Eloise Suzanne Drennan (born 28 October 1998) is an Australian pop singer-songwriter. She is the youngest winner of ''

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'', competing as a member of Team Jessie at the age of 16, in July–August 2015. She gained a large following from her YouTube covers. Drennan listed her inspirations as

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and

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. Her debut album ''Close Your Eyes'' was released on 11 September 2015 via

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, which reached No. 14 on the

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. Her winning track, "Ghost", became her debut single, which reached No. 25 on the ARIA Singles Chart. She followed this with "Hard Love", which peaked in the top 50. In 2019, Ellie returned to the music scene with her first independent release, a single titled 'Taxi' released digitally and announced plans to release an EP in 2020.

Early life

Drennan was born in 1998 in the

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and went to St Josephs Catholic College, East Gosford.

Career

2015: The Voice

In 2015, Ellie Drennan, took part in

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, where she joined team

Jessie J Jessica Ellen Cornish (born 27 March 1988), known professionally as Jessie J, is an English singer. Born and raised in London, she began her career on stage, aged 11, with a role in the West End musical '' Whistle Down the Wind''. She studied ...

, after singing Take it All by

in the blind audition. She made it through the Grand Finale on 30 August, where she was announced winner. Her winner's single was Ghost. denotes winner. denotes a song that reached the top 10 on iTunes.

Discography

Studio albums

Extended plays

Singles

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Drennan, Ellie 1998 births Living people The Voice (Australian TV series) contestants The Voice (franchise) winners People from the Central Coast (New South Wales) Drennan, Ellie 21st-century Australian singers 21st-century Australian women singers