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United States Caroline Polachek is an American singer, producer, and songwriter known for her alternative pop and avant-pop sound. Her career highlights include co-founding the band Chairlift, acclaimed solo albums, and collaborations with major artists like Beyoncé and Charli XCX.
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Request A ShowChairlift's song "Bruises" was licensed for synch in a 2008 ad for Apple's iPod Nano.
Polachek composed and produced instrumental scores for designers Proenza Schouler to be featured on runways and promotional videos.
Polachek composed and produced instrumental scores for designers Tess Giberson to be featured on runways and promotional videos.
Caroline Polachek partnered with Bimba Y Lola as a brand ambassador starting December 2023.
Caroline Polachek has a campaign with H&M beginning in March 2025.
Acne Studios has joined forces with Spotify in a venture aimed at showcasing musical talent, mentioning past collaborations with popular figures such as Caroline Polachek.
Acne Studios has joined forces with Spotify, the streaming platform, in a venture aimed at showcasing musical talent, listing Caroline Polachek as a past collaborator.
Polachek collaborated with video game designer and auteur Hideo Kojima to write an original song for 2025 video game Death Stranding 2: On the Beach, titled "On the Beach."
Caroline Elizabeth Polachek was born in Manhattan, New York City, on June 20, 1985. Her early life included a period in Tokyo, Japan, where she lived between the ages of one and six, and later in Greenwich, Connecticut. Her father, James Montel Polachek, was a scholar in Chinese history and a classically trained musician, who gifted her a Yamaha keyboard at a young age, leading to her early engagement with synthesizers. Her diverse musical education was influenced by traditional Japanese songs and anime themes, alongside attending New York concerts spanning post-hardcore emo, DIY punk, and jazz.
Polachek co-founded the indie pop band Chairlift with Aaron Pfenning during her sophomore year at the University of Colorado. After relocating to New York, joined by Patrick Wimberly, the band released their debut studio album “Does You Inspire You” in 2008, featuring the track “Bruises,” which gained recognition through an Apple iPod Nano ad. She later embarked on solo projects under various monikers. In 2014, she released “Arcadia” as Ramona Lisa, an album conceived during an artistic residency at the Villa Medici in Rome, made entirely on her laptop without external microphones. Following Chairlift’s disbandment in 2017, she released “Drawing the Target Around the Arrow” under CEP, signaling a shift to her solo career under her full name.
Her career as Caroline Polachek gained significant momentum with the release of her 2019 album “Pang,” which received critical acclaim and featured the viral single “So Hot You’re Hurting My Feelings,” earning RIAA Gold Certification in 2024. In 2023, she released “Desire, I Want To Turn Into You,” which marked her first album to chart internationally and was nominated for Best Engineered Album at the 66th Annual Grammy Awards. Polachek has also contributed songwriting and production to high-profile projects, notably co-writing and co-producing “No Angel” for Beyoncé’s 2013 album, and collaborating with artists such as Blood Orange, Charli XCX, Oneohtrix Point Never, and Flume, further cementing her influence in contemporary music.
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