Charlie Winston

Charlie Winston

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New single 'Algorithm' is out !

Born in Cornwall on September 14, 1978, Charlie Winston scored a major hit in 2009 with "I'm a Hobo", No. 1 in the SNEP charts in France and No. 11 in Germany, followed a few months later by "In Your Hands" (No. 9). The son of a musician and brother of Tom Baxter, who also rose to fame, the singer, songwriter and guitarist began his career in the blues-rock style with two albums released in 2007, Mischifus and Make Way. In 2008, his cover of "I'm a Man", popularized by the Spencer Davis Group, was used in an advert for a German car brand, before the tidal wave associated with the album Hobo (2009), reviving the character of the itinerant outsider described by Jack Kerouac in the beatnik generation's novel Sur la route. Although he didn't recapture the public enthusiasm of that period, Winston nevertheless scored further hits with "Hello Alone", charted at No. 41 and taken from the album Running Still in 2011, then "Lately", at No. 88 and taken from the following album Curio City in 2015. He continues his journey between folk, pop and rock with the albums Square 1 (2018) and As I Am (2022), from which the tracks "Exile" and "Algorithm" are taken. In 2025, Love Isn't Easy is released, ranked No. 104 on the SNEP chart.

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Top tracks

02
Like a Hobo
Charlie Winston
Hobo
03:38
Writer: Charlie Winston / Composers: Charlie Winston
10
In Your Hands
Charlie Winston
Real World 25
03:51
Writer: Charlie Winston / Composers: Charlie Winston
07
Dusty Men
Saule
Le Best Of
03:25
Writer: Baptiste Lalieu / Composers: Baptiste Lalieu
05
She Went Quietly
Charlie Winston
Running Still
03:59
Writer: Charlie Winston / Composers: Charlie Winston
07
Shifting Paradigms
Charlie Winston
As I Am
03:57
Writer: Charlie Winston / Composers: Charlie Winston
03
Exile
Charlie Winston
As I Am
04:33
Writer: Charlie Winston / Composers: Charlie Winston
10
A Light (Day)
Charlie Winston
Curio City
03:26
Writer: Charlie Winston / Composers: Charlie Winston
06
She Woke Up
Charlie Winston
Love Isn't Easy
03:53
Writer: Charlie Winston / Composers: Charlie Winston
03
Boxes
Charlie Winston
Make Way
04:36
Writer: Charlie Winston / Composers: Charlie Winston
05
Bad Valentine
Charlie Winston
Love Isn't Easy
03:54
Writer: Charlie Winston / Composers: Charlie Winston
02
Algorithm
Charlie Winston
As I Am
03:25
Writer: Charlie Winston / Composers: Charlie Winston - Vianney
05
Limbo
Charlie Winston
As I Am
03:43
Writer: Charlie Winston - Dan Smith / Composers: Charlie Winston - Dan Smith
02
Mars
Charlie Winston
Love Isn't Easy
03:43
Writer: Charlie Winston / Composers: Charlie Winston
04
Turning Circles
Charlie Winston
Love Isn't Easy
03:33
Writer: Charlie Winston / Composers: Charlie Winston
02
The Weekend (Radio Edit)
Charlie Winston
The Weekend
03:13
Composers: Charlie Winston
13
Echo
Charlie Winston
As I Am
03:32
Writer: Charlie Winston - Kyle Neal / Composers: Charlie Winston - Kyle Neal
05
Dance With You
Charlie Winston
Love Isn't Easy
03:34
Writer: Charlie Winston / Composers: Charlie Winston
02
Truth
Charlie Winston
Curio City
03:40
Writer: Charlie Winston / Composers: Charlie Winston
01
Love Isn't Easy
Charlie Winston
Love Isn't Easy
04:14
Writer: Charlie Winston - Emil Wilk - Mads Koch - Nick Labajewska Madsen / Composers: Charlie Winston
10
Rockin' in the Suburbs
Charlie Winston
Running Still
03:05
Writer: Charlie Winston / Composers: Charlie Winston
01
Hello Alone
Charlie Winston
Running Still
