| LC control no. | no2012117882 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Soraia, Charlene, 1988- |
| Biography/History note | London-based Charlene Soraia is a singer-songwriter who's played guitar since she was five. She began her solo career in 2008. |
| Birth date | 19880719 |
| Place of birth | London, England |
| Field of activity | Music industry |
| Profession or occupation | Singer Songwriter |
| Found in | Her Moonchild [SR] 2011: container (Charlene Soraia) Wikipedia, Aug. 30, 2012 (Charlene Soraia ; b. July 19, 1988 in Sydenham, Lewisham, London, UK ; singer-songwriter ; genre: acoustic ; instruments: vocals, guitars ; picked up her father's guitar at the age of 5 ; was accepted into the BRIT School despite not having a GCSE in music, alongside future chart artists Adele and Kate Nash. While there, she formed a rock band called Retrospect, with whom she released an EP entitled Long Hair, Short Memories. She also joined a psychedelic blues band, Electriq Mistress. At the same time she released a solo EP, "Lemonade", which was mainly created to get her bookings. She began performing as a solo artist in 2008) |
| Associated language | eng |
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