Eliot Sumner
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Eliot Sumner in 2015
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Eliot Paulina Sumner |
| Also known as | Coco Sumner |
| Born |
30 July 1990 Pisa, Tuscany, Italy |
| Genres | Rock, pop, electronic |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, singer, songwriter |
| Instruments | Vocals, guitar |
| Years active | 2010–present |
| Labels | Island, Cherrytree |
| Associated acts | I Blame Coco |
| Website | www |
Eliot Paulina Sumner (born 30 July 1990 in Pisa, Tuscany, Italy), also known as Coco, is an English musician. Her debut album, The Constant (2010), was released under the band name I Blame Coco, while her solo work has been released under her birth name, Eliot. She is the daughter of musician Sting and actress Trudie Styler.
Sumner began writing songs at the age of 15. When she was 17, she signed a multi-record deal with Island Records.
Sumner spent six months writing and recording her debut album, The Constant (2010), in Sweden with producer Klas Åhlund, keyboardist Emlyn Maillard, and multi-instrumentalist and producer Al Shux, under the band name I Blame Coco. The album included elements of pop music, electronic music, ska, and punk. The first single, "Caesar", featured Swedish pop singer Robyn. The next single, "Self Machine", was released in July 2010.
According to Christian Wåhlberg, Sumner's manager, Åhlund had been keen to work with her because he saw the "punk rocker" in her. Wåhlberg said that the electropop sound of the album was influenced by Darcus Beese, president of Island Records, and that if Sumner had signed to a different record label, the music would have been different. '
In 2014, Sumner said that her music would be released under the birth name, Eliot. Later that year, she released the EP Information, and in 2016 the full album Information appeared.
Sumner's contributions to other musicians' albums include vocals for the song "End of the Road" by Sway and the single "Splash" by Sub Focus. She did a cover version of the Radiohead song "Creep" with Clint Mansell for the soundtrack to the movie Filth (2013).
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