{{Short description|English musician and singer}} {{Use dmy dates|date=May 2026}} {{Infobox musical artist | name = Grace Chatto | image = Grace Chatto.jpg | image_upright = 0.9 | caption = Chatto in 2019 | birth_name = | birth_date = | birth_place = North London, England<ref name="marie">{{cite news|url=https://www.marieclaire.co.uk/news/celebrity-news/clean-bandit-grace-chatto-500255|title=Clean Bandit's Grace Chatto talks Jamaican dancehall workouts and her rainbow hair colours|date=25 April 2017}}</ref> | origin = | genre = {{hlist|Pop|electropop|dance-pop}} | occupation = {{hlist|Musician|singer}} | instrument = {{hlist|Cello|violin|keyboards|percussion|vocals}} | years_active = 1997–present | label = | current_member_of = {{Hlist|Clean Bandit|Massive Violins}} }}
'''Grace Chatto''' is an English musician and co-founder of electronic music bands Clean Bandit and Massive Violins.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Clean Bandit {{!}} Artist {{!}} GRAMMY.com |url=https://grammy.com/artists/clean-bandit/18807 |access-date=6 September 2025 |website=grammy.com}}</ref>
== Early life == thumb|right|Chatto in 2014 Chatto was born in North London<ref name="marie"/> and grew up in Crouch End, later relocating to Shoreditch.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.gq-magazine.co.uk/article/clean-bandit-grace-chatto-interview|title=At home with Clean Bandit's Grace Chatto: ‘I have a Grammy in my toilet’}}</ref> She attended Latymer School<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.hamhigh.co.uk/etcetera/music/highly_strung_sounds_of_success_for_clean_bandit_1_3283121|title=Highly-strung sounds of success for Clean Bandit|last=Bellotti|first=Alex|work=Hampstead Highgate Express|access-date=19 March 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151229230842/https://www.hamhigh.co.uk/etcetera/music/highly_strung_sounds_of_success_for_clean_bandit_1_3283121|archive-date=29 December 2015|language=en}}</ref> and Westminster School,<ref name="telegraph.co.uk">{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/music/artists/clean-bandit-on-cambridge-being-shameless-and-turning-down-mi6/|title=Clean Bandit on Cambridge, being shameless, and turning down MI6|first=Charlie|last=Parrish|newspaper=The Telegraph |date=21 July 2015|via=www.telegraph.co.uk|url-access=subscription}}</ref> as well as the Royal Academy of Music. She studied Modern Languages at Jesus College, Cambridge.
==Career== Grace Chatto and Jack Patterson met while studying as undergraduates at Jesus College, Cambridge.<ref name="varsity">{{cite web|title=Interview: Clean Bandit|url=http://www.varsity.co.uk/culture/3722|publisher=Varsity, the independent student newspaper for the University of Cambridge|date=30 September 2011}}</ref> Patterson was interested in Chatto’s classical string quartet, The Chatto Quartet, led at the time by violinist Neil Amin-Smith, and began making samples using recordings of the string quartet’s concerts. Patterson then enlisted his younger brother Luke Patterson on the drums. Grace and Jack’s friend Ssegawa-Ssekintu Kiwanuka (also known as Love Ssega) joined as the original vocalist, but later left to undertake a PhD in laser analytics. Love Ssega later appeared on Clean Bandit song "Telephone Banking" from their debut album ''New Eyes''. Chatto also contributed vocals on the song "Come Over" featuring Stylo G.<ref name="telegraph.co.uk"/>
The band's name, Clean Bandit, comes from a translation of a Russian phrase from Chatto's friend, Maria Lisogorskaya; the meaning is similar to the English phrase "complete bastard", though Patterson later stated that it is actually a more affectionate term similar to "utter rascal".<ref name="BBC">{{cite news|title=Clean Bandit: A classical approach to pop music|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-27258930|work=BBC News|date=26 May 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|last=Augustin |first=Camille |url=http://www.vibe.com/2014/06/5-facts-you-should-know-about-clean-bandit/ |title=5 Facts You Should Know About Clean Bandit |magazine=Vibe |date=19 June 2014 |access-date=2 July 2015}}</ref>
