CARLIE HANSON.
In just over two years, Carlie Hanson has become - cliche statement alert! - one to watch in the pop landscape. At just 19-years-old, the American singer-songwriter and skateboarder has toured with queer megastars such as Troye Sivan, Kim Petras and Yungblood, amassed over 70 million streams with her infectious alt-pop anthems and has even been championed on numerous occasions by Taylor Swift. “It’s surreal, I have no words for it,” she tells us of her breakout success (in her distinctive Wisconsin twang). “I have written tattoos for fans and I’ve seen them after. It’s like, ‘Holy shit! You totally have my handwriting on your body for the rest of your life.’ I cannot comprehend that.”
How did her journey start? Well stay tuned, because we’re going to tell you: according to her mum, Carlie first became infected with the performance bug at three-years-old, when she flicked on the telly and came across the music video to Destiny’s Child’s 2000 empowerment anthem Survivor. “I
