Clairo

Clairo is the professional name of Claire Elizabeth Cottrill, an American singer-songwriter from Atlanta, United States, born in 1998. Her music is associated with bedroom pop, dream pop, indie folk, indie pop, lo-fi and pop, and her sound develops over time from early bedroom-pop material towards jazz influences on a later record.

Career

She begins sharing music online at age 13. She first comes to wider attention after the viral success of the video for the lo-fi single “Pretty Girl” in 2017. After that, she signs with Fader Label and releases the debut EP Diary 001 in 2018.

Her first studio album, Immunity (2019), includes the singles “Bags” and “Sofia”; “Sofia” becomes her first entry on the Billboard Hot 100. Her second studio album, Sling (2021), debuts in the top 20 of the US Billboard 200. Her third studio album, Charm, is self-released and receives a Grammy nomination for Best Alternative Music Album.

Other details

Her releases are associated with Clairo Records, Clairo Records, LLC, Claire Cottrill Publishing, FADER Label and Universal Music Publishing Group. She is also linked with Shelly as a member.