03:19
Writer: Charlie Winston / Composers: Charlie Winston
08
I Will Never Hold You Back
Charlie Winston
As I Am
03:44
Writer: Charlie Winston / Composers: Charlie Winston
03
Kick Out of You
Charlie Winston
Love Isn't Easy
03:19
Writer: Charlie Winston - Emil Wilk - Mads Koch - Søren Christensen / Composers: Charlie Winston
06
I Do
Charlie Winston
Love Isn't Easy
04:01
Writer: Charlie Winston / Composers: Charlie Winston
05
My Life as a Duck
Charlie Winston
Hobo
03:41
Writer: Charlie Winston / Composers: Charlie Winston
01
Airport
Charlie Winston
Airport
04:56
Writer: Charlie Winston Gleave / Composers: Charlie Winston Gleave
14
Unconscious
Charlie Winston
As I Am
06:38
Writer: Charlie Winston / Composers: Charlie Winston
08
Lately
Charlie Winston
Curio City
03:52
Writer: Charlie Winston / Composers: Charlie Winston
04
Never Enough
Charlie Winston
Love Isn't Easy
03:39
Writer: Charlie Winston - Emil Wilk - Mads Koch - Nick Labajewska Madsen / Composers: Charlie Winston
02
Play That Game
Charlie Winston
Love Isn't Easy
03:25
Writer: Charlie Winston / Composers: Charlie Winston
01
Perfect Conditions
Charlie Winston
Love Isn't Easy
04:02
Writer: Charlie Winston / Composers: Charlie Winston
03
What a Feeling
Charlie Winston
Love Isn't Easy
03:18
Writer: Charlie Winston / Composers: Charlie Winston
16
Lately (The Avener Remix)
Charlie Winston
Curio City
03:23
Writer: Charlie Winston / Composers: Charlie Winston
03
Where Can I Buy Happiness?
Charlie Winston
Running Still
03:43
Writer: Charlie Winston / Composers: Charlie Winston
11
Generation Spent
Charlie Winston
Hobo
04:18
Writer: Charlie Winston / Composers: Charlie Winston
08
Tongue Tied
Charlie Winston
Hobo
04:40
Writer: Charlie Winston / Composers: Charlie Winston
01
All That We Are
Charlie Winston
As I Am
03:28
Writer: Charlie Winston / Composers: Charlie Winston
13
My Name
Charlie Winston
Hobo
04:28
Writer: Charlie Winston / Composers: Charlie Winston
09
Just Sayin'
Charlie Winston
Curio City
04:19
Writer: Charlie Winston / Composers: Charlie Winston
07
Calling Me
Charlie Winston
Hobo
04:38
Writer: Charlie Winston / Composers: Charlie Winston
12
Every Step
Charlie Winston
Hobo
03:40
Writer: Charlie Winston / Composers: Charlie Winston
06
Open My Eyes
Charlie Winston
As I Am
02:55
Writer: Charlie Winston - David Zincke / Composers: Charlie Winston - David Zincke
01
Rendez-vous (feat. Camélia Jordana) (Full English Version)
Charlie Winston
Rendez-vous (feat. Camélia Jordana) (Full English Version)
03:08
Writer: Charlie Winston Gleave - Samuel Walker / Composers: Charlie Winston Gleave
04
Photograph
Charlie Winston
Square 1
02:52
Writer: Charlie Winston Gleave / Composers: Charlie Winston Gleave
17
Truth (Embody Remix)
Charlie Winston
Curio City
03:56
Writer: Charlie Winston / Composers: Charlie Winston
07
Another Trigger
Charlie Winston
Curio City
03:43
Writer: Charlie Winston / Composers: Charlie Winston
01
Waiting Here (10 Years Later with Charlie)
Jake Isaac
10 YEARS LATER: PART 1
03:01
Composers: Jake Isaac - Charlie Winston
09
This Storm Too Shall Pass
Charlie Winston
As I Am
05:32
Writer: Charlie Winston - David Zincke / Composers: Charlie Winston
04
Don't Worry About Me
Charlie Winston
As I Am
03:12
Writer: Charlie Winston / Composers: Charlie Winston - Ibrahim Maalouf
12
Sweet Tooth
Charlie Winston
As I Am
03:29
Writer: Charlie Winston - Dan Smith / Composers: Charlie Winston - Dan Smith
14
Fool's Gold
Charlie Winston
Tôt ou tard - 25 ans (Édition 2024)
03:06
Writer: Lhasa de Sela / Composers: Lhasa de Sela - Sarah Page
01
Echo (Juveniles rework)
