The album contains, the hit single Anything Could Happen, a Duet with Tinie Tempah, Hanging On and a collaboration with Calvin Harris. Ellie herself says she has been told the lyrics are a bit dark, as are many of her lyrics but the reason for this darkness has been rumoured to be due to the end of her relationship with Skillrex. Halcyon – Ellies second album which was released in October 2012 went to number two in the UK Albums chart in the first week. Its totally amazing what has been accomplished in those short years. In all Ellie has sole over 1.5 Million Albums and six million Tracks. Since then Ellie has been so amazingly busy with various breaks and tours and performing at the royal wedding of Wills and Kate, its just going up and up for our Ellie. And then Bright Lights was released to include – Ellie’s astonishing cover of Elton Johns Your Song, was also a big hit reaching number 2 in the UK Singles chart December 2010. Much happened on the way to the release of Lights, in March 2010 and it quickly reached number 1 in the UK albums Chart. The track is about a relationship that is based on nothing but sex, that you know this relationship is not real but you are in denial. Two years after she had started at the University of Kent, Ellie was discovered by Jamie Lillywhite of Crown Music Management during a talent contest and was whipped away to stardom.Įllie’s first single “Under the Sheets” from her debut album Lights appears on Radio1 in September 2009 – It seems that this track and producer were purposefully chosen to gently easy Ellie into the Music scene. Ellie was always into music, starting first with the clarinet at just nine years old, her interest and talents grew and grew. How and where did Ellie become famousĮlena Jane Goulding who we know as Ellie Goulding was born on the 30th December 1986 in Lyonshall, a small, historic village in Herefordshire. WHY ? Her originality and diversity is her key.
I’ve read that Ellie cannot find her place and needs to choose her style. Not only are her lyrics amazing, Ellie has a sweet but powerful, totally different, maybe an eclectic voice, I cannot find the right words! Some say her voice is similar to Kate bush or Bjork, and although Ellie says that Bjork is one of her influences, Ellie’s voice is unique – Wikipedia explains like this – The vocal range of soprano with the high piercing breathy vibrato. Strangely, I only recently realised what an incredibly talented singer-songwriter and personality she is, and now I can’t get enough. Unless you have been under a rock like me for the last four years you would have heard of Ellie Goulding.