==Personal life== Chatto endorsed the Labour Party and Jeremy Corbyn in the 2017 UK general election.<ref name="mirror">{{cite news |last=Milne|first=Oliver|url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/politics/who-celebrities-voting-general-election-10546843|title=Who are celebrities voting for in 2017 General Election? The A-Z of famous names supporting Labour, the Tories, the Lib Dems and Greens|newspaper=Daily Mirror|date=8 June 2017|access-date=14 June 2017}}</ref>
Chatto has a degree in Russian literature, language and history.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/music/artists/clean-bandit-another-cortana-advert-i-dont-see-why-not/|title=Clean Bandit: 'When something sounds good, I don't think any of the connotations matter'|work=The Telegraph|access-date=19 March 2017|language=en-GB}}</ref>
== Awards and achievements == [[File:Grace Chatto 2014.jpg|thumb|right|Grace Chatto at Way Out West, Sweden (2014)]] Clean Bandit's 2010 single "Mozart's House" reached number 17 on the UK Singles Chart when re-released in 2013.{{citation needed|date=April 2026}} In January 2014, they scored their first UK chart topping single with "Rather Be", a collaboration with Jess Glynne, featuring elements of both classical and dance music.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Ryan|first=Patrick|title='Rather Be': From global hit to Grammy nominee|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/music/2015/02/08/clean-bandit-rather-be-grammy-nominee/23078059/|access-date=17 March 2021|website=USA TODAY|language=en-US}}</ref> The song also reached number 10 on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100.
Together with the other members of Clean Bandit, Jack Patterson and Luke Patterson, she has won a Grammy Award for Best Dance Recording 2015<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/music/la-et-ms-grammys-2015-nominees-winners-list-story.html|title=Grammys 2015: Complete list of winners and nominees|date=8 February 2015|work=Los Angeles Times|access-date=19 March 2017|language=en-US|issn=0458-3035}}</ref> for the track "Rather Be" and was nominated for two Brit Awards in 2015 and 2017.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/music/what-to-listen-to/brit-awards-2017-pictures-ed-sheeran-ellie-goulding-stars-rocking/grace-chatto-cambridge-educated-pop-band-clean-bandit/|title=Brit Awards 2017: the winners and stars in pictures, from Ed Sheeran to Little Mix|work=The Telegraph|access-date=19 March 2017|language=en-GB}}</ref>
Chatto directed the video for Clean Bandit's 2016 single "Rockabye", which features rapper Sean Paul and singer Anne-Marie, and became their second number-one hit in the UK, becoming the Christmas number one single for 2016 in its seventh consecutive week at number-one.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/clean-bandit-s-rockabye-reaches-number-1-on-the-official-singles-chart-thank-you-so-much-to-everyone-__17047/|title=Clean Bandit's Rockabye reaches Number 1 in the UK|access-date=19 March 2017|language=en}}</ref> Chatto also directed the video for Clean Bandit's single Symphony in March 2017, which contained an entire orchestra, with Clean Bandit members playing among them with Zara Larsson on lead vocals.<ref>{{cite web|title=Fuse|website=Fuse |url=https://www.fuse.tv/videos/2017/03/zara-larsson-interview-youtube-restricted-lgbtq-symphony-video-gay-couple|language=en|access-date=17 March 2021}}</ref>
== Other projects == [[File:Grace Chatto at Clean Bandit concert in Rome.jpg|thumb|left|Grace Chatto with Clean Bandit in concert at Rome, Italy on 28 June 2017.]] Chatto and Jack Patterson formed their own film production company, Cleanfilm, to make music videos for themselves and other artists.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.varsity.co.uk/culture/3722|title=Interview: Clean Bandit|work=Varsity Online|access-date=19 March 2017|language=en}}</ref> Chatto has produced and directed videos with Jack Patterson since the band's inception.
Chatto, with her father Ricky, formed a band of singing cellists called the Massive Violins, with whom she still performs.
