Elio (Welsh-Canadian singer)

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Elio
Birth nameCharlotte Grace Victoria Lee
Born1998or1999(age 25–26) [1]
Swansea, Wales [2]
Origin Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Occupations
  • Singer
  • songwriter
  • producer
Years active2020–present

Charlotte Grace Victoria Lee (born 1998 or 1999), known professionally as Elio, is a Welsh-Canadian singer, songwriter, and producer. [3] [2]

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Life

She grew up in Swansea, but moved with her family to Toronto when she was seven.

Her first single was "My friends online", released in March 2020. [4]

In July 2020, she released her first EP "u and me, but mostly me". [5]

Her second EP, released in January 2021, was "Can You Hear Me Now?". [6]

A remix album of her second EP, titled "ELIO and Friends : The Remixes", was released in May 2021.

In February 2022, she released her single "Read the room". [7]

In August 2022, she released the mixtape "ELIO’S INFERNO". [8] [1]

In May 2024, she released her debut album "something in the air", originally scheduled to be released on April 19th, it was delayed to May 31st due to multiple issues. [9] The album was preceded by the singles "Sorority" and "A2B", both released in late 2023, and "More Than My Mind", "Can I Make You Jealous?", "ASPHALT RODEO" and "my mother's jeans".

Her influences include The 1975, Charli XCX, Taylor Swift, and Sufjan Stevens.

Charli XCX is a mentor as well as being part of Elio's management team. [10]

Lee's stage name was inspired by the character Elio Perlman played by Timothée Chalamet in the movie Call Me by Your Name. [11]

Discography

Studio albums

Mixtapes

Remix albums

Extended plays

References

  1. 1 2 Torres, Eric (5 August 2022). "Elio: Elio's Inferno". Pitchfork . Retrieved 3 April 2023.
  2. 1 2 Mylrea, Hannah (16 July 2020). "Meet Elio, the quarantune creator whose glossy sound imagines Ariana Grande crossed with The 1975". NME . Retrieved 3 April 2023.
  3. Donelson, Marcy. "Biography Elio". AllMusic . Retrieved 8 April 2023.
  4. Browne, Hannah (20 March 2020). "Elio's debut single "My Friends Online" couldn't come at a better time | Best Fit". The Line of Best Fit . Retrieved 8 April 2023.
  5. Mylrea, Hannah (16 July 2020). "Meet Elio, the quarantune creator whose glossy sound imagines Ariana Grande crossed with The 1975". NME . Retrieved 3 April 2023.
  6. Smith, McKinzie (25 January 2021). "REVIEW: Elio's "Can You Hear Me Now?" Doesn't Disappoint". buzzkill. Retrieved 8 April 2023.
  7. Murray, Robin (18 February 2022). "Pop Rebel Elio Shares 'Read The Room'". Clash . Retrieved 4 April 2023.
  8. Kent, Matthew (29 July 2022). "Elio is on the rise | Interview". The Line of Best Fit . Retrieved 3 April 2023.
  9. Franzini, Sam (4 June 2024). "Review of something in the air by ELIO: Charli XCX-mentored ELIO continues to excite". The Line of Best Fit . Retrieved 2 March 2025.
  10. Young, Martyn (2 April 2021). "Elio: "I work with her every day, so there's the Charli that I work with who I forget is actually Charli XCX" | Dork". Dork . Retrieved 4 April 2023.
  11. Greenwood, Douglas. "Elio is Charli XCX's new peachy keen pop protégé". i-d.vice.com. Retrieved 4 April 2023.