ElyOtto

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ElyOtto
Birth nameElliott Ferrous-Martin Platt
Born (2004-02-24) February 24, 2004 (age 21) [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 [a] 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. [4] [5] In 2020, ElyOtto started a musical career, creating and uploading songs to SoundCloud. [6] Their debut single "SugarCrash!" was released in August 2020, followed by the single "Teeth!". [5] "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. [7]

Due to the success of the "SugarCrash!", they secured a contract with RCA Records. [8]

Their debut EP was due for release later in 2022. [5] In April 2021, a remix of "SugarCrash!" featuring Kim Petras and Curtis Waters was released. [9] Their single "Profane" was released in August 2021, [6] followed by the single "Stalker" also released in 2021. [10]

In April 2022, ElyOtto released their debut album Hellscape Suburbia. [11] [12] [13]

In July 2023, ElyOtto released their second album Miscarriage of a Wildhorse, and they followed up shortly with an EP, Happy Together Convenience Store. [14]

They have 1 million Spotify monthly listeners, and “SugarCrash!” stands at just over 400 million streams. They also continue to release eclectic singles on SoundCloud. [14]

Discography

Albums

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

Singles

As lead artist

TitleYearPeak chart positionsAlbum
CAN
[15]
UK
[16]
UK
Ind.

[16]
US
Bub.

[17]
US
Rock

[18]
WW
[19]
"Lost"2017Non-album single
"SugarCrash!"
(solo or featuring Kim Petras and Curtis Waters)
2020815992310126
"Let Go :("
"Teeth!"
"Luv Me Better"
(with D-frank Africa)
2021
"Profane"Hellscape Suburbia
"stalker"
"The Cops"
(featuring Tokyo Ghetto Pussy)
"GREEN APPLE PASTE"2023MISCARRIAGE 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" [23]

(Dorian Electra featuring ElyOtto)

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

References

  1. "ElyOtto's Instagram". Instagram. Retrieved March 10, 2021.
  2. Lynch, Joe (June 3, 2021). "ElyOtto on What Hyperpop Means to the LGBTQ+ Community". Billboard. Retrieved May 1, 2024.
  3. "ElyOtto". Instagram . Archived from the original on April 1, 2025. Retrieved August 16, 2025.
  4. Volmers, Eric. "High school student ElyOtto an overnight hyperpop sensation with major record deal". Calgary Herald . Retrieved April 23, 2021.
  5. 1 2 3 Olivier, Bobby (April 8, 2021). "How ElyOtto Became the New Face of Hyperpop". Spin. Retrieved April 23, 2021.
  6. 1 2 Moran, Justin (August 6, 2021). "ElyOtto on the Algorithm and Autotune". Paper . Retrieved October 25, 2021.
  7. Olivier, Bobby (April 8, 2021). "How ElyOtto Became the New Face of Hyperpop". Spin. Retrieved May 1, 2024.
  8. Raza-Sheikh, Zoya (April 29, 2021). "ElyOtto is the trans TikTok star taking on the music industry". Gay Times . Retrieved October 25, 2021.
  9. Curto, Justin (April 23, 2021). "Admit It, 'SugarCrash!' Was Already Great". Vulture . Retrieved October 25, 2021.
  10. Raza-Sheikh, Zoya (November 1, 2021). "Hyperpop artist ElyOtto releases new single Stalker". GAY TIMES. Retrieved May 1, 2024.
  11. Daw, Stephen (April 8, 2022). "First Out: New Music From Omar Apollo, Orville Peck, Syd & More". Billboard. Retrieved May 1, 2024.
  12. Boddez, Ben (April 8, 2022). "Album Review: ElyOtto - HELLSCAPE SUBURBIA". RANGE. Retrieved May 1, 2024.
  13. Krewen, Nick (April 16, 2022). "Calgary teen ElyOtto navigates instant stardom after success of 'Sugarcrash!'". Toronto Star. Retrieved May 1, 2024.
  14. 1 2 Marshall, Wyatt (February 23, 2024). "Charli XCX, ElyOtto & Odetari: What's all the hype about Hyperpop?". hypebot.com. Retrieved May 1, 2024.
  15. "Billboard Canadian Hot 100: Week of March 13, 2021" . Billboard . Retrieved November 8, 2021.
  16. 1 2 "ElyOtto Chart History - SugarCrash!". Official Charts Company. Retrieved March 10, 2021.
  17. "Bubbling Under Hot 100 - March 20, 2021" . Billboard. Retrieved April 28, 2021.
  18. "Rock & Alternative Songs - July 3, 2021". Billboard. Retrieved September 29, 2022.
  19. "Global 200 - March 13, 2021". Apple Music. Retrieved March 10, 2021.
  20. "Dread (feat. ElyOtto) - Single by Jaddex". Apple Music. Retrieved March 10, 2021.
  21. "Purple Guy Emoji (feat. ElyOtto & lilcenz) - Single by Slop Culture". Apple Music. Retrieved March 10, 2021.
  22. "GLISTEN. (feat. ElyOtto & COPE) - Single by Holden Kane". Apple Music. Retrieved March 10, 2021.
  23. Barbie Boy (feat. ElyOtto) [ElyOtto Remix], November 5, 2021, retrieved November 10, 2021

Notes

  1. Platt uses they/them pronouns [3]