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Following in Dad's footsteps: Sting's daughter Coco wows star-studded crowd at London gig

Last updated at 14:51pm on 18.07.08

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Sting's teenage daughter seems to be a chip off the old block after performing to an appreciative crowd at a charity gig.

But Coco Sumner, 17, wasn't letting it go to her head as she sedately sipped nothing but a cup of tea on stage.

She performed a solo acoustic set at the Trekstock event for the Teenage Cancer Trust at Boogaloo in Highgate, north London, singing a cover of Estelle's American Boy.

Coco Sumner Boogaloo July 2008

Rock in her roots: Coco Sumner, clutching a homely cup of tea, wows the celebrity-filled crowd during a charity gig in Boogaloo, north London

Among her new admirers was Noel Fielding of the Mighty Boosh - who predicted she would be 'massive'.

Coco, who wore a fur coat, tartan scarf and Doc Martens boots, has not adopted a rock'n'roll lifestyle as yet.

Noel Fielding watches Coco Sumner perform at Trekstock

Noel Fielding watches Coco Sumner perform at Trekstock

She drank cups of tea to steady her nerves as she performed and afterwards smiled: 'I loved every second of it.'

On Monday it was revealed that she has just signed to Island records and is recording a debut album in Jamaica.

Despite singing at one stage: 'I'm not Sting', a number of people noted the similarity to her dad.

Comedian Fielding said: 'Coco's amazing. She's a good-looking girl. She's got a great voice, and she's going to be massive.

'I didn't realise she's Sting's daughter. She sounds quite like him, and it's weird, she looks quite like him too. That's a bit freaky.'

Fielding himself played an energetic DJ set with Boosh co-star Dave Brown.

Other celebrities at the event included Carl Barat, of Dirty Pretty Things, Sadie Frost, and EastEnders actor Perry Fenwick.

Sting The Police Rock in Rio music festival in Arganda del Rey Spain 5 July 2008

Just like dad: Coco is following in the footsteps of her father Sting, pictured performing at the Rock In Rio festival in Spain earlier this month



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Wonder how on earth she managed to scrape a music career for herself...nothing to do with her dad, surely...

- Helen, London, UK


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