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Elena Jane Goulding born 30 December 1986, better known by her stage name Ellie Goulding , is an English singer-songwriter. She became only the second artist to be named the number-one predicted breakthrough act of the year in the BBC's annual poll of music critics, Sound of 2010, and become the recipient of the Critics' Choice Award at the BRIT Awards in the same year, following Adele's win of both in 2008. After signing to Polydor Records in 2009, she released her first extended-play recording in 2009, An Introduction to Ellie Goulding , and her debut studio album Lights followed in 2010. Her album went on to debut at number one on the UK Albums Chart and sold over 380,000 copies by the end of 2010. Ellie Goulding musical style has been compared to that of Kate Nash, Lykke Li, Tracey Thorn and Björk. Ellie Goulding was born and brought up in Hereford, England, the second of four children. She began playing the clarinet and writing songs at the age of nine, and at fourt...