Cleo Sol

Fri, Jun 27

20-year-old Cleo Sol was born to musical parents who met in a Jazz band. Her mum, who is half Serbian and Spanish, is a singer and plays the guitar and flute. Cleo’s Jamaican Dad plays the bass and piano. Cleo quickly became the singer in the family, jostling for attention amongst seven other siblings. She received a second-hand karaoke player from her mum, which gave her a platform to display her early talents to her musical family. A West London girl at heart, Cleo was born and raised in Ladbroke Grove and raised with a strong sense of community. A regular at the annual, famous Notting Hill Carnival, Cleo is often spotted cycling around the roads of West London. Her promo tracks in 2011, ‘LoveBass’ and ‘Call for Me’, received heavy support from BBC Radio 1, 1Xtra, Kiss, Choice, and Rinse DJs (Swerve, Trevor Nelson, Target, Manny Norte, Ace n Vis, and Ronnie Herrel). ‘Call for Me’ was selected by Twin B as 1Xtra’s ‘Best of British Track of the Week’ in early May 2011.y 2011.