Coco Sumner
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Eliot Paulina Sumner also known as Coco, is an English musician recording under the band name I Blame Coco. I Blame Coco's debut album, The Constant
, was released in the UK on 8 November 2010. She is the daughter of musician Sting and actress/producer Trudie Styler
.
At age 17, Eliot signed a multi-record deal with Island Records. Eliot spent six months writing and recording her debut album The Constant in Sweden with one of her two producers, Klas Åhlund
. According to his manager, Christian Wåhlberg, Åhlund had been keen to work with Eliot because he saw the "punk rocker" in her. The electropop sound of her debut album was influenced by Island president Darcus Beese, with Wåhlberg saying that if Eliot had signed to a different label then the music she created with Åhlund would have sounded differently. I Blame Coco's debut single for Island, "Caesar
", featuring Robyn
, was released in February 2010. Eliot released her follow-up single entitled "Self Machine
" on July 12, 2010.
Eliot has worked with Fyfe Dangerfield
performing "Only Love Can Break Your Heart", Miike Snow
, and Sub Focus
performing "Splash
". She has also performed with Pete Doherty
, Mr Hudson and Plan B.
In April 2010, I Blame Coco supported Mercury Prize nominee La Roux
on their UK tour. Throughout summer 2010, I Blame Coco played several music festivals including, Glastonbury, Leeds/Reading, Latitude, Secret Garden Party, Benicassim, Wireless, Isle of White, Lovebox and Jalouse Rocks. October and November 2010, saw the band embark on their very first headline UK and European tour. The UK tour was supported by Kyla La Grange.
album, The Signature LP
. In April 2010, she provided vocals and appeared in the Sub Focus
' single "Splash", from his 2010 self-titled début album, Sub Focus
. Eliots vocals can also be heard on the Miike Snow
track 'Animal'. Aside from music, Eliot also had a small role in the 2007 film Stardust
and featured in Burberry
Spring/Summer 2008 advertising campaign.
. Eliot has five siblings. Her half-brother Joseph Sumner
(born 1976) is the lead singer of the band Fiction Plane
. Her half-sister is actress Fuchsia Catherine "Kate" Sumner (born 1982). Bridget Michael "Mickey" Sumner (born 1984) is a filmmaker, artist and actress, Jake Sumner (born 1985) is a film director and younger sibling Giacomo Luke Sumner (born 1995). Eliot suffers from symptoms of losing her sense of smell after a brain injury in 2009 and is obsessed with buying keyboards.
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The Constant (I Blame Coco album)
The Constant is the debut album by the English band I Blame Coco. It was initially released in most of mainland Europe in October 2010, and subsequently in the United Kingdom on 8 November 2010. It was preceded by three singles: "Caesar" , "Selfmachine", "Quicker" and "In Spirit Golden"...
, was released in the UK on 8 November 2010. She is the daughter of musician Sting and actress/producer Trudie Styler
Trudie Styler
Trudie Styler is an English actress and producer. She is the second wife of the musician Sting.-Life and career:Styler was born in Bromsgrove, Worcestershire, England. She attended North Bromsgrove High School, where one of her teachers was Clifford T. Ward...
.
I Blame Coco
Eliot began playing music at a young age and writing songs at the age 15. Some of her earlier demos include "I Blame Coco", "Look The Other Way", "Bohemian Love", "Darkstar", "Never Be", "Voice In My Head", "Avion", and "No Smile" (A song which would later appear on her album, The Constant), many of which were imbued with a heavy reggae influence and elements of pop punk. The song "I Blame Coco", which was co-written with Mr Hudson, was released independently as a 7" single in 2007. The band includes Jonny Mott - Keyboards, Alexis Nunez - Drums, Jonas Jalhay - Guitar and Rory Andrew - Bass.At age 17, Eliot signed a multi-record deal with Island Records. Eliot spent six months writing and recording her debut album The Constant in Sweden with one of her two producers, Klas Åhlund
Klas Åhlund
Klas Frans Åhlund is a Swedish songwriter, record producer, and guitarist. He is the founding member of the Swedish rock band Teddybears...
