english singer and songwriter

Elena Jane Goulding ( GOHL-ding ; born 30 December 1986 ) is an english singer and songwriter. Her career began when she met record producers Starsmith and Frankmusik, and she was later spotted by Jamie Lillywhite, who late became her coach and A & R. After signing to Polydor Records in July 2009, Goulding released her debut extended play, An Introduction to Ellie Goulding later that year. [ 2 ]

In 2010, she became the second artist to top the BBC ‘s annual sound of … poll and win the Critics ‘ Choice Award at the Brit Awards in the same class. She released her debut studio apartment 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. 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 gear John Lewis Christmas ad, 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. Goulding ‘s second gear studio album, Halcyon, was released in October 2012. “ Anything Could Happen “ preceded the album as the lead single. The album debuted at No. 2 on the UK Albums Chart, and after 65 weeks, it reached No. 1. Halcyon debuted at No. 9 on the US Billboard 200. Halcyon Days, a repackaged edition of Halcyon, was released in August 2013, generating singles, such as “ Burn “, which became her first No. 1 single in the UK. At the 2014 Brit Awards, she received the award for british Female Solo Artist. Goulding released her one-third studio apartment album, titled Delirium, on 6 November 2015, with “ On My Mind “ as the album ‘s lead one. In December 2015, she received her first Grammy Award nominating speech for Best Pop Solo Performance for her one “ Love Me Like You Do “. [ 3 ] Her fourthly studio album Brightest Blue was released on 17 July 2020, becoming her third to top the UK Albums Chart, and her fourth consecutive RIAA certified album .

early life

Elena Jane Goulding was born on 30 December 1986 [ 4 ] in Hereford, Herefordshire, England to Arthur and Tracey Goulding, and was raised in the little greenwich village of Lyonshall, in Herefordshire. She has an older brother named Alex and two younger sisters named Isabel and Jordan. When she was five years old her parents separated. [ 5 ] At age 9, she began playing the clarinet and at historic period 14 began learning guitar. Goulding attended Lady Hawkins ‘ high School in Kington, Herefordshire and, by the age of 15, started writing songs. She took A levels in English, Politics, Drama and Music, passed the beginning 3 with “ A ” grades but failed music. [ 6 ] [ 7 ] After enrolling on a degree in Drama and Theatre Studies at the University of Kent and remaining until her concluding class, she met Jamie Lillywhite who became her coach and introduced her to the manufacturer Starsmith who would become her headman collaborator and the primary coil producer of Lights. [ 8 ]

