Cleopatra Humphrey better known by her stage name

Stage name

A stage name, also called a showbiz name or screen name, is a pseudonym used by performers and entertainers such as actors, wrestlers, comedians, and musicians.-Motivation to use a stage name:...

 Mz. Bratt, is an English

English people

The English are a nation and ethnic group native to England, who speak English. The English identity is of early mediaeval origin, when they were known in Old English as the Anglecynn. England is now a country of the United Kingdom, and the majority of English people in England are British Citizens...

 electro-grime recording artist.

History

Mz. Bratt was born in Bow, London

Bow, London

Bow is an area of London, England, United Kingdom in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets. It is a built-up, mostly residential district located east of Charing Cross, and is a part of the East End.-Bridges at Bowe:...

. Later she moved to Hainault

Hainault

Hainault is an area in the London Borough of Redbridge in north east London. It is a suburban development located north east of Charing Cross...

 and started producing her music. Her talent struck urban producer Terror Danjah who took her under their wing after hearing her at local MC battles and seeing her Myspace

Myspace

Myspace is a social networking service owned by Specific Media LLC and pop star Justin Timberlake. Myspace launched in August 2003 and is headquartered in Beverly Hills, California. In August 2011, Myspace had 33.1 million unique U.S. visitors....

. Mz. Bratt was selected to be part of the T4

T4 (Channel 4)

T4 is a scheduling slot on Channel 4 from about 09:00 until 14:00 on Saturdays and 17:00 on Sundays. It also airs on weekdays in the school holidays. The slot has a separate station identification on screen graphic from Channel 4 and E4. The logo of T4 is noticeably the top right segment of the...

 entertainment show the Musicool

Musicool

Musicool was a UK-based reality TV show, aired on Sundays as part of Channel 4's popular show T4.The show aimed to write and produce a West End production with a cast of singers and musicians from musical genres unassociated with musical theatre....

, where she starred as the lead female – at one point reducing guest judge Jamelia

Jamelia

Jamelia Niela Davis , best known mononymously as Jamelia, is an English singer-songwriter, model, entertainer, television presenter and actress. She is most famous for her use of a cappella and prolific work in the R&B genre...

 to tears with her exceptional talent and vocal ability. Following this Mz. Bratt then embarked on a US and European tour with The Count & Sinden, which included shows at Glastonbury Festival

Glastonbury Festival

The Glastonbury Festival of Contemporary Performing Arts, commonly abbreviated to Glastonbury or even Glasto, is a performing arts festival that takes place near Pilton, Somerset, England, best known for its contemporary music, but also for dance, comedy, theatre, circus, cabaret and other arts.The...

 and Bestival

Bestival

Bestival is a four-day music festival held at the Robin Hill country park on the Isle of Wight, England. It has been held annually in late summer since 2004. The event is organized by DJ and record producer Rob da Bank and is an off-shoot of his Sunday Best record label and club nights. The initial...

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Music

Mz. Bratt's debut single, "Who Do You Think You Are?", was released on All Around the World Productions on 27 July 2009, and received plays on BBC Radio 1

BBC Radio 1

BBC Radio 1 is a British national radio station operated by the British Broadcasting Corporation which also broadcasts internationally, specialising in current popular music and chart hits throughout the day. Radio 1 provides alternative genres after 7:00pm including electronic dance, hip hop, rock...

 and BBC Radio 1Xtra

BBC Radio 1Xtra

BBC Radio 1Xtra is a digital radio station in the United Kingdom from the BBC specialising in new black music, sometimes referred to as urban music. Launched at 18:00 on 16 August 2002, it had been codenamed Network X during the consulation period and is the sister station to BBC Radio 1...

. The second single, "I Like You", followed in November, and was also played by Radio 1Xtra

BBC Radio 1Xtra

BBC Radio 1Xtra is a digital radio station in the United Kingdom from the BBC specialising in new black music, sometimes referred to as urban music. Launched at 18:00 on 16 August 2002, it had been codenamed Network X during the consulation period and is the sister station to BBC Radio 1...

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In early 2010, Mz. Bratt was invited to join a new collective by Wiley

Wiley (rapper)

Richard Kylea Cowie , better known by his stage name Wiley is a prolific British music producer, MC and recording artist, and rapper with roots from Trinidad...

 called A-List. Mz. Bratt released her third single, "Selecta", in mid 2010, under A-List Music Ltd, produced by Redlight

Redlight

Redlight is an album by The Slackers, released on September 23, 1997 on Hellcat Records. It solidified the Slacker's sound, with ska, reggae, and dub remaining prevalent. The track "Watch This" received airplay on college radio stations. The band's lineup was finally solidified...

