Ellie Goulding
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Elena Jane "Ellie" Goulding (born 30 December 1986) is an English singer-songwriter. In 2010 she became only 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 extended-play recording
in 2009, An Introduction to Ellie Goulding
, and her debut studio album Lights
followed in 2010. Her album went on to debut at number one on the UK Albums Chart
and sold there over 380,000 copies by the end of 2010 and over 620,000 copies in total.
Her musical style has been compared to that of Kate Nash
, Lykke Li
, Tracey Thorn
, and Björk
.
, Herefordshire, the second of four children. Goulding is not a religious Jewish girl. She grew up in a council house with her sibling. Her family were deprived of luxeries. Ellie kepted herself entertained by playing the guitar. She mainly wrote about boys when she was 15 years of age. She began playing the clarinet at the age of nine, and at 14 began learning guitar. She started songwriting at the age of 15 and while in college she won a singing competition.. Ellie is currently dating Radio 1's DJ, Gregg James.
After commencing a drama course at the University of Kent
, where she was exposed to electronic music
, she developed her sound with the help of Frankmusik
on the track "Wish I Stayed", and Starsmith
, who went on to become her chief collaborator and primary producer of Lights. After two years at Kent, she was advised to take a gap year
to pursue singing, and moved to West London
.
She is a keen runner, running six miles every day, and in 2010 announced plans to run a marathon. In support of her second EP, Run Into the Light
, she invited a small number of fans through her Facebook pages, to run with her in seven different cities on her UK tour, and has announced that she will be doing the same across Europe and the United States.} Goulding's keenness for exercise has given her what is considered to be an impressively athletic physique.
in September 2009, she made her debut single. "Under the Sheets
", which was released digitally
in the United Kingdom on 15 November 2009, peaking outside the top 40
. In October 2009 she toured the UK supporting Little Boots
, and appeared on Later... with Jools Holland, performing "Under the Sheets" and "Guns and Horses
". "Wish I Stayed" was available as a free download as the UK iTunes Store
's 'Single of the Week' from 22–28 December 2009.
poll, which showcases the critics, broadcasters and music industry insiders' top choices for rising stars and artists for the coming year. She also won the Critics' Choice Award at the 2010 BRIT Awards
, which prize made her the second artist to win both in the same year.
The album Lights
was released in March 2010, reaching number one on the UK Albums Chart
and number twelve on the Irish Albums Chart
. Its singles, "Starry Eyed", "Guns and Horses
", and "The Writer
" peaked at numbers 4, 26, and 19 respectively. In August 2010, Goulding released a second extended play, Run Into the Light
, a remixed version of Lights. The album was supported by Nike
and was released through Polydor as a running soundtrack in an effort to get Goulding's music taken up by the national running subculture.
In November 2010, Lights was re-released as Bright Lights, with six new tracks added. It was originally announced that the lead single from Bright Lights would be the new edit of the title track
with a release scheduled for 1 November 2010. Yet this was scrapped to allow her cover of Elton John
's "Your Song" to be released in conjunction with the John Lewis
Christmas 2010 advertising campaign in the UK. The single became Goulding's highest-charting single to date, reaching number two on the UK Singles Chart. The song also charted in some European countries in early 2011.
Goulding toured in support of Lights and supported Passion Pit
in March 2010 and John Mayer
during his British tour in May 2010. During the summer she performed at a number of festivals. On 29 May she performed at the Dot to Dot Festival
in Bristol. She performed a set on 25 June at the 40th annual Glastonbury Festival
on the John Peel Stage. Her third EP
was a live recording of part of her set at the iTunes Festival 2010
. The whole set was later released as part of the iTunes version of Bright Lights. She made her T in the Park
debut on 11 July. She played on the Nissan Juke Arena at the 2010 V Festival
in late August. In September she was part of the line-up at Bestival 2010
on the Isle of Wight
. In support of the album in Europe she performed on the first day of Pukkelpop
in Belgium, at the Open'er Festival
in Poland and at Benicàssim
in Spain. A track from Lights, "Everytime You Go", was featured in the Vampire Diaries episode "Founder's Day", while "Your Biggest Mistake" appeared in an episode of The Inbetweeners
. She began a tour of the United States and Canada in February 2011 to coincide with the release of the American edition of Lights. She will also play at Coachella
.
