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Born on December 30, 1986, Elena Jane Goulding is an English singer, musician and actress. She is the second of four children of Arthur Goulding and Tracey. Ellie developed interest in music during her childhood and started learning guitar at the age of 14 as well as writing songs at 15. Her professional music career began when she was spotted by Jamie Lillywhite of Turn First Artists while performing in a talent contest at her university.

Ellie Goulding was signed by Polydor Records in 2009 with whom she released her debut single Under the Streets as well as a EP, An Introduction to Ellie Goulding. 2010 was the year in which she actually rose to prominence and became a known musician worldwide through the huge success of her debut album, Lights. Following the success of her first album, Goulding released her second album Halcyon in October 2012 which also gained lot of popularity and peaked to top positions over music charts. So far, she has sold over 4 million albums and 15 million singles worldwide. Ellie also performed at the wedding reception of Prince William and Catherine Middleton at the Buckingham Palace on 29 April, 2011.