Farah Elle

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Farah Elle
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OriginLibya
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Years active2016 (2016)–present
Website Farah Elle on Facebook

Farah Elle (born 1994) is an Irish born Libyan singer-songwriter.

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Career

Farah Elle played her first headline gig at Sin É, Dublin in 2016. [1] She played at the 2016 KnockanStockan music festival. [2] She collaborated with CunninLynguists on the single Oh Honey and with Bantum on Feel It Out. She performed with at the 2019 Mother Tongues festival at Rua Red. [3]

In 2019, Farah Elle released a single, Play For Keeps, with MuRli, [4] and collaborated with Bantum, Ben Bix and God Knows on the single Strongest Thing. [5] [6] She was one of the artists who performed as part of the Conservatory Sessions run by Pine The Pilcrow in 2019. [7]

For the 2020 Nollaig na mBan celebrations in EPIC the Irish Emigration Museum, Elle performed alongside Tara Flynn and Chiamaka Enyi-Amadi. [8] Her debut album, FATIMA, is due for release in 2020. [9]

Personal life

Farah Elle's name is Farah El Neihum. She was born in Libya in 1994. Her family moved to Julianstown, County Meath, Ireland in 1996. Her mother is a consultant ophthalmologist and politician, Dr Fatima Hamroush. Elle was raised Muslim attending the Mosque in Clonskeagh, and is fluent in Arabic. She taught herself to play the keyboard as a teenager. [10] She attended BIMM, Dublin, graduating in 2016. [2] [11] She has volunteered at the direct provision centre in Mosney, County Louth. [12]

Discography

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