Beatrice Eli

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Beatrice Eli
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Beatrice Eli in 2015
Background information
Birth nameBeatrice Elin Elisabeth Blennberger
Born (1987-01-09) 9 January 1987 (age 36)
Stockholm, Sweden
Genres
Occupation(s)
  • Singer
  • musician
  • songwriter
Instruments
  • Vocals
Years active2012–present
Labels

Beatrice Elin Elisabeth Blennberger (born 9 January 1987), better known by her stage name Beatrice Eli, is a Swedish musician from Stockholm, Sweden. [1] She first gained attention with her 2012 single "The Conqueror", which was released on her debut EP It's Over. The EP contained 4 songs and was released in October 2012. [2] Beatrice Eli's debut album, Die Another Day , was released on 22 October 2014 through Razzia Records. [3]

Contents

Eli says she was raised by deeply religious Christian parents, and her style is different to theirs. [4] She told a journalist that "they understand that I didn't become the nice Church girl they wanted me to be." [4] As for her songwriting, she says, "I've always written about my feelings." She says Die Another Day "is about sex, drugs and girls." [4]

She is a lesbian and prefers that term over gay, as she told a journalist in 2015. [5] Beatrice used to be in a relationship with Swedish rapper Silvana Imam [6] She features on the track "Shhh" on Imam's second album Naturkraft, released in 2016. [7] Beatrice's single "Careful" from the Careful EP was nominated for "Song of The Year" at the Gaffa Awards 2018.

Discography

Albums

TitleAlbum detailsPeak positionsCertification
SWE
[8]
Die Another Day 25

Extended plays

TitleAlbum details
It's Over
The Careful EP

Collaborations

Eli was featured on the song Godhet by Swedish rock band Kent in their 2014 album, Tigerdrottningen. She performed live with the group during performances that summer. [11]

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References

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  2. 1 2 "It's Over – EP". iTunes. October 19, 2012. Retrieved October 28, 2014.
  3. "Beatrice Eli – Die Another Day". Razzia Records. Archived from the original on October 28, 2014. Retrieved October 28, 2014.
  4. 1 2 3 "AN INTERVIEW WITH BEATRICE ELI 'I've tried being the nice girl, that didn't work'". BEAT. Archived from the original on December 20, 2016. Retrieved 2016-12-04.
  5. "Interview with BEATRICE ELI: LGBT Travel show". Interview with BEATRICE ELI: LGBT Travel show. May 14, 2015.
  6. Sandelin, Petter (2015-01-29). ""Jag har sagt det förut, men jag säger det igen" ["I have said it before, but I'll say it again"]". Yle.
  7. "Silvana Imam vill ha kul istället - DN.SE". DN.SE (in Swedish). 2016-03-05. Retrieved 2017-02-18.
  8. "Beatrice Eli discography". swedishcharts.com. Hung Medien. Archived from the original on November 29, 2014. Retrieved October 30, 2014.
  9. "Die Another Day". iTunes. October 22, 2014. Retrieved October 28, 2014.
  10. "Beatrice Eli släpper "The Careful EP" – om relationer, känslan av att vara förlorad i kärleken och förlora sig själv till den". Mynewsdesk (in Swedish). Retrieved 2017-09-19.
  11. "kent Setlist at Kentfest 2014". setlist.fm. Retrieved 2017-08-20.