career

2009–2011 : Lights and Bright Lights

Goulding performing at Nokia World in September 2010 Although Ellie Goulding signed to Polydor Records in July 2009, her debut one, “ Under the Sheets “, was released through the independent pronounce Neon Gold Records, appearing digitally in the United Kingdom on 15 November 2009. [ 9 ] [ 10 ] [ 11 ] The one top out at No. 53 on the UK Singles Chart following a successful appearance on Later… with Jools Holland ( performing “ Under the Sheets ” and “ Guns and Horses “ ) [ 12 ] and a UK go supporting little Boots. [ 13 ] [ 14 ] “ wish I Stayed ” was available as a exempt download as Single of the Week on iTunes Store UK from 22 to 28 December 2009. [ 15 ] Before the release of her debut album, Goulding won the BBC Sound of 2010 poll, which showcases the music industry ‘s top choices for rising stars. [ 16 ] She besides won the Critics ‘ Choice Award at the 2010 Brit Awards, making her the moment artist to win both in the same year. [ 17 ] Goulding co-wrote “ Love Me ‘Cause You Want To ” for Gabriella Cilmi ‘s second album, Ten, and three songs ( “ Remake Me + You ”, “ Notice ”, “ Jumping into Rivers ” ) for Diana Vickers ‘s debut album, Songs from the Tainted Cherry Tree. [ 18 ] Her song “ not Following ” was used by german singer Lena on her debut album My Cassette Player. [ 19 ] Goulding was featured on knocker Tinie Tempah ‘s single “ Wonderman “ from his debut studio album Disc-Overy ( 2010 ). Goulding ‘s debut album Lights was released in March 2010, reaching No. 1 on the UK Albums Chart and No. 6 on the Irish Albums Chart. [ 20 ] [ 21 ] [ 22 ] Its singles “ Starry Eyed “, “ Guns and Horses “, and “ The Writer “ peaked at Nos. 4, 26, and 19. [ 14 ] As of June 2012, the album had sold over 850,000 copies in the UK and 1.6 million copies worldwide. [ 23 ] In August 2010, she released a second EP, Run into the Light, containing remixes of songs from Lights. The album was supported by Nike and was released through Polydor as a running soundtrack in an campaign to get her music taken up by the run subculture. [ 24 ] In November 2010, Lights was re-released as Bright Lights, with six fresh tracks added. It was originally announced that the lead unmarried from Bright Lights would be the newly edit of the title traverse with a release scheduled for 1 November 2010. [ 25 ] This design was ultimately scrapped to allow her cover of Elton John ‘s “ Your song “ to be released in junction with the John Lewis Christmas allude in the UK in 2010. The single became her second highest-charting single to date, reaching No. 2 on the UK Singles Chart. [ 14 ] It besides charted in some european countries. [ 26 ] In January 2011, it was announced that the deed track from Lights would serve as the second unmarried from Bright Lights. [ 27 ] “ Lights ” reached No. 49 on the UK Singles Chart, [ 14 ] while becoming Goulding ‘s inaugural song to chart in the United States, american samoa well as her highest-charting birdcall to go steady, peaking at No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100 in August 2012. [ 28 ]
Goulding performing alive at The Venue in Vancouver, April 2011 Goulding toured in support of Lights and supported Passion Pit in March 2010 and John Mayer [ 29 ] during his british tour in May 2010. [ 30 ] During the summer she performed at a phone number of festivals. On 29 May she performed at the Dot to Dot Festival in Bristol. [ 31 ] She performed a set on 25 June at the Glastonbury Festival 2010 on the John Peel Stage. [ 32 ] Her one-third EP was a hot record of contribution of her set at the iTunes Festival 2010. [ 33 ] The unharmed laid was ultimately included as bonus content on the iTunes translation of Bright Lights. [ 34 ] She made her T in the Park debut on 11 July. [ 35 ] In early 2011, she recorded an original song for the film Life in a Day. Ellie Goulding was No. 5 on Rolling Stone ‘s annual hot list in February 2011. [ 36 ] In February 2011, she returned to the Brit Awards where she was nominated for Best british Female and Best British Breakthrough Act but lost out to Laura Marling and to Tinie Tempah. [ 37 ] In August and September 2010, Goulding was an opening act for U2 on the U2 360 Tour in Zurich ( two nights ), Munich, and Vienna. She besides played live at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival in April 2011. [ 38 ] She made her american television receiver debut on Jimmy Kimmel Live! on 7 April 2011 performing “ Starry Eyed ”. She appeared as the musical guest on the 700th episode of the Saturday Night Live, broadcast 7 May 2011 and hosted by Tina Fey. [ 39 ] [ 40 ] She performed at the wedding reception of Prince William and Kate Middleton on 29 April 2011, [ 41 ] and performed what she recalled as “ about 14 songs ”, including her brood of “ Your song ”. [ 42 ] Goulding collaborated with american electronic artist and producer Skrillex on a sung titled “ Summit ”, included on his 2011 EP Bangarang. She travelled with Skrillex on his south american tour [ 43 ] She headlined the 2011 Wakestock Festival in Wales, performing on 8 July. [ 44 ] In August, she performed at the V Festival for her irregular year in a rowing. [ 45 ] Following the re-release of Lights and the american release of the album, Goulding said she would soon begin solve on a irregular studio album with an have a bun in the oven exhaust of September 2011. [ 46 ] On 6 August 2011, she performed at Lollapalooza in Chicago. [ 47 ] She performed at the annual Nobel Peace Prize Concert on 11 December 2011 in Oslo, Norway. On 1 December 2011, she performed at the White House during the National Christmas Tree unhorse, aboard big Time Rush and will.i.am. [ 48 ] On 19 September 2011, it was announced that she would open for Katy Perry ‘s California Dreams Tour, replacing Jessie J due to a animal foot injury. [ 49 ] [ 50 ]