Charlie Winston
I am II
03:14
Writer: Charlie Winston - Kyle Neal / Composers: Charlie Winston - Kyle Neal
04
Exile (Juveniles rework)
Charlie Winston
I am II
03:28
Writer: Charlie Winston / Composers: Charlie Winston
11
Letter from My Future Self
Charlie Winston
As I Am
02:39
Writer: Charlie Winston / Composers: Charlie Winston - Dan Smith
09
Losing Touch
Charlie Winston
Square 1
05:28
Writer: Charlie Winston Gleave / Composers: Charlie Winston Gleave

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  • Discography
Albums
Love Isn't Easy
â„— 2025 VF Musiques / tôt Ou tard
10-10-2025
Love Isn't Easy
01
Perfect Conditions
Charlie Winston
Love Isn't Easy
04:02
Writer: Charlie Winston / Composers: Charlie Winston
02
Play That Game
Charlie Winston
Love Isn't Easy
03:25
Writer: Charlie Winston / Composers: Charlie Winston
03
Kick Out of You
Charlie Winston
Love Isn't Easy
03:19
Writer: Charlie Winston - Emil Wilk - Mads Koch - Søren Christensen / Composers: Charlie Winston
04
Never Enough
Charlie Winston
Love Isn't Easy
03:39
Writer: Charlie Winston - Emil Wilk - Mads Koch - Nick Labajewska Madsen / Composers: Charlie Winston
05
Dance With You
Charlie Winston
Love Isn't Easy
03:34
Writer: Charlie Winston / Composers: Charlie Winston
06
I Do
Charlie Winston
Love Isn't Easy
04:01
Writer: Charlie Winston / Composers: Charlie Winston
01
Love Isn't Easy
Charlie Winston
Love Isn't Easy
04:14
Writer: Charlie Winston - Emil Wilk - Mads Koch - Nick Labajewska Madsen / Composers: Charlie Winston
Access the complete album info (12 songs)
As I Am
â„— 2022 Tôt ou tard / VF Musiques
26-08-2022
As I Am
01
All That We Are
Charlie Winston
As I Am
03:28
Writer: Charlie Winston / Composers: Charlie Winston
02
Algorithm
Charlie Winston
As I Am
03:25
Writer: Charlie Winston / Composers: Charlie Winston - Vianney
03
Exile
Charlie Winston
As I Am
04:33
Writer: Charlie Winston / Composers: Charlie Winston
04
Don't Worry About Me
Charlie Winston
As I Am
03:12
Writer: Charlie Winston / Composers: Charlie Winston - Ibrahim Maalouf
05
Limbo
Charlie Winston
As I Am
03:43
Writer: Charlie Winston - Dan Smith / Composers: Charlie Winston - Dan Smith
06
Open My Eyes
Charlie Winston
As I Am
02:55
Writer: Charlie Winston - David Zincke / Composers: Charlie Winston - David Zincke
07
Shifting Paradigms
Charlie Winston
As I Am
03:57
Writer: Charlie Winston / Composers: Charlie Winston
Access the complete album info (14 songs)
Square 1
(P) 2018 AFishant Records under exclusive license to Sony Music Entertainment
28-09-2018
Square 1
01
Spiral
Charlie Winston
Square 1
03:44
Writer: Charlie Winston Gleave / Composers: Charlie Winston Gleave
02
Here I Am
Charlie Winston
Square 1
03:38
Writer: Charlie Winston / Composers: Charlie Winston
03
Feeling Stop
Charlie Winston
Square 1
03:07
Writer: Charlie Winston Gleave / Composers: Charlie Winston Gleave
04
Photograph
Charlie Winston
Square 1
02:52
Writer: Charlie Winston Gleave / Composers: Charlie Winston Gleave
05
The Weekend
Charlie Winston
Square 1
03:12
Writer: Charlie Winston Gleave / Composers: Charlie Winston Gleave
06
Rendez-vous
Charlie Winston
Square 1
03:48
Writer: Charlie Winston Gleave - Samuel Walker / Composers: Charlie Winston Gleave
07
Airport
Charlie Winston
Square 1
04:56
Writer: Charlie Winston Gleave / Composers: Charlie Winston Gleave
Access the complete album info (11 songs)
Curio City
(P)2014 AFishant Records Ltd under exclusive Licence of SME France
23-01-2015
Curio City
01
Wilderness
Charlie Winston
Curio City
04:33
Writer: Charlie Winston / Composers: Charlie Winston
02
Truth
Charlie Winston