. According to his manager, Christian Wåhlberg, Åhlund had been keen to work with Eliot because he saw the "punk rocker" in her. The electropop sound of her debut album was influenced by Island president Darcus Beese, with Wåhlberg saying that if Eliot had signed to a different label then the music she created with Åhlund would have sounded differently. I Blame Coco's debut single for Island, "Caesar
Caesar (song)
"Caesar" is a song by the English band I Blame Coco from their debut album, The Constant. Produced by Klas Åhlund, the track features Swedish singer Robyn and was released as the album's lead single on 31 January 2010...
", featuring Robyn
Robyn
Robin Miriam Carlsson , better known by her stage name Robyn, is a Swedish recording artist, singer, and songwriter. Robyn became known in the late nineties for her worldwide dance-pop hit "Do You Know " from her debut album Robyn Is Here . She co-wrote the song "Du gör mig hel igen" for...
, was released in February 2010. Eliot released her follow-up single entitled "Self Machine
Self Machine
"Selfmachine" is a song by English band I Blame Coco from their debut album, The Constant. Produced by Klas Åhlund, it was released as the album's second single in digital format on 11 July 2010, with a 12" vinyl released the following day. The single was remixed by both Sub Focus and La Roux, and...
" on July 12, 2010.
Eliot has worked with Fyfe Dangerfield
Fyfe Dangerfield
Fyfe Antony Dangerfield Hutchins is an English musician and songwriter, best known as the founding member of the indie rock band Guillemots.-Early life:...
performing "Only Love Can Break Your Heart", Miike Snow
Miike Snow
Miike Snow is a Swedish indie pop band formed in 2007. The band consists of producing team Christian Karlsson and Pontus Winnberg and Andrew Wyatt.-Early years:Miike Snow was formed in 2007 in Stockholm, Sweden....
, and Sub Focus
Sub Focus
Nick Douwma, better known by his stage name Sub Focus, is an English Electronic Music record producer. He has been releasing records since 2003. On 12 October 2009, he released his self-titled debut album.-Chart success:...
performing "Splash
Splash (Sub Focus song)
*Vinyl #1 - Splash / Timewarp VIP *Vinyl #2 - Splash / Coming Closer VIP -Music video:A music video accompanying the single was released on 24 April 2010. The video features an actor posing as Sub Focus and Coco Sumner performing the song in a unknown location in East London, where Sumner takes...
". She has also performed with Pete Doherty
Pete Doherty
Peter Doherty is an English musician, writer, actor, poet and artist. He is best known musically for being co-frontman of The Libertines, which he reformed with Carl Barât in 2010. His other musical project is indie band Babyshambles...
, Mr Hudson and Plan B.
In April 2010, I Blame Coco supported Mercury Prize nominee La Roux
La Roux
La Roux are an English electropop duo made up of singer, keyboardist, co-writer and co-producer Eleanor Kate Jackson, and co-writer and co-producer Ben Langmaid. Jackson describes their relationship as "very much a half and half sharing situation... not like a singer producer outfit", but also...
on their UK tour. Throughout summer 2010, I Blame Coco played several music festivals including, Glastonbury, Leeds/Reading, Latitude, Secret Garden Party, Benicassim, Wireless, Isle of White, Lovebox and Jalouse Rocks. October and November 2010, saw the band embark on their very first headline UK and European tour. The UK tour was supported by Kyla La Grange.
Other work
Eliot provided guest vocals on the track "End of The Road" from the 2008 Sway DaSafoSway DaSafo
Derek Andrew Safo is a Ghanaian British musician who uses the stage names Sway DaSafo or Sway. He is signed to Akon's Konvict Muzik record label and he is also a producer, establishing DCypha Productions.-Childhood:...
album, The Signature LP
The Signature LP
The Signature LP is Sway DaSafo's second album, released on October 6, 2008. Most of the album was produced by Sway with his Dcypha Productions team; other producers included Louis Gibzen, Guy Katsav and Akon.-Background:...