2012–2014 : Halcyon and Halcyon Days

Goulding performing at the Manchester Academy in December 2012 In 2012, Goulding appeared on “ Fall into the Sky ” from Zedd ‘s debut album Clarity and on Calvin Harris ‘s song “ I Need Your Love “ which is included on Halcyon and besides Harris ‘s album 18 Months. On 10 July 2012, Goulding released a cover charge of Active Child ‘s song “ Hanging On ”, featuring Tinie Tempah, as a free download on her SoundCloud page. [ 51 ] In late July 2012, it was announced that Goulding ‘s second album is titled Halcyon and it would be released on 8 October 2012. The album was preceded by the lead single “ Anything Could Happen “ on 21 August. [ 52 ] The lyric video for “ Anything Could Happen ” premiered on 9 August 2012, consisting of a series of fan-submitted Instagram pictures. [ 53 ] On 19 November 2012, the music television for Goulding ‘s second single from Halcyon, titled “ Figure 8 “ was released. The unmarried was released digitally in the UK on 12 December 2012. The sung charted before it was released, and made its way into the top 40 in the UK, peaking at No. 33. Goulding contributed a traverse titled “ Bittersweet ” ( produced by Skrillex ) to the soundtrack of The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 2, released on 13 November 2012. [ 54 ] It was announced on 12 February 2013, that in May 2013, she would be supporting Bruno Mars on his Moonshine Jungle World Tour on selected dates. [ 55 ] On 20 May 2013, Goulding announced she would embark on a seven-date tour in the UK during October that year. [ 56 ] On 28 May 2013, Goulding ‘s embrace of Alt-J ‘s song “ Tessellate “ was released via her SoundCloud page. [ 57 ] Goulding has besides been reported to have filmed a music video recording for this track in Paris early that calendar month. She claimed to be “ making a television for a sung that is n’t on my record ”. [ 58 ] In June 2013, Goulding performed at former festivals and concerts including RockNess festival in Inverness, Capital FM Summertime Ball and Firefly Music Festival at The Woodlands in Dover, Delaware. On 2 July 2013, Goulding premiered a song titled “ You My Everything ” in the first base episode of Skins Fire [ 59 ] and that same day Goulding confirmed to Elle cartridge holder that Halcyon would be re-released late that year. [ 60 ] On 5 July 2013, Digital Spy confirmed the release of Halcyon Days, a repackaged edition of Halcyon, which was released on 23 August 2013. [ 61 ] The re-release, featuring ten extra tracks, was preceded by the individual “ Burn “, which had been uploaded to Goulding ‘s SoundCloud page the previous day. [ 62 ] [ 63 ] On 7 July 2013, the official music video for “ Burn ” premiered on Goulding ‘s Vevo distribution channel on YouTube. “ Burn ” became Goulding ‘s foremost single to top the UK ‘s official Singles Chart. [ 64 ] Goulding was performing at V Festival Chelmsford when news of her first UK No. 1 broke ; Rita Ora surprised Goulding with her official Number 1 Award. [ 65 ] On 9 September 2013, Goulding released a music television for “ How Long Will I Love You “ for the movie About Time. [ 66 ] Goulding appeared on the soundtrack for the film The Hunger Games: Catching Fire with the path “ Mirror ”. On 15 October 2013, Goulding confirmed on Fearne Cotton ‘s radio read that “ How Long Will I Love You ” would be the next unmarried for BBC ‘s Children in Need. [ 67 ] On the like day, the Active Child song “ Silhouette ”, on which Goulding features, was besides released. [ 68 ] On 28 October 2013, Goulding posted an alternative video recording of “ How Long Will I Love You ” on her Vevo transmit for the unretentive film Tom & Issy, in which she besides stars. [ 69 ] On the concluding episode of The X Factor on 14 December, Goulding performed a pas de deux with finalist Luke Friend. [ 70 ]
Goulding performing at the Ilosaarirock festival in July 2014 On 5 January 2014, Goulding premiered the music video for her song “ Goodness Gracious ” on her Vevo groove, late confirming that it would be her one-sixth single released from Halcyon Days. [ 71 ] On 22 January 2014, Goulding confirmed through her Facebook page that she had contributed the song “ Beating Heart “ to the soundtrack for the film Divergent, based on the fresh of the like name by Veronica Roth. [ 72 ] On 3 February 2014, Goulding released a top of the James Blake sung “ Life Round here ” featuring knocker Angel Haze through her SoundCloud page. [ 73 ] On 19 February, Goulding won Best british Female Solo Artist at the 2014 Brit Awards. [ 74 ] On 20 October 2014, she stated via Facebook that she will appear on the modern Calvin Harris album, Motion, with a new song called “ Outside “. The song was released as the album ‘s one-fourth single on 20 October 2014. [ 75 ] Goulding besides featured in Iggy Azalea ‘s song “ Heavy Crown “, which was released on 21 November 2014 on Azalea ‘s Reclassified, a reprint of her introduction album The New Classic. [ 76 ]

