Cleopatra Humphrey (born 4 November 1988) formerly known by her stage name Mz. Bratt and currently known as Cleo., is an English rapper and singer.

History

Cleo. was born in

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. Later, she moved to Hainault and started producing her music. Her talent impressed grime producer and

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label owner Terror Danjah, who took her under his wing after hearing her at local MC battles and seeing her Myspace profile. Cleo. was selected to be part of the T4 entertainment show the '' Musicool'', in which she was the lead female, at one point reducing guest judge Jamelia to tears with her exceptional talent and vocal ability. Following this, Cleo. embarked on a US and European tour with The Count & Sinden, which included shows at the

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and at

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. Cleo. has a mixed race ethnic background.

Music career

Cleo.'s first single, "Who Do You Think You Are?", was released on

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on 27 July 2009, and received plays on

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and

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. The second single, "I Like You", followed in November, and was also played by Radio 1Xtra. In February 2010, Cleo. joined a new collective group formed by Wiley called A-List. She released her third single, "Selecta", in mid-2010, under A-List Music Ltd, produced by Redlight. She is expected to release her first album at the American Airlines Arena in Miami, Florida, in February 2012 alongside the likes of Usher and

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. Cleo. has also appeared on remixes and records with other artists including Wiley,

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, Sadie Ama, Dionne Bromfield and

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. A remix of

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's "

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" was promoted online in November 2010 under the name "Female Takeover Remix", with the female MCs Ruff Diamondz,

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, Lioness, Cherri V, Baby Blue, A.Dot, Lady Leshurr, RoXXXan and Cleo. In 2015 she announced her professional name would be Cleo.

2012 and album

Cleo. released a video for her upcoming single "Falling Down", on 16 April 2012 on YouTube. The single is officially released on iTunes on 6 May 2012. Cleo. has confirmed that she is recording songs for her first studio album, but won't release the album until there's a demand and people want the album. She has so far recorded about 50 tracks, but she only wants 5 tracks to be used on her album. She has also confirmed that she wants features on her songs, but only after she has recorded all of her songs. Mz Bratt has also stated in various interviews that she would love to work with

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from

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and

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on her new album. That album was expected to be released in 2013, but it was never released.

Personal life

Cleo's father is MC Scallywag from the early 1990s acid house sound system

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Discography

Extended plays

*2015: ''Beauty For Ashes''

Mixtapes

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

Singles

As featured artist

Soundtrack appearances

Filmography

*2011 '' Anuvahood'' (as Shay)

References

External links

Soundcloud
{{Authority control Living people 1988 births 21st-century Black British women singers 21st-century British women singers Grime music artists People from Bow, London People from Hainault Rappers from the London Borough of Redbridge Rappers from the London Borough of Tower Hamlets Black British women rappers British women rappers Singers from the London Borough of Redbridge Singers from the London Borough of Tower Hamlets