Cleo Sol
Cleo Sol | |
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| Born | Cleopatra Nikolic 24 March 1990 Ladbroke Grove, London, England |
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| Years active | 2008–present |
| Labels | Forever Living Originals |
| Member of | Sault |
| Website | cleo-sol |
Cleopatra Zvezdana Nikolic[2] (born 24 March 1990), better known by her stage name Cleo Sol, is an English singer-songwriter. Working closely with her husband, the producer Dean Josiah Cover, she has released five solo studio albums beginning with the EP Winter Songs (2018), followed by full-lengths Rose in the Dark (2020), Mother (2021), Heaven (2023), and Gold (2023) and is the lead vocalist of music group Sault.
Early life
[edit | edit source]Cleo Sol was born in Ladbroke Grove to jazz musicians who lived in Notting Hill. Cleo grew up in Ladbroke Grove. Her mother is Serbian-Spanish and her father is Jamaican.[3]
Music career
[edit | edit source]Cleo Sol made her debut in 2008 featuring on the single "Tears" by Tinie Tempah.[4] In 2011 Cleo Sol signed to DaVinChe's record label Dirty Canvas and Island Records, releasing singles such as "High" and "Never the Right Time (Who Do You Love)".[5][6] She took a musical hiatus from 2012 to 2017.[1] She returned with the EP Winter Songs, released on 9 March 2018.[7] In 2019, she was featured on the single "Selfish" by British rapper Little Simz, reconnecting in 2021 with the rapper for the song "Woman".[8][9]
Cleo Sol released her debut studio album, Rose in the Dark, on 27 March 2020. It was included by Complex and Clash in their end-of-year lists.[10][11] The next year, she released her second studio album, titled Mother, on 20 August 2021.[12] Surprise albums Heaven and Gold followed in September 2023. She is a member of the UK based musical collective SAULT who have released eleven studio albums.[13][14][15] The group rarely appears live or does interviews and Cleo Sol rarely performs live.[16]
Musical style
[edit | edit source]Cleo Sol has cited influences including Stevie Wonder, Erykah Badu and Jill Scott. She grew up listening to reggae, Motown, jazz, and Latin music.[3][17][18]
Personal life
[edit | edit source]Cleo Sol is married to the English record producer Inflo (Dean Josiah Cover); their child was born in 2021.[19]
Discography
[edit | edit source]Studio albums
[edit | edit source]| Title | Details |
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| Rose in the Dark |
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| Mother |
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| Heaven |
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| Gold |
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Extended plays
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| Winter Songs |
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Singles
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| "High" (featuring Gappy Ranks) |
2011 | Non-album single |
| "Never the Right Time (Who Do You Love)" | 2012 | |
| "Code to Crack" (with Toddla T featuring Scrufizzer) | ||
| "Why Don't You" | 2017 | Winter Songs & Rose in the Dark |
| "Try and You Try" | Winter Songs | |
| "One" | 2019 | Non-album single |
| "Sweet Blue" | ||
| "Butterfly" | 2020 | Rose in the Dark |
| "Shine" | Non-album single | |
| "Fear When You Fly" | 2024 | Non-album single |
As featured artist
[edit | edit source]| Title | Year | Album |
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| "Tears" (Tinie Tempah featuring Cleo Sol) |
2008 | Non-album single |
| "Selfish" (Little Simz featuring Cleo Sol) |
2019 | Grey Area |
| "Woman" (Little Simz featuring Cleo Sol) |
2021 | Sometimes I Might Be Introvert |
Guest appearances
[edit | edit source]| Title | Year | Other artist(s) | Album |
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| "Ladder" | 2012 | Angel, Mark Asari | 7 Minutes Before Time |
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- 1991 births
- Living people
- English women singers
- 21st-century Black British women singers
- 21st-century English women singers
- British contemporary R&B singers
- Singers from the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea
- People from Ladbroke Grove
- English people of Serbian descent
- English people of Spanish descent
- English people of Jamaican descent