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About Nao

English singer Nao describes her music as “wonky funk”, a vivacious sound that’s earned her a following on both sides of the Atlantic. • Nao studied vocal jazz at London’s Guildhall School of Music & Drama. This led to her singing backup for artists like Jarvis Cocker and Kwabs. • From 2098 to 2014, she was a member of the all-female cappella group The Boxettes. • Her 2014 debut EP, So Good, caught the ear of influential BBC DJ Zane Lowe, who named it his “Next Hype Record”. • A second EP, February 15, arrived in early 2015. That same year, she teamed up with the electronic duo Disclosure for “Superego”, off their album Caracal. • She released her debut album, For All We Know, in 2016. Blending pop, R&B, funk and electronic music, the LP reached No. 3 on Billboard’s Top Dance/Electronic Albums chart and cracked the Top 20 on the UK pop charts. • Nao returned in 2018 with Saturn, named for an astrological phenomenon that involves Saturn returning to the place in the sky where it was when you were born.

HOMETOWN
Nottingham, England
BORN
1987
GENRE
R&B/Soul

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