Charlotte Sometimes (musician)

Jessica Charlotte Poland (born January 15, 1988), better known by the stage name Charlotte Sometimes, is an American singer-songwriter based out of New York. Her debut album was released on May 6, 2008 and is titled Waves and the Both of Us. She grew up in Wall Township, New Jersey and started playing guitar and writing songs at the age of 14. As of June 20, 2012 she has released one full length album and two EPs with another EP due out in July.

Biography
Charlotte was adopted by her parents, Hartson and Tracy Poland, as a baby. She was introduced to her birth mother at age 13. She has lived in Wall Township all her life.

She got her stage name from a 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.

Career
Charlotte began her career playing in a five-piece band (J. Poland and The Pilots) in early 2006. The group began performing 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. Huston produced much of Charlotte's early work and co-wrote, produced and contributed guitar work to her major label debut.

Charlotte was signed by Geffen Records and released Waves and the Both of Us in May 2008. She performed at all venues on the 2008 Warped Tour, and the song "How I Could Just Kill A Man" was featured on the Warped Tour 2008 Tour Compilation.

On May 14, 2010, she self-released a free EP entitled "Sideways."

Her second EP, The Wait, was released on iTunes August 18, 2011.

Charlotte was a contestant on NBC's The Voice. After having all 4 judges turn around in the blind audition round, she chose Blake Shelton as her coach. She was eliminated after the first live round.

She is also currently working on another EP. She has also Tweeted that it should be released in July 2012. She recently announce via Facebook that it would be released on July 13, 2012 and will be called "Circus Head".

Discography

 * Charlotte Sometimes (EP, 2008)
 * Waves and the Both of Us (Studio Album, 2008)
 * Sideways - EP (Self-Released, May 10, 2010)
 * The Wait - EP (EP, August 18, 2011)
 * Circus Head - EP (EP, July 13, 2012)