Album Notes

Charlene Lite is a singer/songwriter whose music combines Pop/Rock and Soul with passionate and honest lyrics. Born and raised in Southern California, she was hooked on becoming a performer after watching the movie, "Grease." At six years old, she and her older sister would perform countless song and dance routines from the movie in front of family and friends. Although she was known in her family as the "shy" one, Charlene found comfort in singing and performing and knew it was something worth exploring.

After graduating from the University of California, San Diego with a Bachelors Degree in Communications, she decided to pursue music more seriously. This started with taking weekly performance workshops from Musicians Institute Department Head, Mike Campbell. Through his encouragement, she began taking piano lessons to learn how to write her own music. From there, she started performing at Open Mic's around Los Angeles. And soon after, she had completed her first three-song demo and landed regular gigs around the LA area including Highland Grounds, Genghis Cohen, Tempest, The Rainbow Room and The Lava Lounge.

Charlene sings with passion and tells stories about self-discovery, independence, hope, love and disappointment. She is a hybrid of vulnerability and fierceness, sincerity and sensuality. Her style ranges from sweet to sexy to angry to silly, but she is always honest and her songs always reflect what's in her heart.