Eliot Sumner
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Eliot Sumner in 2015 | |
| 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, and her subsequent music appeared under her birth name, Eliot. She is the daughter of musician Sting and actress Trudie Styler.
Music career
I Blame Coco
Sumner began writing songs at the age of 15.[1] When she was 17, she signed a multi-record deal with Island Records.[2][3]
She spent six months writing and recording her debut album, The Constant (2010), in Sweden with producer Klas Åhlund,[1] 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. [4] The next single, "Self Machine", was released in July 2010.[5]
According to Christian Wåhlberg, Sumner's manager, Åhlund had been keen to work with Sumner because he saw the "punk rocker" in her.[6] 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.[6] '
Eliot Sumner and guest work
In 2014, Sumner said that her music would be released under her birth name, Eliot. Later that year, she released the EP Information, and in 2016 the full album Information appeared.
Her contributions to other musicians' albums include vocals for the song "End of the Road" by Sway and the single "Splash" by Sub Focus.[7] She did a cover version of the Radiohead song "Creep" with Clint Mansell for the soundtrack to the movie Filth (2013). She appeared briefly in the movie Stardust (2007).
Personal life
Sumner is the daughter of musician Sting and actress Trudie Styler and has five siblings, including a half-brother, Joe Sumner, who leads the rock band Fiction Plane. Her sense of smell was lost after a brain injury in 2009.[8] She was born in Pisa, Italy, and grew up in Wiltshire, England.[4] She was educated at Bryanston School and then the Fine Arts College in London.[9]
In December 2015, when asked if she identified with a particular gender, she replied the she didn't and that she didn't believe in gender labels. She said she had been dating Lucie Von Alten, an Austrian model, for two years.[10][11]
Awards and honors
- I Blame Coco nominated for Best Newcomer, Virgin Media Music Awards, 2010
Discography
Studio albums
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK | AUT [12] |
BEL (VL) [13] |
BEL (WA) [14] |
FRA [15] |
GER | POL [16] |
SWI [17] | |||
| The Constant (as I Blame Coco) |
|
86 | 58 | 82 | 88 | 41 | 31 | 36 | 72 | |
| Information |
|
— | — | — | — | — | 99 | — | — | |
Singles
As lead artist
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK | BEL (VL) [13] |
BEL (WA) [14] |
GER | |||
| "Caesar" (featuring Robyn) | 2010 | — | — | — | — | The Constant |
| "Selfmachine" | 64 | 53 | 93 | 56 | ||
| "Quicker" | — | 91 | — | — | ||
| "In Spirit Golden" | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Turn Your Back on Love" | 2011 | — | — | — | — | |
| "Information" | 2014 | — | — | — | — | Information |
| "I Followed You Home" | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Dead Arms & Dead Legs" | 2015 | — | — | — | — | |
| "After Dark" | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Firewood" | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Species" | — | — | — | — | ||
As featured artist
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK | UK Dance | |||
| "Animal" (with Miike Snow) | 2009 | 98 | — | Miike Snow |
| "Splash" (with Sub Focus) | 2010 | 41 | 7 | Sub Focus |
Other: Remixes
- Eliot Sumner – After Dark (Mr Tophat's Alterned 303 Remix)
- Eliot Sumner – Firewood - Lakker Remix
Music videos
| Year | Title | Director |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | "Caesar" | Hope Audikana[18] |
| "Only Love Can Break Your Heart" | Tom & Tabitha[19] | |
| "Splash" | Nick Frew[20] | |
| "Self Machine" | Alex Smith[21] | |
| "Quicker" | China Moo-Young[22] | |
| "In Spirit Golden" | Hope Audikana[23] | |
| 2014 | "Information" | Eliot Lee Hazel[24] |
| 2015 | "Dead Arms & Dead Legs" | |
| "After Dark" | ||
| "Firewood" | ||
| "Species" | ||
| "I Followed You Home" |
References
- 1 2 "About". I Blame Coco. Retrieved 31 March 2010.
- ↑ McCormick, Neil (1 February 2010). "Coco Sumner: 'Forget my dad! Hear my band'". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 31 March 2010.
- ↑ Machell, Ben (30 January 2010). "Coco Sumner on Sting, shyness and singing". Times Online. Retrieved 31 March 2010.
- 1 2 Phares, Heather. "Eliot Sumner | Biography & History | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 26 October 2016.
- ↑ "Forthcoming UK Singles". www.radio1.gr. Retrieved 2016-05-18.
- 1 2 "Interview With Christian Wåhlberg". HitQuarters. 2 May 2011. Retrieved 24 May 2011.
- ↑ "Sub Focus Ft. Coco 'Splash' (Official video) - Drum & Bass Arena :: Established 1996". web.archive.org. Retrieved 11 February 2016.
- ↑ "Coco Sumner: My dad Sting talked me into having life-saving brain scan". Now Magazine. Retrieved 31 December 2011.
- ↑ "Coco Sumner – Every little thing Sting's daughter does is magic". The Independent. 30 April 2010. Retrieved 1 April 2012.
- ↑ "I don't believe in 'gender labels,' says Sting's child Eliot Sumner". Evening Standard. Retrieved 24 December 2015.
- ↑ Goodman, Lizzy (15 June 2016). "How Sting's Daughter Sabotaged Her Music Career". New York Magazine/The Cut. Retrieved 27 October 2016.
- ↑ "Discographie Eliot Sumner". Austriancharts.at. Hung Medien. Retrieved 18 February 2015.
- 1 2 "Discografie Eliot Sumner". Ultratop.be. Hung Medien. Retrieved 18 February 2015.
- 1 2 "Discografie Eliot Sumner". Ultratop.be. Hung Medien. Retrieved 18 February 2015.
- ↑ "Discographie Eliot Sumner". Lescharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 18 February 2015.
- ↑ Peak position for The Constant:
"OLIS - Official Retail Sales Chart :: sales for the period 02.11.2010 - 07.11.2010". OLiS. Retrieved 18 February 2015. - ↑ "Discography Eliot Sumner". Swisscharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 18 February 2015.
- ↑ "Promo News " Blog Archive " I Blame Coco's Caesar by Hope Audikana " Promo News". Promonews.tv. Retrieved 31 December 2011.
- ↑ "Coco and Fyfe – Only Love Can Break Your Heart". YouTube. 12 April 2010. Retrieved 31 December 2011.
- ↑ "Promo News " Blog Archive " Sub Focus' Splash (feat. Coco) by Nick Frew " Promo News". Promonews.tv. Retrieved 31 December 2011.
- ↑ "Promo News " Blog Archive " I Blame Coco's Self Machine by Alex Smith " Promo News". Promonews.tv. Retrieved 31 December 2011.
- ↑ Moo, China. "I Blame Coco 'Quicker' on Vimeo". Vimeo.com. Retrieved 31 December 2011.
- ↑ "Promo News " Blog Archive " I Blame Coco's in Spirit Golden by Hope Audikana " Promo News". Promonews.tv. Retrieved 31 December 2011.
- ↑ "Promo News " Blog Archive " Eliot Sumner's Information by Eliot Lee Hazel " Promo News". Promonews.tv. Retrieved 31 July 2014.