Elan Atias
Encyclopedia
Elan Atias is an American
Jewish, singer/songwriter, reggae
singer. Atias performed with The Wailers
, which had been the backing band for Bob Marley
, on and off from 1997 to 2010. He was signed to London Records
under the WMG
umbrella in January 2000. He was featured on the Sex and the City
soundtrack and his song "Dreams Come True" was his first big radio hit. In 2004 he teamed with Gwen Stefani
on a song for the 50 First Dates
soundtrack called "Slave to Love". Stefani had Elan feature on her remix of her number one single "Hollaback Girl" called "DanceHollaback", produced by Tony Kanal. 2005 had him teaming up with Algerian Rai singer Cheb Khaled and Carlos Santana
on a song called "Love to the People" for Khaled's album titled Ya Rayi. A tour of North America followed with an All Star line-up with the likes of K.C. Porter, Don Was
, Walfredo Reyes Jr and Carlos Santana
. In June 2006, he released his debut album, Together as One, produced by No Doubt
bassist
Tony Kanal
, and featuring contributions from Stefani, Tami Chynn
, Sly & Robbie, and Cutty Ranks
, which reached number seven on the Billboard
Top Reggae Albums chart. Elan recently reunited with The Wailers as the lead singer and is touring the world singing the Wailers' classics as well as songs from his Together As One album. Atias' new project in 2010 had him singing lead vocals for Zadik, a reggae band that incorporates traditional Jewish prayers.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
Jewish, singer/songwriter, reggae
Reggae
Reggae is a music genre first developed in Jamaica in the late 1960s. While sometimes used in a broader sense to refer to most types of Jamaican music, the term reggae more properly denotes a particular music style that originated following on the development of ska and rocksteady.Reggae is based...
singer. Atias performed with The Wailers
Wailers Band
The Wailers Band are a reggae band formed by the remaining members of Bob Marley & The Wailers, following the death of Bob Marley in 1981.-Previous Wailers' incarnations:The Wailers started as Bob Marley, Bunny Wailer and Peter Tosh...
, which had been the backing band for Bob Marley
Bob Marley
Robert Nesta "Bob" Marley, OM was a Jamaican singer-songwriter and musician. He was the rhythm guitarist and lead singer for the ska, rocksteady and reggae band Bob Marley & The Wailers...
, on and off from 1997 to 2010. He was signed to London Records
London Records
London Records, referred to as London Recordings in logo, is a record label headquartered in the United Kingdom, originally marketing records in the United States, Canada and Latin America from 1947 to 1979, then becoming a semi-independent label....
under the WMG
Warner Music Group
Warner Music Group is the third largest business group and family of record labels in the recording industry, making it one of the big four record companies...
umbrella in January 2000. He was featured on the Sex and the City
Sex and the City
Sex and the City is an American television comedy-drama series created by Darren Star and produced by HBO. Broadcast from 1998 until 2004, the original run of the show had a total of ninety-four episodes...
soundtrack and his song "Dreams Come True" was his first big radio hit. In 2004 he teamed with Gwen Stefani
Gwen Stefani
Gwen Renée Stefani is an American singer-songwriter and fashion designer. Stefani is the lead vocalist for the rock and ska band No Doubt. Stefani recorded her first solo album Love. Angel. Music. Baby. in 2004. The album was inspired by music of the 1980s, and was a success with sales of over...
on a song for the 50 First Dates
50 First Dates
50 First Dates is a 2004 American romantic comedy film directed by Peter Segal and written by George Wing. The film stars Adam Sandler as a woman-chasing veterinarian and Drew Barrymore as an amnesiac, along with Rob Schneider, Sean Astin, Lusia Strus, Blake Clark, and Dan Aykroyd.Most of the film...
soundtrack called "Slave to Love". Stefani had Elan feature on her remix of her number one single "Hollaback Girl" called "DanceHollaback", produced by Tony Kanal. 2005 had him teaming up with Algerian Rai singer Cheb Khaled and Carlos Santana
Carlos Santana
Carlos Augusto Alves Santana is a Mexican rock guitarist. Santana became famous in the late 1960s and early 1970s with his band, Santana, which pioneered rock, salsa and jazz fusion...
on a song called "Love to the People" for Khaled's album titled Ya Rayi. A tour of North America followed with an All Star line-up with the likes of K.C. Porter, Don Was
Don Was
Don Was is an American musician, bassist and record producer.-Life and career:Was was born in Detroit, Michigan. He graduated from Oak Park High School in the Detroit suburb of Oak Park, then attended the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor but dropped out after the first year...
