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Chloë Jane Walton, who performs
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ously as Chloë, is an Australian singer-songwriter. She had a top 10 hit on the
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with her cover version of
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' 1988 track, " Crash", in September 2005.


Biography

Chloë Jane Walton, Note: For additional work user may have to select 'Search again' and then 'Enter a title:' &/or 'Performer:' grew up in
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with "an artistic family background." Her mother is a visual artist and her father is a writer and teacher. She was classically trained in piano and voice. In 1997 she travelled to
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, to continue studying music and taking up the guitar, where she "landed an internship at
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." Chloë's debut single, "
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", was released in Australia on 24 September 2004 through
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/
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and peaked at number 66 on the
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. It was co-written by the singer with
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and Dan Petty. Ten tracks were recorded at the Garage studio, Los Angeles, with Paul Fox producing and guest musicians including Dorian Crozier on drums and Curt Schneider on bass guitar. In September 2005 she released a cover version of
the Primitives The Primitives are an English indie pop band from Coventry, best known for their 1988 international hit single "Crash (The Primitives song), Crash". Formed in 1984, disbanded in 1992 and reformed in 2009, the band's two constant members throu ...
' 1988 track, " Crash", as her second single, which peaked at number 10.


Discography


Singles


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{{DEFAULTSORT:Chloe Living people Year of birth missing (living people) Australian women singer-songwriters 21st-century Australian singer-songwriters