 24 January 2015.