In January 2011 it was announced that the title track from Lights
would serve as the second single from Bright Lights. In early 2011 she recorded an original song for the film Life in a Day
. Goulding was featured as number five artist on Rolling Stone Magazine's hotlist in February 2011. In February 2011 she returned to the BRIT Awards
where she was nominated for the Best British Female Solo Artist and the Best British Breakthrough Act. Previously she had performed at the BRITs launch party where the nominations were announced. Goulding will headline the 2011 Wakestock Festival
in Wales, performing on 8 July. In August she, again, performed at V Festival for her second year in a row. Following the re-release of Lights and the American launch of the album, Goulding said she would soon begin work on a second studio album with an expected release in September 2011. Goulding made her American television debut on Jimmy Kimmel Live
on 7 April 2011 performing "Starry Eyed". She appeared as the musical guest on the 700th episode of the Saturday Night Live
, broadcast 7 May 2011 and hosted by Tina Fey
. She served as one of the only two live performers at the wedding reception of Prince William and Kate Middleton (the other being Leona Lewis
) on 29 April 2011 singing her rendition of Your Song for the couple's first dance as well as her hits The Writer
and Starry Eyed and several of William and Kate's personal favourites. She was introduced to Prince William by Tinie Tempah at a music festival during the summer of 2010. Ellie performed, for the second consecutive year, at Radio 1's Big Weekend on Saturday 14 May. On 28 July 2011, an American video version of Starry Eyed was released on YouTube. The video reached over one million views in three days.
that she is recording a currently untitled follow-up to Lights. When asked about the musical direction of the record, Goulding told the site:
The previous month, the site reported that she hopes to release the album at some point in 2011, saying, "I'm not going to go away for ages. It'll be out this year or the start of next."
's second album, Ten
, and three songs, "Remake Me + You", "Notice" and "Jumping Into Rivers," for Diana Vickers
's debut album, Songs from the Tainted Cherry Tree
. Her song "Not Following" was used by Lena Meyer-Landrut
on her debut album My Cassette Player
. Goulding featured on the rapper Tinie Tempah
's fifth official single "Wonderman
" from his debut studio album Disc-Overy
. Goulding's "Under the Sheets" was also remixed by American rap duo Chiddy Bang
and features on their mixtape Airswell. Frankmusik
told Digital Spy
he hoped to collaborate with Goulding on his upcoming album. The two previously worked together on Ellie's track Wish I Stayed. Also rumoured to be soon collaborating with pop sensation Rihanna after regular meetings with different managements. She also recently sang the vocals for dubstep band Klaypex in their song, "When I'm Alone".
On 19 September 2011 it was announced that Goulding would open for Katy Perry
on her "California Dreams Tour
", replacing Jessie J
due to 'serious' complications from a foot injury.
Extended plays
Sound of... (BBC poll)
Sound of... is an annual poll of music critics and industry figures to find the most promising new music talent. It was first conducted by the BBC News website in 2003. A top 10 list is published each January.-Winners:-Sound of 2009:...
poll, and win the Critics' Choice Award at the BRIT Awards
2010 BRIT Awards
The 2010 BRIT Awards took place on Tuesday 16 February 2010. It was the 30th edition of the British Phonographic Industry's annual pop music awards. The awards ceremony was held at Earls Court Exhibition Centre in London. The ceremony was broadcast live on ITV1, hosted by Peter Kay with Fearne...
in the same year, following Adele
Adele (singer)
Adele Laurie Blue Adkins , known professionally as Adele, is an English singer-songwriter. She was the first recipient of the Brit Awards Critics' Choice and was named the number-one predicted breakthrough act of 2008 in an annual BBC poll of music critics, Sound of 2008...
's win of both in 2008. After signing to Polydor Records
Polydor Records
Polydor is a record label owned by Universal Music Group, headquartered in the United Kingdom.-Beginnings:Polydor was originally an independent branch of the Deutsche Grammophon Gesellschaft. Its name was first used as an export label in 1924, the British and German branches of the Gramophone...
in 2009, she released her first extended-play recording
Extended play
An EP is a musical recording which contains more music than a single, but is too short to qualify as a full album or LP. The term EP originally referred only to specific types of vinyl records other than 78 rpm standard play records and LP records, but it is now applied to mid-length Compact...
in 2009, An Introduction to Ellie Goulding
An Introduction to Ellie Goulding
An Introduction to Ellie Goulding is the debut extended play by English recording artist Ellie Goulding, released exclusively on iTunes and Zune on 20 December 2009 by Polydor Records. It was released shortly after Goulding was nominated for the BBC Sound of 2010 which she ultimately won.-Track...
