Charlotte Sometimes (musician)
| Jessica Poland | |
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Performing in 2016 as Laces.
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Jessica Charlotte Poland |
| Also known as | Charlotte Sometimes, Jessica Vaughn |
| Born | January 15, 1988 |
| Origin | Wall Township, New Jersey, USA |
| Genres |
Pop Indie pop Alternative rock Dark Pop EDM |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, Musician, Songwriter |
| Instruments | Vocals, Guitar |
| Years active | 2007 – present |
| Labels | Sony/ATV |
| Associated acts | LACES, BRZY |
| Website | www.lacesmusic.com |
Jessica Charlotte Poland (born January 15, 1988) is an American singer-songwriter, better known by her former stage name Charlotte Sometimes. Her debut album Waves and the Both of Us was released on May 6, 2008. She grew up in Wall Township, New Jersey and started playing guitar and writing songs at the age of 14. She has released one full-length album and five EPs. In 2014, Poland retired her stage name and started a new project called LACES.
Poland was adopted by her parents, Hartson and Tracy Poland, as a baby. She was introduced to her birth mother at age 13.
At age 14, Poland was diagnosed with condylar resorption, a rare disease causing her jaw to essentially break apart. Her condition impaired her ability to sing. By age 16, she had undergone surgery by having two ribs extracted to "rebuild her face." She continues to have injections to treat her jaw.
Poland got her first stage name from the children’s book, Charlotte Sometimes, written in 1969 by Penelope Farmer, about a boarding school student who finds herself transported more than 40 years into the past, into the place of another girl.
Poland began her career playing in a five-piece band (J. Poland and The Pilots) in early 2006. The group performed around the New Brunswick, New Jersey area. They soon began playing shows in New York and graduated to larger venues, opening for artists associated with producer/songwriter, Alex Houton. Houton produced much of Poland's early work and co-wrote, produced and contributed guitar work to her major label debut.
In 2008, Poland signed to Geffen Records and released Waves and the Both of Us under the stage name, Charlotte Sometimes. The album peaked at #145 on the Billboard 200 and #3 on the Billboard Top Heatseekers chart. Poland performed at all venues on the 2008 Warped Tour, and the single "How I Could Just Kill A Man", whose title was inspired by the Cypress Hill song of the same name, was featured on the Warped Tour 2008 Tour Compilation.
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