Charli XCX conveys in person the same sense of challenge as their foul and loud pop songs. It is not her shocking dress with orange and blue geometric patterns nor the fact that she does not hesitate to eat while talking with THE WORLD in the offices of Warner Music in London. It is their eyes and what is guessed behind them. "I don't care what they think of me," he says, "I just want to concentrate on making the music I love, and, if I'm honest, I'm very selfish in that regard," he says.

Staying in his star image would, therefore, not scratch the surface of one of the great icons of the new generation of international pop. Charli XCX (Cambridge, United Kingdom; 1992) is, in addition to a singer and songwriter capable of developing in multiple registers, a catalyst for the traditional sounds of commercial music , since it has helped to normalize the influence of electronics and hip hop . The British took her first steps a decade ago by hanging her songs on MySpace and acting in clandestine raves , she became known as a paid composer of other artists with thunderous triumphs like the I love it of Icona Pop and has developed a successful solo career full of dancepop hits that now culminates with their third album, titled Charli and recorded with one of the producers that are the vanguard of digital pop, AG Cook.

"I don't care about my fans' profile," he says of success. "I have a very varied audience that ranges between 16 and 30 and a few years, I don't think I have to change myself to please them," he explains. "I like to be spontaneous and not think too much about what they can expect from me, because if I do I will make decisions that are not real and it will start to look like I am trying to be someone else. If you work in a predetermined direction you lose all the magic, and I like to create with freedom . "

This overwhelming woman's personality is reflected in the feminist messages of her lyrics for the general public and her uncontrollable aesthetic, which have earned her to become a sort of rebel icon for many young people, although she is not very convinced. "Feminist I am sure. An icon ... it would be a very nice compliment. I have always wanted to inspire women and anyone. It would be wonderful if I can help someone discover who he is through my music," he adds.

"Women have to dress as we want, without listening to the opinions of others because nobody has the right to decide what one does with her body or how she wants to present herself to the world. That is, for me, the best way to empower herself, because I make my own decisions and I don't let anyone control me or make me ashamed.

When talking about the songs of his new album, the sparkling artist underlines the evolution of his music from his previous album, Sucker (2014). "I have grown up, I have understood myself more as a person and that has helped me to have more confidence in my decisions. I trust more to be me, " he analyzes. "For the past few years I have been making the music that I like, the one I want to hear when I go out there. I feel more secure and more myself than ever, and that is a very good place to be."

"I don't feel pressure from my fans," he insists, "because they know I'm a human being who makes mistakes. This record is about that, about the possibility of being vulnerable because that doesn't make us weak, but more honest, " he explains.

The English singer, who will perform in Madrid and Barcelona on November 20 and 22, respectively, has signed for her new album a host of collaborators such as Troye Sivan, Sky Ferreira, Christine and the Queens, Lizzo, Haim, Cupcakke, Big Freedia, Clairo and Yaeji: mostly women. "I usually work more with other women because we do similar things and think the same about certain aspects of the music industry, but the truth is that I don't care how they identify themselves," she notes, which also has a great depth within the LGTBI community . "I like to collaborate with anyone who inspires me, no matter how he identifies himself. It matters what they have to say and their unique way of doing it, although you have to defend women when they have something to say. And, well, all we have it ", sentence.

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