Lily Elise (born February 20, 1991) is a singer, songwriter from

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. Elise has worked with artists such as

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, Hungarian pop star

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and

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Early career

Lily Elise is an alumna of the

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based a cappella group, Til Dawn. Elise was a member of Team Christina in the first season on the America television vocal talent show The Voice. Lily performed several songs before leaving the show including ''Lady Marmalade'' with Team Christina In 2012, Elise co-wrote "Vadonatúj érzés" aka "Daydream" for Hungarian singer and winner of season six of the Hungarian music show,

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. The song, released on November 26, 2012, reached number one on the

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Rádiós Top 40 radio airplay chart, remaining at number 1 for ten weeks. Two years later, in April 2014, Elise had her own release with a song she co-wrote and featured on for Canadian electronic music producer and DJ

's single "Let It Go" off his ''Credits'' EP, released on April 29, 2014 via

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’s imprint,

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. On October 27, 2014, moobahton producer and DJ

released his debut album "

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" on

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, with Elise featured on "Hurricane", the 12th and final track on the record. On November 4, 2014, Elise released the lead single "Generator," from her debut EP ''Taken'' which music blog, ''All Things Go'' declared a "stunning combination of pop and R&B that few can pull off". Following "Generator" Elise released the uptempo single "Suitcases", the second track off her "Taken" EP. During March 2015,

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artist

released his third album, ''Eclipse'' featuring a duet with Elise on the song, "Alone". Later, in 2015, Elise released her third single and title track, "Taken" which premiered on Billboard.com with the statement "If you're into any kind of edgy pop, R&B, or even EDM, we've got a feeling you're going to dig this one." Alongside, co-writer

and producer, Scott Effman, Elise co-wrote the debut single, "What If It's You," for fictional character,

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, played by actress

, which aired during the fourth season of

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musical drama, ''

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'' in episodes 4-2. "'Til the Pain Outwears the Shame" and 4-7. "Can't Get Used to Losing You." The song was additionally featured on " The Music of Nashville: Season 4, Volume 1." In addition, Elise co-wrote "Find My Way" alongside

and producer,

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. "Find My Way" is on the deluxe release of, former

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member, Feehily's debut solo album, "

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Current career

Lily frequently performs background vocals live on tour with Don Henley, Joe Walsh, Gwen Stefani, Miley Cyrus and others. Background vocals and production credits include 2024's

grammy nominated Best Pop Solo song "Good Luck, Babe" Gwen Stefani release of ''Bouquet'' and her live videos includes Elise performing background vocals and televised appearance on

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2021 music video "Favorite Crime" includes Lily singing background vocals up on a rooftop.

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released "Sweeter When You're Dancing" in 2024. The song features Elise in episodes 1 and 4 of the Pixar mini-series ''

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'', streaming on

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. Lily can also be heard on a number of advertising commercials played on network and streaming tv. Credits include this ad for Lincol
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In a new release from

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, Lily is featured as Elizabeth on Playing with Fire. The album is a musical concept created and produced by

and

Jimmy Harry Jimmy Harry is an American songwriter, producer, and multi-instrumentalist who currently resides in Los Angeles, California. Harry has worked with artists such as Madonna, Pink, Weezer, Kylie Minogue, Kelly Clarkson, Fischerspooner, Oh Land, a ...

. Her band ''Mantragold'' formerly known as ''Blesd'', releases original music available on Spotify.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Elise, Lily Living people American women pop singers Musicians from Berkeley, California American contemporary R&B singers 21st-century American women singers 1991 births 21st-century American singers The Voice (franchise) contestants