Charli xcx and the 1975 drummer george daniel are married
The BRAT pop star posted a video on TikTok while wearing the same bridal minidress. It featured the text 'when george isn't crying when he sees me walking down the aisle' and a caption 'luckily he did.' The Grammy-winning Charli XCX, born Charlotte Emma Aitchison, is an English singer and songwriter who first made waves in 2012 for writing the synth-pop hit 'I Love It' for the Swedish duo Icona Pop and in 2014 for her collaboration with rapper Iggy Azalea on 'Fancy.'
In the years since, she's continued to innovate, working with the futuristic hyperpop collective PC Music. Most recently, she released the energetic, hedonistic, summer-defining album BRAT. Daniel is an English musician, record producer, and DJ best known as the drummer and founding member of the popular pop-rock band The 1975. Charli XCX and Daniel announced their engagement on Instagram in 2023. The pair have collaborated a number of times in the past. Daniel is a feature co-producer and co-writer on two BRAT tracks.
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