Faangs
{{BLP sources|date=July 2023}}
{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Faangs
| image =
| caption =
| birth_name = Melissa Faith Storwick
| alias = {{flatlist|
- Faangs
- Charlie
}}
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1998|11|13|mf=y}}
| birth_place =
| origin = Calgary, Alberta, Canada
| instrument = Vocals, piano
| genre = Pop
| occupation = {{flatlist|
- Singer
- songwriter
- actress
}}
| years_active = 2011–present
| label = {{hlist|Westsonic Music Inc.|Teeth Out|Warner Music Canada}}
}}
Melissa Faith Storwick (born November 13, 1998), known professionally as Faangs (formerly Charlie), is a Canadian singer-songwriter and actress. She was the winner of The Next Star season 4, and starred as Piper Gray in YTV's Some Assembly Required.
Storwick now records music under the name Faangs and has written songs for Ashnikko and Rico Nasty.
Early life
Storwick stated in an interview for The Next Star that she is inspired by all types of music. Growing up in Calgary, Storwick was obsessed with watching performers on TV, always ready to entertain strangers on trips to the grocery store with her mom.{{cite web|url=https://www.thelineofbestfit.com/features/interviews/on-the-rise-faangs|title=On the Rise: Faangs|website=The Line of Best Fit|author=Jen Long|date=November 12, 2020|access-date=December 28, 2023}} She was encouraged to take up hobbies to keep her mind active outside of school and was put into lessons to learn the trumpet and violin, eventually focussing on the piano above all, dropping the tuition and teaching herself by ear. She started to sing as she was playing, mum and dad constantly reaffirming her practice as leisure time. Eventually she was allowed to take up musical theatre in school, the challenge of combining singing, acting and dancing speaking to her burgeoning desire to entertain. Her musical heroes were Whitney Houston, The Beatles, Billie Joe Armstrong,{{cite web|url=https://www.tribute.ca/news/ytvs-charlie-storwick-talks-about-transition-from-music-to-tv/2015/03/09/|title=YTV's Charlie Storwick talks about transition from music to TV|website=Tribute.ca|date=March 9, 2015|access-date=December 28, 2023}} Christina Aguilera and Freddie Mercury. Storwick grew up in Calgary, Alberta with her family. She has two sisters, Annie and Amanda Storwick and one brother, Jack Storwick. Charlie used to attend the Calgary Waldorf School.{{cite web|url=https://calgaryherald.com/Calgary+teen+Next+Star+champ+Charlie+Storwick+starring+sitcom/9348050/story.html|title=Calgary teen and Next Star champ Charlie Storwick starring in new YTV sitcom|website=Calgary Herald|author=Heidi Staseson|date=January 6, 2014|accessdate=January 7, 2014|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140111040708/http://www.calgaryherald.com/Calgary%2Bteen%2BNext%2BStar%2Bchamp%2BCharlie%2BStorwick%2Bstarring%2Bsitcom/9348050/story.html|archivedate=January 11, 2014}} She now lives in Los Angeles, California as FAANGS.
