Claire Rachel Wilkinson, known by her stage name7Chariot and previously known as Clairity, is an American singer and songwriter.
Early life
Wilkinson was raised in White House, Tennessee and began taking voice lessons at age eight. She started writing songs at age 13 and began learning the keyboard by watching videos on YouTube. Wilkinson also sang in her school's choir before being homeschooled.
Career
2014 – 2017: Career beginnings as Clairity and ''Alienation'' EP
Wilkinson met Pebe Sebert, who set up writing sessions between her daughter Kesha and Wilkinson and eventually introducing her to Kara DioGuardi. DioGuardi then signed Wilkinson to a publishing deal with her label Arthouse Entertainment and also introduced her to Jason Flom. He then signed her to Lava Records in January 2015. Wilkinson released her debut single, "Sharks in the Swimming Pool" on March 17, 2015. The song was co-written by production duo Kinetics & One Love. She also performed at South by Southwest in March 2015. Her debut EP, "Alienation" was released on July 17, 2015. After the release, she performed at CMJ in New York as well as at Live in the Vineyard in Napa Valley. Wilkinson cited artists such as Coldplay, Imogen Heap, Sia, and Kate Nash as influences. In 2016, Wilkinson worked on the single "Renaissance" with DJ Steve James, 17-year producer of Justin Bieber's song "Purpose". The song amassed over 4 million plays on Spotify in a month reaching No. 1 on both Spotify Global Viral 50 & US Viral 50. In addition, the song hit No. 1 on Hype Machine. In 2016, her single "DNA" was featured in a trailer for CW's The 100 and the song "Exorcism" was featured on MTV's Teen Wolf'. Her cover version of Coldplay's "Don't Panic" was used in the ' TV spot for Super Bowl 50 and in the first full trailer for the film released on March 17, 2016.
2017–present: 7Chariot
In November 2017, Wilkinson released the single "Ricochet" with 0E0E Records, debuting under the name 7Chariot. She chose the name 7Chariot from the tarot card of the same name that her grandmother give a reading for her when she was starting out as a musician. In March 2018, she released the single "Danger in Me."
