Cleopatra Zvezdana Nikolic^[2] (born 24 March 1990), better known by her stage name Cleo Sol, is a British singer-songwriter. Working closely with her partner, the producer Dean Josiah Cover, she has released five solo studio albums, beginning with the EP Winter Songs (2018), followed by full-lengths Rose in the Dark (2020), Mother (2021), Heaven (2023), and Gold (2023) and is a member of the R&B collective Sault.

Cleo Sol was born and raised in Ladbroke Grove. Her mother is Serbian-Spanish and her father is Jamaican. Both are jazz musicians.^[3]

Cleo Sol made her debut in 2008 featuring on the single "Tears" by Tinie Tempah.^[4] In 2011 Cleo Sol signed to DaVinChe's record label Dirty Canvas and Island Records, releasing singles such as "High" and "Never the Right Time (Who Do You Love)".^[5][6]

She took a musical hiatus from 2012 to 2017.^[1] She returned with the EP Winter Songs, released on 9 March 2018.^[7]

In 2019, Cleo Sol was featured on the single "Selfish" by British rapper Little Simz, reconnecting in 2021 with the rapper for the song "Woman".^[8][9]

She released her debut studio album, Rose in the Dark, on 27 March 2020, included by Complex and Clash in their end-of-year lists.^[10][11] The following year, Nikolic released her second studio album, titled Mother, on 20 August 2021.^[12] Surprise albums Heaven and Gold followed in September 2023.

She is a member of the UK based musical collective SAULT who have released eleven studio albums.^[13][14][15] The group rarely appears live or does interviews, and Sol rarely performs live.^[16]

Cleo Sol has cited influences from Stevie Wonder, Erykah Badu and Jill Scott while growing up on genres such as reggae, Motown and Latin music.^[3][17][18]

Cleo Sol is married to the English record producer Inflo, who is the father of their child born in 2021.^[19]