Eli T.

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Eli T.
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Eli T. Live at Men's Fashion Week Asia, 2012
Background information
Born (1982-07-10) 10 July 1982 (age 41)
Singapore, Singapore
Origin Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Genres Electropop, R&B
Occupation(s)Artist
Years active2006–present
Labels Assassins Records
Website Official website

Eli T. is a Singaporean electropop artist. He is also an established producer, arranger and singer-songwriter who has worked for Chynahouse Recordings (EMI Asia) earlier in his career. [1]

Contents

In 2012, he released his debut album, 'Revolt', with Assassins Records, a subsidiary of a Singaporean media group, Assassins Pte. Ltd. [2]

Early career

Eli T. also made his theatre-stage debut in Singapore's hit summer play, "Beauty Kings". Written by veteran entertainer Dick Lee, Eli was cast as the "himbo" part-time model, "Don", Eli T. played the role throughout the 15-show run. [3] Eli T. was also cast for an episode in the second season of hit TV-series "Point of Entry". The show is filmed and broadcast by Singapore's television station, Mediacorp. [4]

Music career

Eli T. worked and produced tracks for Disney (Asian-version remix of High School Musical's theme song "Breaking Free"), Wang Lee Hom (multi-platinum-selling Taiwan artiste), Will Pan (Multi-platinum-selling Taiwan artiste) and The Gorillaz (unreleased EMI remix of their smash hit "Feel Good Inc."). Attempting to explore how music could be used for Education, Eli left the label and started his production company Zai Studios. And in late 2009, Eli had his first major hit song. [5]

Revolt

Eli T. finally decided to launch his debut album, Revolt, on 11 March 2012 in conjunction with the Mosaic Music Festival, and has since performed for the closing show at both Men's Fashion Week Asia and The Singapore Arts Festival. [6]

'Revolt' has garnered Eli T. 2 nominations (Best Solo Artist and Best Singer / Songwriter) in Hollywood's Artists in Music Awards 2012, 1 nomination (Best Electronic Artist) at the Ontario New Music Awards 2012 (Ontario, CA) and 1 nomination (Best Electronic Artist) at the Toronto Independent Music Awards 2012 (Ontario, CA), along with critical acclaim from industry experts the world over.

The album 'Revolt', led to The Revolt Tour, which was mainly planned around the international festivals that Eli T. had been invited to perform at. The tour will be making stops in Singapore, New Zealand, Canada and the United States of America over the year 2012. [7]

Awards

YearEventAwardCity / Country
2012Artists in Music Award 2012Best Solo ArtistLos Angeles, CA, US
2012Artists in Music Award 2012Best Singer/SongwriterLos Angeles, CA, US
2012Ontario New Music Awards 2012 [8] Best Electronic ArtistBarrie, ON, CA
2012SingerUniverse Best Vocalist of the Month (August 2012) [9] FinalistInternational
2012Toronto Independent Music Awards 2012 [10] Best Electronic ArtistToronto, ON, CA

Discography

Albums
  1. Intro
  2. Dancin' With Fire
  3. Hear Me
  4. Fallen
  5. Imaginary
  6. Fade Away
  7. Gibberish
  8. Thunder
  9. Interlude
  10. A Love Like This
  11. L-Over
  12. Prototype
  13. Hear Me (Remix)
  14. Fallen (Acoustic Mix)

Revolt was written, arranged and produced by Eli T., except for collaborations with Natasha and Malcolm for the lyrics of 'Fade Away', DJ Hoo.Da.Man on 'Hear Me (Remix)', and Justin Low for the co-arrangement (Guitar) for 'Fallen (Acoustic Mix)' [12]

EPs

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References

  1. ↑ Yahoo! Singapore "Entertainment Nominees: Eli T., 30", Yahoo! Singapore , Singapore, SG, 2012. Retrieved on 12 September 2012.
  2. ↑ Tan, Audrey "Staying With Synergistic Businesses", The Business Times , Singapore, SG, 16 July 2012.
  3. ↑ Tan, Jo "Dick Lee's Hunt For A Beauty King", TimeOut SG , Singapore, July 2011. Retrieved on 12 September 2012.
  4. ↑ Mediacorp Channel 5 "POE Ep5 Trailer", Mediacorp , Singapore, 23 December 2011. Retrieved on 12 September 2012.
  5. ↑ Ho, Guo Wei. "Monday Music Musings: Eli T." Archived 12 July 2012 at the Wayback Machine , Fever Avenue , Singapore, 26 March 2012. Retrieved on 20 June 2012.
  6. ↑ Timeout Singapore Editors. "25+ Things To Do In Singapore This Week", Timeout Singapore , Singapore, 28 May 2012. Retrieved on 20 June 2012.
  7. ↑ "Eli T.", MTV , 2012. Retrieved on 12 September 2012.
  8. ↑ "Ontario New Music Awards" Archived 22 August 2012 at the Wayback Machine Admiral Entertainment , July 2012. Retrieved on 12 September 2012.
  9. ↑ Kawashima, Dale "Best Vocalist Of The Month Winner: Scott Mulvahill." SingerUniverse , September 2012. Retrieved on 12 September 2012.
  10. ↑ "Toronto Independent Music Awards" Archived 20 November 2012 at the Wayback Machine TIMAs , September 2012. Retrieved on 23 September 2012.
  11. ↑ Salimat, Shah. "Here's What We Think About Eli T.'s New Album And How You Can Win It." Popspoken, Singapore, 2 April 2012. Retrieved on 12 September 2012.
  12. ↑ "Revolt Album Insert", Assassins Records , Singapore, 11 March 2012. Retrieved on 20 June 2012.
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