, and her debut studio album Lights
Lights (Ellie Goulding album)
Lights is the debut studio album by English recording artist Ellie Goulding. It was released in the United Kingdom on 1 March 2010 by Polydor Records. Produced by Starsmith, Frankmusik, Fraser T. Smith and Richard Stannard, the album received mostly positive reviews from music critics...
followed in 2010. Her album went on to debut at number one on the UK Albums Chart
UK Albums Chart
The UK Albums Chart is a list of albums ranked by physical and digital sales in the United Kingdom. It is compiled every week by The Official Charts Company and broadcast on a Sunday on BBC Radio 1 , and published in Music Week magazine and on the OCC website .To qualify for the UK albums chart...
and sold there over 380,000 copies by the end of 2010 and over 620,000 copies in total.
Her musical style has been compared to that of Kate Nash
Kate Nash
Kate Marie Nash is an English singer, songwriter, and musician. She had a UK no. 2 hit "Foundations" in 2007, followed by the platinum selling UK number 1 album Made of Bricks. She was named Best Female Artist at the 2008 BRIT Awards....
, Lykke Li
Lykke Li
Li Lykke Timotej Zachrisson , better known by her stage name Lykke Li , is a Swedish singer-songwriter. Her music often blends elements of pop, indie rock and electronic; various instruments can also be found in her songs, including violins, synthesizers, tambourines, trumpets, saxophones and cellos...
, Tracey Thorn
Tracey Thorn
Tracey Anne Thorn is an English pop singer and songwriter. She is best known as being one half of the duo Everything but the Girl, which is currently on extended hiatus.-Personal life:...
, and Björk
Björk
Björk Guðmundsdóttir , known as Björk , is an Icelandic singer-songwriter. Her eclectic musical style has achieved popular acknowledgement and popularity within many musical genres, such as rock, jazz, electronic dance music, classical and folk...
.
Background and personal life
Goulding was born and brought up in HerefordHereford
Hereford is a cathedral city, civil parish and county town of Herefordshire, England. It lies on the River Wye, approximately east of the border with Wales, southwest of Worcester, and northwest of Gloucester...
, Herefordshire, the second of four children. Goulding is not a religious Jewish girl. She grew up in a council house with her sibling. Her family were deprived of luxeries. Ellie kepted herself entertained by playing the guitar. She mainly wrote about boys when she was 15 years of age. She began playing the clarinet at the age of nine, and at 14 began learning guitar. She started songwriting at the age of 15 and while in college she won a singing competition.. Ellie is currently dating Radio 1's DJ, Gregg James.
After commencing a drama course at the University of Kent
University of Kent
The University of Kent, previously the University of Kent at Canterbury, is a public research university based in Kent, United Kingdom...
, where she was exposed to electronic music
Electronic music
Electronic music is music that employs electronic musical instruments and electronic music technology in its production. In general a distinction can be made between sound produced using electromechanical means and that produced using electronic technology. Examples of electromechanical sound...
, she developed her sound with the help of Frankmusik
Frankmusik
Vincent Frank born Vincent James Turner is known professionally as Frankmusik is an English electropop musician. The name "Frank" is derived from the surname of his grandfather, whose name he took in tribute.-Early life:...
on the track "Wish I Stayed", and Starsmith
Starsmith
Starsmith is a songwriter, producer, remixer and DJ. He studied a classical music degree at the University of Surrey majoring in performance on saxophone...
, who went on to become her chief collaborator and primary producer of Lights. After two years at Kent, she was advised to take a gap year
Gap year
An expression or phrase that is associated with taking time out to travel in between life stages. It is also known as sabbatical, time off and time out that refers to a period of time in which students disengage from curricular education and undertake non curricular activities, such as travel or...
to pursue singing, and moved to West London
West (London sub region)
The West is a sub-region of the London Plan corresponding to the London Boroughs of Brent, Ealing, Hammersmith and Fulham, Harrow, Hillingdon and Hounslow. The sub region was established in 2004 and was adjusted in 2008 to include Kensington and Chelsea. The west has a population of 1.6 million and...
.
She is a keen runner, running six miles every day, and in 2010 announced plans to run a marathon. In support of her second EP, Run Into the Light
Run Into the Light
Run Into the Light is the second extended play by English recording artist Ellie Goulding, released exclusively on iTunes on 30 August 2010 by Polydor Records. The EP consists of six remixes of tracks from her debut album Lights, four of them being previously unreleased...
, she invited a small number of fans through her Facebook pages, to run with her in seven different cities on her UK tour, and has announced that she will be doing the same across Europe and the United States.} Goulding's keenness for exercise has given her what is considered to be an impressively athletic physique.
