Elliphant

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Elliphant

Elliphant at Way Out West in Gothenburg, Sweden, August 2014
Background information
Birth name Ellinor Miranda Salome Olovsdotter
Born (1985-10-08) 8 October 1985
Stockholm, Sweden
Genres
Occupation(s)
  • Singer
  • songwriter
  • rapper
Years active 2012–present
Labels
Website elliphant.com

Ellinor Miranda Salome Olovsdotter (born 8 October 1985), known professionally as Elliphant, is a Swedish singer, songwriter and rapper. Elliphant's sound was initially created together with the Swedish production duo Jungle, which consists of Tim Deneve and Ted Krotkiewski.[1] The music they created together caught the attention of TEN Music Group, to which Elliphant signed in 2011.[2] Elliphant also supported Major Lazer, the side project of American producer and DJ Diplo, on their 2015 European tour.

Life and career

Early life and career beginnings

Elliphant was born Ellinor Miranda Salome Olovsdotter in Stockholm, Sweden.[3][4] In 2011, Elliphant was at a party in Paris when she met producer Tim Deneve, who needed someone that could sing and help him with his demos. Six months later, she signed to TEN Music Group.[5]

2012–13: Elliphant and A Good Idea

Elliphant at Bitterzoet, Amsterdam in 2016

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.[6] The song earned comparisons to M.I.A. and Diplo.[7][8] In October 2012, Elliphant released her eponymous debut extended play on A Bigger Splash Records, including the singles "Tekkno Scene" and "Down on Life".[9]

Following the release of her first EP, Elliphant stated in an interview with Idolator in July 2013 that she had signed to Dr. Luke's label Kemosabe Records and that her Swedish debut studio album would be titled A Good Idea.[10] The album was released in her native Sweden on 9 October 2013,[11] and features a number of artists and producers, including Swedish duo Niki and the Dove, who are featured on the track "More Fire".

2014–present: Look Like You Love It, One More and Living Life Golden

Elliphant released her second EP, titled Look Like You Love It, in April 2014 via Kemosabe Records and Mad Decent, featuring production from Dr. Luke, Diplo, Skrillex and Dave Sitek.[12] It was followed by yet another EP, One More, in October, whose title track features Danish singer MØ.[5] Elliphant was one of the opening acts on Charli XCX's Girl Power North America Tour in September and October 2014.[13]

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.[14] However, it was reported in late August 2015 that the album's release had been pushed back to an unspecified date.[15] In December 2015, it was announced that the album would be released on 25 March 2016.[16]

Discography

Studio albums

Title Album details Peak chart positions
SWE
[17]		 AUS
[18]
A Good Idea — —
Living Life Golden
  • Released: 25 March 2016[16]
  • Label: TEN, Kemosabe
  • Formats: CD, digital download
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Extended plays

Title Album details
Elliphant
  • Released: 5 October 2012[19]
  • Label: A Bigger Splash
  • Formats: 12", digital download
Look Like You Love It
  • Released: 15 April 2014[20]
  • Label: TEN, Kemosabe, Mad Decent
  • Formats: CD, digital download
One More
  • Released: 14 October 2014[21]
  • Label: TEN, Kemosabe
  • Formats: CD, LP, digital download

Singles

As lead artist

Title Year Album
"Tekkno Scene"[22]
(featuring Adam Kanyama)		 2012 Elliphant
"Live Till I Die"[23] 2013 A Good Idea
"Music Is Life"[24]
(featuring Ras Fraser Jr.)
"Down on Life"[25]
"Could It Be"[26]
"One More"[27]
(featuring MØ)		 2014 One More
"Never Been in Love"[28] 2015
"All or Nothing" (Riton iPad Remix)[29]
(featuring The Gaslamp Killer)		 Non-album single
"Love Me Badder"[30] Living Life Golden
"The Best People in the World"[31] Non-album singles
"Club Now Skunk"[32]
(featuring Big Freedia)
"North Star (Bloody Christmas)"[33]
"Step Down"[34] 2016 Living Life Golden
"Spoon Me"[35]
"Where Is Home"

As featured artist

Title Year Album
"In My Head"[36]
(Tilly featuring Elliphant)		 2013 Non-album singles
"Siri"[37]
(Yogi featuring Elliphant and Pusha T)		 2015
"Stardust"[38]
(WDL featuring Elliphant)
"Blame"[39]
(Zeds Dead and Diplo featuring Elliphant)		 2016
"Stranger"[40]
(Peking Duk featuring Elliphant)

Promotional singles

Title Year Album
"Too Original"[41]
(Major Lazer featuring Elliphant and Jovi Rockwell)		 2015 Peace Is the Mission

Guest appearances

Title Year Other artist(s) Album
"Rat in the Snow" 2013 Adam Tensta The Undeniable Tape[42]
"No Money No Love" 2014 David Guetta, Showtek, Ms. Dynamite Listen
"TTU (Too Turnt Up)" (Valentino Khan Remix) 2015 Flosstradamus, Waka Flocka Flame Plurnt: The Remixes[43]

