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Ellie Goulding

Ellie Goulding (born Elena Jane Goulding on 30 December 1986)[2] is a singer–songwriter and guitarist currently signed to Polydor Records.

Biography

Born in Hereford to a family resident in Knighton, Powys,[3][4] Goulding was educated at the Lady Hawkins' High School in Kington, Herefordshire. She attended Hereford Sixth Form College before moving onto university. [5]

Goulding learnt to play the guitar and write her own folk-inspired music at the age of 15. While attending the University of Kent to study drama,[4] and exposed to electronic music, she developed her sound with the help of Frankmusik, whom she contacted via MySpace. This resulted in her leaving university after two years of study under a gap year arrangement with her tutors,[5][4] and moving to West London.[6]

Career

Signed to Polydor Records in September 2009,[5] her debut single "Under the Sheets" was released on independent label Neon Gold Records rather than Polydor so that she wouldn't be put under too much pressure.[4] Premiered on BBC Radio 1 on 30 September 2009, it has since gained heavy airplay. It was released digitally in the United Kingdom on 15 November 2009[7] and peaked at number fifty-three on the UK Singles Chart.[8]

In October 2009 she toured the UK supporting Little Boots,[9] and on 30 October 2009 performed "Under the Sheets" and "Guns + Horses" as a guest on Later... with Jools Holland.[10]

She collaborated with Frankmusik on "Wish I Stayed"—which was featured as the Single of the Week on the UK iTunes Store for Christmas 2009[11]—and provided vocals for the Starsmith remix of Passion Pit's "Sleepyhead".[12]

Lights

Her debut album, titled Lights, will be released through Polydor on 1st March, 2010. The first single to be directly taken from the album will be "Starry Eyed" released on 22nd February 2010.[13] For the majority of the album, Goulding worked with English producer Starsmith.[14]

Awards

On 9 December 2009, Goulding won the Critics' Choice Award at the 2010 Brit Awards.[15] On 8 January, 2010,[16] Goulding was named the top choice on the much coveted BBC Sound of 2010 list, which showcases the critics, broadcasters and music industry insiders top choices for rising stars and artists for the coming year.[17]

Discography

Studio albums

  • Lights (2010)

EPs

  • An Introduction to Ellie Goulding(2009)

Singles

References

  1. ^ Evans, Catherine Mary (10 December 2009). "Welsh singer Ellie Goulding is the one to watch in 2010". Wales Online. Retrieved 11 December 2009.
  2. ^ "Twitter / Starsmith: Happy bithday ellie x". Twitter. 30 December 2009. Retrieved 30 December 2009.
  3. ^ "Welsh singer Ellie Goulding is the one to watch in 2010". icWales. 2009-12-10. Retrieved 2010-01-08.
  4. ^ a b c d "Ellie Goulding's spiritual home". BBC Wales. 2009-11-17. Retrieved 2010-01-08.
  5. ^ a b c "Herefordshire singer, Ellie Goulding, signs recording deal with Polydor". Hereford Times. 2009-09-04. Retrieved 2010-01-08.
  6. ^ "University drop-out Ellie Goulding named as top breakthrough music act for 2010". Daily Record. 2010-01-08. Retrieved 2010-01-08.
  7. ^ "Under The Sheets: Ellie Goulding: Amazon.co.uk: MP3 Downloads". Amazon.co.uk. Retrieved 18 December 2009.
  8. ^ "Chart Stats – Ellie Goulding – Under The Sheets". Chart Stats. Retrieved 24 November 2009.
  9. ^ Leanne (28 September 2009). "Little Boots To Release New Single 'Earthquake'". Glasswerk National. Retrieved 1 October 2009.
  10. ^ "Later... with Jools Holland, Series 35, Episode 7". BBC. 30 October 2009. Retrieved 18 December 2009.
  11. ^ "Wish I Stayed – Single of the Week by Ellie Goulding – iTunes". UK iTunes Store. Retrieved 26 December 2009.
  12. ^ Lester, Paul (1 September 2009). "New band of the day – No 618: Starsmith". The Guardian. guardian.co.uk. Retrieved 21 September 2009.
  13. ^ "Ellie Goulding reveals debut album details - exclusive". NME.com. Retrieved 6 January 2010.
  14. ^ Smyth, David (30 November 2009). "Sound check: Meet Ellie the MySpace stalker". Evening Standard. Retrieved 11 December 2009.
  15. ^ Press Association (9 December 2009). "Newcomer Ellie Goulding scoops Critics' Choice award". The Independent. Retrieved 9 December 2009.
  16. ^ "BBC Sound of 2010: Ellie Goulding". BBC News. BBC News Online. 7 December 2009. Retrieved 7 December 2009.
  17. ^ "Ellie Goulding tops BBC Sound of 2010 music list". BBC News. BBC News Online. 8 January 2010. Retrieved 8 January 2010.
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