. She is expected to release her debut album at Miami Beach, Florida

Miami Beach, Florida

Miami Beach is a coastal resort city in Miami-Dade County, Florida, United States, incorporated on March 26, 1915. The municipality is located on a barrier island between the Atlantic Ocean and Biscayne Bay, the latter which separates the Beach from Miami city proper...

 and American Airlines Arena in February 2012 alongside the likes of Usher

Usher (entertainer)

Usher Terry Raymond IV , who performs under the mononym Usher, is an American singer-songwriter, and actor. He is considered around the world to be the reigning King of R&B. Usher rose to fame in the late 1990s with the release of his second album My Way, which spawned his first Billboard Hot 100...

 and Nicole Sherzinger.
Mz. Bratt has also featured on remixes and records with artists including Wiley

Wiley (rapper)

Richard Kylea Cowie , better known by his stage name Wiley is a prolific British music producer, MC and recording artist, and rapper with roots from Trinidad...

, Taio Cruz

Taio Cruz

Taio Cruz is a British singer-songwriter, record producer, occasional rapper, and entrepreneur. In 2008, he released his debut album Departure, which Cruz wrote, arranged and produced himself. It achieved initial success in the UK and earned him a MOBO Award nomination...

, Sadie Ama

Sadie Ama

Sadie Ama is a British R&B singer. She grew up in Kilburn, London in a musical household; her mother Sonia was a jazz singer in a group called the Clamber, and her older sister is Shola Ama....

, Dionne Bromfield

Dionne Bromfield

Dionne Julia Bromfield is a British soul singer-songwriter. Bromfield's debut album, Introducing Dionne Bromfield, was released in 2009 by Amy Winehouse's Lioness Records label...

 and Jazmine Sullivan

Jazmine Sullivan

Jazmine Marie Sullivan is an American recording artist from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She is also the protégé of rapper Missy Elliott. Her debut single "Need U Bad" reached number one on Billboards Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart, while her second single, "Bust Your Windows" peaked at number four...

. A remix of Tinchy Stryder

Tinchy Stryder

Kwasi Danquah III , better known by his pseudonyms Tinchy Stryder and Star In The Hood, is a Ghanaian British recording artist, music executive, A&R executive, and businessman...

's "Game Over" was promoted online during November 2010 under the name "Female Takeover Remix" and featured the female MCs: Ruff Diamondz, Envy, Lioness, Cherri V, Baby Blue

Baby Blue (rapper)

Baby Blue is an English rapper and singer . She is known for her work with singer Estelle and collaborations with John Legend, Madness, Sway, Shystie, Ms. Dynamite and Lady Sovereign...

, Adot, Lady Leshurr, RoXXXan and Mz. Bratt herself.

Mz. Bratt also featured in Fugative

Fugative

Fugative is a rapper and record producer from Essex, England. He worked with Kirk Burrowes for a week in April 2009 in Atlanta, Georgia the former manager of Mary J. Blige and co-founder of Bad Boy Records after Burrowes was contacted by Byart's mother Gloria who previously managed Marvin Gaye...

's song Go Hard, which also features Wiley

Wiley

Wiley may refer to:* Wiley, Colorado, a U.S. town* Wiley-Kaserne, a district of the city of Neu-Ulm, Germany* Wiley College, a college in Texas founded by Isaac Wiley* Wiley Rein LLP, a U.S. Law Firm...

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Mz. Bratt recently did the MOBO tour and supported Roll Deep

Roll Deep

Roll Deep are an Urban Music Awards-winning London-based grime music collective. They were founded in 2002, by a group of MCs including Wiley. Roll Deep were also closely associated with Boy Better Know with members in both. Their debut album, In at the Deep End, was released in June 2005...

 on their tour, and she is currently supporting Bruno Mars

Bruno Mars

Peter Gene Hernandez , better known by his stage name Bruno Mars, is an Filipino-American singer-songwriter and record producer. Raised in Honolulu, Hawaii by a family of musicians, Mars began making music at a young age...

 on the UK leg of his tour.

Personal life

Mz. Bratt's father was MC Scallywag from the early 1990s acid house sound system Spiral Tribe

Spiral Tribe

Spiral Tribe is a free party sound system which existed in the first half of the 1990s, and became active again in 2007. The collective originated in west London and later travelled across Europe and North America. According to one member, the name came to him when he was at work, staring at a...

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Mixtapes

• 2007: Give It To Em, Vol. 1
• 2009: Give It To Em, Vol. 2
• 2011: Elements

As Featured Artist

Single	Year	Peak chart positions	Album
		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 ...
2011	"Teardrop" (as part of The Collective)	24	Charity release

Soundtrack appearances

Song	Year	Artist(s)	Movie	Ref.
"Ouch"	2011	Dionne Bromfield Dionne Bromfield Dionne Julia Bromfield is a British soul singer-songwriter. Bromfield's debut album, Introducing Dionne Bromfield, was released in 2009 by Amy Winehouse's Lioness Records label...  (feat. Mz Bratt)	Demons Never Die Demons Never Die Demons Never Die is a British 2011 slasher film starring Robert Sheehan, Ashley Walters, Emma Rigby, Tulisa Contostavlos and Reggie Yates it opened to 121 cinemas and made £47,536 in its first week ...

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