Ellie Goulding: From Writing Acoustic Songs in Her Bedroom to Making Smash Pop Hits like “Burn” and “Lights” (2023)

The Great Creators with Guy Raz

Singer Ellie Goulding has had 35 different songs chart in the UK, the most of any female artist ever. In this conversation from 2023, Ellie shares how she first broke out of her shell performing original songs to her college classmates. She also talks about finding her own sound by using her unique voice in collaboration with some of the biggest producers in the world of EDM. And she explains why she calls her album ‘Higher than Heaven’ her “least personal” record yet.

Links from the show:

• The music video for Under the Sheets
• Pitchfork: How Ellie Goulding Uses Her Voice as an Instrument
• Ellie singing Your Song at the Royal Wedding
• Higher than Heaven
• Burn Music Video
• Ellie's Instagram
• Ellie's Twitter
• Ellie's Spotify

For more conversations like this – with guests ranging from Tom Hanks to Bjork to Jason Sudeikis – go to https://www.thegreatcreators.com.

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