Clairo
Clairo
Birth name Claire Elizabeth Cottrill Also known as DJ Baby Benz Born (1998-08-18 ) August 18, 1998 (age 28) Atlanta , Georgia , U.S.Origin Carlisle , Massachusetts , U.S.Genres Occupation(s) Singer-songwriter Instruments
Vocals
guitar
keyboards
clarinet
Years active 2012–present Labels Website clairo .com
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.
Clairo became well-known when the music video for her lo-fi song "Pretty Girl " was very successful in 2017. 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. Her debut studio album Immunity (2019) had the singles "Bags " and "Sofia ". "Sofia" became her first single to chart on the Billboard Hot 100. 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 .
References
1 2 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.