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Born in northern Italy on July 30, 1990, <a href="spotify:artist:3nGEOG9P9CDuTb8VWFv7bi">Eliot Pauline Sumner</a> received a first-rate musical education from her father, <a href="spotify:artist:0Ty63ceoRnnJKVEYP0VQpk">Sting</a>. She grew up in a small village in Wiltshire, England, and kept herself largely removed from the glamour and glitz of her father's career. By her mid-teens, however, "Coco" Sumner had taken a cue from her dad by composing reggae-flavored songs of her own, many of which were posted to her MySpace page. Several labels took interest in the material, and she subsequently signed a multi-album deal with <a href="spotify:search:label%3A%22Island+Records%22">Island Records</a>.
While working on her debut album, the 18-year-old <a href="spotify:artist:3nGEOG9P9CDuTb8VWFv7bi">Sumner</a> assembled a small band that included session keyboardist Emlyn Maillard and multi-instrumentalist Al Shux (who produced <a href="spotify:artist:3nFkdlSjzX9mRTtwJOzDYB">Jay-Z</a>'s chart-topping "Empire State of Mind" in 2009). Sporting a fashionable sound that sampled equally from pop, ska, and electro-punk, I Blame Coco began releasing songs in early 2010, including a duet with Swedish pop vocalist <a href="spotify:artist:6UE7nl9mha6s8z0wFQFIZ2">Robyn</a>. I Blame Coco's debut album, The Constant, appeared later that year. After spending a couple of years working on new songs, <a href="spotify:artist:3nGEOG9P9CDuTb8VWFv7bi">Sumner</a> announced that she would start releasing music under her own name in 2014. The Information EP arrived that August. A pair of songs from that debut EP eventually made their way to her first proper solo full-length, also titled Information, which was released in January 2016. ~ Andrew Leahey, Rovi
While working on her debut album, the 18-year-old <a href="spotify:artist:3nGEOG9P9CDuTb8VWFv7bi">Sumner</a> assembled a small band that included session keyboardist Emlyn Maillard and multi-instrumentalist Al Shux (who produced <a href="spotify:artist:3nFkdlSjzX9mRTtwJOzDYB">Jay-Z</a>'s chart-topping "Empire State of Mind" in 2009). Sporting a fashionable sound that sampled equally from pop, ska, and electro-punk, I Blame Coco began releasing songs in early 2010, including a duet with Swedish pop vocalist <a href="spotify:artist:6UE7nl9mha6s8z0wFQFIZ2">Robyn</a>. I Blame Coco's debut album, The Constant, appeared later that year. After spending a couple of years working on new songs, <a href="spotify:artist:3nGEOG9P9CDuTb8VWFv7bi">Sumner</a> announced that she would start releasing music under her own name in 2014. The Information EP arrived that August. A pair of songs from that debut EP eventually made their way to her first proper solo full-length, also titled Information, which was released in January 2016. ~ Andrew Leahey, Rovi
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