Elyar Fox

Elyar Fox
Fox at the premiere of Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit
Background information
Birth name	Elyar Afshari
Born	15 July 1995 London
Origin	English
Genres	Pop
Occupation(s)	Singer
Years active	2012-present
Labels	RCA Records, Sony Music Entertainment
Website	www.elyarfox.com

Elyar Afshari (Azerbaijani: Elyar Əfşari; born 15 July 1995), better known by his stage name Elyar Fox, is an English pop singer, musician and songwriter. His debut single "Do It All Over Again" was released in January 2014, peaking at number 5 in the UK Singles Chart. His fans are called "Foxers".

Born in Ealing, London as Elyar Afshari to an English mother and an Azerbaijani father, and brought up in Greenford, London, he was educated at Costons Primary School then Queensmead School. He has one older brother named Iden.

"In 2005 I got a guitar and I started to just play, and then I started to write songs," Fox stated in an interview regarding the beginning of his career. Whilst still at school he fronted the band 'Just Me Again', and performed for the first time at The Garage in Islington in 2009. After completing his GCSEs, Fox and his bandmates took a year off studies to focus on music. They supported You Me at Six on their British tour, including a performance at The O2 Arena.

At the age of 16 he decided to go solo, and changed his name to Elyar Fox. He began posting videos of song covers to YouTube under the name eldoode, generating attention from people including Ryan Seacrest. With the addition of his Vevo channel, Fox has gained over 27 million views (as of October 2014). In 2012 he signed with Polydor. He spent a year in the studio, but as Polydor were not interested in releasing, he left them and soon after was signed by RCA.

On 28 October 2013, Fox supported boy band Union J at a free gig in London’s Westfield shopping centre. He went on to support Union J on their tour from December 2013 to January 2014. Fox came second in MTV's Brand New for 2014, having performed at the launch at London's Drury Club.