Before 'Brat': Charli xcx and the rise of pop music's Number 1 Angel
The 32-year-old British pop singer, long branded pop music's Next Big Thing by wishful thinkers and cultural forecasters, finally experienced her breakthrough moment with this year's "Brat," her sixth studio album, which laid her hyper-confessional lyrics about her fears, vulnerabilities and insecurities over banging, off-kilter club beats.