Charlotte Plank
Charlotte Plank is an Australian-British singer. She has released three solo singles and featured on the hit single "Dancing Is Healing" by Rudimental and Vibe Chemistry, which reached No. 5 on the UK Singles Chart. She is also a member of the collective Loud LDN.
Life and career
Early life
Plank was born in Australia and attended the Notting Hill Academy of Music in London. Her parents met in Australia in the early 1990s rave scene, and her uncle was a DJ. She began recording music during the COVID-19 lockdown in the UK; her first works were lo-fi demos. She previously worked at Marks and Spencer.Early works
On 14 February 2021, Plank released "Dont U Know" with Frankie Allan and Strictly Banks, and on 13 August 2021, she featured on "Reflecting" from Chowerman's EP ANTITHESIS, which also featured Luciferian and Kami-O. On 20 May 2022, Plank self-released "Hate Me". The song details Plank's attempts to put off a potential love interest due to her own self-hatred.The song brought Plank to the attention of Black Butter Records, who signed her, and re-released it on 19 August 2022, the same day as its camcorder-style music video, which was shot at Sexy Lady Massive, a women-only rave in London.
On 9 November 2022, she released "Lost Boys", which discusses men's mental health. On 19 January 2023, she released "L.S.D. ", which discusses the struggles of a toxic relationship.
Chart success
On 21 April 2023, Plank, Rudimental and Vibe Chemistry released "Dancing Is Healing", a song about the healing properties of dancing, which reached No. 5 on the UK Singles Chart and was certified Silver by the British Phonographic Industry.On 25 April 2023, she released "White Noise", which she had previously performed live.
On 18 May 2023, she, Turno, and Skepsis released "Rave Out". The track was recorded as the first of 22 songs created during a January 2023 writing camp, discusses men's mental health, and reached No. 37 on the UK Singles Chart.
"Dancing Is Healing" and "Rave Out" later appeared on Plank's mixtape InHer World.
Plank and Skepsis collaborated again in February 2024 on "Green & Gold", a collaboration with Rudimental and Riko Dan of Roll Deep, which reached No. 29 on the UK Singles Chart.