Career
=2011: ''The Next Star''=
In May 2011, after hearing about the auditions from her classmates,{{cite web|url=https://vancouversun.com/entertainment/television/next-star-winner-charlie-storwick-steps-up-to-act|title=Next Star winner Charlie Storwick steps up to act|website=Vancouver Sun|author=Mark Leiren-Young|date=January 1, 2014|access-date=December 28, 2023}} she chose to audition for The Next Star because she wanted to "take it to the next level", which scared her parents. Out of thousands of young hopefuls,{{cite web|url=http://blog.muchmusic.com/exclusive-the-next-star-winner-charlie-talks-about-reality-show-competitions-and-her-next-single/|title=Exclusive The Next Star Winner Charlie Talks About Reality Show Competitions and Her Next Single|website=MuchMusic|date=November 18, 2011|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20121205202120/http://blog.muchmusic.com/exclusive-the-next-star-winner-charlie-talks-about-reality-show-competitions-and-her-next-single/|archivedate=December 5, 2012|access-date=December 29, 2023}} Storwick made it to the Top 16. She later made it to the Top 6, along with contestants Parker Schmidt, Milly Benzu, Shania Fillmore, April Llave, and JD Meeboer.{{cite web|url=http://nextstar.ytv.com/index.aspx|title=The Next Star – Homepage|website=YTV|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110923193117/http://nextstar.ytv.com/index.aspx|archivedate=September 23, 2011|access-date=April 9, 2023}}
Throughout the season, Storwick performed a total of 12 songs. (One being her audition, and two being music videos) The first song she performed was "Stuttering" by Fefe Dobson. After meeting her music producer, Zubin Thakkar, they both created her song titled "Good as Gone". Along with the rest of the top six, she performed a preview of her song. She later performed a battle song with contestant Parker; herself with "Sweet Escape" and Parker with "Grenade". Then for the group battle, she performed "Whip My Hair"; with April and Parker v.s. "I Love Rock and Roll" performed by Shania, JD and, Milly. Further on in the series, she performed "My Guy" for the Motown segment of the season.{{cite web|url=http://nextstar.ytv.com/index.aspx|title=The Next Star on YTV.com|website=YTV|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110902032711/http://nextstar.ytv.com/index.aspx|archivedate=September 2, 2011|access-date=April 9, 2023}} Storwick also performed a Motown song with contestants Shania and April titled "Baby Love". At the finale after she won, she performed Jessie J's "Price Tag".{{citation needed|date=July 2023}}
Towards the end of the season, Storwick also created a music video for "Good As Gone",{{cite AV media| url-status = live| archive-url = https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211211/sUz4_eDuAFY| archive-date = 2021-12-11| url = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sUz4_eDuAFY| title = The Next Star - Charlie "Good as Gone" | via=YouTube}}{{cbignore}} and created a group music video, "Turn It Up Up Up" with her and the other top 6 members. The video for "Good as Gone" ranked at number 21 on the MuchMusic #Trending rates of 2011 countdown.{{cite web|url=http://www.muchmusic.com/music/playlist/cid/552518/pid/63921/charlie-good-as-gone|title=Charlie – Good as Gone on MuchMusic|website=MuchMusic|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20111025105447/http://www.muchmusic.com:80/music/playlist/cid/552518/pid/63921/charlie-good-as-gone|archivedate=October 25, 2011|access-date=December 28, 2023}} At the finale, it was announced that she won season 4 of The Next Star.{{cite web|url=https://www.tv-eh.com/2011/09/25/ytv-crowns-the-next-star/#more-11235|title=YTV Crowns The Next Star Winner|author=Diane Wild|website=TV-Eh|date=September 25, 2011|access-date=July 19, 2023}}
In 2012, Storwick signed with Warner Music Canada and released the single "Glitter in the Sky". The music video made its first appearance on Monday, July 16 on YTV at 10:30 AST. Her other song titled "Paper Heart" was also released on July 16.{{cite web|url=https://itunes.apple.com/ca/album/paper-heart-feat.-nate-hall/id542779873|title=Paper Heart - Single by Charlie Storwick|website=iTunes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140821113035/https://itunes.apple.com/ca/album/paper-heart-feat.-nate-hall/id542779873|archivedate=August 21, 2014|access-date=December 28, 2023}}
Storwick is also the first ever contestant on The Next Star to get one million views on YouTube.
=2014–17: ''Some Assembly Required'' and ''Bazaar''=
Right after she finished The Next Star, she wanted to expand her career into acting. It was announced in 2013 that Storwick would be playing the role of Piper Gray in the YTV show, Some Assembly Required.{{cite web|url=http://www.tv-eh.com/2013/08/29/some-assembly-required-in-production/|title=Some Assembly Required in production|date=2013-08-29|author=Diane Wild|work=TV, eh?}} The show premiered January 6, 2014, and ended on June 6, 2016.
