Elio (Welsh-Canadian singer) explained

Elio
Birth Name:Charlotte Grace Victoria Lee
Birth Place:Swansea, Wales[1]
Origin:Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Years Active:2020–present

Charlotte Grace Victoria Lee (born 1998 or 1999), known professionally as Elio, is a Welsh-Canadian singer, songwriter, and producer.[2]

Life

She grew up in Swansea, but moved with her family to Toronto when she was seven.

Her first single was "My friends online", released in March 2020.[3]

In July 2020, she released her first EP "u and me, but mostly me".[4]

Her second EP, released in January 2021, was "Can You Hear Me Now?".[5]

A remix album of her second EP, titled "ELIO and Friends : The Remixes", was released in May 2021.

In February 2022, she released her single "Read the room".[6]

In August 2022, she released the mixtape "ELIO’S INFERNO".[7] [8]

In May 2024, she released her debut album "something in the air", originally scheduled to be released on April 19th, it was delayed to May 31st due to multiple issues. The album was preceded by the singles "Sorority" and "A2B", both released in late 2023, and "More Than My Mind", "Can I Make You Jealous?", "ASPHALT RODEO" and "my mother's jeans".

Her influences include The 1975, Charli XCX, Taylor Swift, and Sufjan Stevens.

Charli XCX is a mentor as well as being part of Elio's management team.[9]

Lee's stage name was inspired by the character Elio Perlman played by Timothée Chalamet in the movie Call Me by Your Name.[10]

Discography

Studio albums

Mixtapes

Remix albums

Extended plays

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Mylrea . Hannah . 2020-07-16 . Meet Elio, the quarantune creator whose glossy sound imagines Ariana Grande crossed with The 1975 . 2023-04-03 . . en-GB.
  2. Web site: Donelson . Marcy . Biography Elio . 8 April 2023 . AllMusic.
  3. Web site: Browne . Hannah . 20 March 2020 . Elio's debut single "My Friends Online" couldn't come at a better time Best Fit . 2023-04-08 . . en-US.
  4. Web site: Mylrea . Hannah . 2020-07-16 . Meet Elio, the quarantune creator whose glossy sound imagines Ariana Grande crossed with The 1975 . 2023-04-03 . . en-GB.
  5. Web site: Smith . McKinzie . 2021-01-25 . REVIEW: Elio's "Can You Hear Me Now?" Doesn't Disappoint . 2023-04-08 . buzzkill . en.
  6. Web site: Murray . Robin . 2022-02-18 . Pop Rebel Elio Shares 'Read The Room' . 2023-04-04 . . en-GB.
  7. Web site: Kent . Matthew . 29 July 2022 . Elio is on the rise Interview . 2023-04-03 . . en-US.
  8. Web site: Torres . Eric . 2022-08-05 . Elio: Elio's Inferno . 2023-04-03 . . en-US.
  9. Web site: Young . Martyn . 2021-04-02 . Elio: "I work with her every day, so there's the Charli that I work with who I forget is actually Charli XCX" Dork . 2023-04-04 . . en-US.
  10. Web site: Greenwood . Douglas . Elio is Charli XCX's new peachy keen pop protégé . 2023-04-04 . i-d.vice.com . en.
  11. https://www.instagram.com/p/C2kjIQWRweg/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==