Nao (singer)
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| File:Nao-Press-Shot-02-web.jpg
Nao press shot from "So Good" EP
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| Birth name | Neo Jessica Joshua |
| Born | December 1987 (age 37)[1] Nottingham, England |
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| Years active | 2014–present |
| Labels | Little Tokyo Recordings |
Neo Jessica Joshua, better known as Nao (also styled NAO; /ˈneɪ.oʊ/), is a British singer-songwriter from East London.[2][3] Her sound has been described as soul combined with electronic music, funk and R&B.[2]
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Music career
Neo Joshua was born in Nottingham but moved to East London as a young child. She studied vocal jazz at the Guildhall School of Music & Drama in London and went on to be a backing singer for artists such as Kwabs and Jarvis Cocker.[2][4] For six years up to 2014 she sang in an all-girl a cappella group called The Boxettes.[5][6] In October 2014 she released her first EP, So Good, it reached number 4 on the iTunes electronic chart and the title track made the BBC Radio 1 and BBC 1Xtra national playlists in the United Kingdom.[2][3][7] This was followed by a second EP, February 15 (II MMXV), in May 2015,[7] receiving the "Best New Music" tag from Pitchfork Media.
Nao played Glastonbury Festival in June 2015.[4] In September 2015 Nao was named as a nominee for best newcomer at the 2015 MOBO Awards.[8] Nao was a featured vocalist and writer on Disclosure's UK number 1 album, Caracal, on the track "Superego".[9] She was featured in the long list for the BBC Sound of...2016 prize in November 2015, ultimately being named in third place in January 2016.[10]
Her debut album For All We Know is set to be released on 29 July 2016.
Discography
Studio Albums
| Title | Album details | Track Listings |
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| For All We Know |
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Singles
| Title | Year | Album |
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| "So Good" | 2014 | So Good (EP) |
| "Zillionaire" | February 15 (EP) | |
| "Bad Blood"[11] | 2015 | For All We Know |
| "Fool to Love" | 2016 | |
| "Girlfriend" |
Guest appearances
| Title | Year | Artist(s) | Album |
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| "Firefly"[12] | 2015 | Mura Masa | Someday Somewhere |
| "Superego"[13] | Disclosure | Caracal |
Awards and nominations
| Year | Organization | Category | Nominee | Result |
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| 2016 | BBC | Sound of 2016[10] | NAO | Third |
References
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