Carla Monroe
Carla Monroe (sometimes credited as Carla Nash) is a British vocalist from East London. She featured on MK's "17" and on D.O.D.'s "Still Sleepless", which peaked at No. 7 and No. 46 on the UK Singles Chart.
Life and career
[edit | edit source]Early life and 17
[edit | edit source]Carla Monroe is of Dominican descent,[1] and is from East London.[2] On 1 September 2017, MK released "17",[3] which features uncredited vocals from Monroe;[4] the song had been written four years earlier by Monroe,[5] in her bedroom, about a time when things were difficult.[1] At the time the song was released, Monroe held a day job in a prison.[6] The song charted at No. 7 on the UK Singles Chart.[7] The pair would collaborate again on 24 July 2020 with "2AM", which credited her.[8]
Later releases
[edit | edit source]On 2 November 2018, Monroe and Statin released "Apple Juice", and on 1 February 2019 she, Moti, and Thrdlife released "Worst In Me"; she would later collaborate with Moti again on 27 September 2019 with "Tribe". On 15 March 2019, she featured on Sultan + Shepard's "Deeper". On 14 February 2020, she featured on Zookeper's "Rain Drops". On 8 January 2021, she and NERVO released "Gotta Be You",[8] which she, Leftwing: Kody, Camden Cox, and Richard X had written together around a year earlier.[6] On 26 February 2021, she released a solo single, "Shapes";[8] she wrote the song shortly after the March 2020 UK lockdown, and wrote the verse while queuing to enter a supermarket.[5] She would later release another solo single, "22 Love", on 22 July 2022. On 17 September 2021, she featured on D.O.D.'s "Still Sleepless",[8] which charted at No. 46 on the UK Singles Chart, and spent 23 non-consecutive weeks at the top of the UK Independent Singles Breakers Chart.[9] On 8 April 2022, she and Syn Cole released "Overdrive", and on 31 March 2023, she featured on Sam Green's "Jam Inside Your Love".[8]
Artistry
[edit | edit source]Monroe sings with heavy vibrato.[1] She has cited Mariah Carey and Sia as inspirations,[2] and been cited as inspiration by Jazzy.[10]
References
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