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Ellise Mariana Gitas (10 September 1998), known mononymously as Ellise, is an American singer and songwriter. [1] She is known for her dark-pop influenced songs and her Halloween themed extended plays. Her debut studio album, Chaotic, was released in 2021.

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Ellise
Born (1998-09-10) September 10, 1998 (age 26)
Foster City, California, U.S.
Genres
Occupations
  • Singer
  • songwriter
Years active2016–present
Labels

Early life

Ellise was born Foster City, California. [2] Her mother moved to the United States from Iraq at 15 years old. [3] She grew up living with her parents and younger brother, who is also a producer and musician. [4] [5] After attaining her high school diploma from Monte Vista High School, she moved to Los Angeles to pursue a career as a singer, when she was age 17. [6]

Career

In 2016, she was selected for the UPROXX Uncharted series. [7] [6] She worked with producer Chris Seefried in the series to create her debut single, "Break Down". [6] She was also a finalist of the 2016 IHeartRadio Rising Star Competition. [8] [9] In July, she performed at her first major concert at an unveiling of new rides at Luna Park. [10] [11] She released an EDM single titled "Dominoes" and the music video was directed by Paul Boyd. [2]

In 2018, she left her former record label, Grange records. During this period, she independently released the dark-pop singles "Love Made Me Do It", "Fight!", and "Pinky Promise". Tracks "Nightmares" and "911" enjoyed the most success. [12] This was followed by the release of her debut extended play (EP), Can You Keep A Secret. [13] In 2019, she released her second EP Under My Bed. Her brother produced some of the song in the EP. [4]

In 2021, she got signed to Empire Records, [14] under which she released her debut album Chaotic. [13] [15] She was featured in Iggy Azalea's album The End of an Era, on the track "Day 3 in Miami". [16] [17] She released her third EP, Letting The Wolf In. [18] [19] [20] In November, she collaborated with DeathbyRomy and Mothica on a remix for the song "Soul Sucker", originally from the EP. [21] [22] She was featured by Savage Ga$p on his debut album title track The Long Halloween. [23]

In 2022, she signed to AWAL. Erik Ron produced "Black Balloons" and in 2023, "Half A Heart". [24] [13] She also released the single "Did It Hurt" in 2023. [22] The same year, she collaborated with Ashley Sienna on the song "Pretty In The Dark", [25] and then on "Pity Party" with Neoni. [26]

Influences

She names Ariana Grande, Lorde, Lana Del Rey and Melanie Martinez as her inspirations. [27] [28] According to Paper Magazine and Wonderland Magazine she makes "dark pop". [20] [21]

Discography

Studio albums

TitleNotes
Chaotic
  • Released: May 14, 2021
  • Label: Empire

Extended plays

TitleNotes
Can You Keep a Secret?
  • Released: October 12, 2019
  • Label: Hell Bent Heaven Sent
Under My Bed
  • Released: October 17, 2019
  • Label: Hell Bent Heaven Sent
Letting the Wolf In
  • Released: October 15, 2021
  • Label: Empire
Over Her Dead Body
  • Released: October 13, 2023
  • Label: Hell Bent Heaven Sent

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