Elan Atias (born September 21, 1975) is an American singer-songwriter,

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Career

Atias performed with

The Wailers Bob Marley and the Wailers (previously known as the Wailers and prior to that the Wailing Rudeboys, the Wailing Wailers and the Teenagers) were a Jamaican ska, rocksteady and reggae band. The founding members, in 1963, were Bob Marley (Rober ...

, which had been the backing band for

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, on and off from 1997 to 2010. He was signed to

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under the WMG umbrella in January 2000. He was featured on the ''

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'' soundtrack with his song "Dreams Come True" In 2004 he teamed with

Gwen Stefani Gwen Renée Stefani Shelton ( ; born October 3, 1969) is an American singer-songwriter and fashion designer. Stefani rose to fame as a member and lead vocalist of the band No Doubt, whose hit singles include " Just a Girl", " Spiderwebs", an ...

on a song for the ''

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'' soundtrack called " Slave to Love".Caulfield, Keith (2004)
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'', February 14, 2004, p. 41, retrieved May 20, 2011 Stefani had Elan feature on her remix of her number one single "Hollaback Girl" called "DanceHollaback", produced by Tony Kanal. In 2005, teamed up with Algerian Rai singer

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and

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on a song called "Love to the People" for Khaled's album titled ''Ya Rayi''. A tour of North America followed with an All Star line-up with the likes of K.C. Porter,

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, Walfredo Reyes Jr and

. In June 2006, he released his debut album, ''Together as One'', produced by

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bassist

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, and featuring contributions from Stefani, Tami Chynn,

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, and

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, which reached number seven on the ''

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, August 8, 2006, retrieved May 20, 2011 Elan recently reunited with The Wailers as the lead singer and is touring the world singing the Wailers' classics as well as songs from his '' Together as One'' album. Atias' new project in 2010 had him singing lead vocals for Zadik, a reggae band that incorporates traditional Jewish prayers.

Discography

Albums

*'' Together as One'' (2006) *''Zadik'' (2010) with Zadik *''We Are'' (2011)

Singles

*"Red Red Wine" (2000) *"Put It On" (2000) *"Dreams Come True" (2001) *"I'm In Love With You Girl"(2001) *"Slave To Love" (2004) *"Love to the People" (2005) *"DanceHollaBack" (2006) * "Girl" (2006) * "The Way" (2009) * "Be Free" (2009) *"Shehechyanu" (2010) *"Step into the Sunshine" (2011) *”Come together- Asere Que Bola” (2022) featuring Cheb Khaled

Compilation appearances

*'' Riddim Driven: Buy Out'' (2000), VP: "Red, Red Wine" *'' Riddim Driven: Buy Out'' (2000), VP: "Put It On" *''Strictly The Best Vol.28'' (2000), VP: "Red, Red Wine" *'' Sex and the City: Music from the HBO Series'' (2001),

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: "Dreams Come True" *''

'' soundtrack (2004): " Slave to Love" *''Buy Out Riddim'' (2015), DubShot Records / K-Licious Music: "Red, Red Wine" *''Buy Out Riddim'' (2015), DubShot Records / K-Licious Music: "Put It On"

Guest appearances

* Khaled – '' Ya-Rayi'' (2005), Universal/Wrasse: "Love to the People" * Junior Caldera – ''Debut'' (2009), Universal: "The Way", "Be Free" * Snoop Lion – Reincarnated (2013), Berhane Sound System/Mad Decent/

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: "Get Away" ft. Angela Hunte *

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– Life on a Rock (2013), Blue Chair/ Columbia: "Spread the Love" ft.

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& 12th Planet – Light Up (2015)

References

External links

Official website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Atias, Elan Living people American reggae musicians Interscope Records artists 1975 births 21st-century American male singers 21st-century American singers