Music videos

Title Year Director(s)
"Ciant Hear It"[44] 2012 Unknown
"Down on Life" Tim Erem[45]
"Live Till I Die" 2013 MOFO[46]
"Music Is Life"
(featuring Ras Fraser Jr.)		 Sebastian Reed[47]
"Could It Be" Air & Space[47]
"Where Is My Mama At" Nikeisha Andersson and Loella Billner[47]
"Revolusion" 2014 StyleWar[47]
"Only Getting Younger
(featuring Skrillex)		 Jordan Bahat[48]
"One More"
(featuring MØ)		 Tim Erem[49]
"Purple Light"
(featuring Doja Cat)		 2015 Ellis Bahl[50]
"Love Me Badder" Skinny[51]
"Club Now Skunk"
(featuring Big Freedia)		 Johan Holm[52]
"North Star (Bloody Christmas)" Alexander Federic and Onegirlband[53]
"Step Down" 2016 Liza Minou Morberg[54]
"Spoon Me" (featuring Skrillex) Aisha Linnea
"Where Is Home" (featuring Twin Shadow)

References

  1. ↑ "Jungle Biography". Retrieved 23 May 2014.
  2. ↑ "Elliphant's Biography". Retrieved 23 May 2014.
  3. ↑ "Songwriter/Composer: Olovsdotter Ellinor Miranda Salome". BMI. Retrieved 9 August 2015.
  4. ↑ "Interview: Elliphant on Sweden, Diplo, Skrillex and her Debut album". Pigeons & Planes. 7 November 2013. Retrieved 28 February 2014.
  5. 1 2 Lipshutz, Jason (14 October 2014). "Who Is Elliphant? Five Wild Facts About The Swedish Pop Prospect". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved 11 August 2015.
  6. ↑ "FIFA 13 Soundtrack". FIFA Soundtrack. Retrieved 28 February 2014.
  7. ↑ Snapes, Laura (18 April 2012). "Elliphant: "Tekkno Scene" [ft. Adam Kanyama]". Pitchfork. Retrieved 28 February 2014.
  8. ↑ Skotarczyk, Rachel Lynn (4 May 2012). "[LISTEN] Elliphant – Tekkno Scene (Ft Adam Kanyama)". Indie Shuffle. Retrieved 28 February 2014.
  9. ↑ Snapes, Laura (31 January 2013). "Elliphant: Elliphant EP". Pitchfork. Retrieved 28 February 2014.
  10. ↑ Pyarali, Adam (2 July 2013). "Meet Elliphant: Sweden's Most Unconventional Pop Star". Idolator. Spin Media. Retrieved 28 February 2014.
  11. 1 2 "A Good Idea av Elliphant" (in Swedish). iTunes Store (SE). Archived from the original on 26 July 2014. Retrieved 28 February 2014.
  12. ↑ "Stream Elliphant's Star-Studded 'Look Like You Love It' EP". Idolator. Spin Media. 15 April 2014. Retrieved 11 August 2015.
  13. ↑ Zentner, Emily (21 October 2014). "Not Beyoncé, but Charli XCX brings girl power to Phoenix". State Press. Retrieved 11 August 2015.
  14. ↑ Williott, Carl (8 July 2015). "Elliphant Announces Debut Album 'Living Life Golden'". Idolator. Spin Media. Retrieved 9 August 2015.
  15. ↑ "Azealia Banks, Diplo, Big Freedia to feature on Elliphant's (unfortunately delayed) new album". Triple J. 25 August 2015. Retrieved 3 October 2015.
  16. 1 2 Gordon, Jeremy (18 December 2015). "Elliphant Teams With Twin Shadow on New Song "Where Is Home"". Pitchfork. Retrieved 19 December 2015.
  17. ↑ "Discography Elliphant". swedishcharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 2 May 2016.
  18. ↑ "ARIA Top 100 Albums – Week Commencing 4th April 2016" (PDF). ARIA Charts. Pandora Archive. p. 6. Retrieved 2 May 2016.
  19. ↑ "Elliphant – EP av Elliphant" (in Swedish). iTunes Store (SE). Archived from the original on 16 August 2014. Retrieved 9 August 2015.
  20. ↑ "Look Like You Love It [Explicit]: Elliphant: MP3 Downloads". Amazon.com. Retrieved 9 August 2015.
  21. ↑ "One More [Explicit]: Elliphant: MP3 Downloads". Amazon.com. Retrieved 9 August 2015.
  22. ↑ "Tekkno Scene (feat. Adam Kanyama) – Single by Elliphant". iTunes Store (SE). Retrieved 9 August 2015.
  23. ↑ "Live Till I Die – Single by Elliphant". iTunes Store (SE). Retrieved 9 August 2015.
  24. ↑ "Music Is Life (feat. Ras Fraser Jr.) – Single by Elliphant". iTunes Store (SE). Retrieved 9 August 2015.