On 10 November 2014, Chatto, along with Neil Amin-Smith was part of Band Aid 30<ref>{{Cite news |title=Band Aid 30: One Direction among celebrity line-up |newspaper=The Daily Telegraph |date=10 November 2014 |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/music/music-news/11220735/Band-Aid-30-line-up-revealed.html }}</ref> and featured on "Do They Know It's Christmas?" charity single to raise money towards the Ebola crisis in Western Africa.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Elbow and Ed Sheeran among Band Aid 30 artists |work=BBC News Online |date=10 November 2014 |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-29986704 }}</ref>
On 13 November 2020, Chatto was featured on "Stop Crying Your Heart Out" as part of the BBC Radio 2's Allstars' Children in Need charity single.<ref>{{Cite web|title=BBC Radio 2 record star-studded official charity single to support BBC Children in Need’s 2020 Appeal, featuring Cher, Kylie Minogue, Gregory Porter and many more|url=https://www.bbcchildreninneed.co.uk/2020/11/bbc-radio-2-record-star-studded-official-charity-single/|website=Children in Need|language=en}}</ref> The single debuted at number 7 on the Official UK Singles Chart<ref>{{Cite web|title=Official Singles Chart Top 100 – 20 November 2020 – 26 November 2020|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/singles-chart/|access-date=20 November 2020|website=www.officialcharts.com|language=en}}</ref> and number 1 on both the Official UK Singles Sales Chart and the Official UK Singles Download Chart.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Official Singles Sales Chart Top 100 – 20 November 2020 – 26 November 2020|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/singles-sales-chart/|access-date=20 November 2020|website=www.officialcharts.com|language=en}}</ref>{{clear}}
==Discography== {{main|Clean Bandit discography}}
====Charity singles==== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" |- ! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Year ! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Title ! scope="col" | Peak chart positions ! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Certifications ! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Notes |- ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| UK |- | rowspan="1" | 2014 |"Do They Know It's Christmas?"<br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(as part of Band Aid 30)</span><ref name="remix">{{Cite news|title=Bob Geldof tells the public to download Band Aid 30 single: 'Whether you like it or not'|work=NME|date=15 November 2014|url=http://www.nme.com/news/various-artists/81108}}</ref> | 1 | * BPI: Gold<ref>{{cite certification|region=United Kingdom|accessdate=8 March 2022|title=Do They Know It's Christmas|id=13059-3974-1}}</ref> |style="text-align:left;"| * To raise money for the Ebola crisis in Western Africa.<ref>{{cite web|last=Li-mei|first=Hoang|date=10 November 2014|title=Geldof to fire up charity hit 30 years on to fight Ebola |url=http://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-health-ebola-geldof-idUKKCN0IU16Y20141110|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190330055107/https://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-health-ebola-geldof-idUKKCN0IU16Y20141110|url-status=dead|archive-date=30 March 2019|agency=Reuters|accessdate=14 November 2014}}</ref> |- | rowspan="1" | 2020 |"Stop Crying Your Heart Out"<br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(as part of BBC Radio 2's Allstars)</span><ref>{{Cite web|title=All-star BBC Children in Need charity single announced|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/bbc-radio-2s-allstars-including-cher-kylie-and-robbie-williams-to-release-stop-crying-your-heart-out-cover-for-bbc-children-in-need__31577/|access-date=2020-11-10|website=www.officialcharts.com|language=en}}</ref> | 7 | | To support BBC Children in Need's 2020 appeal.<ref name="ChildreninNeed2020">{{Cite web|date=10 November 2020|title=BBC Radio 2's Allstars including Cher, Kylie and Robbie Williams to release Stop Crying Your Heart Out cover for BBC Children in Need|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/bbc-radio-2s-allstars-including-cher-kylie-and-robbie-williams-to-release-stop-crying-your-heart-out-cover-for-bbc-children-in-need__31577/|access-date=10 November 2020|publisher=Official Charts Company|language=en}}</ref> |- |}
==Filmography== {| class="wikitable" |+Films |- ! Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |- | 1998 | ''Hilary and Jackie'' | Teena | |}
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