His mum was a music teacher that also wrote TV commercials
As a two-year-old, his right eyebrow was permanently scarred in a nearly fatal dog-bite incident
He started learning the piano at age four and began studying jazz at age 10
In sixth grade he went door to door selling a Christmas album called Have a Very Charlie Christmas that he had recorded and produced, making $600 in sales
His initial exposure came through the viral success of his song videos uploaded to YouTube
He starred as Meghan Trainor’s love interest in the music video for her song Dear Future Husband
He released his debut single, Marvin Gaye (with Meghan Trainor), in 2015
His third studio album, Charlie, was released in 2022. It spawned the singles “Light Switch” and “Left and Right”
He co-produced and sang on Liam Payne’s single Bedroom Floor
In 2021 he released “After All” with Elton John as part of Eltons album The Lockdown Sessions.
He has released three studio albums and 29 singles
His hits include “Marvin Gaye” (featuring Meghan Trainor), “Attention”, “How Long” and “Light Switch”