  25. ↑ "Down on Life – Single by Elliphant". iTunes Store (US). Retrieved 9 August 2015.
  26. ↑ "Could It Be – Single by Elliphant". iTunes Store (SE). Retrieved 9 August 2015.
  27. ↑ "One More (feat. Mo) – Single by Elliphant". iTunes Store (SE). Retrieved 9 August 2015.
  28. ↑ "Never Been In Love (Remixes) – EP by Elliphant". iTunes Store (US). Retrieved 9 August 2015.
  29. ↑ "All Or Nothing (Riton iPad Remix) [feat. The Gaslamp Killer] – Single by Elliphant". iTunes Store (SE). Retrieved 9 August 2015.
  30. ↑ "Love Me Badder – Single by Elliphant". iTunes Store (SE). Archived from the original on 9 October 2015. Retrieved 9 August 2015.
  31. ↑ "Best People In the World – Single by Elliphant". iTunes Store (SE). Retrieved 9 August 2015.
  32. ↑ "Club Now Skunk (feat. Big Freedia) – Single by Elliphant". iTunes Store (SE). Retrieved 3 October 2015.
  33. ↑ "North Star (Bloody Christmas) – Single by Elliphant". iTunes Store (SE). Retrieved 19 December 2015.
  34. ↑ "Step Down (Remixes) – Single by Elliphant". iTunes Store (SE). Retrieved 10 November 2016.
  35. ↑ "Spoon Me (Remixes) – Single by Elliphant". iTunes Store (SE). Retrieved 10 November 2016.
  36. ↑ "In My Head – Single by Tilly". iTunes Store (US). Retrieved 5 December 2015.
  37. ↑ "SIRI (feat. Elliphant & Pusha T) – Single by Yogi". iTunes Store (US). Retrieved 5 December 2015.
  38. ↑ "Stardust (feat. Elliphant) – Single by WDL". iTunes Store (US). Retrieved 5 December 2015.
  39. ↑ "Blame – Single by Zeds Dead & Diplo". iTunes Store (NZ). Retrieved 1 October 2016.
  40. ↑ "Stranger - Single by Peking Duk". iTunes Store. Apple. Retrieved 13 November 2016.
  41. ↑ "Too Original (feat. Elliphant & Jovi Rockwell): Major Lazer: MP3 Downloads". Amazon.com. Retrieved 9 August 2015.
  42. ↑ "The Undeniable Tape – EP by Adam Tensta". iTunes Store (US). Retrieved 9 August 2015.
  43. ↑ Fitzmaurice, Larry (27 February 2015). "Turn Up With Valentino Khan's Remix Of Flosstradamus, Waka Flocka Flame, And Elliphant's "TTU (Too Turnt Up)"". The Fader. Retrieved 9 August 2015.
  44. ↑ "Elliphant – "Ciant Hear It" (Official Premiere)". Noisey. 27 July 2012. Retrieved 9 August 2015.
  45. ↑ Brown, Jimmy (5 December 2012). "Elliphant 'Down On Life' by Tim Erem". Promo News. Retrieved 9 August 2015.
  46. ↑ Gottlieb, Steven (18 February 2013). "Elliphant "Live Till I Die" (MOFO, Dir.)". VideoStatic. Retrieved 9 August 2015.
  47. 1 2 3 4 "Elliphant". IMVDb. Retrieved 9 August 2015.
  48. ↑ Gottlieb, Steven (22 August 2014). "Elliphant f/ Skrillex "Only Getting Younger" (Jordan Bahat, dir.)". VideoStatic. Retrieved 9 August 2015.
  49. ↑ Beauchemin, Molly (23 September 2014). "Elliphant and MØ Make Out, Fight, Piss in the Street in Their "One More" Video". Pitchfork. Retrieved 9 August 2015.
  50. ↑ McLean, Geoff D. (10 February 2015). "Elliphant "Purple Light" (Ellis Bahl, dir.)". VideoStatic. Retrieved 9 August 2015.
  51. ↑ Palmieri, Brooke (13 May 2015). "Elliphant "Love Me Badder" (Skinny, dir.)". VideoStatic. Retrieved 9 August 2015.
  52. ↑ Williott, Carl (2 October 2015). "Watch Elliphant & Big Freedia's Bonkers "Club Now Skunk" Video". Idolator. Spin Media. Retrieved 19 December 2015.
  53. ↑ "O solitário Natal de Elliphant no videoclipe de "North Star (Bloody Christmas)"" [Elliphant's lonely Christmas in the "North Star (Bloody Christmas)" music video] (in Portuguese). Teco Apple. MTV Brasil. 11 December 2015. Retrieved 19 December 2015.
  54. ↑ Velez, Cat (10 February 2016). "Elliphant 'Step Down' by Liza Minou Morberg". Promo News. Retrieved 8 March 2016.

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