ElyOtto

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ElyOtto
Birth nameElliott Skye Platt
Born (2004-02-24) February 24, 2004 (age 20) [1]
Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Genres
Years active2017–present
Labels RCA, Otto Dynamite Ltd

Elliott Ferrous Martin-Platt (born February 24, 2004), known professionally as ElyOtto, is a Canadian hyperpop and pop musician. [2] They are best known for their song "SugarCrash!", which went viral on TikTok in early 2021.

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Life and career

ElyOtto was born in 2004, and raised in Calgary, Alberta. [3] [4] In 2020, ElyOtto started a musical career, creating and uploading songs to SoundCloud. [5] Their debut single "SugarCrash!" was released in August 2020, followed by the single "Teeth!". [4] "SugarCrash!" went viral on TikTok after ElyOtto posted a video using the song to the platform a week after its release. In 2021, more than 5 million videos have been created using the song. It reached 85 million Spotify listens and a No. 1 spot on the streaming juggernaut’s U.S. Viral 50 playlist in February. [6]

Due to the success of the "SugarCrash!", they secured a contract with RCA Records. [7]

Their debut EP was due for release later in 2022. [4] In April 2021, a remix of "SugarCrash!" featuring Kim Petras and Curtis Waters was released. [8] Their single "Profane" was released in August 2021, [5] followed by the single "Stalker" also released in 2021. [9]

In April 2022, ElyOtto released their debut album Hellscape Suburbia. [10] [11] [12]

In July 2023, ElyOtto released their second album Miscarriage of a Wildhorse, and they followed up shortly with an EP, Happy Together at the Convenience Stores. [13]

They have 1.6 million Spotify monthly listeners, and “SugarCrash!” stands at 350 million streams. They also continue to release eclectic singles on SoundCloud. [13]

Discography

Albums

TitleMixtape details
Hellscape Suburbia
MISCARRIAGE OF A WILDHORSE
Happy Together Convenience Store

Singles

As lead artist

TitleYearPeak chart positionsAlbum
CAN
[14] 		UK
[15] 		UK
Ind.
[16] 		US
Bub.
[17] 		US
Rock
[18] 		WW
[19]
"Lost"2017――――――Non-album single
"SugarCrash!"
(solo or featuring Kim Petras and Curtis Waters)		20208159112310126
"Let Go :("——————
"Teeth!"——————
"Luv Me Better"
(with D-frank Africa)		2021——————
"Profane"——————Hellscape Suburbia
"stalker"——————
"The Cops"
(featuring Tokyo Ghetto Pussy)		——————
"GREEN APPLE PASTE"2023——————MISCARRIAGE OF A WILDHORSE
"HORSE MEDICINE"——————
"NEON GENESIS EVANGELION"——————
"DOGGY"——————Non-album single
"TOKESTER"
(featuring Dr0wsi)		2024——————
"PsychoHeresy"——————
"—" denotes single that did not chart or was not released.
TitleYearAlbum
"Dread" [20]
(Jaddex featuring ElyOtto)		2020Non-album singles
"Purple Guy Emoji" [21]
(Slop Culture featuring ElyOtto and lilcenz)
"Glisten." [22]
(Holden Kane featuring ElyOtto and COPE)		2021
"Barbie Boy (feat. ElyOtto) [ElyOtto Remix]" [23]

(Dorian Electra featuring ElyOtto)

 My Agenda (Deluxe)
"Everytiime w3 t0uch"
(Plasmic featuring ElyOtto and tracey brakes)		2024Non-album singles

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