Elli Ingram

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Elli Ingram
Born (1993-07-14) 14 July 1993 (age 30)
Brighton, England
Genres
Occupation(s)Singer-songwriter
Years active2013–present
Labels
Website elliingram.com

Elli Ingram (born 14 July 1993) is an English singer-songwriter. Her musical style is influenced by Amy Winehouse, Lauryn Hill, Angie Stone and Erykah Badu. [1] [2]

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Career

Early life

Elli Ingram was born 14 July 1993 in Brighton, England. She grew up in a very musical household. Her father performed in a band, her mother enjoyed listening to Joni Mitchell, Reggae and Ska, and her sister played the piano. At the age of 14, a teacher entered Ingram into a talent show which she won. At the age of 18, she began to post YouTube videos of song covers. Her cover of Kendrick Lamar's "Poetic Justice" has more than a million views. [3] [4] [5]

2013–present

In 2013, Ingram toured through Europe with the English drum 'n' bass duo Chase & Status and was featured on their album Brand New Machine . In July she released her first EP titled Sober through Chase & Status' MTA label as a free digital download. [6] The EP earned a Best Newcomer nomination at the MOBO Awards [7] and a music video for the song "Mad Love", directed by Emil Nava, was nominated for Best Pop Video at the UK Music Video Awards 2013. [8] [9]

In 2014, her second EP The Doghouse was released on Island Records. [10] A promotional single titled "When It Was Dark" was also released, accompanied by a music video, once again directed by Emil Nava. [11] [12]

On 15 September 2017, Ingram's first album Love You Really was released. With it came a promotional music video by British art photographer and filmmaker Nadia Lee Cohen. [13] [14]

In May 2023 Ingram's long awaited 2nd album Bad Behaviour was released on her own label Pinc Records featuring album title Song Bad Behaviour, Flowers, No plan B, Growing Pains and Fools Gold as well as others on a 13 track album available to download as well as on white Vinyl. The Track Fools Gold features 2020 mobo award winner Mahalia.

Discography

Albums

TitleRelease DateFormat
Love You Really

September 2017

Vinyl LP, CD

Bad Behaviour

May 2023

Vinyl LP, CD

EPs

TitleRelease DateFormat
Sober

July 2013

Digital download

The Doghouse

April 2014

Digital download, CD

Singles

TitleRelease DateFormat
Bad Behaviour

February 2020

Digital download

Flowers

May 2020

Digital download

Heavy

October 2020

Digital download

Strange How Good Things Change

August 2021

Digital download

No Plan B

December 2022

Digital download

Growing Pains

January 2023

Digital download

Fool's Gold

March 2023

Digital download

Music videos

YearTitleDirector
2013"Poetic Justice"Harry Cauty
"Mad Love"Emil Nava
2014"When It Was Dark"
"All Caught Up"AJ Colomb
2017"Table For Two"Nadia Lee Cohen

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References

  1. "elli Ingram, the butter-voiced soul singer on amy winehouse, moschino and being sober (i-D)". 19 March 2014.
  2. "BBC Asian Network – Elli Ingram Hour of Calm Playlist". 9 November 2017.
  3. "Elli Ingram Talks Covering Kendrick Lamar, Her Record Deals, and New EP (Life+Times)". 16 July 2013.
  4. "Elli Ingram Interviewed (Sabotage Times)". 14 September 2013.
  5. Kendrick Lamar's Poetic Justice Video on YouTube
  6. "Elli Ingram chats to CJ Beatz (BBC Music)". 24 July 2013.
  7. "Elli Ingram (No 1,728) – Music – The Guardian". TheGuardian.com . 26 March 2014.
  8. "UK Music Video Awards 2013: here are the nominations... (Promo News)". 1 October 2013.
  9. Mad Love by Emil Nava Video on YouTube
  10. "Elli Ingram chats to Target (BBC Music)". 17 March 2014.
  11. "Virtually famous: Elli Ingram (London Evening Standard)". 28 March 2014.
  12. When It Was Dark by Emil Nava Video on YouTube
  13. "Track of the Day 1/9 – Elli Ingram (Clash Magazine)". 1 September 2017.
  14. "Premiere: Elli Ingram – "Table for Two" (Wonderland Magazine)". 3 August 2017.