2015–2017 : Delirium

In November 2014, Goulding announced that she was focusing on a third base studio apartment album. In early 2015, Goulding released the song “ Love Me like You Do “, which was featured in the soundtrack to the film adaptation of the erotic romance fresh Fifty Shades of Grey. The video was released to YouTube on 22 January, to precede an official release date of 15 February. [ 77 ] The individual has been a commercial success, spending four weeks at No. 1 on the UK Singles Chart, topping the charts in many other nations including Australia, New Zealand, and Germany, and reaching No. 3 on the US Billboard Hot 100. The single held the phonograph record for the most-streamed track in a unmarried week in the United Kingdom ( streamed 2.58 million times ), and worldwide ( streamed 15.5 million times ). [ 78 ] On 7 December 2015, “ Love Me like You Do ” earned Goulding a Grammy Award nomination for Best Pop Solo Performance. [ 3 ] In the nominations for the 2016 Brit Awards announced on 14 January 2016, the song was among the nominees for british Single of the Year, and Best British Video. [ 79 ] Goulding starred in the music television for Taylor Swift ‘s sung “ Bad Blood “, which was released in May 2015. [ 80 ] Goulding appeared on the Major Lazer album Peace Is the Mission on the chase “ Powerful “, aboard Tarrus Riley. The track was released together with the album on 1 June 2015. A preview of the single was revealed on 23 April 2015. [ 81 ] Having finished recording fresh material on 27 July 2015, Goulding tweeted a connection to an Instagram post of her leaving Abbey Road Studios captioned, “ That ‘s a wind ! “. [ 82 ] On 5 August 2015 at the iHeartRadio Music Summit, Interscope unveiled the deed of Goulding ‘s modern single, “ On My Mind ”. [ 83 ] A preview of the new cut was released on-line via Goulding ‘s Facebook page on 15 September 2015, with a confirmed one release date of 17 September 2015. The postdate sidereal day, another television tormenter was upload revealing the entitle and cover artwork for Goulding ‘s third studio apartment album, Delirium .
On 7 September 2015, it was announced that Goulding would be performing at the 2015 AFL Grand Final, along with canadian musician Bryan Adams and American musician Chris Isaak. [ 84 ] On 17 September, Goulding debuted her single, “ On My Mind “, the lead track from Delirium, on BBC Radio 1 ‘s Breakfast Show. She besides announced that Delirium would be released on 6 November. Goulding subsequently performed “ On My Mind ” at the Apple Music Festival late that week. [ 85 ] [ 86 ] She besides appeared on the australian X Factor on 6 October where she performed “ On My Mind “. [ 87 ] On 15 October 2015, it was announced that “ Army “ would serve as the second official single from the album ; the song ‘s music video recording was subsequently released on 14 January 2016. [ 88 ] Third single, “ Something in the Way You Move “ was first released as a promotional single from the album on 9 October 2015. [ 89 ] It was then released on 19 January 2016, its original music video recording was released on 23 February 2016 [ 90 ] and early music video recording directed by Emil Nava was released on 21 June 2017. [ 91 ]
On 19 August 2016 she released the song “ still Falling For You “ for the soundtrack to the movie Bridget Jones’s Baby, and its music video premiered on 25 August 2016. [ 92 ] [ 93 ] It received moderate commercial success worldwide managing to reach total 11 in the UK. [ 14 ] After a long break, in 2017, she performed at the open of 16th edition of Mawazine Festival, held in Rabat from 12 to 20 May. [ 94 ] [ 95 ] There she besides sung survive her latest single for the first fourth dimension in any event, “ first Time “ ; which was released on 28 April in collaboration with Kygo. [ 96 ]