Curio City
03:40
Writer: Charlie Winston / Composers: Charlie Winston
03
Say Something
Charlie Winston
Curio City
03:33
Writer: Charlie Winston / Composers: Charlie Winston
04
Fear & Love
Charlie Winston
Curio City
03:26
Writer: Charlie Winston / Composers: Charlie Winston
05
Too Long
Charlie Winston
Curio City
03:49
Writer: Charlie Winston / Composers: Charlie Winston
06
A Light (Night)
Charlie Winston
Curio City
04:02
Writer: Charlie Winston / Composers: Charlie Winston
07
Another Trigger
Charlie Winston
Curio City
03:43
Writer: Charlie Winston / Composers: Charlie Winston
Access the complete album info (17 songs)
Running Still
Real World Records Ltd
21-11-2011
Running Still
01
Hello Alone
Charlie Winston
Running Still
03:19
Writer: Charlie Winston / Composers: Charlie Winston
02
Speak to Me
Charlie Winston
Running Still
03:19
Writer: Charlie Winston / Composers: Charlie Winston
03
Where Can I Buy Happiness?
Charlie Winston
Running Still
03:43
Writer: Charlie Winston / Composers: Charlie Winston
04
The Great Conversation
Charlie Winston
Running Still
04:17
Writer: Charlie Winston / Composers: Charlie Winston
05
She Went Quietly
Charlie Winston
Running Still
03:59
Writer: Charlie Winston / Composers: Charlie Winston
06
Unlike Me
Charlie Winston
Running Still
03:48
Writer: Charlie Winston / Composers: Charlie Winston
07
Until You're Satisfied
Charlie Winston
Running Still
03:24
Writer: Charlie Winston / Composers: Charlie Winston
Access the complete album info (12 songs)
Hobo
Real World Recordings Ltd under exclusive worldwide license to Real World Productions Ltd
26-01-2009
Hobo
01
In Your Hands
Charlie Winston
Hobo
03:50
Writer: Charlie Winston / Composers: Charlie Winston
02
Like a Hobo
Charlie Winston
Hobo
03:38
Writer: Charlie Winston / Composers: Charlie Winston
03
Kick the Bucket
Charlie Winston
Hobo
02:39
Writer: Charlie Winston / Composers: Charlie Winston
04
I Love Your Smile
Charlie Winston
Hobo
04:39
Writer: Charlie Winston / Composers: Charlie Winston
05
My Life as a Duck
Charlie Winston
Hobo
03:41
Writer: Charlie Winston / Composers: Charlie Winston
06
Boxes
Charlie Winston
Hobo
04:41
Writer: Charlie Winston / Composers: Charlie Winston
07
Calling Me
Charlie Winston
Hobo
04:38
Writer: Charlie Winston / Composers: Charlie Winston
Access the complete album info (13 songs)
Mischifus
Real World Records Ltd
01-01-2007
Mischifus
01
Bee Boy
Charlie Winston
Mischifus
02:43
Composers: Charlie Winston
02
Muddle Up
Charlie Winston
Mischifus
03:14
Composers: Charlie Winston
03
Don't Wana Get Serious
Charlie Winston
Mischifus
03:30
Composers: Charlie Winston
04
Mischifus
Charlie Winston
Mischifus
05:11
Composers: Charlie Winston
05
Square One
Charlie Winston
Mischifus
04:30
Composers: Charlie Winston
06
Barcelona
Charlie Winston
Mischifus
05:06
Composers: Charlie Winston
07
Five Clicks
Charlie Winston
Mischifus
04:57
Composers: Charlie Winston
Access the complete album info (10 songs)
Make Way
Real World Records Ltd
01-01-2007
Make Way
01
Like a Hobo
Charlie Winston
Make Way
05:07
Writer: Charlie Winston / Composers: Charlie Winston
02
Generation Spent
Charlie Winston
Make Way
03:37
Writer: Charlie Winston / Composers: Charlie Winston
03
Boxes
Charlie Winston
Make Way
04:36
Writer: Charlie Winston / Composers: Charlie Winston
04
9 Yr Old Friend
Charlie Winston
Make Way
03:33
Composers: Charlie Winston
05
My Life as a Duck
Charlie Winston
Make Way
04:47
Writer: Charlie Winston / Composers: Charlie Winston
06
I Love Your Smile
Charlie Winston
Make Way
04:59
Writer: Charlie Winston / Composers: Charlie Winston
07
Yes!
