Clairo
Clairo | |
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_(cropped).jpg?lang=simple) Clairo performing at The Fonda Theatre in Los Angeles in 2024 | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Claire Elizabeth Cottrill |
| Also known as | DJ Baby Benz |
| Born | August 18, 1998 Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. |
| Origin | Carlisle, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Genres | |
| Occupation(s) | Singer-songwriter |
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| Years active | 2012–present |
| Labels | |
| Website | clairo |
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Claire Elizabeth Cottrill (born August 18, 1998), known professionally as Clairo, is an American singer-songwriter. She started posting music on the internet when she was thirteen.[4]
Clairo became well-known when the music video for her lo-fi song "Pretty Girl" was very successful in 2017.[5][6] She signed a record deal and released her debut EP Diary 001 (2018) with Fader Label. Fader Label was created by her father's friend.[7][8] Her debut studio album Immunity (2019) had the singles "Bags" and "Sofia". "Sofia" became her first single to chart on the Billboard Hot 100.[9] Her second studio album, Sling, was released in 2021 and was successful. It debuted in the top 20 of the US Billboard 200. Her third studio album, Charm, was self-released on July 12, 2024. Charm received a Grammy nomination for Best Alternative Music Album.[10]
References
[change | change source]- ↑ 1.0 1.1 St. Asaph, Katherine (August 2, 2019). "Clairo Immunity". Pitchfork. Archived from the original on July 19, 2021. Retrieved March 9, 2021.
- ↑ Empire, Kitty (December 7, 2019). "Clairo review – a quiet phenomenon". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Archived from the original on July 19, 2021. Retrieved October 29, 2020.
- ↑ Droke, Carolyn (February 17, 2020). "Clairo's New Lo-Fi Demo Calls Back To Her Early Days As A Musician". Uproxx. Archived from the original on April 21, 2021. Retrieved March 9, 2021.
- ↑ "Clairo Biography, Songs, & Albums". AllMusic. Archived from the original on July 5, 2023. Retrieved March 6, 2022.
- ↑ Clairo – Pretty Girl. Claire Cottrill. August 4, 2017. Archived from the original on November 5, 2022. Retrieved December 20, 2022 – via YouTube.
- ↑ Coscarelli, Joe (May 23, 2018). "Clairo's 'Pretty Girl' Went Viral. Then She Had to Prove Herself". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Archived from the original on September 3, 2021. Retrieved March 6, 2022.
- ↑ "Geoff Cottrill on LinkedIn: Rob Stone, Co-Founder of Cornerstone Agency and the Fader Magazine, Dies… | 42 comments".
- ↑ Kaplan, Ilana (June 28, 2019). "Why Clairo Passed on Major Label Offers And Built Her Own Team". Billboard. Retrieved 2022-03-06.
- ↑ Zellner, Xander (October 20, 2020). "Clairo Scores First Career Billboard Hot 100 Hit With 'Sofia'". Billboard. Retrieved March 6, 2022.
- ↑ "Grammy Nominations 2025: See the Full List Here". Pitchfork. November 8, 2024.
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