Charlene Picked Up Her First Guitar At The Age Of Five. She Played Her First Open Mic Night At The Age Of Eight And Was A Regular On The Open Mic Circuit By The Age Of Ten. Completely Self-Taught She Won Admission To The Legendary BRIT School Of Performing Arts Despite Failing To Have The Minimum Requirement Of A GCSE In Music. Once At The BRIT School She Stopped Performing Acoustically And Started Playing In A Band Called Retrospect. She Restarted Her Solo Performances In 2008. Charlene Released Her New EP Entitled Daffodils & Other Idylls In March And Has Topped The Uk Folk Charts On ITunes And Will Continue To Play Various Shows Around London In Support Of The Record.