2018–present : Brightest Blue and approaching new music

In 2018, Goulding joined Tap Management after about a decade with First Access Management. [ 97 ] She appeared on a collaboration with Sean Paul on his Mad Love the Prequel EP titled “ Bad Love ”, released on 29 June 2018. [ 98 ] Goulding collaborated with Diplo and Swae Lee on the single “ Close to Me “, which was released on 24 October 2018. [ 99 ] On 1 January 2019, The Guardian reported that she has been working on her fourth album, set to release in the same year. [ 100 ] On 1 March, she released the adjacent single “ Flux “. [ 101 ] She said regarding the album, “ it ‘s very much written by me ”. [ 102 ] On 12 April 2019, Goulding released the individual “ sixteen “. [ 103 ] Goulding said of the single, “ … That historic period was such a pivotal year for me in many ways and this sung is so close to my heart. It takes me second to the heedless days of being a adolescent and I hope it reminds us all about the innocence of youth. ” [ 104 ] Goulding released “ Hate Me “ with american knocker Juice Wrld on 26 June 2019. [ 105 ] [ 106 ] It was premiered by Zane Lowe as his ‘World Record ‘ on Beats 1. [ 107 ] In July, Goulding stated that her following material to be released would be the songs “ Woman I Am ” and “ Start ”. [ 108 ] In November, she released her interpretation of Joni Mitchell ‘s Christmas song “ River “, which topped the UK Singles Chart, becoming her third gear UK numeral one single and the stopping point UK total one song of the 2010s. [ 109 ] On 13 March 2020, Goulding released the new single “ Worry About Me “ which was created in-collaboration with Blackbear. [ 110 ] In a radio interview with Heart the lapp month, she revealed that the album “ kind of comes in two parts ”, adding that “ the first side is something written entirely by me which was fun and I wrote most of it in New York when I was living there a few years back. I play the guitar and I play the bass and piano and then I ‘m singing a distribute of vocals. It ‘s identical classically influenced because I love authoritative music. There ‘s a lot going on, it ‘s a big soundscape and one big film. The second half is my kind of alter ego songs. ” [ 111 ] On 21 May she released single “ Power “ and on 30 June one “ Slow Grenade “ with Lauv. Goulding released her fourth studio apartment album, Brightest Blue, on 17 July 2020. in the first place scheduled for 5 June 2020, the album ‘s free was delayed ascribable to the COVID-19 pandemic. The album debuted at the top of the UK Album Chart, becoming Goulding ‘s third base album to do so, [ 112 ] a well as at No. 2 in Scotland. [ 113 ] It reached the top 10 in Ireland [ 114 ] deoxyadenosine monophosphate well as the top 40 in over ten countries including Australia, Germany and the United States. [ 115 ] Goulding announced on an Instagram Q & A that she would be releasing newly music which was not region of the Brightest Blue era at the end of January 2021. [ 116 ] On 21 January, she released a collaboration with electronic duet Silk City, titled “ New Love “. [ 117 ] On 30 September, Goulding performed “ Anything Could Happen “ as region of the orifice ceremony for Expo 2020, held in Dubai. [ 118 ]

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art and influences

Joni Mitchell performingBjörk performingleft) and right) as her influences Goulding has listed musicians such as Joni Mitchell ) and Björk ) as her influences Goulding ‘s music has been described as electropop, [ 119 ] [ 120 ] synth-pop, [ 121 ] indie pop [ 122 ] and folktronica. [ 123 ] [ 124 ] She is a soprano [ 125 ] [ 126 ] [ 127 ] and is noted for her high cutting vibrato, breathy tone and affectional manner of speaking. [ 128 ] [ 129 ] In a review for Halcyon, Neil McCormick of The Daily Telegraph described her voice as “ something special ”, continuing ; “ Her quavering vibrato and slightly hoarse timbre have the tactile property of something aboriginal and folky, her birdlike high notes conveying a childlike wonder while dark tones imply ancient depths of grieve. She sings like she is strung out on the melody, warbling from a place of desperate emotion. It in truth is that rare and possibly most accidental of gifts : an original part ”. He then continued in regards to her vocal layer express, “ producer Jim Eliot puts her voice front, back and center, banking up chorale walls of vibrato, fashioning hooks from cut up samples of chirrups and chants, and creating strange textures from trills and warbles ”. [ 130 ] During an interview with Carson Daly, Goulding described her own voice saying ;

