Ella Edmondson
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| Birth name | Eleanor Rose Edmondson |
| Born | 22 January 1986 Hammersmith, London, England, UK |
| Genres | Folk |
| Occupation(s) | Musician |
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| Years active | 2007–present |
| Labels | Monsoon |
Eleanor Rose "Ella" Edmondson (born 22 January 1986 in Hammersmith, London) is an English singer-songwriter. Her primary instrument is the guitar although she can also play the piano.[1]
Early life
Edmondson is the eldest of three daughters of comedians Adrian Edmondson and Jennifer Saunders. She has two younger sisters, Beatrice and Freya.[2][3] The majority of Edmondson's childhood was spent in Richmond before her family relocated to Devon.[4] She attended Exeter School[5] where she wrote songs as part of her music GCSE.[6]
Career
Edmondson became a fan of death metal because it was the only music that her father didn't like.[4] She went through a goth phase as a teenager and became a satanist. She worked as a snowboarding instructor in Canada, a barmaid and a painter and decorator before deciding to focus on music full time[2][4] after being encouraged by her father. She "got the bug" after supporting Jools Holland at the Plymouth Pavilions.[7]
She received her first guitar as a Christmas present from her father and taught herself to play by copying him.[4] Her first gig was at 16 supporting Thousand Natural Shocks in Exeter.[8] She made an appearance in an episode of her mother's sitcom Jam and Jerusalem in 2006 performing "Breathe"[9] (and says the character Tash in the series is loosely based on her).[3] In 2007, she released her first EP, Blame Amy,[10] and appeared on the compilation Folk Rising.[11] Her debut album, Hold Your Horses, was released on 16 February 2009[9] on her father's Monsoon record label.[7]
In 2010 she toured as the supporting act to her father's punk-inspired folk act The Bad Shepherds.
Personal life
Ella married Dan Furlong on 30 September 2010 and together they have three children. On 27 August 2012, Ella gave birth to a boy, Fred,[12] and in February 2014 to their second son, Albert Rafferty.[13] She gave birth to her first daughter, Ivy, in August 2016.
References
- ^ Interview with Judi Spiers on BBC Devon, 16 February 2009.
- ^ a b Ella Edmondson, rising star[full citation needed]
- ^ a b "'I've never been Saffy,' says Jennifer Saunders' daughter, folk singer Ella Edmondson". Daily Mail. 10 April 2009. Retrieved 11 December 2015.
- ^ a b c d "Relative Values: Adrian Edmondson and his daughter Ella"[full citation needed]
- ^ Comic's Daughter Mourns Death of Soldier Pal Killed in Afghanistan
- ^ Ella Edmondson in Chagford (interview)
- ^ a b "Ella Edmondson: off to an absolutely fabulous start". The Telegraph. 7 March 2009. Retrieved 11 December 2015.
- ^ Official biography
- ^ a b CD Times Review of Hold Your Horses Archived 17 February 2009 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Ella Edmondson on Ectoguide
- ^ Folk Rising on Amazon.com
- ^ "Ella Rose Edmondson (ellaedmondson) on Twitter". Twitter.com. Retrieved 28 July 2014.
- ^ "Twitter / ellaedmondson: Well I'm now a mother of two". Twitter.com. 11 February 2014. Retrieved 11 April 2014.
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