Early career
Signed to Polydor RecordsPolydor Records
Polydor is a record label owned by Universal Music Group, headquartered in the United Kingdom.-Beginnings:Polydor was originally an independent branch of the Deutsche Grammophon Gesellschaft. Its name was first used as an export label in 1924, the British and German branches of the Gramophone...
in September 2009, she made her debut single. "Under the Sheets
Under the Sheets
"Under the Sheets" is a song by English recording artist Ellie Goulding from her debut album, Lights. Produced by Starsmith, it was released as the album's lead single. The song premiered on BBC Radio 1 on 30 September 2009 and was released on the UK iTunes Store on 15 November 2009, peaking at...
", which was released digitally
Music download
A music download is the transferral of music from an Internet-facing computer or website to a user's local computer. This term encompasses both legal downloads and downloads of copyright material without permission or payment...
in the United Kingdom on 15 November 2009, peaking outside the top 40
UK Singles Chart
The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ...
. In October 2009 she toured the UK supporting Little Boots
Little Boots
Victoria Christina Hesketh, also known by her stage name/pseudonym Little Boots, is an English electropop singer-songwriter. Her stage name comes from a nickname given to her by a friend, a reference to her unusually small feet...
, and appeared on Later... with Jools Holland, performing "Under the Sheets" and "Guns and Horses
Guns and Horses
"Guns and Horses" is a song by English recording artist Ellie Goulding from her debut album, Lights . It was released digitally on 16 May 2010 and physically the day after as the album's third single.-Background:...
". "Wish I Stayed" was available as a free download as the UK iTunes Store
ITunes Store
The iTunes Store is a software-based online digital media store operated by Apple. Opening as the iTunes Music Store on April 28, 2003, with over 200,000 items to purchase, it is, as of April 2008, the number-one music vendor in the United States...
's 'Single of the Week' from 22–28 December 2009.
Lights and Bright Lights
Before the release of her debut studio album, Goulding won the BBC Sound of 2010Sound of... (BBC poll)
Sound of... is an annual poll of music critics and industry figures to find the most promising new music talent. It was first conducted by the BBC News website in 2003. A top 10 list is published each January.-Winners:-Sound of 2009:...
poll, which showcases the critics, broadcasters and music industry insiders' top choices for rising stars and artists for the coming year. She also won the Critics' Choice Award at the 2010 BRIT Awards
2010 BRIT Awards
The 2010 BRIT Awards took place on Tuesday 16 February 2010. It was the 30th edition of the British Phonographic Industry's annual pop music awards. The awards ceremony was held at Earls Court Exhibition Centre in London. The ceremony was broadcast live on ITV1, hosted by Peter Kay with Fearne...
, which prize made her the second artist to win both in the same year.
The album Lights
Lights (Ellie Goulding album)
Lights is the debut studio album by English recording artist Ellie Goulding. It was released in the United Kingdom on 1 March 2010 by Polydor Records. Produced by Starsmith, Frankmusik, Fraser T. Smith and Richard Stannard, the album received mostly positive reviews from music critics...
was released in March 2010, reaching number one on the UK Albums Chart
UK Albums Chart
The UK Albums Chart is a list of albums ranked by physical and digital sales in the United Kingdom. It is compiled every week by The Official Charts Company and broadcast on a Sunday on BBC Radio 1 , and published in Music Week magazine and on the OCC website .To qualify for the UK albums chart...
and number twelve on the Irish Albums Chart
Irish Albums Chart
The Irish Albums Chart is the Irish music industry standard albums popularity chart issued weekly by the Irish Recorded Music Association and compiled on its behalf by Chart-Track. Chart rankings are based on sales, which are compiled through over-the-counter retail data captured electronically...
. Its singles, "Starry Eyed", "Guns and Horses
Guns and Horses
"Guns and Horses" is a song by English recording artist Ellie Goulding from her debut album, Lights . It was released digitally on 16 May 2010 and physically the day after as the album's third single.-Background:...
", and "The Writer
The Writer (song)
"The Writer" is a song by English recording artist Ellie Goulding from her debut album, Lights. It was released as the album's fourth and final single on 8 August 2010.-Background:...
" peaked at numbers 4, 26, and 19 respectively. In August 2010, Goulding released a second extended play, Run Into the Light
Run Into the Light
Run Into the Light is the second extended play by English recording artist Ellie Goulding, released exclusively on iTunes on 30 August 2010 by Polydor Records. The EP consists of six remixes of tracks from her debut album Lights, four of them being previously unreleased...
, a remixed version of Lights. The album was supported by Nike
Nike, Inc.
Nike, Inc. is a major publicly traded sportswear and equipment supplier based in the United States. The company is headquartered near Beaverton, Oregon, which is part of the Portland metropolitan area...
and was released through Polydor as a running soundtrack in an effort to get Goulding's music taken up by the national running subculture.
