Jo Charrington

Birth name| Joanna Charrington
Born| November 1970
Origin| London, United Kingdom
Occupation(s)| Music Industry Executive
Years active| 1992 – present
Labels| London, Capitol Records, Sony Music, Epic

Musical artist

Joanna Charrington[1] is a music industry executive and widely regarded as one of the most influential and successful female talent scouts in British Music history. She is currently the Co-President at Capitol Records in the UK and Co Chair of Universal Music UK[2][3] Her industry career began at London Records in 1992 as a marketing assistant before moving to Virgin Records in the International Department, then BMG working for the President Jeremy Marsh.[4]

## Contents

* 1 Career
* 2 Artists discovered or signed by Jo Charrington
* 3 Awards and nominations
* 4 References

## Career[edit]

Charrington left her job at BMG in 1996 to put together and manage the RnB boyband Another Level, alongside John Reid (Elton John/Queen). She later signed them to Nick Raphael and Christian Tattersfield[5] at Northwestside Records, a newly formed subsidiary of BMG.[6] The band enjoyed multiple top 10 singles including the Number 1 ‘Freak Me’,[7] as well as a platinum debut album in the UK.[8]

After Reid left the management business, Charrington joined up with Simon Fuller.[9] After 5 years in management she was approached by her old London Records colleague[10] and Northwestside Records founder Nick Raphael to join him at Epic Records,[11][12] a division of Sony Music.[4] The duo have worked together for 14 years, 10 of which at Sony, before moving to Universal to restart London Records, now Capitol UK.[13]

## Artists discovered or signed by Jo Charrington[edit]

Charrington, alongside Raphael, has signed and launched a diverse number of platinum and multi-platinum selling artists, including;

* 5 Seconds of Summer at Capitol.
* Sam Smith at Capitol
* Aloe Blacc at Epic.
* Big Brovaz at Epic
* Charlotte Church at Epic.
* G4 at Epic.
* Imogen Heap at Epic.
* JLS at Epic.
* Lemar at Epic.
* Mylo at Epic
* Olly Murs at Epic.
* Paloma Faith at Epic.
* The Priests at Epic.
* Russell Watson at Epic.
* Scouting For Girls at Epic.

## Awards and nominations[edit]

Charrington's artists and writers have won multiple Grammys, BRITs, American Music Awards, Ivor Novellos and MOBOs.[14]

Charrington, along with Raphael, was awarded the Music Week A&R Award in both 2010[15] and 2015.[16]

Charrington has been invited to take part in a mentoring scheme set up by Marie Claire magazine to inspire and educate the future generation of the music industry.[17]

In 2015, she was named Business Woman of the Year at the 2015 Music Week’s Women in Music awards.[18]

Charrington was appointed a Governor of the Brit School on 1 January 2016

## References[edit]

1. ^ "Joanna Fitzmaurice CHARRINGTON personal appointments - Find and update company information - GOV.UK".
2. ^ "Sam Smith: innovative promotion — IFPI — Representing the recording industry worldwide". www.ifpi.org. Retrieved 10 November 2015.
3. ^ "Capitol Records U.K. Launches, Nick Raphael Named President". Billboard. Retrieved 20 November 2015.
4. ^ a b "CITYSHOWCASE.CO.UK". www.cityshowcase.co.uk. Retrieved 10 November 2015.
5. ^ "A&R, Record Label / Company, Music Publishing, Artist Manager and Music Industry Directory". www.hitquarters.com. Retrieved 20 November 2015.
6. ^ "BMG Records unifies media before review". www.marketingmagazine.co.uk. Retrieved 20 November 2015.
7. ^ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums. London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 4622\. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
8. ^ "Certified Awards". www.bpi.co.uk. Archived from the original on 1 July 2015. Retrieved 27 November 2015.
9. ^ "Billboard". Magazine. 27 November 1999. Retrieved 10 November 2015 - via Billboard.
10. ^ "HITS Daily Double : Rumor Mill - CAPITOL U.K. PRESIDENT NICK RAPHAEL". HITS Daily Double. Retrieved 20 November 2015.
11. ^ "A&R, Record Label / Company, Music Publishing, Artist Manager and Music Industry Directory". www.hitquarters.com. Retrieved 20 November 2015.
12. ^ Nick Raphael, Record Exec - Renman Live #106, retrieved 20 November 2015
13. ^ "Nick Raphael heads up Capitol Records UK - Music Business Worldwide". Music Business Worldwide. 24 April 2013. Retrieved 27 November 2015.
14. ^ Roberts, Dave (9 February 2015). "Raphael 'overwhelmed' by Sam Smith's Grammy success". MusicWeek UK. Retrieved 20 November 2015.
15. ^ "Music Week Magazine". Music Week. 16 April 2015. Retrieved 10 November 2015.
16. ^ "Music Week Magazine". Music Week. 10 April 2015. Retrieved 10 November 2015.
17. ^ "CITYSHOWCASE.CO.UK". www.cityshowcase.co.uk. Retrieved 27 November 2015.
18. ^ "2015's Women in Music revealed". Music Week. Retrieved 10 November 2015.