Chloe Alison Escott

Chloe Alison Escott is an Australian singer-songwriter and comedian from Hobart, Tasmania. She began her career in stand up comedy and performed at the Raw Comedy national final in 2010.^[1] She then became widely known as the frontwoman of the band The Native Cats, best known for the 2018 album John Sharp Toro.^[2] During the Native Cats' live shows, she often performs with nothing but synthesiser presets on a Nintendo DS.^[3]

Chloe Alison Escott
Escott performing at Dark Mofo in 2021.
Background information
Origin	Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
Occupations	Singer songwriter musician
Instruments	Piano guitar Nintendo DS
Years active	2007-present
Labels	Chapter Music

In early 2020, she also released the solo album Stars Under Contract^[4] which featured the singles "I Know the Soul by Its Presence in Others"^[5] and "Back Behind the Eyes Again".^[6] In a positive review of Stars Under Contract, NME referred to her as a polymath, "her work spanning poetry, spoken word and experimental comedy".^[7]

Escott is a transgender woman, having come out in 2015.^[8] Her transition has inspired much of her work, including John Sharp Toro^[9] and the song "Stranger than Death".^[10]