In November 2010, Lights was re-released as Bright Lights, with six new tracks added. It was originally announced that the lead single from Bright Lights would be the new edit of the title track
Lights (Ellie Goulding song)
"Lights" is a song by English recording artist Ellie Goulding from her debut album, Lights. It was released digitally in the United Kingdom on 13 March 2011 as the album's sixth single overall, and second from the Bright Lights re-release. It will be released as the lead single from the album in...
with a release scheduled for 1 November 2010. Yet this was scrapped to allow her cover of Elton John
Elton John
Sir Elton Hercules John, CBE, Hon DMus is an English rock singer-songwriter, composer, pianist and occasional actor...
's "Your Song" to be released in conjunction with the John Lewis
John Lewis (department store)
-Recent developments:In June 2004, John Lewis announced plans to open its first store in Northern Ireland at the Sprucefield Park development, the province's largest out of town shopping centre, located outside Lisburn and from Belfast. The application was approved in June 2005 and the opening of...
Christmas 2010 advertising campaign in the UK. The single became Goulding's highest-charting single to date, reaching number two on the UK Singles Chart. The song also charted in some European countries in early 2011.
Goulding toured in support of Lights and supported Passion Pit
Passion Pit
Passion Pit is an American electropop band from Cambridge, Massachusetts. The group, which formed in 2007, consists of Michael Angelakos , Ian Hultquist , Ayad Al Adhamy , Jeff Apruzzese and Nate Donmoyer...
in March 2010 and John Mayer
John Mayer
John Clayton Mayer is an American pop rock and blues rock musician, singer-songwriter, recording artist, and music producer. Born in Bridgeport, Connecticut and raised in Fairfield, Connecticut, he attended Berklee College of Music in Boston. He moved to Atlanta in 1997, where he refined his...
during his British tour in May 2010. During the summer she performed at a number of festivals. On 29 May she performed at the Dot to Dot Festival
Dot to Dot Festival
The Dot to Dot Festival is an annual music festival held at various venues in Nottingham, Bristol and Manchester across a weekend. Unlike weekend music festivals such as the Carling Weekend, there is no artist rotation – all artists play one city the first day and travel to the other for the...
in Bristol. She performed a set on 25 June at the 40th annual Glastonbury Festival
Glastonbury Festival 2010
The 2010 Glastonbury Festival of Contemporary Performing Arts took place in Pilton, Somerset, England in June 2010.The festival was headlined by Gorillaz, Muse, and Stevie Wonder. U2 were initially announced as headliners, but withdrew on 25 May 2010 citing Bono's recent back surgery...
on the John Peel Stage. Her third EP
ITunes Festival: London 2010 (Ellie Goulding EP)
iTunes Festival: London 2010 is a live EP by English singer-songwriter Ellie Goulding. The album was recorded at the iTunes Festival in July 2010 at The Roundhouse in London. It was later released to the iTunes Store on 15 July 2010. A full version of Ellie Goulding's set was released on the iTunes...
was a live recording of part of her set at the iTunes Festival 2010
ITunes Festival
The iTunes Festival is an annual music festival and concert series which is held in London at The Roundhouse art centre and sponsored by Apple Inc. It was first held in 2007...
. The whole set was later released as part of the iTunes version of Bright Lights. She made her T in the Park
T in the Park 2010
T in the Park 2010 was a music festival that took place in Balado, Scotland from 8–11 July 2010. It was the seventeenth event to take place. The festival was headlined by Kasabian, Muse and Eminem. Tickets for the event sold out on 26 February 2010.-Tickets:...
debut on 11 July. She played on the Nissan Juke Arena at the 2010 V Festival
V Festival 2010
- Line-Up :Line Up according to the official V Festival programme....
in late August. In September she was part of the line-up at Bestival 2010
Bestival 2010
Bestival 2010 was the seventh installment of the Bestival, a boutique music festival held at Robin Hill Country Park on the Isle of Wight. The festival, organized by Rob and Josie Da Bank and their crew, was held over the weekend between 9 September and 12 September 2010. It was voted the best...
on the Isle of Wight
Isle of Wight
The Isle of Wight is a county and the largest island of England, located in the English Channel, on average about 2–4 miles off the south coast of the county of Hampshire, separated from the mainland by a strait called the Solent...
