Elli Ingram
Elli Ingram | |
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| Born | 14 July 1993 Brighton, England |
| Genres | |
| Occupation | Singer-songwriter |
| Years active | 2013–present |
| Labels | |
| Website | elliingram |
Elli Ingram (born 14 July 1993) is an English singer-songwriter. Her musical style is influenced by Amy Winehouse, Lauryn Hill, Angie Stone and Erykah Badu.[1][2]
Career
[edit | edit source]Early life
[edit | edit source]Elli Ingram was born 14 July 1993 in Brighton, England. She grew up in a very musical household. Her father performed in a band, her mother enjoyed listening to Joni Mitchell, Reggae and Ska, and her sister played the piano. At the age of 14, a teacher entered Ingram into a talent show which she won. At the age of 18, she began to post YouTube videos of song covers. Her cover of Kendrick Lamar's "Poetic Justice" has more than a million views.[3][4][5]
2013–present
[edit | edit source]In 2013, Ingram toured through Europe with the English drum 'n' bass duo Chase & Status and was featured on their album Brand New Machine. In July she released her first EP titled Sober through Chase & Status' MTA label as a free digital download.[6] The EP earned a Best Newcomer nomination at the MOBO Awards[7] and a music video for the song "Mad Love", directed by Emil Nava, was nominated for Best Pop Video at the UK Music Video Awards 2013.[8][9]
In 2014, her second EP The Doghouse was released on Island Records.[10] A promotional single titled "When It Was Dark" was also released, accompanied by a music video, once again directed by Emil Nava.[11][12]
On 15 September 2017, Ingram's first album Love You Really was released. With it came a promotional music video by British art photographer and filmmaker Nadia Lee Cohen.[13][14]
In May 2023 Ingram's long awaited 2nd album Bad Behaviour was released on her own label Pinc Records featuring album title Song Bad Behaviour, Flowers, No plan B, Growing Pains and Fools Gold as well as others on a 13 track album available to download as well as on white Vinyl. The Track Fools Gold features 2020 mobo award winner Mahalia.
Discography
[edit | edit source]Albums
[edit | edit source]| Title | Release Date | Format |
|---|---|---|
| Love You Really |
September 2017 |
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| Bad Behaviour |
May 2023 |
EPs
[edit | edit source]| Title | Release Date | Format |
|---|---|---|
| Sober |
July 2013 |
Digital download |
| The Doghouse |
April 2014 |
Digital download, CD |
Singles
[edit | edit source]| Title | Release Date | Format |
|---|---|---|
| Bad Behaviour |
February 2020 |
Digital download |
| Flowers |
May 2020 |
Digital download |
| Heavy |
October 2020 |
Digital download |
| Strange How Good Things Change |
August 2021 |
Digital download |
| No Plan B |
December 2022 |
Digital download |
| Growing Pains |
January 2023 |
Digital download |
| Fool's Gold |
March 2023 |
Digital download |
Music videos
[edit | edit source]| Year | Title | Director |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | "Poetic Justice" | Harry Cauty |
| "Mad Love" | Emil Nava | |
| 2014 | "When It Was Dark" | |
| "All Caught Up" | AJ Colomb | |
| 2017 | "Table For Two" | Nadia Lee Cohen |
References
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External links
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