Charlie Winston
Make Way
04:05
Composers: Charlie Winston
Access the complete album info (10 songs)
EPs
I am II
VF Musiques - tôt Ou tard
02-10-2023
I am II
01
Echo (Juveniles rework)
Charlie Winston
I am II
03:14
Writer: Charlie Winston - Kyle Neal / Composers: Charlie Winston - Kyle Neal
02
Don't Worry About Me (Juveniles rework)
Charlie Winston
I am II
03:02
Writer: Charlie Winston - Ibrahim Maalouf / Composers: Charlie Winston - Ibrahim Maalouf
03
Sweet Tooth (Juveniles rework)
Charlie Winston
I am II
02:23
Writer: Charlie Winston - Dan Smith / Composers: Charlie Winston - Dan Smith
04
Exile (Juveniles rework)
Charlie Winston
I am II
03:28
Writer: Charlie Winston / Composers: Charlie Winston
Under Cover
(P) 2016 Afishant Records Ltd under exclusive license to SME France
18-11-2016
Under Cover
01
I'm Not The Only One
Charlie Winston
Under Cover
04:04
Writer: Sam Smith - James Napier / Composers: Sam Smith - James Napier
02
Back To Black
Charlie Winston
Under Cover
04:19
Writer: Amy Winehouse - Mark Ronson / Composers: Amy Winehouse - Mark Ronson
03
Back Home
Charlie Winston
Under Cover
03:53
Writer: Daniel Snaith / Composers: Daniel Snaith
04
Kick The Bucket (2016 Version)
Charlie Winston
Under Cover
04:09
Writer: Charlie Winston / Composers: Charlie Winston
Singles
Never Enough
â„— 2025 VF Musiques / tôt Ou tard
23-05-2025
Never Enough
01
Never Enough
Charlie Winston
Never Enough
03:36
Writer: Charlie Winston - Emil Wilk - Mads Koch - Nick Labajewska Madsen / Composers: Charlie Winston
Algorithm
VF Musiques - tôt Ou tard
26-04-2022
Algorithm
01
Algorithm
Charlie Winston
Algorithm
03:26
Writer: Charlie Winston / Composers: Charlie Winston - Vianney
Rendez-vous (feat. Camélia Jordana) (Full English Version)
(P) 2019 AFishant Records Ltd under exclusive license to Sony Music Entertainement
19-07-2019
Rendez-vous (feat. Camélia Jordana) (Full English Version)
01
Rendez-vous (feat. Camélia Jordana) (Full English Version)
Charlie Winston
Rendez-vous (feat. Camélia Jordana) (Full English Version)
03:08
Writer: Charlie Winston Gleave - Samuel Walker / Composers: Charlie Winston Gleave
Rendez-vous (feat. Camélia Jordana)
(P) 2019 AFishant Records Ltd under exclusive license to Sony Music Entertainement
10-05-2019
Rendez-vous (feat. Camélia Jordana)
01
Rendez-vous (feat. Camélia Jordana)
Charlie Winston
Rendez-vous (feat. Camélia Jordana)
03:07
Writer: Charlie Winston Gleave - Samuel Walker / Composers: Charlie Winston Gleave
Losing Touch (Radio Edit)
(P) 2018 AFishant Records Ltd under exclusive license to Sony Music Entertainment
23-11-2018
Losing Touch (Radio Edit)
01
Losing Touch (Radio Edit)
Charlie Winston
Losing Touch (Radio Edit)
03:55
Writer: Charlie Winston Gleave / Composers: Charlie Winston Gleave