. In support of the album in Europe she performed on the first day of Pukkelpop
Pukkelpop 2010
Pukkelpop 2010 will run from August 19 until August 21, 2010 in the Belgian village of Kiewit.-Day 1: Thursday, August 19:-Day 2: Friday, August 20:-Day 3: Saturday, August 21:...
in Belgium, at the Open'er Festival
Open'er Festival
The Heineken Open'er Festival is a music festival which takes place on the North coast of Poland, in Gdynia. The first edition of the festival was organized in Warsaw in 2002 as Open Air Festival. The main organizer of the festival is the concert agency Alter Art, but the performance took its name...
in Poland and at Benicàssim
Festival Internacional de Benicàssim
The Festival Internacional de Benicàssim is an annual music festival which takes place in the village of Benicàssim, province of Castelló, Valencian Community in Spain. It focuses mainly on pop, rock and electronica artists, as well as having other elements besides music like short films,...
in Spain. A track from Lights, "Everytime You Go", was featured in the Vampire Diaries episode "Founder's Day", while "Your Biggest Mistake" appeared in an episode of The Inbetweeners
The Inbetweeners
The Inbetweeners is a British sitcom which aired for three series from 2008 to 2010 on E4. Created and written by Damon Beesley and Iain Morris, the show follows the life of suburban teenager Will , and three of his friends at the fictional Rudge Park Comprehensive. The Inbetweeners Movie was...
. She began a tour of the United States and Canada in February 2011 to coincide with the release of the American edition of Lights. She will also play at Coachella
Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival
The Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival is a three-day annual music and arts festival, organized by Goldenvoice and held at the Empire Polo Club in Indio, California, in the Inland Empire's Coachella Valley...
.
In January 2011 it was announced that the title track from Lights
Lights (Ellie Goulding song)
"Lights" is a song by English recording artist Ellie Goulding from her debut album, Lights. It was released digitally in the United Kingdom on 13 March 2011 as the album's sixth single overall, and second from the Bright Lights re-release. It will be released as the lead single from the album in...
would serve as the second single from Bright Lights. In early 2011 she recorded an original song for the film Life in a Day
Life in a Day (YouTube)
Life in a Day is a crowdsourced documentary film comprising an arranged series of video clips selected from 80,000 clips submitted to the YouTube video sharing website, the clips showing respective occurrences from around the world on a single day, July 24, 2010.The film is 94 minutes 57 seconds...
. Goulding was featured as number five artist on Rolling Stone Magazine's hotlist in February 2011. In February 2011 she returned to the BRIT Awards
2011 BRIT Awards
The 2011 BRIT Awards was held on Tuesday 15 February 2011.It was the 31st edition of the British Phonographic Industry's annual pop music awards. The award ceremony was held at The O2 Arena...
where she was nominated for the Best British Female Solo Artist and the Best British Breakthrough Act. Previously she had performed at the BRITs launch party where the nominations were announced. Goulding will headline the 2011 Wakestock Festival
Wakestock (Wales)
Wakestock is Europe's largest wakeboard music festival, combining the cultures of music and the world's fastest growing watersport in a weekend of high-octane excitement! It is held on the Llŷn Peninsula in North Wales, in between Pwllheli and Llanbedrog....
in Wales, performing on 8 July. In August she, again, performed at V Festival for her second year in a row. Following the re-release of Lights and the American launch of the album, Goulding said she would soon begin work on a second studio album with an expected release in September 2011. Goulding made her American television debut on Jimmy Kimmel Live
Jimmy Kimmel Live
Jimmy Kimmel Live! is an American late-night talk show, created and hosted by Jimmy Kimmel and broadcast on ABC.The nightly hour-long show made its debut on January 26, 2003, following Super Bowl XXXVII. Jimmy Kimmel Live! is produced by Jackhole Productions in association with ABC Studios...
on 7 April 2011 performing "Starry Eyed". She appeared as the musical guest on the 700th episode of the Saturday Night Live
Saturday Night Live
Saturday Night Live is a live American late-night television sketch comedy and variety show developed by Lorne Michaels and Dick Ebersol. The show premiered on NBC on October 11, 1975, under the original title of NBC's Saturday Night.The show's sketches often parody contemporary American culture...
, broadcast 7 May 2011 and hosted by Tina Fey
Tina Fey
Elizabeth Stamatina "Tina" Fey is an American actress, comedian, writer and producer, known for her work on the NBC sketch comedy series Saturday Night Live , the NBC comedy series 30 Rock, and films such as Mean Girls and Baby Mama .Fey first broke into comedy as a featured player in the...
. She served as one of the only two live performers at the wedding reception of Prince William and Kate Middleton (the other being Leona Lewis
Leona Lewis
Leona Louise Lewis is a British singer and songwriter. Lewis first came to prominence in 2006 when she won the third series of the British television series The X Factor....
