Charlotte (singer)
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Charlotte Kelly is a blind Rhythm and Blues singer and songwriter originally from Coventry, England.
In the late nineties she hit the Top 10 of the Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart twice. Her first chart entry "Skin" spent a week at #1 in 1999. She followed that with "Someday," which peaked at #4. She enjoyed another hit in 2000: "Don't Be Afraid Of the Dark", which reached #11.
As a teenager, Charlotte toured both Japan and Europe with Soul II Soul as their featured lead vocalist, writing and singing various songs on both their Volume IV and V albums, including "Wish" and "I care".
In 2004, Charlotte won R&B First Prize in the USA Songwriting Competition with her song "Cheeky", while 3 further songs, "Symphony", "Raining in Heaven" & "Spook", were top ten finalists. Again, in the 2005 USA Songwriting Competition, Charlotte's song "Come on" was also a top ten finalist in the R&B category.