In 2015, she released her formal debut single "Ghosts".{{cite web|url=https://theextramile.ca/charlie-storwick-ghost-interview/|title=Interview with Charlie Storwick On Her Hot New Single 'Ghosts'|website=The Extra Mile|date=August 3, 2015|access-date=December 28, 2023}} The song debuted and peaked at number 87 on the Canadian Hot 100. The song also hit the Top 30 on the Top 40 radio, Hot AC and AC radio charts. "Ghosts" was released through Vancouver's Westsonic Music, and amassed over 1.2 million streams on Spotify.{{cite web|url=https://open.spotify.com/track/2WIhkOOOg4idfWOjJnWTU1|title=Ghosts - song and lyrics by Charlie on Spotify|website=Spotify|access-date=December 29, 2023}} The song was inspired by a real life experience. She stated, "I was playing my keyboard and then I heard a loud noise. I got a little startled, and I was thinking what happens after that and then I let my imagination run wild."{{cite magazine|url=https://faze.ca/chatting-with-charlie-about-ghosts/|title=Chatting With Charlie About 'Ghosts'|magazine=Faze|author=Kelly Vickery|access-date=December 28, 2023}} She released her second single titled, "Kiss Kiss Bang Bang" under the label in September 2016.{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/fr/album/kiss-kiss-bang-bang-single/1151904969?l=en-GB|title=Kiss Kiss Bang Bang - Single by Charlie|website=Apple Music|access-date=December 28, 2023}} In 2016, she was named as one of the 25 acts on Macy's iHeartRadio Rising Star contest.{{cite web|url=https://www.iheartradio.ca/news/pop-singer-charlie-takes-her-best-shot-with-kiss-kiss-bang-bang-1.1981137|title=Pop Singer Charlie Takes Her Best Shot With 'Kiss Kiss Bang Bang'|website=iHeartRadio|author=John R. Kennedy|date=October 2, 2016|access-date=December 28, 2023}} On October 10, 2017, she released her debut album, Bazaar.{{cite web|url=https://open.spotify.com/album/5zvJHe6Yz6K7TzXTQJD2QP|title=Bazaar - Album by Charlie|website=Spotify|access-date=December 28, 2023}}
She was invited to a writing workshop organised by Canadian collection society SOCAN, and it was there that she met British producer BHAV who invited her back to the UK for further sessions after her 18th birthday. Storwick travelled to Berlin for writing sessions with German quartet Hitimpulse, living in their studio for four months, working on songs. Storwick then ended up signing with Sony in Germany under the supervision of the European president Daniel Lieberberg.
=2018–present: Faangs=
Storwick moved to Los Angeles and began writing songs for other artists and on her new persona Faangs, a name inspired by the vicious city she now called home. She released her debut single under the name Faangs titled "Huh" on October 23, 2020, which was followed up by four more singles until the release of her debut album Teeth Out on November 12, 2021. She co-wrote the song, "Barbie Dreams, for the 2023 film, Barbie.{{cite web|url=https://listen.tidal.com/album/303360249/credits|title=Barbie Dreams (feat. Kaliii) [From Barbie The Album] / Fifty Fifty – Tidal|website=Tidal|access-date=December 29, 2023}}
Filmography
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| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| | 2011 | The Next Star | Herself | Top 6; winner |
| | 2011 | MuchMusic | Herself | Interview |
| | 2012 | YTV | Herself | Interview; The Zone |
| | 2014–2016 | Some Assembly Required | Piper Gray | Lead Role |
Discography
=Albums=
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| scope="row"| Bazaar
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| scope="row"| Teeth Out
