Elle Limebear (

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Smith; born 2 April 1997) is a British worship singer, songwriter and artist.

Early life and family

Elle Limebear was born to Martin Smith and Anna Smith in 1997 in

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, England. She grew up in

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in a religious family. Her grandfather was the pastor of the local church, Arun Community Church. In 2015, she joined her father's band and leads worship at various churches and tours. She has been married to Tom Limebear since 2017 and lives in

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, England. They have two sons together, named Maccabee and Wilson.

Career

In May 2018, she was signed by

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, a

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label owned by

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. Later that year, she released her first single "Love Song" in collaboration with

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which peaked at No. 31 on the ''Billboard'' Christian Airplay Charts. In January 2019, Limebear was featured in The Own It Tour, a tour by

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, along with

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. In June 2019, it was announced that Limebear would be part of I Am They's tour, ''The Trial & Triumph''. In the same year, she released her first EP, titled ''Elle Limebear''. In February 2020, Limebear released her debut album, ''Lost In Wonder''. In March 2020, she set out on The Roadshow 2020 tour to promote her album, but the tour was cancelled due to the

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. In November 2020, she released another EP, ''Live from Catalyst''. The EP consists of three songs, including "Glorious Day", "Maker of the Moon", and "Lord You Have My Heart". In the same year, she was nominated for

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in the New Artist of the Year category. In 2022, she received a BMI Christian Award for "Alive & Breathing" along with

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. The song had been No. 1 on ''Billboards Christian Airplay Chart in 2020 for five weeks. Limebear is also a member of a music band named Manor Collective, a group of writers, artists, producers and friends of different skin colours and cultures who first got together at a big English Manor House, in the Hampshire countryside.

Discography

Albums

* ''Lost In Wonder'' (2020)

EP

* ''Elle Limebear'' (2019) * ''Live from Catalyst'' (2020)

Singles

* "Love Song" - with One Sonic Society (2018) * "Holding Me Still" (2019) * "Call On Your Name" (2019) * "Maker of the Moon" (2019) * "Find Me At Your Feet" (2019) * "Fly" (2019) * "Call On Your Name" - BCee Remix (2019) * "Lord You Have My Heart", featuring Martin Smith (2019) * "What Love Looks Like" (2020) * "After Your Heart", with SEU Worship (2020) * "Angels", featuring Jake Isaac (2020) * "Seasons", featuring Sarah Bird (2020) * "Call On Your Name", Piano Version (2021) * "All the Time" (2021) * "Rest On Us" (2022)

Awards and recognition

Nominee (2020) * BMI Christian Award (2022)

References

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