. In April 2010, she provided vocals and appeared in the Sub Focus
Sub Focus
Nick Douwma, better known by his stage name Sub Focus, is an English Electronic Music record producer. He has been releasing records since 2003. On 12 October 2009, he released his self-titled debut album.-Chart success:...
' single "Splash", from his 2010 self-titled début album, Sub Focus
Sub Focus (album)
-Alternate versions:* An extended version of "Timewarp" is available on the "Timewarp / Join the Dots" single.* Alternate versions of "Rock It" and "Follow the Light" are available on the "Rock It / Follow the Light" single....
. Eliots vocals can also be heard on the Miike Snow
Miike Snow
Miike Snow is a Swedish indie pop band formed in 2007. The band consists of producing team Christian Karlsson and Pontus Winnberg and Andrew Wyatt.-Early years:Miike Snow was formed in 2007 in Stockholm, Sweden....
track 'Animal'. Aside from music, Eliot also had a small role in the 2007 film Stardust
Stardust
Stardust may refer to:* A type of cosmic dust composed of particles in space-Music:* Stardust * "Stardust" , by Galneryus* "Stardust" , by Hoagy Carmichael* "Stardust" , by David Essex* Stardust...
and featured in Burberry
Burberry
Burberry Group plc is a British luxury fashion house, manufacturing clothing, fragrance, and fashion accessories. Its distinctive tartan pattern has become one of its most widely copied trademarks. Burberry is most famous for its iconic trench coat, which was invented by founder Thomas Burberry...
Spring/Summer 2008 advertising campaign.
Personal life
Eliot is the daughter of musician Sting and actress/producer Trudie StylerTrudie Styler
Trudie Styler is an English actress and producer. She is the second wife of the musician Sting.-Life and career:Styler was born in Bromsgrove, Worcestershire, England. She attended North Bromsgrove High School, where one of her teachers was Clifford T. Ward...
. Eliot has five siblings. Her half-brother Joseph Sumner
Joe Sumner
Joseph Sumner is the son of actress Frances Tomelty and singer/actor/activist Gordon Sumner . He is the lead singer and bass player in the UK band Fiction Plane....
(born 1976) is the lead singer of the band Fiction Plane
Fiction Plane
Fiction Plane is a rock band from England. Originally formed in London under the name Santa’s Boyfriend in 2001, Fiction Plane is currently composed of lead vocalist, guitar and bass player Joe Sumner ; guitarist Seton Daunt; and American drummer Pete Wilhoit.-Recording history:Fiction Plane’s...
. Her half-sister is actress Fuchsia Catherine "Kate" Sumner (born 1982). Bridget Michael "Mickey" Sumner (born 1984) is a filmmaker, artist and actress, Jake Sumner (born 1985) is a film director and younger sibling Giacomo Luke Sumner (born 1995). Eliot suffers from symptoms of losing her sense of smell after a brain injury in 2009 and is obsessed with buying keyboards.
Studio albums
| Year | Album details | Peak chart positions | ||||
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| UK UK Albums Chart The UK Albums Chart is a list of albums ranked by physical and digital sales in the United Kingdom. It is compiled every week by The Official Charts Company and broadcast on a Sunday on BBC Radio 1 , and published in Music Week magazine and on the OCC website .To qualify for the UK albums chart... |
FRA Syndicat National de l'Edition Phonographique The Syndicat national de l'édition phonographique is the inter-professional organization which protects the interests of the French record industry... |
POL Polish Music Charts The Polish Music Charts are two official album charts and seven singles charts in Poland, provided by ZPAV, the Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry . The first, the Top 100, is a monthly chart based on data received from the album companies... |
SWI Swiss Music Charts The Swiss Music Charts are Switzerland's main music sales charts. The charts are a record of the highest-selling singles and albums in various genres in Switzerland.The Swiss Charts include:* Singles Top 75... |
GER Media Control Charts The official music charts in Germany are gathered and published by the company Media Control GfK International on behalf of Bundesverband Musikindustrie... |
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| 2010 | The Constant The Constant (I Blame Coco album) The Constant is the debut album by the English band I Blame Coco. It was initially released in most of mainland Europe in October 2010, and subsequently in the United Kingdom on 8 November 2010. It was preceded by three singles: "Caesar" , "Selfmachine", "Quicker" and "In Spirit Golden"...