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=Extended plays=
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|+ List of EPs with selected details ! scope="col" style="width:10em"| Title ! scope="col" style="width:20em"| Details |
| scope="row"| I Died in LA
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=Singles=
=Charlie=
=Faangs=
==As lead artist==
==As featured artist==
Songwriting credits
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| scope="col" style="width:160px;"| Title
! scope="col" | Year ! scope="col" | Artist(s) ! scope="col" style="width:180px;"| Album ! scope="col" | Written with |
|---|
| scope="row"| "It's Alright"
| 2018 |
| scope="row"| "Sick Thoughts"
| rowspan="3"| 2019 | {{n/a|Non-album single}} | James "Yami" Bell, Finn Keane, Lewis Blissett |
| scope="row"| "We Got This"
| We Got This | Gavin Brown, Kevin Maher, Sanjay Seran, Tariq Hussain, Tarun Nayar |
| scope="row"| "Halloweenie II: Pumpkin Spice"
| Ashnikko | {{n/a|Non-album single}} | Ashton Casey, Oscar Scheller |
| scope="row"| "Say It Ain't So"
| rowspan="4"| 2020 | Bishara & Leia | {{n/a|Non-album single}} | James "Yami" Bell, Timothy Caifeldt, Samuel Kvist, Markus Sepehrmanesh |
| scope="row"| "Tragic" {{small|(featuring Amber Van Day)}} | The Him | {{n/a|Non-album single}} | Steven Berghuijs, Jeroen Kerstens, Jonas Kalisch, Jeremy Chacon, Henrik Meinke, Alexsej Vlasenko, Amanda Cygnaeus |
| scope="row"| "Cry" {{small|(featuring Grimes)}} | Ashnikko | Ashton Casey, Ebenezer Fabiyi, Claire Boucher |
| scope="row"| "Own It"
| Maria-Cecilia Simone Kelly, Vincent van den Ende, Camden Bench, Amit Nagra |
| scope="row"| "Outta My Control" {{small|(featuring ØZI)}} | rowspan="2"|2022 | Heart |
| scope="row"| "Pregame"
| {{n/a|Non-album single}} | Nicola DeMartino, Robert Grimaldi, Trevor Muzzy |
| scope="row"| "Lights Out"{{cite web|url=https://www.pmstudio.com/music/20230107-18700|title=bludnymph Releases New Song 'Lights Out'|website=PM Studio|date=January 7, 2023|access-date=December 28, 2023}}
| rowspan="2" | 2023 | {{n/a|Non-album single}} | Henry Walter, Kya Hansen |
| scope="row"| "Barbie Dreams" {{small|(featuring Kaliii)}} |James Harris, Janet Jackson, JBACH, Kaliya Ashley Ross, Marc Raymond Ernest Sibley, Mike Caren, Nathan Cunningham, Nicholaus Joseph Williams, Randall Hammers, Terry Lewis, Tramaine Winfrey |
Music videos
| class="wikitable sortable" | |||
| Year | Title | Artist | class="unsortable" | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| | 2011 | "Good as Gone" | Charlie | #21 on MuchMusic Countdown |
| | 2011 | "Turn It Up Up Up" | The Next Star top 6 | Aired on CMT as #69 in top 100 |
| | 2012 | "Glitter in the Sky" | Charlie | |
| | 2015 | "Ghosts" | Charlie | |
| | 2016 | "Kiss Kiss Bang Bang" | Charlie | |
| | 2018 | "Ceiling" | Faangs | |
| | 2019 | "Shy" | Karate Kactus featuring Faangs | |
| | 2020 | "Sicko" | Felix Jaehn featuring Gashi and Faangs | |
| | 2020 | "Huh" | Faangs | |
| | 2021 | "Rich Kid$" | Faangs | |
| | 2021 | "Relapse" | Faangs | |
| | 2021 | "I Don't Care" | Faangs | |
| 2021 | "Don't Blame Me" | Faangs | |
| 2021 | "Diamond Bitch" | Faangs | |
| 2022 | "I'm a Little" | Faangs |
References
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External links
- https://web.archive.org/web/20110925073750/http://nextstar.ytv.com/finalist_sub.aspx?id=4
- [https://archive.today/20121205202120/http://blog.muchmusic.com/exclusive-the-next-star-winner-charlie-talks-about-reality-show-competitions-and-her-next-single/]
- https://calgaryherald.com/entertainment/topic.html?t=Person&q=Suzie+McNeil
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