Ella Vos Explained

Ella Vos
Birth Name:	Lauren Salamone
Genre:	Indie rock, indie pop, synth-pop
Occupation:	Singer-songwriter
Years Active:	2016–present

Ella Vos (born Lauren Salamone)^[1] is an American pop singer-songwriter based in Los Angeles.^[2]

Career

A classically trained pianist, Vos worked as a keyboardist for BØRNS before deciding to pursue a career as a singer-songwriter after the birth of her son in 2015.^{[1] [3] [4]} She first gained attention as a vocalist on the 2016 EDM track "Rolling Dice" by Just a Gent.^{[5] [6]}

Her first solo single, "White Noise", a song about being a new mother, was released in October 2016.^[1] Rolling Stone described it as "a seductive, gauzy, downtempo offering."^[5] The Boston Globe called her single "You Don't Know About Me" "one of the most highly charged sociopolitical songs of 2017."^[1] In 2018, she teamed with Icona Pop, VÉRITÉ, and Mija to remix "You Don't Know About Me" in support of the ACLU.^[7] Her debut album Words I Never Said was released on November 17, 2017.^{[8] [9]}

In 2017 she toured the US, and performed at the Bonnaroo Music Festival.^[10] In February 2018 she embarked on the North American Words I Never Said Tour, with Freya Ridings.^[11]

In 2018 she was named a Vevo dscvr Artist to Watch.^[6] Her stage name means "she you" in Spanish.^[1]

Her five-song EP Watch & Wait was released on January 25, 2019.^{[12] [13]}

Discography

Albums

• Words I Never Said (November 17, 2017)
• Turbulence (July 31, 2020)
• SUPERGLUE (March 3, 2023)

Extended plays

• Watch & Wait (January 25, 2019)

Singles

• "White Noise" (2016)
• "You Don't Know About Me" (2017)
• "Thank God It's Christmas" (2017)
• "Cast Away" (2018)
• "Ocean" (2018)
• "Temporary" (2019)
• "Turbulence" (2020)
• "The Way I Am" (with Gavin Haley) (2020)

Appearances

• "Rolling Dice" – Just a Gent with Ella Vos and Joey Chavez (on the album Stories to Tell, 2016)
• "Exhale" – R3HAB with Ella Vos
• "Miles to Go" – Kaskade with Ella Vos

External links

• Ella Vos performs at Paste Studios, NY, 3/8/18

Notes and References

1. News: Capobianco . Ken . Ella Vos finds her voice, and fans find her . 7 November 2018 . Boston Globe . 14 June 2017.
2. News: Taylor . Jodi . This Singer's Music Will Comfort You In Today's Political Climate . 7 November 2018 . Coveteur.
3. News: Less . Baylee . Ella Vos: The new force for ethereal synth-pop . 7 November 2018 . Earmilk.
4. News: O'Brien . Jesse . Ella Vos on How Pregnancy Made Her a Superhero Musician . 7 November 2018 . Westword . 19 March 2018.
5. News: 10 New Artists You Need to Know: October 2016 . 7 November 2018 . Rolling Stone . 21 October 2016.
6. News: Kress . Bryan . Vevo dscvr Names Latest 2018 'Artist To Watch' Dance Pop Singer Ella Vos: Exclusive . 7 November 2018 . Billboard . 14 November 2017.
7. News: Hazlehurst . Beatrice . Musicians Ella Vos, Verite, and Mija on Making it in a Man's World . 7 November 2018 . Paper.
8. News: Ella Vos on "Woke Pop" and her latest album . 7 November 2018 . Billboard . 1 November 2017.
9. News: Hale . Clint . Ella Vos Finds Therapy Through Music . 8 November 2018 . Houston Press . 20 February 2018.
10. News: Lindsay . Kathryn . The Drop: Exclusive Music Video Premiere For Ella Vos' "You Don't Know About Me" . 7 November 2018 . Refinery29 . 22 May 2017.
11. News: Wasylak . Victoria . Ella Vos unfurls her delicate fury in 'Words I Never Said' . 7 November 2018 . Vanyaland . 8 March 2018.
12. News: Hammermueller . Rachel . Ella Vos pours life and soul into 'Watch and Wait' EP . 26 February 2019 . Earmilk . 25 January 2019.
13. News: Gilke . Chloe . Pop Singer-Songwriter Ella Vos On Her Vulnerable, Richly Textured New EP 'Watch And Wait' . 26 February 2019 . Uproxx . 25 January 2019.