Ellie Goulding Bio & Measurement, Pictures

Born Name

Elena Jane Goulding

Nick Name

Ellie

Age

Ellie was born on 30 December, 1986

Sun Sign

Capricorn

Born Place

Lyonshall, Herefordshire, England

Nationality

Education

Goulding finished her schooling from Lady Hawkins’ High School in Kington. Later, she attended University of Kent to pursue a degree in politics and drama.
She left her college on the suggestion of Jamie Lillywhite from Turn First Artists, who was in search of new talent.

Occupation

Singer, songwriter, record producer

Family

Father - Arthur Goulding (He is from the “family of undertakers”)
Mother - Tracey Goulding (née Clark) (Worked in a supermarket)
Siblings - Ellie has 3 siblings – 1 brother and 2 sisters. She is the second among the 4 children.

Manager

Jamie Lillywhite from Turn First Artists manages Ellie.

Genre

Dream pop, folktronica, indie pop, indietronica, synthpop

Instruments

Vocals, bass, clarinet, drums, guitar, mandolin, keyboard, percussion

Build

Slim

Height

5 ft 7 in or 170 cm

Weight

57 kg or 126 pounds

Boyfriend

Ellie Goulding dated -

Greg James (2009-2011) - British TV and radio presenter dated Ellie from 2009 to 2011.
Skrillex (2012) – In 2012, a new couple alert came. American music producer, Dubstep DJ Skrillex hooked up with Ellie in February 2012. The relationship ended in October in the same year.
Jeremy Irvine (2012-2013) – From November 2012 until August 2013, actor Jeremy and singer Ellie were together.
Calvin Harris (2013) – Scottish DJ Calvin Harris was RUMORed to be dating Goulding in 2013, when they met during the filming of the song “I Need Your Love” in 2013.
Ed Sheeran (2013) – Another English singer, Ed Sheeran had fling with Ellie, when they both were seen holding hands of each other during MTV’s Video Music Awards 2013 nearing August 2013.
Luke Friend (2013) – RUMOR
Niall Horan (2013) – Niall and Ellie are fondly called as “Nellie” by media. They dated for 27 days, when they first met during V Festival in August 2013. They called the relationship quits in September 2013.
Dougie Poynter (2013-Present) – Since December 2013, she is dating McFly’s guitarist and vocalist, Dougie Poynter.
Ethnicity
White

Hair Color
She is naturally a brunette.
But, she likes to dye her hair blonde.

Eye Color
Dark Brown

Distinctive Features
Can play a huge different number of musical instruments (see the list above)
Known for high piercing vibrato, breathy tone and emotive delivery

Measurements

35-26-35 in or 89-66-89 cm

Dress Size

6 (US)

Bra Size

32C

Shoe Size

Her shoe size is not known.

Brand Endorsements

ASOS, and SoBe.
She had also partnered with Nike to create a 30 minute running documentary film in 2011.

Religion

She does not talk about her religion much. But, she had been raised Christian.

Best Known For

Her singles

First Album

Goulding released her debut album Lights on February 26, 2010 by Polydor Records. The album is 36:51 minutes long with total number of approx. 1.6 million sales worldwide. It was certified as 2x Platinum in England.

First Film

She had not appeared in any of the films.

First TV Show

Ellie had numerous guest appearances in TV shows. Her first one was in Later with Jools Holland in 2009 as herself in season #35 and episode 7.
Ellie had also guest appeared in a British chat show presented by Jonathan Ross, titled “The Jonathan Ross Show” on October 6, 2012.

Ellie Goulding Favorite Things

Food – Sushi, fish
Christmas Film - The Snowman
Book - Birdsong (By Sebastian Faulks)
Disney Movie - Sleeping Beauty (1959)

Watch this video to find her most of the favorite things like her fave movie, vacation spot, food, book, albums and many others.

Ellie Goulding Facts

Her parents separated, when Ellie was five years old.
She had worked hard since childhood. Ellie won the singing contest first time, when she was in college.
She started songwriting at 15. At 14, she commenced learning and playing guitar. At 9, Goulding used to play clarinet.
She had a step-father, who used to drive lorry.
On April 29, 2011, she sang a song on the occasion of Prince William Windsor and Kate Middleton‘s wedding in Buckingham Palace in London.
Kanye West and Björk are her musical influences.
In 2013, she appeared in a track “Mirror” from the film The Hunger Games: Catching Fire.
She is a philanthropist too. Ellie os doing charity work since 2010.
She is a cheese addict.
She considers Daniel Day-Lewis as the best actor in the world.
She had also performed for Barack Obama and his family.
She is ambidextrous, meaning she can use both of her hands equally well.
Visit her official website @ elliegoulding.com.
Connect with her on various social networks – Twitter, Facebook, Rdio, HypeMachine, Google+, YouTube, MySpace, SoundCloud, Instagram.