Ellie Holcomb
| Ellie Holcomb | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Elizabeth Asher Bannister |
| Born |
September 12, 1982 Nashville, Tennessee, U.S. |
| Genres | CCM, praise & worship, folk, acoustic |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, songwriter |
| Instruments | vocals, acoustic guitar |
| Years active | 2011–present (solo) 2005–12 (band) |
| Labels | Full Heart |
| Associated acts | Drew Holcomb & the Neighbors |
| Website | ellieholcomb |
Elizabeth "Ellie" Holcomb (born September 12, 1982 née, Bannister) is an American CCM-folk singer-songwriter raised in Nashville, Tennessee. Her father is noted music producer Brown Bannister, and she was a member of Drew Holcomb & the Neighbors, whose frontman is her husband Drew. They met while in school at the University of Tennessee together.
Elizabeth Asher Bannister was born in Nashville, Tennessee on September 12, 1982 to parents Brown Bannister and Debra Bannister. She graduated from the University of Tennessee in 2005 with her Bachelor's degree in English and in 2006 with her Masters of Science in Teacher Education. In 2006, Bannister married Drew Holcomb, and they have a daughter together who was born in 2012. They reside together in Nashville, Tennessee.
Holcomb began her musical career with Drew Holcomb & the Neighbors in 2005, and she started her individual career pursuit in 2011. In 2011, she released the Magnolia EP, which charted on numerous Billboard charts on September 10, 2011. Her second EP entitled With You Now did not come out until 2013, and this album peaked at No. 7 on the Christian Albums chart, which happened on September 7, 2013. Holcomb released her debut studio album on the Full Heart Music label on February 18, 2014, entitled As Sure as the Sun, which has garnered critical praise. She was awarded Best New Artist at the 2014 GMA Dove Awards.
Following the success of As Sure as the Sun, Ellie Holcomb released her second full-length album, Red Sea Road on January 27, 2017.
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