About this episode

Charli XCX discusses her song 'Camera' and the influences behind it.

Charli XCX is a Grammy-winning artist who has been making music since she was a teenager. In July 2026, she released her eighth album, Music, Fashion, Film . It debuted at number 1 on the UK charts—her 4th album in a row to hit number 1 there. In addition to her music career, for the last few years, she’s been acting in films. And for this episode, we talked about how those experiences inspired her song “Camera," and how she and producer Finn Keane figured out how to translate that into music. For more info, visit songexploder.net/charli-xcx .

People in this episode

Host: Hrishikesh Hirway

Guest: Charli XCX

Topics covered

• music creation
• songwriting
• inspiration
• acting
• album release

Keywords

• Charli XCX
• Camera
• Finn Keane
• Music, Fashion, Film
• Grammy-winning artist

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Song Exploder

Books & works: Music, Fashion, Film

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