Charli XCX Framed Print in Charli XCX's Shop Charli XCX is an English singer, songwriter, and record producer. Born in London in 1997, she began her career as a teenager in the UK garage band True Romance. In 2013, she released her debut album Pop 2. She followed it with 2014's Sucker, which spawned the international hit "I Love It". In 2015, she released two singles: "Boys" and "Number One". In 2016, she released her third album Broken Flowers, which reached number one in the UK and the US.