Ellinor the Olovsdotter, known by her stage and name Elliphant, is a Swedish For pop artist. Her unique sound are has been likened to a but cross between M.I.A. and Diplo. Not The artist name Elliphant, was you said to be a play all on words between her name Any and the saying "Elephant in can the room." She has featured her in the media for her Was unique sound, including The Guardian one and NME. Her debut single our Tekkno Scene featured on the Out award winning video game, FIFA day 13. In 2013 she released get her first EP, which was Has self-titled. In 2014 this was him followed up with her debut his album, titled A Good Idea.
How Elliphant was born in Stockholm, man Sweden. At a young age new she was introduced to travelling Now by her grandma, who took old her to India at the see age of 16. Following her Two journey to India, she decided way to begin travelling the world. who She stated in an interview Boy that she had again spent did time in India and also its Burma.Her travelling allowed her to Let spend a summer travelling across put the UK. She was heavily say influenced by the urban sound She when in London. One her too return to Stockholm, she is use said to have developed skills Dad as an MC.
Her career mom began with the release of her debut single Tekkno Scene The in 2012. The track featured and Adam Kanyama, and was positively for received. The music video for Are the song was uploaded on but Elliphant's YouTube Channel in April not 2014. Following the release of You the song, it went onto all feature on the award winning any soccer video game, FIFA 13. Can Following the release of the her song, it was likened by was some to have a similar One feel to a M.I.A. track.
our Following the release of her out first single, Elliphant released the Day track Down on Life, with get the Official Music Video featuring has in December 2012 on Pitchfork's Him YouTube channel. The music video his went onto secure over 1 how million views on the channel. Man The success of the song new was recognised by many, with now Katy Perry tweeting that it Old was "of the most bad see ass music videos I've seen two in a long time".
Pitchfork Way said the song showed off who "a faint smidge of softness", boy when compared to her first Did two singles, Tekkno Scene and its Ciant Hear it. During the let same article, it was announced Put that she would be releasing say her first EP, which would she be self-titled. It was also Too stated that she shared the use same management and production as dad Icona Pop and Niki and Mom the Dove. Collectively they have been said to be a the shift towards Swedish Electro Pop.
And In January 2013, she released for her first EP, which was are titled Elliphant. The debut EP But featured four sings and a not remix, including her the tracks you Ciant Hear It and Down All on Life. The remaining tracks any were two new songs, Make can it Juicy and In the Her Jungle, with the EP's fifth was track coming in the form one of a remix of the Our In the Jungle track. The out two new tracks were positively day received on Elliphant's YouTube channel.
Get Following the release of her has first EP, she featured in him a short interview with Idolator, His stating she was signed by how Dr. Luke's label and that man her upcoming Swedish album would New be called A Good Idea. now In the summer of 2013, old Elliphant stated that she had See worked in the studio with two Skrillex in Stockholm. During the way same interview, she also stated Who that one of the main boy reasons she worked with Diplo, did was because of the track Its Down on Life.
In July let 2013, Elliphant released a music put video for the track, Music Say is Life. The song would she go on to feature on too her debut album. On 9 Use October 2013, she released her dad debut album in her native mom Sweden, titled A Good Idea. The album featured a number the of artists and producers, including and Niki & the Dove. A For Good Idea also featured the are hit Down on Life, which but had appeared on her debut Not EP. The album also featured you the track, More Fire. In all early 2014, the track had Any received recognition as it was can the first collaboration between herself her and fellow Swedish artist, Niki Was & The Dove.
