Elissa Mielke is a Canadian singer/songwriter, [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] actress, and commercial/fashion model. [9] [10] [11] from rural Dundas, Ontario, Canada. [12] [13] [14] [15] [16] [17] Mielke lived in Japan and has modeled for companies like Patagonia [18] and is known for starring in The Weeknd's "The Zone" music video featuring Canadian rapper Drake. [19] She acted in Lion Attack's short film Mobius, [20] which was chosen for the Critics' Week section [21] at the 2017 Cannes Film Festival. [20] [22] Elissa released her first EP [23] in 2015 [24] under the pseudonym "Mieke." [25] [26] In 2021, [27] Mielke released [28] her second EP, "Finally" on Mom+Pop/Slashie labels [1] [29] [2] under her full name. [30] [3] [31] [17] [32] [33] Pitchfork called her voice "an immense ocean of an instrument, as complex in its sweetness as raw honey. [6] " In 2022, Mielke released the single "Paper Moth Flame [12] [34] " [35] [36] which a finalist in CBC's searchlight series. [37] [5]