Lindsay Ell

Lindsay Ell
Lindsay Ell performing
Background information
Birth name	Lindsay Elizabeth Ell
Born	(1989-03-20) 20 March 1989 (age 28) Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Genres	Country
Occupation(s)	singer, songwriter, guitarist
Instruments	vocals, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, mandolin, ukulele, piano
Years active	2003–present
Labels	Stoney Creek Records
Website	lindsayell.com

Lindsay Elizabeth Ell (born 20 March 1989) is a Canadian country music singer, songwriter, and guitarist from Calgary, Alberta. Her music incorporates elements of rock, blues and pop within the country genre. She is signed to the U.S. record label Stoney Creek Records, a sister label of Broken Bow Records. Her debut extended play, Worth the Wait, was released in March 2017.

Lindsay Ell was born in Calgary. She started playing the piano at six, until she discovered her father's collection of guitars scattered throughout the house, switching at age eight; "I fell in love with the guitar," says Lindsay. "It's a huge part of who I am." Lindsay fell in love with the blues and started songwriting at age 10. Ell was valedictorian for her class at Bishop Carroll High School (Calgary, Alberta), from which she graduated a year early. She went on to study business at the University of Calgary and music at the Berklee College of Music, in addition to pursuing her music career.

Randy Bachman discovered Ell when she was only 15 years old. Bachman described her as "the most talented and multi-faceted artist I've come across in many years". Bachman co-wrote and produced her first album Consider This. It was recorded at Bachman's studio on Saltspring Island, and Ell herself co-wrote most of the 11 songs. The album was released in 2006 on Bachman's record label Ranbach Music and distributed by Fontana North. Ell toured with blues guitarist Buddy Guy in 2008. On her 2009 album, Alone, she moved to a more acoustic sound compared to her debut.