Miami's
Sabrina Claudio emerged in the latter half of the 2010s with an R&B-rooted sound that favored low-key, aching balladry. She put up big streaming numbers with songs like "Belong to You" and "Unravel Me," which appeared on
About Time, her debut mixtape. 2018's "Don't Let Me Down" featuring
Khalid made a strong showing on the R&B charts, after which she released 2019's Truth Is and the 2020 holiday set
Christmas Blues. She found another streaming hit with 2022's sensual "Put On Repeat."
As a youngster,
Claudio first soaked up the dance music she heard in her native Miami and was eventually drawn to pop-oriented contemporary R&B like
Mariah Carey and
Destiny's Child. Her first major steps as a recording artist were made in 2016, when she appeared on songs by the Classmatez ("No Titles") and
Duckwrth ("I'm Dead"), and uploaded an EP titled
Confidently Lost. Within the span of half a year, her track-play count was in the millions. Her debut full-length,
About Time, offered a couple tracks from the EP, as well as the pre-release singles "Unravel Me" and "Belong to You"; the digital-only "mixtape" charted in 31 countries.
Claudio released her sophomore full-length effort,
No Rain, No Flowers, in 2018, with the singles "All to You," "Don't Let Me Down" (featuring
Khalid), "All My Love" (featuring
Wale), and "As Long As You're Asleep" arriving in early 2019, the latter of which appeared later that year on her sophomore long-player, Truth Is. 2020 saw
Claudio issue her first holiday album,
Christmas Blues. She remained quiet during 2021, but returned in January 2022 with the sultry single "Put On Repeat." ~ Andy Kellman