, Walfredo Reyes Jr and Carlos Santana
Carlos Santana
Carlos Augusto Alves Santana is a Mexican rock guitarist. Santana became famous in the late 1960s and early 1970s with his band, Santana, which pioneered rock, salsa and jazz fusion...
. In June 2006, he released his debut album, Together as One, produced by No Doubt
No Doubt
No Doubt is an American rock band from Anaheim, California that formed in 1986. The ska-pop sound of their first album No Doubt , failed to make an impact...
bassist
Bassist
A bass player, or bassist is a musician who plays a bass instrument such as a double bass, bass guitar, keyboard bass or a low brass instrument such as a tuba or sousaphone. Different musical genres tend to be associated with one or more of these instruments...
Tony Kanal
Tony Kanal
Tony Kanal is an English musician, record producer and songwriter. Kanal is the bassist for the American rock band No Doubt...
, and featuring contributions from Stefani, Tami Chynn
Tami Chynn
-Early years:Tami Chynn was born in Kingston, Jamaica. Her father, Richard Chin, is of Chinese descent with Cherokee ancestry and her mother, Christine Chin is Afro-Jamaican and British...
, Sly & Robbie, and Cutty Ranks
Cutty Ranks
Philip Thomas, , better known as Cutty Ranks is a Jamaican reggae and dancehall artist.-Biography:Thomas was born in Kingston, Jamaica in 1965. He began his career as a reggae artist at the age of 14 with the Gemini sound system, before moving on to work with Tony Rebel's Rebel Tone and Papa Roots,...
, which reached number seven on the Billboard
Billboard (magazine)
Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry, and is one of the oldest trade magazines in the world. It maintains several internationally recognized music charts that track the most popular songs and albums in various categories on a weekly basis...
Top Reggae Albums chart. Elan recently reunited with The Wailers as the lead singer and is touring the world singing the Wailers' classics as well as songs from his Together As One album. Atias' new project in 2010 had him singing lead vocals for Zadik, a reggae band that incorporates traditional Jewish prayers.
Albums
- Together as One (2006), Interscope
- Zadik (2010) - with Zadik
Singles
- "Red Red Wine" (2000)
- "Put It On" (2000)
- "Dreams Come True" (2001)
- "I'm In Love With You Girl"(2001)
- "Slave To Love" (2004)
- "Love to the People" (2005)
- "DanceHollaBack" (2006)
- "Girl" (2006)
- "The Way" (2009)
- "Be Free" (2009)
- "Shehechyanu" (2010)
Compilation appearances
- Riddim Driven: Buy OutRiddim Driven: Buy OutRiddim Driven: Buy Out is the nineteenth installment in VP Records' Riddim Driven series. It was released in December 2001 on CD and LP. The album features the "Buy Out" riddim, produced by Tony Kelly. Featured on the album is the hit track "Like Glue" by Sean Paul which would peak at #13 on the...
(2000), VPVP RecordsVP Records is an independent reggae record label, located in Queens, New York. It is best known for producing Caribbean singers.-The foundation:...
: "Red, Red Wine" - Strictly The Best Vol.28 (2000), VP: "Red, Red Wine"
- Sex and the City: Music from the HBO SeriesSex and the City: Music from the HBO SeriesSex and the City: Music from the HBO Series is the soundtrack from the HBO television series, Sex and the City released in 2000.-Track listing:#"Sexbomb" – Tom Jones with Mousse T#"Taste the Tears" – Amber...
(2001), SireSire RecordsSire Records is an American record label, owned by Warner Music Group and distributed through Warner Bros. Records.-Beginnings:The label was founded in 1966 as Sire Productions by Seymour Stein and Richard Gottehrer, each investing ten thousand dollars into the new company. Its early releases as a...
: "Dreams Come True" - 50 First Dates soundtrack (2004): "Slave to Love"
Guest appearances
- KhaledKhaled (musician)Khaled Hadj Ibrahim , better known as Khaled, is a raï singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist born in Sidi El Houari in Oran Province of Algeria...
- Ya-RayiYa-RayiKhaled's Ya-Rayi studio album was released in Europe in August 2004 by AZ Records, a label of Universal Music France, and later licensed in the UK, and then rereleased in the United States on June 27, 2005. The European release was dubbed a "back to the roots" album, while the United States release...
(2005), Universal/Wrasse: "Love to the People" - Junior CalderaJunior CalderaJunior Caldera is a French disc jockey from Paris. A multi-instrumentalist, Caldera was influenced by many musical styles and made rock music before becoming involved in house music in 2002 whilst working as a stage designer in a number of Parisian nightclubs...
- Debut (2009), Universal: "The Way", "Be Free"