Caroline Polachek

Born 1985-06-20 · Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

Caroline Elizabeth Polachek (born June 20, 1985) is an American singer, producer, and songwriter. Raised in Connecticut, Polachek cofounded the indie pop band Chairlift while studying at the University of Colorado Boulder. The duo emerged from the late-2000s Brooklyn music scene with the sleeper hit "Bruises." In 2014, she released her first solo project, Arcadia, as Ramona Lisa. Under CEP, she released Drawing the Target Around the Arrow in 2017. Chairlift disbanded in 2017, and Polachek embarked on a career under her own name. Her debut studio album was Pang on October 18, 2019. Her next albums were Desire, I Want to Turn Into You (2023) and Desire, I Want To Turn Into You: Everasking Edition (2024).