Ella Jane

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Ella Jane
Birth nameElla Jane Roth
OriginWestchester County, New York, U.S.
Years active2019-present
LabelsFader Label

Ella Jane Roth is an American singer-songwriter known professionally as Ella Jane. She has released two albums, This is Not What it Looks Like! (2021) and Marginalia (2022).

Early life and education[edit]

Roth was born and raised in Westchester County, New York to a Jewish family.[1][2] Her father, a jazz pianist, named her after singer Ella Fitzgerald.[2] She began playing the piano when she was four years old and she started songwriting when she was eleven.[3] Roth attended Tufts University in the fall of 2020 as an English major.[4][3] She dropped out to move to Brooklyn and pursue music full-time.[3][1]

Career[edit]

In February 2020, she independently released "The City" using GarageBand.[5] This was followed "Nothing Else I Could Do" in July 2020.[5] It was written in isolation during the COVID-19 pandemic after a creative and emotional rut.[4] For her final creative project in AP English Literature and Composition, she chose to write a song inspired by The Great Gatsby.[4] She posted the song on TikTok in October 2020. The Tiktok video of her performance of the song went viral, gathering over 2 million views.[4] Roth was signed to Fader Label in 2020.[6]

Fader Label released Ella Jane's debut album, This is Not What it Looks Like!, on September 10, 2021.[7][8] Her single, "Calling Card," released on October 26, 2021 and has over 500,000 streams on Spotify.[9] Roth performed her track "Calling Card" on Elton John's Rocket Hour radio show on Apple Music.[3] The song was influenced by the character, Cassie, in Euphoria.[3]

In 2022, "Nothing Else I Could Do" was featured as part of the soundtrack of the Netflix TV series, Heartstopper.[10][11] In 2022, she relocated to Los Angeles after living for a year in Brooklyn.[1] On October 28, 2022, Roth released her second album, Marginalia.[12] In 2022, she released the pop song "Sore Loser" with Charlie Hickey.[13] Roth cites singers Lorde, Taylor Swift, and Phoebe Bridgers, among her lyrical influences.[12] In 2023, Ella Jane posted on her Instagram the album "Circuitos Sintéticos" by Brazilian music producer Arlyzinho BR,[14][15] gaining recognition on various Brazilian news portals.[16][17]

Discography[edit]

List of EPs
Title Details
This Is Not What It Looks Like!
Marginalia
  • Released: October 28, 2022
  • Label: Fader Label

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c Ratner, Kate (August 29, 2022). "Where Singer–Songwriter Meets Popstar: A Conversation with Ella Jane". 34th Street. Retrieved 2023-08-23.
  2. ^ a b "Get To Know: Harmonious indie pop artist, ella jane". Tone Deaf. 2021-09-27. Retrieved 2022-04-16.
  3. ^ a b c d e Weber, Halle. "Up-and-Coming Pop Star Ella Jane Comes to Mahall's in February". Cleveland Scene. Retrieved 2023-08-23.
  4. ^ a b c d Asapokhai, Juanita (2020-12-01). "ella jane makes indie pop music with a little bit of 'What is this?'". The Tufts Daily. Retrieved 2022-04-16.
  5. ^ a b Sandoval, Ana. "Ella Jane: A Rising Singer-Songwriter Who Went From Posting One Minute Song Covers on Social Media to Writing and Producing Her Own Music". Pulse Spikes. Retrieved 2023-08-23.
  6. ^ Aswad, Jem (2021-09-02). "Fader Label Expands, Powered by Success of Clairo, Slayyyter, More". Variety. Retrieved 2022-04-20.
  7. ^ Jacob, Lola (2022-02-22). "Interview: 2022 Must-Know - Ella Jane". Coup De Main Magazine. Retrieved 2022-04-16.
  8. ^ Mosk, Mitch (2021-09-10). ""Nostalgic, Visceral, & Electric": Inside ella jane's Stunning Debut EP 'THIS IS NOT WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE!'". Atwood Magazine. Retrieved 2022-04-16.
  9. ^ "Today's Song: ella jane Indulges in Suspense & Seduction on Indie Pop Anthem "Calling Card"". Atwood Magazine. 2022-01-07. Retrieved 2022-04-16.
  10. ^ "'Heartstopper' soundtrack: every song played in the new Netflix drama". NME. 2022-04-25. Retrieved 2022-04-25.
  11. ^ "Heartstopper soundtrack: Every song in Netflix's LGBTQ+ drama". Radio Times. Retrieved 2022-04-25.
  12. ^ a b Peirce, Ella (November 7, 2022). "Ella Jane's new album "Marginalia" was the perfect second step in her music career". The Central Trend. Retrieved 2023-08-23.
  13. ^ Lynch, Joe; Bowenbank, Starr; Havens, Lyndsey (2022-12-12). "10 Cool New Pop Songs to Get You Through the Week: Rebecca Black, UPSAHL, Cuco & More". Billboard. Retrieved 2023-08-23.
  14. ^ "Ella Jane encanta fãs ao divulgar Circuitos Sintéticos de Arlizynho BR nas redes sociais". www.noticiasdodia.site. Retrieved 2023-11-20.
  15. ^ "Ella Jane Divulga em Suas Redes Sociais o Novo Álbum Circuitos Sintéticos do Produtor Brasileiro Arlizynho BR". www.infoflash.online. Retrieved 2023-11-20.
  16. ^ Manhã, Diario da (2023-11-20). "Ella Jane Chama Atenção nos Portais Brasileiros ao Reconhecer o Talento de Arlyzinho BR | Diario da Manhã". Diário da manhã (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2023-11-20.
  17. ^ Smith, Jonas (2023-11-21). "Cantora Americana Ella Jane Recebe Destaque em Portais Brasileiros por Divulgar Novo Álbum do Produtor Arlyzinho BR". Jornal Tribuna (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2023-11-21.