Ellie Goulding

Ellie Goulding
Goulding at the premiere of the film Divergent on 18 March 2014
Born	Elena Jane Goulding (1986-12-30) 30 December 1986 (age 30) Hereford, England
Residence	London, England
Occupation	Singer songwriter record producer
Musical career
Genres	Indie pop synthpop folktronica
Instruments	Vocals
Years active	2009–present
Labels	Polydor Neon Gold Cherrytree Interscope
Associated acts	Tinie Tempah Calvin Harris Lissie Skrillex DJ Fresh Major Lazer Tarrus Riley Zedd Lucky Date
Website	elliegoulding.com

Elena Jane "Ellie" Goulding (/ˈɡoʊldɪŋ/ GOHL-ding; born 30 December 1986) is an English singer, songwriter and record producer. Her career began when she met record producers Starsmith and Frankmusik, and she was later spotted by Jamie Lillywhite, who later became her manager and A&R. After signing to Polydor Records in July 2009, Goulding released her debut extended play, An Introduction to Ellie Goulding, later that year.

In 2010, she became the second artist to top the BBC's annual Sound of... poll and win the Critics' Choice Award at the Brit Awards in the same year. She released her debut studio album, Lights, in 2010; it debuted at number one on the UK Albums Chart and has sold over 850,000 copies in the UK. 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 Catherine Middleton at Buckingham Palace. The album's title track, "Lights", was released in the US in March 2011, and peaked at number two on the US Billboard Hot 100.