) on 29 April 2011 singing her rendition of Your Song for the couple's first dance as well as her hits The Writer
The Writer (song)
"The Writer" is a song by English recording artist Ellie Goulding from her debut album, Lights. It was released as the album's fourth and final single on 8 August 2010.-Background:...
and Starry Eyed and several of William and Kate's personal favourites. She was introduced to Prince William by Tinie Tempah at a music festival during the summer of 2010. Ellie performed, for the second consecutive year, at Radio 1's Big Weekend on Saturday 14 May. On 28 July 2011, an American video version of Starry Eyed was released on YouTube. The video reached over one million views in three days.
Untitled second album
In March 2011, Goulding told UK showbiz website Digital SpyDigital Spy
Digital Spy is a British entertainment and media news website. According to Alexa Internet traffic statistics, as of February 2011, Digital Spy is the 93rd most popular website in the United Kingdom, with an overall Alexa ranking of 2,088....
that she is recording a currently untitled follow-up to Lights. When asked about the musical direction of the record, Goulding told the site:
The previous month, the site reported that she hopes to release the album at some point in 2011, saying, "I'm not going to go away for ages. It'll be out this year or the start of next."
Work with other artists
Goulding co-wrote "Love Me 'Cause You Want To" for Gabriella CilmiGabriella Cilmi
Gabriella Lucia Cilmi is an Australian singer-songwriter. In 2008, Cilmi was awarded six ARIA awards including Single of the Year and Best Female Artist....
's second album, Ten
Ten (Gabriella Cilmi album)
Ten is the second album by Australian-born singer-songwriter Gabriella Cilmi. Ten was released on 22 March 2010 in Australia. The album is preceded by the single "On a Mission" and marks Cilmi's foray into more 1980s inspired music...
, and three songs, "Remake Me + You", "Notice" and "Jumping Into Rivers," for Diana Vickers
Diana Vickers
Diana Vickers is an English singer-songwriter, stage actress and fashion designer who initially came to public attention as a semi-finalist on the fifth series of British talent show The X Factor in 2008...
's debut album, Songs from the Tainted Cherry Tree
Songs from the Tainted Cherry Tree
Upon its release, Songs from the Tainted Cherry Tree generated mixed reviews from music critics. Mayer Nissim of Digital Spy awarded the album five out of five stars, stating that Vickers and her collaborators "have crafted an album that's drenched in accessible pop melodies while never sacrificing...
. Her song "Not Following" was used by Lena Meyer-Landrut
Lena Meyer-Landrut
Lena Meyer-Landrut , known professionally as Lena, is a German singer-songwriter. She represented Germany in the Eurovision Song Contest 2010 in Oslo, Norway, and won the contest with the song "Satellite"...
on her debut album My Cassette Player
My Cassette Player
My Cassette Player is the debut album of German singer Lena Meyer-Landrut. It was released under her stage name Lena on 7 May 2010, and debuted at number one in the German albums chart...
. Goulding featured on the rapper Tinie Tempah
Tinie Tempah
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's fifth official single "Wonderman
Wonderman (Tinie Tempah song)
"Wonderman" is the sixth single by English rapper Tinie Tempah. It features vocals by English singer Ellie Goulding, and is the fifth official single from Tinie's debut album Disc-Overy, being the second song to be released as a single following the release of the album - the first being Invincible...
" from his debut studio album Disc-Overy
Disc-Overy
Upon its release, Disc-Overy received generally positive reviews from music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 71, based on 16 reviews, which indicates "generally favorable reviews".-Track...
. Goulding's "Under the Sheets" was also remixed by American rap duo Chiddy Bang
Chiddy Bang
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and features on their mixtape Airswell. Frankmusik
Frankmusik
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told Digital Spy
Digital Spy
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he hoped to collaborate with Goulding on his upcoming album. The two previously worked together on Ellie's track Wish I Stayed. Also rumoured to be soon collaborating with pop sensation Rihanna after regular meetings with different managements. She also recently sang the vocals for dubstep band Klaypex in their song, "When I'm Alone".
On 19 September 2011 it was announced that Goulding would open for Katy Perry
Katy Perry
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on her "California Dreams Tour
California Dreams Tour
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", replacing Jessie J
Jessie J
Jessica Ellen Cornish , better known by her stage name Jessie J, is an English recording artist currently signed to Island Records. She began her career as a songwriter for artists including Chris Brown and Miley Cyrus. Her debut single, "Do It Like a Dude", was released in November 2010 and peaked...
due to 'serious' complications from a foot injury.
Discography
Studio albums- 2010: LightsLights (Ellie Goulding album)Lights is the debut studio album by English recording artist Ellie Goulding. It was released in the United Kingdom on 1 March 2010 by Polydor Records. Produced by Starsmith, Frankmusik, Fraser T. Smith and Richard Stannard, the album received mostly positive reviews from music critics...
