Ellie Goulding: How She Went From Writing Acoustic Songs in Her Bedroom to Making Massive Synth-pop Hits like “Burn” and “Lights”

 
 

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Singer Ellie Goulding has had 35 different songs chart in the UK, the most of any female artist ever. In this episode, Ellie shares how she first broke out of her shell performing original songs to her college classmates. She talks about finding her own sound by using her unique voice in collaboration with some of the biggest producers in the world of EDM. And she explains why she calls her new album "Higher than Heaven" her least personal record yet.

Links from the Show

01. Music video for Under the Sheets

02. Pitchfork: How Ellie Goulding Uses Her Voice as an Instrument

04. Ellie Goulding singing Your Song at the Royal Wedding

05. Higher than Heaven

06. Music video for Burn

07. Ellie's Instagram

08. Ellie's Twitter

09. Ellie's Spotify

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