In November 2010, the album was reissued as Bright Lights, which spawned two singles: a cover of Elton John's " Your Song" which was selected for the first John Lewis Christmas advert and reached No. 2 on the UK Singles Chart and " Lights", which became Goulding's highest-charting single on the US Billboard Hot 100 to date, peaking at No. 2. She released her debut studio album, Lights, in 2010 it debuted at No. 1 on the UK Albums Chart and has sold over 850,000 copies in the United Kingdom. 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. We think you'll enjoy these related videos below and for more great content featuring your favorite artists, sign up for Fuse+ to access all our videos.Elena Jane Goulding ( / ˈ ɡ oʊ l d ɪ ŋ/ GOHL-ding born 30 December 1986) is an English singer and songwriter. Get Goulding's full tour dates over here, and check out our Q&A with the "Lights" songstress where she talks about her fan-girl love for Pearl Jam and Incubus. "A lot of the stuff on this album is really, really personal, but when I'm onstage I'm concentrating on so many things that I don't even have time to think that the audience is singing about that time that I had with so-and-so." We're not savants, but chances are pretty good that at least one of the "so-and-so's" on Halcyon is her boyfriend Skrillex, the dubstep DJ with whom she shares an intimate bond and a similar haircut. She also explained how strange it is to realize a crowd of strangers is reciting her rather confessional lyrics. "People must have been at home listening to it furiously because the whole room was singing along to new songs," Goulding told Fuse. "Touring and playing shows is my favorite part of what I do, and I really can't wait to get on the road," Goulding said in a press release.Īnd despite Halcyon (pronounced "hal-see-yan") coming out just this month, Goulding recently told us how surprised she was to find out her audience already have the new tunes memorized.
on February 12, Goulding will hit 18 North American cities in total. Kicking off January 16 in Miami (a fitting place given the ten million club makeovers "Lights" has been treated to) and wrapping up in L.A. Need more arty-yet-anthemic electro-pop in your life? Fear not, gentle listener: Ellie Goulding just announced the dates for her upcoming 2013 Halcyon Days Tour.
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