Ellinor Miranda Salome Olovsdotter (born 8 October 1985), known professionally as Elliphant, is a Swedish singer, rapper and songwriter. Her sound was initially created together with the Swedish production duo Jungle, which consists of Tim Denéve and Ted Krotkiewski.
The music they created together caught the attention of
TEN Music Group
TEN Music Group is a Swedish independent record label headquartered in Stockholm, Sweden. The label was founded by Ola Håkansson in 2003.
History
The company was founded by Swedish singer, composer and producer, Ola Håkansson in 2003, in Stock ...
, to which Elliphant signed in 2011. Elliphant also supported
Major Lazer
Major Lazer is an American electronic dance music DJ trio, which includes record producer Diplo, and DJs Walshy Fire and Ape Drums. It originates from Kingston, Jamaica, and was founded in 2008 by Diplo and Switch, with Switch leaving after t ...
, the side project of American producer and DJ
Diplo
Thomas Wesley Pentz (born November 10, 1978), known professionally as Diplo, is an American DJ and music producer. He is the co-creator and lead member of the electronic dancehall music project Major Lazer, a member of the supergroup LSD with ...
, on their 2015 European tour.
Life and career
Early life and career beginnings
Elliphant was born Ellinor Miranda Salome Olovsdotter in
Stockholm
Stockholm () is the Capital city, capital and List of urban areas in Sweden by population, largest city of Sweden as well as the List of urban areas in the Nordic countries, largest urban area in Scandinavia. Approximately 980,000 people liv ...
to an
Icelandic family.
In 2011, Elliphant was at a party in
Paris
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when she met producer Tim Denéve, who needed someone that could sing and help him with his demos. Six months later, she signed to
TEN Music Group
TEN Music Group is a Swedish independent record label headquartered in Stockholm, Sweden. The label was founded by Ola Håkansson in 2003.
History
The company was founded by Swedish singer, composer and producer, Ola Håkansson in 2003, in Stock ...
.
2012–2013: ''Elliphant'' and ''A Good Idea''
![Elliphant live in 2016](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/58/Elliphant_live_in_2016.jpg)
Elliphant released her debut single "Tekkno Scene" in 2012. The track, which features rapper Adam Kanyama, was positively received and was featured in the video game ''
FIFA 13''. The song earned comparisons to
M.I.A. and
Diplo
Thomas Wesley Pentz (born November 10, 1978), known professionally as Diplo, is an American DJ and music producer. He is the co-creator and lead member of the electronic dancehall music project Major Lazer, a member of the supergroup LSD with ...
. In October 2012, Elliphant released her eponymous debut
extended play
An extended play record, usually referred to as an EP, is a musical recording that contains more tracks than a single but fewer than an album or LP record. on A Bigger Splash Records, including the singles "Tekkno Scene" and "Down on Life".
Following the release of her first EP, Elliphant stated in an interview with
Idolator
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in July 2013 that she had signed to
Dr. Luke
Lukasz Sebastian Gottwald (born September 26, 1973), known professionally as Dr. Luke, Tyson Trax, and Made in China, is an American record producer and songwriter. His professional music career began in the late-night television sketch comedy ...
's label
Kemosabe Records
Kemosabe Records is an American record label founded by American record producer and songwriter Dr. Luke and owned by Sony Music Entertainment. The label is based in Los Angeles, California.
History
In November 2011, Sony Music Entertainment ann ...
and that her Swedish debut studio album would be titled ''A Good Idea''. The album was released in her native Sweden on 9 October 2013,
and features a number of artists and producers, including Swedish duo
Niki and the Dove
Niki & The Dove are a Swedish indietronica duo from Stockholm, formed in February 2010. The group consists of Malin Dahlström (vocals and production) and Gustaf Karlöf (production), and are signed by TEN Music Group, licensed to Sub Pop and M ...
, who are featured on the track "More Fire".
2014–present: ''Look Like You Love It'', ''One More'' and ''Living Life Golden''
![Elliphant 2014](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/8b/Elliphant_2014.jpg)
Elliphant released her second EP, titled ''Look Like You Love It'', in April 2014 via Kemosabe Records and
Mad Decent
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, featuring production from Dr. Luke, Diplo,
Skrillex
Sonny John Moore (born January 15, 1988), known professionally as Skrillex, is an American DJ and music producer. Growing up in Northeast Los Angeles and Northern California, he joined the post-hardcore band From First to Last as the lead sing ...
and
Dave Sitek
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. It was followed by yet another EP, ''One More'', in October, whose
title track
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Title track may al ...
features Danish singer
MØ
Karen Marie Aagaard Ørsted Andersen (; born 13 August 1988), known professionally as MØ (), is a Danish singer and songwriter. She signed a recording contract with Sony Music Entertainment in 2012, releasing her debut extended play, ''Bikini ...
.
Elliphant was one of the opening acts on
Charli XCX
Charlotte Emma Aitchison (born 2 August 1992), known professionally as Charli XCX, is an English singer and songwriter. Born in Cambridge and raised in Start Hill, Essex, she began posting songs on Myspace in 2008, which led to her discovery ...
's
Girl Power North America Tour
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in September and October 2014.
In early July 2015, it was announced that Elliphant's second studio album and North American debut album, ''Living Life Golden'', would be released on 25 September by Kemosabe Records. However, it was reported in late August 2015 that the album's release had been pushed back to an unspecified date. In December 2015, it was announced that the album would be released on 25 March 2016.
At the
ARIA Music Awards of 2017
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the
Song of the Year category was won by "
Stranger
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" featuring Elliphant.
As one of the track's songwriters, Elliphant also won Dance Work of the Year and Most Played Australian Work at the
APRA Music Awards of 2018
The Australasian Performing Right Association Awards of 2018 (generally known as APRA Awards) are a series of related awards which include the APRA Music Awards, Art Music Awards, and Screen Music Awards. The APRA Music Awards of 2018 was the 3 ...
.
In 2018, the song "Everybody" was featured at the end of the film ''
The Spy Who Dumped Me
''The Spy Who Dumped Me'' is a 2018 American action film, action spy spoof comedy film directed by Susanna Fogel and co-written by Fogel and David Iserson. The film stars Mila Kunis, Kate McKinnon, Justin Theroux, Sam Heughan, Hasan Minhaj, and Gi ...
''. Later in 2018, a new Elliphant song "To the End" was featured in the film ''
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse'', serving as the introduction music for
Spider-Woman
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. The song was released in January 2019.
She released her third studio album ''Rocking Horse'' in April 2021, preceded by the singles "Uterus", "Had Enough", "Time Machine", "White Tiger", "Could This Be Love", "Drunk & Angry" and "Notorious".
Discography
Studio albums
Extended plays
Singles
As lead artist
As featured artist
Promotional singles
Guest appearances
Music videos
References
External links
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1985 births
21st-century Swedish singers
APRA Award winners
ARIA Award winners
English-language singers from Sweden
Living people
Singers from Stockholm
Sommar (radio program) hosts
Swedish electronic musicians
Swedish pop singers
Swedish singer-songwriters
Swedish hip hop musicians
Swedish people of Icelandic descent
21st-century Swedish women singers