Chloe Alison Escott is an

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and

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from

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. She began her career in

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and performed at the

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national final in 2010. She then became widely known as the frontwoman of the band

The Native Cats The Native Cats are an Australian post-punk band from Hobart, Tasmania formed in 2007, consisting of frontwoman Chloe Alison Escott and bassist Julian Teakle. They are known for their 2018 album ''John Sharp Toro'', which was partly inspired by ...

, best known for the 2018 album ''John Sharp Toro''. During the Native Cats' live shows, she often performs with nothing but synthesiser presets on a

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. In early 2020, she also released the solo album ''Stars Under Contract'' which featured the singles "I Know the Soul by Its Presence in Others" and "Back Behind the Eyes Again". In a positive review of ''Stars Under Contract'', ''

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'' referred to her as a

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, "her work spanning poetry, spoken word and experimental comedy". Escott is a

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, having come out in 2015. Her transition has inspired much of her work, including ''John Sharp Toro'' and the song "Stranger than Death".

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