I think sometimes it sounds like my voice is like, out of control … I have to actually control it because it just kind of goes everywhere. Like, sometimes stuff comes out that I do n’t expect. A draw, actually [ … ]. It ‘s so funny story because my darling thing to do is imitate opera singers, but I ‘ve never had a spill the beans moral. Oh, I had a moral precisely to teach me how to breathe better, but I never truly had a sing lesson. [ 131 ]

Will Hermes of Rolling Stone compared her spokesperson to that of Dolly Parton, stating that her upper berth register was dazzling whilst besides complementing her skill in vocal multi-layering. [ 132 ] Megan Farokhmanesh of Paste magazine stated “ Goulding has a cover girl voice, but occasionally her soprano-strung vocals hit a note that rubs the eardrums the wrong way ” although she praised Goulding overall for her “ endowment for gorgeous high heart-tugging vocals ”. [ 127 ] Goulding has listed Joni Mitchell, Kate Bush, and Björk as influences, equally well as contemporaries such as Amy Winehouse, Katy Perry, Lady Gaga, Beyoncé, Burial, Taylor Swift, Bon Iver, and Rihanna. [ 133 ] [ 134 ] [ 135 ] [ 136 ] [ 137 ] [ 138 ] She besides expressed wonder for rappers Kanye West, Drake and Nicki Minaj. [ 139 ] Goulding ‘s melodious expressive style has been compared to that of Kate Nash, Lykke Li and Tracey Thorn. [ 140 ] Goulding ‘s introduction album Lights ( 2010 ) experimented with genres including indie popular, synthpop, folktronica and indietronica. The album contained “ sparkling pop with a folky center and an electronic edge ” and was noted as being infectious. [ 141 ] The album incorporated “ acoustic guitar ” and “ retro-synthpop ” compared to that of Little Boots and La Roux, while the production contained “ folkie origins under a clutter of busily cycling synths and programmed beats ”. [ 142 ] Goulding toured the United Kingdom with American folk singer Lissie in 2010. [ 143 ] [ 144 ] Goulding ‘s second album Halcyon followed in the same vein, including genres such as indie dad, synthpop and ambition pop. She stepped away from the electronic reasoned of her former album and moved to a more tribal and anthemic sound containing a bit more piano and vocal music. [ 145 ]

personal life

Goulding ran the inaugural Nike Women Half Marathon in Washington, D.C. on 28 April 2013, earning a fourth dimension of 1:41:35. [ 146 ] [ 147 ] She dated english radio receiver DJ Greg James in 2010. Their relationship ended in 2012 after 18 months together. [ 148 ] In the lapp year, after collaborating on a song called “ Bittersweet ” for the Twilight: Breaking Dawn Part Two soundtrack, Goulding started dating DJ Skrillex. The two separate nine months later, citing the long distance nature of their relationship. [ 149 ] Goulding late was in a kinship with actor Jeremy Irvine. They broke up in August 2013. [ 150 ] Goulding was in a relationship with Dougie Poynter of McFly between 2014 and 2016. [ 151 ] On 7 August 2018, Goulding and her boyfriend Caspar Jopling announced their date. [ 152 ] [ 153 ] The couple were married at York Minster on 31 August 2019 [ 154 ] [ 155 ] and Goulding was baptised in order to get marital. [ 156 ] Jopling is the grandson of early Conservative MP Michael Jopling, who was the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food from 1983 to 1987. [ 157 ] In February 2021, Goulding announced that she and Jopling were expecting their beginning child. [ 158 ] She gave give birth to a son named Arthur Ever Winter on 29 April 2021. [ 159 ] [ 160 ] [ 161 ] Goulding ‘s best acquaintance and personal assistant is Hannah Suzanne Lowe ; the song “ Army “ was dedicated to Lowe and to Goulding ‘s fans. [ 162 ] [ 163 ] On Michael McIntyre’s Big Show, she revealed that she is besides close friends with Princess Beatrice of York. [ 164 ] Goulding has spoken several times about her experience with genial health conditions. In 2016, she discussed panic attacks caused by the studio environment that prevented her from working. [ 165 ] In 2017, she discussed ongoing confidence issues and austere anxiety she had experienced. She spoke of an increased confidence within herself which reduces the aflutter flutters she experiences. [ 166 ] She has said that a fitness regimen and box at the gymnasium has helped her get the better of panic attacks and anxiety. [ 167 ] Goulding is a early vegan and as of May 2020 was on a low-carb diet. [ 168 ]

