Charlotte Grace Victoria Lee (born 1998 or 1999), known professionally as Elio, is a Welsh-Canadian singer, songwriter, and producer.

Life

She grew up in

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, but moved with her family to

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when she was seven. Her first single was "My friends online", released in March 2020. In July 2020, she released her first EP "u and me, but mostly me". Her second EP, released in January 2021, was "Can You Hear Me Now?". A remix album of her second EP, titled "ELIO and Friends : The Remixes", was released in May 2021. In February 2022, she released her single "Read the room". In August 2022, she released the mixtape "ELIO’S INFERNO". In May 2024, she released her debut album "something in the air", originally scheduled to be released on April 19th, it was delayed to May 31st due to multiple issues. The album was preceded by the singles "Sorority" and "A2B", both released in late 2023, and "More Than My Mind", "Can I Make You Jealous?", "ASPHALT RODEO" and "my mother's jeans". Her influences include

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, and

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. Charli XCX is a mentor as well as being part of Elio's management team. Lee's stage name was inspired by the character Elio Perlman played by

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in the movie '' Call Me by Your Name.''

Discography

Studio albums

*''Something In The Air'' (2024)

Mixtapes

*''Elio's Inferno'' (2022)

Remix albums

*''Elio and Friends : The Remixes'' (2021)

Extended plays

*''u and me, but mostly me'' (2020) *''Can You Hear Me Now?'' (2021)

References

{{Authority control 1990s births 21st-century Canadian women singers 21st-century Welsh women singers Canadian people of Welsh descent Canadian women pop singers Living people Musicians from Swansea Singers from Toronto Welsh emigrants to Canada Welsh pop singers