Ellie Goulding
Birth name: Elena Jane Goulding
Born: 30 December 1986 (age 25)
Lyonshall, Herefordshire, England
Origin: London, England
Genres: Indie pop, dream pop, electropop, synthpop, folktronica, indietronica
Occupations: Singer-songwriter, musician, record producer
Instruments: Vocals, guitar, piano, drums, clarinet, mandolin, tambourine
Years active: 2007–present
Labels: Neon Gold, Polydor, Cherrytree, Interscope
Associated acts: Skrillex, Tinie Tempah, Zedd, Calvin Harris
Website: elliegoulding.com
Elena Jane "Ellie" Goulding (born 30 December 1986) is an English singer-songwriter. In 2010, she became the second artist to both top the BBC's annual Sound of... poll and win the Critics' Choice Award at the Brit Awards in the same year, following Adele's win of both in 2008. After signing to Polydor Records in 2009, she released her first EP in 2009, An Introduction to Ellie Goulding.
Goulding released her debut studio album, Lights, in 2010. The album debuted at number one on the UK Albums Chart and has sold over 850,000 copies in the UK.[2] Her cover of Elton John's "Your Song" reached number two in the UK in December 2010, and on 29 April 2011; she performed the song at the wedding reception of Prince William and Kate Middleton at Buckingham Palace. The album's title track, "Lights", was released in the US in March 2011, and reached its peak position of number two on the Billboard Hot 100 nearly a year and a half later during its thirty-third week charting, completing one of the longest ever climbs into the top two positions on the chart. The single was also certified triple platinum by the RIAA.[4][5]
In October 2012 Goulding released her sophomore album Halcyon, which was positively received by critics, Anything Could Happen preceded the album as the lead single, the song reached the top five in the UK as well as the top forty in Belgium, Ireland, New Zealand and Europe overall. I Know You Care was released on the 8th of October as the second single which is used in the feature film Now Is Good with the music video depicting scenes from the movie.
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