Charlotte de Witte | |
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de Witte c. 2017 | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Charlotte Aloïs de Witte |
| Also known as | Charly |
| Born | 21 July 1992[1] Ghent, Belgium |
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| Years active | 2010–present |
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| Website | charlottedewittemusic.com |
Charlotte de Witte (born 21 July 1992) is a Belgian DJ and record producer, best known for her "dark and stripped-back" brand of acid techno and minimal techno.[2][3] She has previously performed under the alias Raving George. She is the founder of the label KNTXT.
de Witte was born in Ghent, Belgium[4] on 21 July 1992.[1] Around 2009, she started to explore Ghent's underground nightclub scene, where she was drawn to electronic music. She started DJing in 2010, mainly playing electro music;[4] her production work commenced about two years later.[5] Winning a Studio Brussel DJ contest in 2011, she subsequently performed at the Tomorrowland festival.[4][5] She adopted the alias Raving George to avoid negative preconceptions against female DJs,[5][6][7] releasing her debut EP in 2013.[5] Following the release of a string of EPs on Bad Life and Crux Records, her 2015 single "You're Mine," which featured Oscar and the Wolf, became a hit.[4]
In 2015, de Witte dropped her alias and started using her real name.[8] This was accompanied by a change in her music style from previously electro and electro house more in the direction of techno. She cites a set by German Techno DJ Len Faki that she heard at a festival as the origin of this stylistic change.[9] Her debut EP under her name, Weltschmerz, was released on the same year on Turbo Recordings.[4][7] This was followed by a string of 2017 EPs,[7] as well as 2018's Heart of Mine and The Healer EPs.[2][7] de Witte has performed at various notable electronic music events, including Junction 2 Festival, Boiler Room and Printworks.[5]
In 2019, she launched her own label, KNTXT.[6] Artists such as Chris Liebing, Monoloc, or Alignment have released works under KNTXT.[10] In the same year, she was voted the world's best techno DJ at the DJ Awards.[11] Since 2019, she has advanced to one of the most acclaimed DJ's in techno, winning notable awards in the industry and earning her the nickname "techno queen".[12][13]
On February 5, 2021, de Witte announced via social media her engagement to Italian techno DJ and producer Enrico Sangiuliano.[14] Later that year, the couple released their first joint record, a remix of the 1990 Italian-Belgian trance song "The Age of Love". The remix became a hit, topping of Beatport's 2021 techno bestsellers list and receiving a gold record in 2022 for over 500,000 units sold.[15][16] The couple got married in 2022.[17]
Charlotte de Witte discography as adapted from Discogs:[18]
| Year | Nominee / Work | Category | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Charlotte de Witte | Best Techno Artist | Nominated | [29] |
| 2019 | Techno Award | Won | [30] |
| Year | Position | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 74 | New Entry | [31] |
| 2020 | 32 | Up 42 | |
| 2021 | 23 | Up 9 | |
| 2022 | 14 | Up 8 | [32] |
| 2023 | 18 | Down 4 | [33] |
| Year | Position | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 17 | New Entry | [34] |
| 2019 | 7 | Up 10 | [35] |
| 2020 | 1 | Up 6 | [36] |
| 2021 | 1 | No Movement | [37] |
| Year | Nominee / Work | Category | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Charlotte de Witte | Best Techno Artist (Female) | Won | [38] |
| 2020 | Won | [39] |