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Singles
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| UK UK Singles Chart The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ... |
BEL (Fla) Ultratop Ultratop is an organization which generates and publishes the official record charts in Belgium, and it is also the name of most of those charts... |
BEL (Wal) Ultratop Ultratop is an organization which generates and publishes the official record charts in Belgium, and it is also the name of most of those charts... |
GER Media Control Charts The official music charts in Germany are gathered and published by the company Media Control GfK International on behalf of Bundesverband Musikindustrie... |
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| 2010 | "Caesar Caesar (song) "Caesar" is a song by the English band I Blame Coco from their debut album, The Constant. Produced by Klas Åhlund, the track features Swedish singer Robyn and was released as the album's lead single on 31 January 2010... " (featuring Robyn Robyn Robin Miriam Carlsson , better known by her stage name Robyn, is a Swedish recording artist, singer, and songwriter. Robyn became known in the late nineties for her worldwide dance-pop hit "Do You Know " from her debut album Robyn Is Here . She co-wrote the song "Du gör mig hel igen" for... ) |
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| "Self Machine Self Machine "Selfmachine" is a song by English band I Blame Coco from their debut album, The Constant. Produced by Klas Åhlund, it was released as the album's second single in digital format on 11 July 2010, with a 12" vinyl released the following day. The single was remixed by both Sub Focus and La Roux, and... " |
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| "Quicker" | – | – | – | – | ||
| "In Spirit Golden" | – | – | – | – | ||
| 2011 | "Turn Your Back on Love" | – | – | – | – | |
Featured singles
| Year | Title | Peak Positions | Album | |
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| UK UK Singles Chart The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ... |
UK DAN UK Dance Chart The UK Dance Chart is a chart compiled by The Official Charts Company from sales in record stores and digital downloads. Although the chart does not currently receive any airplay on the radio or television, the chart can be viewed on the BBC Radio 1 and The Official Charts Company website.Digital... |
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| 2009 | "Animal" (with Miike Snow Miike Snow Miike Snow is a Swedish indie pop band formed in 2007. The band consists of producing team Christian Karlsson and Pontus Winnberg and Andrew Wyatt.-Early years:Miike Snow was formed in 2007 in Stockholm, Sweden.... ) |
98 | – | Miike Snow Miike Snow (album) Miike Snow is the self-titled debut album by the Swedish indie pop band Miike Snow. It was released in the United States on 9 June 2009 by Downtown Records and in the United Kingdom on 26 October 2009 by Columbia Records, reaching number ninety-five on the UK Albums Chart. A deluxe edition was... |
| 2010 | "Splash Splash (Sub Focus song) *Vinyl #1 - Splash / Timewarp VIP *Vinyl #2 - Splash / Coming Closer VIP -Music video:A music video accompanying the single was released on 24 April 2010. The video features an actor posing as Sub Focus and Coco Sumner performing the song in a unknown location in East London, where Sumner takes... " (with Sub Focus Sub Focus Nick Douwma, better known by his stage name Sub Focus, is an English Electronic Music record producer. He has been releasing records since 2003. On 12 October 2009, he released his self-titled debut album.-Chart success:... ) |
41 | 7 | Sub Focus Sub Focus (album) -Alternate versions:* An extended version of "Timewarp" is available on the "Timewarp / Join the Dots" single.* Alternate versions of "Rock It" and "Follow the Light" are available on the "Rock It / Follow the Light" single.... |
Music videos
| Year | Title | Director |
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| 2010 | "Caesar" | Hope Audikana |
| "Only Love Can Break Your Heart" | Tom & Tabitha | |
| "Splash" | Nick Frew | |
| "Self Machine" | Alex Smith | |
| "Quicker" | China Moo-Young | |
| "In Spirit Golden" | Hope Audikana |
Virgin Media Music Awards
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