
with Jools Holland (performing "Under the Sheets" and " Guns and Horses") and a UK tour supporting Little Boots. The single peaked at No. 53 on the UK Singles Chart following a successful appearance on Later. Goulding performing at Nokia World in September 2010Īlthough Ellie Goulding signed to Polydor Records in July 2009, her debut single, " Under the Sheets", was released through the independent label Neon Gold Records, appearing digitally in the United Kingdom on 15 November 2009. Career 2009–2011: Lights and Bright Lights Īfter enrolling on a degree in Drama and Theatre Studies at the University of Kent and remaining until her final year, she met Jamie Lillywhite who became her manager and introduced her to the producer Starsmith who would become her chief collaborator and the primary producer of Lights. She took A levels in English, Politics, Drama and Music, passed the first 3 with "A" grades but failed music. Goulding attended Lady Hawkins' High School in Kington, Herefordshire and, by the age of 15, started writing songs. At age 9, she began playing the clarinet and at age 14 began learning guitar. When she was five years old her parents separated. She has an older brother named Alex and two younger sisters named Isabel and Jordan.

poll and win the Critics' Choice Award at the Brit Awards in the same year. In 2010, she became the second artist to top the BBC's annual Sound of. After signing to Polydor Records in July 2009, Goulding released her debut extended play, An Introduction to Ellie Goulding later that year. 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.

I was taking it for granted because I assumed it would just be my cycle forever, touring.Elena Jane Goulding ( / ˈ ɡ oʊ l d ɪ ŋ/ GOHL-ding born 30 December 1986) is an English singer and songwriter. I can't even think of all the countries I've been to at this point. I've been to cities I can't even remember. She continued, "I've been around the world a few times. "I spent my 20s pretty much in mad chaos. "The past five years have been really poignant in my life," said Goulding in an August 2020 interview with ET Online. And, in her spare time, she's been outspoken about climate change. Since the release, with millions in sales around the world, Goulding spent the next five years releasing three more albums, including 2012's Halcyon, with the single "Anything Could Happen." From 2010 to 2015, the singer has collaborated with Calvin Harris, Diplo, Major Lazer, and even Juice WRLD.

The breakout single from the album was, you guessed it, "Lights," which peaked at No. Grammy-nominated English pop star and songwriter Ellie Goulding has delighted fans with her soft-spoken, yet still powerful vocal sound ever since the debut of her album Lights in 2010.
