Clairo

About

Claire Elizabeth Cottrill (born August 18, 1998), known professionally as Clairo, is an American singer-songwriter.
Clairo began posting music on the internet at age 13 but rose to prominence following her viral video for her lo-fi single “Pretty Girl” in 2017. She then signed a recording contract with Fader Label and released her debut EP Diary 001 (2018). Her debut studio album, Immunity (2019), includes the singles “Bags” and “Sofia”, the latter of which was her first single to chart on the Billboard Hot 100. Cottrill’s second studio album, Sling (2021) debuted in the top 20 of the US Billboard 200. Her third studio album, Charm (2024), was self-released and received a 2025 Grammy nomination for Best Alternative Music Album.

Claire Elizabeth Cottrill was born on August 18, 1998 in Atlanta. She is the daughter of Geoff Cottrill, a marketing executive who has worked for Procter & Gamble, Coca-Cola, Starbucks, Converse, and TopGolf, and Allison ‘Allie’ Cottrill, a children’s fashion photographer and designer. Her father’s industry connections—he served as one of the founding executives of a recording studio in Brooklyn and got Clairo her…