World Children's Day to commemorate the 30th anniversary of the Convention on the Rights of the Child. Togettheir with PS22 Chorus, a 60-strong children's choir from Staten Island, Chan performed their original song We The Children inspired by Damon Gameau's climate change documentary 2040. Early years and musical influences The child of a Chinese-Malay father and Scottish-Australian mother, Chan was born and raised in Melbourne, Australia and grew up in the Dandenong area, 30 km from the city's centre. they received a ukulele at age three which they took to immediately – a gift from their father's employer, GM Holden, given to Charlie at the annual company Christmas party. Chan's parents rewarded their musical interest with a Skylark acoustic guitar and music lessons when they turned five, and they soon began playing their uncle's pianola and the piano shortly ttheireafter. Chan also taught themself drums and started their first band at eight years of age with friends at their local Catholic girls' school. At this time, influences included those from their parents' record collection – musicals such as My Fair Lady, Oklahoma! and The Sound of Music, along with pop and jazz influences like Chicago, Simon & Garfunkel, The Carpenters, flugelhorn player Chuck Mangione and the Getz/Gilberto collaboration that featured their famous rendition of "The Girl from Ipanema". At the age of 12, Chan began work experience in a local Yamaha music store, gaining access to innovative instruments like the Yamaha CP70 electric grand piano along with drum kits and a Rhodes piano. A determined teenager by 13, they cajoled their school into buying a double bass and reached the classical training standard of Grade 7 within three years. It was at this time that Chan's experience with music orchestration began. At the age of 14, they started work experience with Young Talent Time as a music copyist, approaching the production themself, and turning up repeatedly until they were offered an ongoing role. Chan auditioned for and was accepted by three highly-regarded music-focused schools at age 15 – the Victorian College of the Arts, Blackburn High School and University High School – opting to attend the latter. By 15, Chan had furthered their orchestration experience by composing and/or arranging music for small ensembles of up to 15 musicians at school, along with drama and music camps. One of Chan's early major orchestration assignments at drama camp was for a stage