{{Short description|Australian singer-songwriter and comedian}} {{Use Australian English|date=September 2024}} {{Use dmy dates|date=September 2024}} {{Infobox musical artist | name = Chloe Alison Escott | image = Chloe_Alison_Escott.jpg | alt = | caption = Escott performing at Dark Mofo in 2021. | birth_name = | birth_date = | birth_place = | origin = Hobart, Australia | genre = | occupation = {{hlist|Singer|songwriter|musician}} | instrument = {{hlist|Piano|guitar|Nintendo DS}} | years_active = 2007–present | label = Chapter Music | associated_acts = The Native Cats | website = }}
'''Chloe Alison Escott''' is an Australian singer-songwriter and comedian from Hobart, Tasmania. She began her career in comedy and performed at the Raw Comedy national final in 2010.<ref>{{cite web |title=Chloe Alison Escott |url=https://www.wheelercentre.com/people/chloe-alison-escott |website=Wheeler Centre |access-date=9 September 2024}}</ref> She then became widely known as the frontwoman of the band The Native Cats, best known for the 2018 album ''John Sharp Toro''.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Billy |first1=August |title=The Native Cats: "There Is a Real Overlap in Our Sensibilities and Interests" |url=https://musicfeeds.com.au/features/the-native-cats-the-way-on-is-the-way-off-interview/ |access-date=9 September 2024 |work=Music Feeds |date=12 December 2023}}</ref> During the Native Cats' live shows, she often performs with nothing but synthesiser presets on a Nintendo DS.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Hennessey |first1=Kate |title=A day out with The Native Cats in Hobart |url=https://www.nme.com/features/native-cats-hobart-tasmania-city-tour-3009829 |access-date=9 September 2024 |work=NME |date=4 August 2021}}</ref>
In early 2020, she also released the solo album ''Stars Under Contract''<ref>{{cite news |last1=Martin |first1=Josh |title=Chloe Alison Escott shares 'Stranger Than Death', announces solo album 'Stars Under Contract |url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/chloe-alison-escott-stranger-than-death-stars-under-contract-2699709 |access-date=9 September 2024 |work=NME |date=2 July 2020}}</ref> which featured the singles "I Know the Soul by Its Presence in Others"<ref>{{cite news |last1=Lim |first1=Eddy |title=Chloe Alison Escott shares new single 'I Know the Soul By Its Presence in Others' |url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/chloe-alison-escott-shares-new-single-i-know-the-soul-by-its-presence-in-others-2730530 |access-date=9 September 2024 |work=NME |date=18 August 2020}}</ref> and "Back Behind the Eyes Again".<ref>{{cite news |last1=Martin |first1=Josh |title=Chloe Alison Escott shares new single 'Back Behind The Eyes Again' |url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/chloe-alison-escott-shares-new-single-back-behind-the-eyes-again-2758189 |access-date=9 September 2024 |work=NME |date=22 September 2020}}</ref> In a positive review of ''Stars Under Contract'', ''NME'' referred to her as a polymath, "her work spanning poetry, spoken word and experimental comedy".<ref>{{cite news |last1=Martin |first1=Josh |title=On her debut solo album, Chloe Alison Escott reimagines a career that never happened |url=https://www.nme.com/features/chloe-alison-escott-native-cats-solo-album-stars-under-contract-2790652 |access-date=9 September 2024 |work=NME |date=19 October 2020}}</ref>
Escott is a transgender woman, having come out in 2015.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Ballard |first1=Tom |title=Chloe Escott Stands Up And Comes Out |url=https://tomballard.com.au/chloe-escott-stands-up-and-comes-out/ |access-date=9 September 2024 |work=Tom Ballard.com.au |date=16 October 2015}}</ref> Her transition has inspired much of her work, including ''John Sharp Toro''<ref>{{cite news |title=The Native Cats reflect on 2018 release John Sharp Toro |url=https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/hobart-sundays/native-chats-john-sharp-toro/102895244 |access-date=9 September 2024 |work=ABC Radio Hobart |date=24 September 2023}}</ref> and the song "Stranger than Death".<ref>{{cite news |title=Chloe Alison Escott – "Stranger Than Death" |url=https://www.ravensingstheblues.com/chloe-alison-escott-stranger-than-death/ |access-date=9 September 2024 |work=Raven Sings the Blues}}</ref>
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