other ventures

philanthropy

Goulding speaks in 2018 in her function as UN Environment Goodwill Ambassador In 2010, Goulding participated in the Bupa Great North Run for the british Heart Foundation. [ 169 ] In 2011, Goulding ran the She Runs LA event for charity Students Run LA, which aims to increase access to sport for less inside children across the Los Angeles Unified School District. [ 170 ] In 2012, she partnered with Pandora Radio, one dollar for each sale of her mixtape was donated to the Free the Children charity. [ 171 ] [ 172 ] On 1 June 2013, Goulding performed at Gucci ‘s global concert consequence in London whose campaign “ Chime for Change ” aims to raise awareness of women ‘s issues in terms of education, health and justice. [ 173 ] Goulding has frequently contributed to the BBC ‘s annual charity telethon Children in Need in the UK. [ 174 ] In 2013, Goulding ‘s track “ How Long Will I Love You ” was the official single for the 2013 Children in Need campaign. [ 174 ] On 15 November 2014, Goulding joined the jacob’s ladder group Band Aid 30 along with other british and irish pop acts, recording a new version of the track “ Do They Know It ‘s Christmas ? “ at Sarm West Studios in Notting Hill, London, to raise money for the 2014 Ebola crisis in West Africa. [ 175 ] Goulding is besides a garter for helping the homeless. She has performed in the annual charity concerts for the “ Streets of London ” charity event at the Royal Albert Hall from years 2014 to 2018 consecutively. [ 176 ] [ 177 ] On 24 December 2015, Goulding volunteered in cardinal London at the Marylebone Project to help end homelessness and to assist in the elimination of the stereotype associated with the dispossessed population. She said, “ It ‘s that stigma of what a homeless person is — they abuse drugs or mistreat alcohol. It ‘s just not genuine, some people come from very normal backgrounds, very normal situations and something goes ill-timed. It can happen to all of us. ” [ 178 ] As a patron of the Marylebone Project, Goulding attended the open of a 24-hour drop-in concentrate for homeless women in London in November 2021. [ 179 ] In October 2017, she was recognised with a ball-shaped Leadership Award by the United Nations Foundation for her environmental and social judge activism. She besides announced that she would join the basis in 2018 as a Goodwill Ambassador. [ 180 ]

Endorsements

Goulding contributed her vocals to an allude for the british department store chain John Lewis in 2010. [ 181 ] The John Lewis Christmas ad has become an annual custom in british culture and one of the signals that the countdown to Christmas has begun in the UK, with Goulding performing “ Your song ” for the storehouse ‘s 2010 campaign. [ 182 ] [ 183 ] In 2013, Goulding was announced as one of respective new models for Marks & Spencer ‘s ‘Womanism ‘ campaign. Subtitled “ Britain ‘s lead ladies ”, the campaign saw Goulding appear alongside british women from versatile fields, including the actress Helen Mirren, double Olympic gold medal-winning packer Nicola Adams, and writer Monica Ali. [ 184 ] Goulding is endorsing the swiss shampoo Pantene Pro-V on television receiver and on the official Pantene web site under the tagline “ Strong Is Beautiful ”. [ 185 ] This crusade has been running since 21 March 2016. [ 186 ]

discography

Concert tours

Headlining
Supporting

Filmography

Year Title Role Notes
Television
2013 Who Is…? Herself Featured artist
The Sound Change Live Guest
2015 The Voice Advisor for Team Adam Levine (season 8)
2018 Sesame Street Episode: “The Helpful Cloud”
2020 One World: Together at Home Special
Films
2013 Tom & Issy Issy Short film
2014 Ellie Goulding: Healthy Eating on Tour Herself Documentary short
Lennon or McCartney Documentary short
2017 Louder Together Documentary

Awards and nominations

References