Behind Charli XCX's Rise to Fame and Success with 'Speed Drive' from 'Barbie' Movie

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Charlie XCX made the Billboard Hot 100 for the first time in 8 years with her song ‘Speed Drive’, from the Barbie movie, and there is allegedly a music video on the way.

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00:00 Charli XCX made the Billboard Hot 100 for the first time in eight years with her song

00:05 Speed Drive from the Barbie movie, and there is allegedly a music video on the way.

00:14 One of the biggest stars within recent years has been none other than Charli XCX.

00:18 The pop princess soared through the charts alongside Icona Pop with 2012's hit "I

00:23 Love It" and is reaching the top of the charts yet again thanks to the Barbie movie.

00:27 Fans may be able to expect a new music video coming soon, but before we dive into that,

00:31 here's a quick look at how Charli went from zero to hero.

00:34 Charli XCX's real name is Charlotte Emma Atchison, and she was born in the UK and raised

00:39 in Start Hill, Essex.

00:41 Growing up, XCX took inspiration from young women pop stars such as Britney Spears and

00:45 the Spice Girls.

00:46 Charli eventually got discovered after posting her music on MySpace, where she gradually

00:51 grew a social media following.

00:53 A promoter found Charli's account and invited her to perform at warehouse raves.

00:58 From there, the star only grew her fan base even more.

01:01 And if you were wondering what XCX stands for, it's an acronym for Kiss Charli Kiss,

01:05 which was Atchison's MSN username in the early 2000s.

01:09 But Charli has since long surpassed her start on social media, most recently proving so

01:14 with her track Speed Drive for the Barbie movie.

01:16 Speed Drive is being hailed by fans as easily one of the catchiest tracks from the Barbie

01:20 movie.

01:21 But listeners can get excited for a new music video from the star featuring a bright pink

01:26 convertible in true Barbie fashion.

01:28 Photos were leaked from the set of the music video on August 2nd, much to Charli's delight.

01:33 Twitter users reacted to the news online, like this user who wrote "Oh, it'll be

01:36 rising on the charts" followed by this user who shared "A BOP.

01:41 We stan Charli."

01:42 And this last user summed up most fans' sentiments by adding "Queen is queening

01:46 out actually."

01:47 It is still unknown when exactly the music video will drop, but many suspect fans will

01:51 hear from Charli XCX with news soon.

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01:57 us everywhere @What'sTrending.

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