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Ellie Goulding

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Ellie Goulding is an English singer and songwriter born in 1986 in Lyonshall, Herefordshire, England. Goulding has released the albums Lights and Halycon during her career. Some of her most notable songs include Burn, Your Song, and Lights. Goulding has sold four million albums as well as 15 million singles across the world. She has won accolades such as a BRIT Award, JIMtv Award, and two VEVOCertified Awards.

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30 Dec, 1986

Ellie Goulding born in Lyonshall, England

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Elena Jane Goulding is born in Lyonshall, England to parents Tracey Clark and Aurthur Goulding. Goulding is the second of four children. She has one brother and two sisters. Goulding’s parents divorce after her father leaves home when she is 5-years-old. She begins playing music at 9-years-old.

Goulding attended Lady Hawkins’ High School and started songwriting at 15-years-old.

We (Goulding and her father) used to see each other every other weekend and then once a month, and then never. When I first stopped seeing him I can’t remember why and it has been too long now. I don’t know what he’s like now.