/ Bright LightsLights (Ellie Goulding album)Lights is the debut studio album by English recording artist Ellie Goulding. It was released in the United Kingdom on 1 March 2010 by Polydor Records. Produced by Starsmith, Frankmusik, Fraser T. Smith and Richard Stannard, the album received mostly positive reviews from music critics... - 2011/2012: TBA
Extended plays
- 2009: An Introduction to Ellie GouldingAn Introduction to Ellie GouldingAn Introduction to Ellie Goulding is the debut extended play by English recording artist Ellie Goulding, released exclusively on iTunes and Zune on 20 December 2009 by Polydor Records. It was released shortly after Goulding was nominated for the BBC Sound of 2010 which she ultimately won.-Track...
- 2010: iTunes Festival: London 2010ITunes Festival: London 2010 (Ellie Goulding EP)iTunes Festival: London 2010 is a live EP by English singer-songwriter Ellie Goulding. The album was recorded at the iTunes Festival in July 2010 at The Roundhouse in London. It was later released to the iTunes Store on 15 July 2010. A full version of Ellie Goulding's set was released on the iTunes...
- 2010: Run Into the LightRun Into the LightRun Into the Light is the second extended play by English recording artist Ellie Goulding, released exclusively on iTunes on 30 August 2010 by Polydor Records. The EP consists of six remixes of tracks from her debut album Lights, four of them being previously unreleased...
- 2011: Ellie Goulding: Live at Amoeba San Francisco
Tours
Headlining- Ellie Goulding TourEllie Goulding TourThe Lights Tour was the first headline concert tour by English singer song-writer Ellie Goulding to promote her album Lights, along with its re-release, Bright Lights. The tour has not yet been released as an audio, neither digital CD or DVD...
(2010) - The LIGHTS Tour (US) (2011)
Awards and nominations
| Year | Organization | Nominated Work | Award | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | BBC Sound of 2010 Sound of... (BBC poll) Sound of... is an annual poll of music critics and industry figures to find the most promising new music talent. It was first conducted by the BBC News website in 2003. A top 10 list is published each January.-Winners:-Sound of 2009:... |
Ellie Goulding | Sound of 2010 | |
| 2010 BRIT Awards 2010 BRIT Awards The 2010 BRIT Awards took place on Tuesday 16 February 2010. It was the 30th edition of the British Phonographic Industry's annual pop music awards. The awards ceremony was held at Earls Court Exhibition Centre in London. The ceremony was broadcast live on ITV1, hosted by Peter Kay with Fearne... |
Critics' Choice | |||
| 2010 Q Awards Q Awards The Q Awards are the UK's annual music awards run by the music magazine Q. Since they began in 1990, the Q Awards have become one of Britain's biggest and best publicised music awards, helped in no small part by the often boisterous behavior of the celebrities who attend the event... |
Best Female Artist | |||
| Best Breakthrough Artist | ||||
| 2010 MTV Europe Music Awards MTV Europe Music Awards The MTV Europe Music Awards were established in 1994 by MTV Networks Europe to celebrate the most popular music videos in Europe. Originally beginning as an alternative to the American MTV Video Music Awards, the MTV Europe Music Awards is today a popular celebration of what MTV viewers consider... |
Best UK & Ireland Act | |||
| 2010 MP3 Music Awards | The BNC Award | |||
| 2010 BT Digital Music Awards BT Digital Music Awards The BT Digital Music Awards were created in the UK in 2001 and are held annually. Music industry professionals can nominate artists, venues and hardware into the Judge's Choice award categories... |
Best Female Artist | |||
| 2010 UK Festival Awards UK Festival Awards The UK Festival Awards are awarded annually, with various categories for all aspects of festivals that have taken place in the UK, and one category for European festivals. The Awards were first established in 2004, and are produced by Virtual Festivals.com. They are voted for by the public via the... |
Best Breakthrough Artist | |||
| 2010 Virgin Media Music Awards Virgin Media Virgin Media Inc. is a company which provides fixed and mobile telephone, television and broadband internet services to businesses and consumers in the United Kingdom... |
Best Newcomer | |||
| Lights | Best Album | |||
| 2011 | 2011 BRIT Awards 2011 BRIT Awards The 2011 BRIT Awards was held on Tuesday 15 February 2011.It was the 31st edition of the British Phonographic Industry's annual pop music awards. The award ceremony was held at The O2 Arena... |
Ellie Goulding | British Female Solo Artist | |
| British Breakthrough Act | ||||
| 2011 Glamour Magazine Awards | Ellie Goulding | Pandora Newcomer of the Year 2011 |