Ellie Goulding

About Ellie Goulding

Ellie Goulding is a Grammy-nominated British singer. Since 2010, she has become one of the world's most successful pop singers, releasing hit songs such as "Lights", "Love Me Like You Do" and "Burn".

Born in Hereford, and raised in Lyonshall, a small village near Kington, Herefordshire, Ellie is the second of four children (she has a brother and two sisters).

Before the release of her debut album, Goulding won the BBC Sound of 2010 poll, which showcases the music industry's top choices for rising stars. She also won the Critics' Choice Award at the 2010 Brit Awards, making her the second artist to win both in the same year.

Goulding's debut album Lights was released in March 2010, reaching number one on the UK Albums Chart and number six on the Irish Albums Chart. Its singles "Starry Eyed", "Guns and Horses", and "The Writer" peaked at numbers 4, 26, and 19. As of June 2012, the album had sold over 850,000 copies in the UK and 1.6 million copies worldwide. On September 19, 2011, it was announced that she would open for Katy Perry's California Dreams Tour, replacing Jessie J. due to a foot injury.

In 2012, Goulding appeared on "Fall into the Sky" from Zedd's debut album Clarity and on Calvin Harris's song "I Need Your Love" which is included on Halcyon and also Harris's album 18 Months. In late July 2012, it was announced that Goulding's second album is titled Halcyon and it would be released on October 8, 2012. The album was preceded by the lead single "Anything Could Happen" on August 21st.

On July 5, 2013, Digital Spy confirmed the release of Halcyon Days, a repackaged edition of Halcyon, which was released on August 23, 2013. The re-release, featuring ten additional tracks, was preceded by the single "Burn", which had been uploaded to Goulding's SoundCloud page the previous day. On July 7, 2013, the official music video for "Burn" premiered on Goulding's Vevo channel on YouTube. "Burn" became Goulding's first single to top the UK's Official Singles Chart. Goulding appeared on the soundtrack for the film The Hunger Games: Catching Fire with the track "Mirror".

On February 19, 2014, Goulding won Best British Female Solo Artist at the 2014 Brit Awards. On October 20, 2014, she announced a collaborative single with Scottish dance producer Calvin Harris, titled "Outside". The song was released as the album's fourth single on October 20, 2014 and peaked within the top 10 in most countries.

In early 2015, Goulding released "Love Me Like You Do" for the soundtrack to the film adaptation of best-selling novel Fifty Shades of Grey. The single became Goulding's biggest hit, spending four weeks at number one on the UK Singles Chart, topping the charts in many other nations, and reaching number three on the US Billboard Hot 100. The single held the record for the most-streamed track in a single week in the United Kingdom (streamed 2.58 million times), and worldwide (streamed 15.5 million times). "Love Me Like You Do" was eventually nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Pop Solo Performance. The song was also nominated for British Single of the Year and Best British Video at the 2016 BRIT Awards.

On 7 August 2018, Goulding and her boyfriend Caspar Jopling announced their engagement.[283] The couple were married at York Minster on 31 August 2019,[284][285] and Goulding was baptised in the Church of England in order to get married.[286] Jopling is the grandson of former Conservative MP Michael Jopling, Baron Jopling.[287] In February 2021, Goulding announced that she and Jopling were expecting their first child.[288] She gave birth to a son in April 2021.[289][290] In February 2024, Goulding and Jopling announced their separation.[291][292] Following the separation, she began dating American actor Beau Minniear, who appeared in the music video for "Destiny" (2025).[293] In December 2025, she revealed that she was expecting her second child and first with Minniear.[294][295] Goulding gave birth to their daughter on 6 March 2026.[296]

As of April 2024, she has amassed 13.8 million followers on Instagram, 1.5 million followers on TikTok and 12.8 million subscribers on her YouTube platform.