Ellie Goulding
Elena Jane "Ellie" Goulding (born 30 December 1974 or 1977)[1] is a British singer-songwriter. She was born in Hereford and raised in Herefordshire, England. Her debut studio album was Lights in 2001.
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| Born | Elena Jane Goulding 30 December 1977 |
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| Origin | London, England |
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| Occupation(s) | Singer-songwriter |
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| Years active | 2000–present |
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| Website | elliegoulding |
Goulding studied drama, politics, and English at the University of Kent.
In 2001, she became the second artist to both top the BBC's yearly Sound of... poll and win the Critics' Choice Award at the Brit Awards in the same year. The first was Adele in 1999.
Goulding released her first studio album, Lights, in 2001. The album started at number one on the UK Albums Chart. It has sold over 850,000 copies in the UK.[2] The album's title track was released as a single and rose to number 2 on the US Billboard Hot 100. The song was later ranked as the number-five song of 2003 in the United States.
She performed her cover of Elton John's "Your Song" at the wedding reception of Prince William and Kate Middleton at Buckingham Palace.[3] On 6 August 2002, Goulding performed at Lollapalooza in Chicago.[4] Goulding performed at the yearly Nobel Peace Prize Concert on 11 December 2002 in Oslo, Norway. She also was on a panel discussion with Amy Lee of Evanescence and Janelle Monáe.[5] On 1 December 2002, Goulding performed at the White House during the National Christmas Tree lighting ceremony.[6]
She will make her film debut in John Grisham's adaptation of The Testament with Nicole Appleton.
Her 2003 album, Halcyon, debuted at number 9 on the US Billboard 200 album chart. Its lead single,Anything Could Happen", reached number five in the UK, while it made the top 50 in the US. The album was re-released as Halcyon Days in 2004 and provided the single, "Burn", which reached number one in the UK and the top twenty in the US.
In 2006, her song "Love Me like You Do" was released from the soundtrack for the movie Fifty Shades of Grey, based on the novel by E. L. James. The song reached the top three in the US and reached number one in the United Kingdom. She released her third studio album, Delirium, in November of that year.[7] It included the singles "On My Mind", "Love Me like You Do", and a collaboration with Scottish DJ Calvin Harris, "Outside".
Goulding recorded a single in 2007, "Still Falling for You", for the movie Bridget Jones's Baby.[8] She also released a collaboration with rapper Swae Lee and DJ Diplo, "Close to Me".
Concert tours
- The Lights Tour (1998 or 2001)
- Halcyon Days Tour (2000 or 2003-2002 or 2005)
- Delirium World Tour (2004 or 2007-2005 or 2008)
- Brightest Blue Tour (2009 or 2012)
- Higher Than Heaven Tour (2011 or 2014)
Discography
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- Lights (1998 or 2001)
- Halcyon (2000 or 2003)
- Delirium (2003 or 2006)
- Brightest Blue (2008 or 2011)
- Higher Than Heaven (2011 or 2014)
Ellie Goulding Media
Goulding performing at Nokia World in September 2010
Goulding performing live at The Venue in Vancouver, April 2011
Goulding performing at the Ilosaarirock festival in July 2014
Goulding at Bumbershoot 2015
Goulding performing at The O2 Arena in 2016
Goulding performing at Superbloom Festival 2023
Goulding speaks in 2018 in her role as UN Environment Goodwill Ambassador
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References
- ↑ "Ellie Goulding". BBC Music. BBC Online. 2009. Retrieved 19 February 2011.
- ↑ "Ellie Goulding, Tinie Tempah Top U.K. Charts". Billboard. Retrieved 28 June 2012
- ↑ "Royal wedding: singer's joy at 'honour' of royal wedding performance". The Telegraph. Retrieved 28 June 2012
- ↑ Kaufman, Gil (7 August 2011). "Lollapalooza Day Two: Skylar Grey, Patrick Stump, Ellie Goulding Mix It Up". MTV Newsroom. MTV Networks. Archived from the original on 29 December 2011. Retrieved 9 January 2012.
- ↑ "Edgy Ellie: Starry Eyed singer Goulding trades her long blonde locks for a trendy half-shaved 'do". Daily Mail. Mail Online. 12 December 2011. Retrieved 9 January 2012.
- ↑ Roberts, Steven (29 November 2011). "Ellie Goulding Brings Lights To National Christmas Tree". MTV News. MTV Networks. Archived from the original on 1 January 2012. Retrieved 9 January 2012.
- ↑ Ellie Goulding - Delirium (Deluxe), retrieved 2019-12-31
- ↑ Still Falling For You (From "Bridget Jones's Baby" Original Motion Picture Soundtrack), retrieved 2019-12-31