Multiplatinum-selling singer/songwriter Ellie Goulding’s career to date has seen her receive three UK #1 singles, two Grammy Award nominations, a Golden Globe nomination, two BRIT Awards, sales in excess of 15 million albums, over 112 million singles, and over 19 billion streams worldwide, amass 19.6 billion streams worldwide and surpass 10 million subscribers on YouTube. All three of Ellie’s albums have been certified platinum, with 18 of her singles now RIAA certified. Her new eagerly awaited fourth studio album “Brightest Blue” will be released this summer.
“Brightest Blue” will include a number of Ellie’s recent releases alongside a plethora of new songs, with the album being set in two parts, “Brightest Blue” and “EG.0” respectively. The first half, Ellie explains, “reflects my vulnerability… it acknowledges a complex world where relationships still dictate our happiness and heartbreak and can still be the most painful thing in the world, no matter how enlightened you are. The tracks also symbolise growing up and becoming a woman.” While the second half of the album “encapsulates my confident, brave and fearless side and features all my recent collaborations.” Ellie elaborates, “I often find myself writing about my thoughts and emotions in a way that I know will be catchy and memorable. I will always seek to use my voice in ways that no one would ever expect and look to collaborate with the least likely, exciting and eclectic group of other artists.”
Recent releases, some of which will be on the new album include “Worry About Me,” a collaboration with R&B artist blackbear, “Close To Me” and “Hate Me” as well her recent cover of Joni Mitchell’s ‘River’ which saw Ellie claim her third UK #1 – becoming the last number one single of the decade.
Outside of music, Ellie is a long-standing activist and philanthropist and has long used her platform to engage young people with global issues. In November 2017 she was awarded the United Nation’s New Voices Award by the UN Foundation in recognition of her activism and became a Goodwill Ambassador for UN Environment. Goulding now works with the UN as a Global Environmental Ambassador and uses her platform to drive a number of other philanthropic ventures including being a patron of women’s shelter The Marylebone Project. At this critical time in society, Ellie campaigns at the highest level, working year-round to amplify the voices of young people in particular. She is passionate that political discussions on climate must match the ambitions of young people across the world.
During 2018 Ellie addressed 85 heads of state in London at the Illegal Wildlife Trade Conference, spoke to the fashion industry on the necessity of climate goals at the UN’s Fashion for Development showcase in Paris and delivered a speech at the UK’s home of science, The Royal Institution, in the final round of Talanoa talks on the eve of COP24. In April 2019 she teamed up with Netflix and Oscar winning composer Steven Price to perform an original song for Sir David Attenborough’s latest series ‘Our Planet’. In October 2019, Ellie took part in One Young World – the global forum for 2,000 young leaders from 190 countries – which aims to accelerate social impact and address urgent global issues such as climate change, gender equality, refugees, and many more.
