Charlotte Grace Victoria Lee (born 1998 or 1999), known professionally as Elio, is a Welsh-Canadian singer, songwriter, and producer.[3][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.[4]
In July 2020, she released her first EP "u and me, but mostly me".[5]
Her second EP, released in January 2021, was "Can You Hear Me Now?".[6]
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".[7]
In August 2022, she released the mixtape "ELIO’S INFERNO".[8][1]
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.[9] 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.[10]
Lee's stage name was inspired by the character Elio Perlman played by Timothée Chalamet in the movie Call Me by Your Name.[11]
Discography
Studio albums
- Something In The Air (2024)
Mixtapes
- Elio's Inferno (2022)
Remix albums
- Elio and Friends : The Remixes (2021)
Extended plays
- u and me, but mostly me (2020)
- Can You Hear Me Now? (2021)
References
- ^ a b Torres, Eric (5 August 2022). "Elio: Elio's Inferno". Pitchfork. Retrieved 3 April 2023.
- ^ a b Mylrea, Hannah (16 July 2020). "Meet Elio, the quarantune creator whose glossy sound imagines Ariana Grande crossed with The 1975". NME. Retrieved 3 April 2023.
- ^ Donelson, Marcy. "Biography Elio". AllMusic. Retrieved 8 April 2023.
- ^ Browne, Hannah (20 March 2020). "Elio's debut single "My Friends Online" couldn't come at a better time | Best Fit". The Line of Best Fit. Retrieved 8 April 2023.
- ^ Mylrea, Hannah (16 July 2020). "Meet Elio, the quarantune creator whose glossy sound imagines Ariana Grande crossed with The 1975". NME. Retrieved 3 April 2023.
- ^ Smith, McKinzie (25 January 2021). "REVIEW: Elio's "Can You Hear Me Now?" Doesn't Disappoint". buzzkill. Retrieved 8 April 2023.
- ^ Murray, Robin (18 February 2022). "Pop Rebel Elio Shares 'Read The Room'". Clash. Retrieved 4 April 2023.
- ^ Kent, Matthew (29 July 2022). "Elio is on the rise | Interview". The Line of Best Fit. Retrieved 3 April 2023.
- ^ Franzini, Sam (4 June 2024). "Review of something in the air by ELIO: Charli XCX-mentored ELIO continues to excite". The Line of Best Fit. Retrieved 2 March 2025.
- ^ Young, Martyn (2 April 2021). "Elio: "I work with her every day, so there's the Charli that I work with who I forget is actually Charli XCX" | Dork". Dork. Retrieved 4 April 2023.
- ^ Greenwood, Douglas. "Elio is Charli XCX's new peachy keen pop protégé". i-d.vice.com. Retrieved 4 April 2023.