Au/Ra & CamelPhat | |
Number of songs: 1 | Total weeks on charts: 29
Appearing in a total number of: 4 charts | Total period running: 47 days
Appearing in a total number of: 4 charts | Total period running: 47 days
Biography
Born in Ibiza and raised in Antigua, singer/songwriter Au/Ra crafts alternative pop with electronic influences inspired by her multicultural upbringing. Influenced by artists like Lana Del Rey, Kraftwerk, the Neighbourhood, and Arctic Monkeys, the young Jamie Lou Stenzel was raised by music-loving parents (her father is a producer in the electronic/trance scene) and decided to pursue music at the age of ten. Under the name Jamie Lou, she uploaded her covers of songs by Birdy, P!nk, Shakira, Rihanna, and more. Later, she adopted the Au/Ra moniker, taking inspiration from a character in her self-penned Lord of the Rings fan fiction. Her first single, "Concrete Jungle," bore a striking resemblance to Lorde, a "Royals 2.0" for 2016. She followed with "Outsiders," an outcast anthem that interpolated Pink Floyd's "Another Brick in the Wall" into its lyrics. Her third single, "Kicks," was another big beat anthem with vocals leaning in the direction of Halsey. These three tracks would find their way onto her debut EP, Outsiders, which arrived in 2017.
CamelPhat is a British DJ and production duo, formed in 2008. The two DJs met in 2008 and released their first singles on the label Vice Records two years later. In 2014 they signed with Spinnin' Records. The singles "Paradigm", "Constellations" and "Make 'Em Dance" reached the Belgian charts. In 2017, the duo's collaboration with Elderbrook on the single "Cola" gave them a number one on the US Billboard Dance Club Songs chart and in November 2017 the hit track was nominated for a Grammy Award.
Sources: Wikipedia, Top40-Charts.com Editorial team