Ellie Rowsell

Ellen "Ellie" Ciara Rowsell[1] (born 19 July 1992) is an English singer-songwriter and musician from North London. She serves as the lead vocalist and guitarist of the Mercury Prize winning indie rock band Wolf Alice.[2][3][4]

Ellie Rowsell
Rowsell performing with Wolf Alice in 2018
Background information
Birth nameEllen Ciara Rowsell
Born (1992-07-19) 19 July 1992
Archway, London, England
Genres
Occupation(s)
  • Singer-songwriter
  • musician
Instruments
  • Vocals
  • guitar
  • keyboards
  • synthesizer
Years active2010–present
Labels
Associated actsWolf Alice

Early life

Rowsell was born on 19 July 1992 in Archway, North London, and grew up in an Irish community.[5] She studied at the Camden School for Girls from 2003 to 2010. At the school, Rowsell wrote stories and poetry, picking up the guitar at the age of 14 and later developing her songwriting using GarageBand.[3]

Personal life

In 2018 there was tabloid speculation that Rowsell had become engaged to Isaac Holman, but she denied that she was engaged to anyone[6] via Twitter on 2 October 2018.[7]

Political views

During the 2017 United Kingdom General Election, Rowsell endorsed the Labour Party, calling the vote "a vote between the fair and the unfair."[8] She is a vocal supporter of the former Labour leader, Jeremy Corbyn.

In October 2017, Corbyn encouraged his supporters via Twitter to buy the Wolf Alice album, Visions of a Life, to try to send it to No. 1 in the UK Albums Chart during its high-profile race against the Shania Twain album Now,[9][10][11][12][13][14][15] claiming he was "returning the favour" following the group's support of him during the 2017 general election.[16]

Discography
See also: Wolf Alice § Discography, and List of songs recorded by Wolf Alice

Singles

As featured artist

Title Year Album
"3WW"
(alt-J featuring Ellie Rowsell)		 2017 Relaxer
"Deadcrush"
(alt-J featuring Ellie Rowsell)
"Teenage Headache Dreams"
(Mura Masa featuring Ellie Rowsell)		 2020 R.Y.C

References
  1. "Ellie Rowsell". Genius.
  2. "Wolf Alice on their epic second album, 'Visions Of A Life'". Nme.com. 11 August 2017.
  3. McCormick, Neil (27 August 2015). "Wolf Alice interview: 'I never felt much like a girl'". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 2 February 2018.
  4. Duerden, Nick (21 June 2016). "Wolf Alice interview: 'I often wonder why girls who do get into music tend to be just singers, or else play the piano'". The Independent. Retrieved 2 February 2018.
  5. Lanham, Tom. "Wolf Alice frontwoman Ellie Rowsell transitions from teen recluse to indie heroine". Colorado Springs Independent.
  6. "Wolf Alice's Ellie Rowsell denies she's engaged to Slaves' Isaac Holman". Nme.com. 2 October 2018. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
  8. "Wolf Alice's Ellie Rowsell endorses Jeremy Corbyn and calls election 'vote between the fair and unfair' – NME". NME. 10 May 2017.
  9. "Shania Twain fans are trolling Wolf Alice on Twitter". NME. 5 October 2017.
  10. "And the winner of the Wolf Alice vs Shania Twain chart battle is... – NME". NME. 6 October 2017.
  11. "Wolf Alice discuss life-long torment at the hands of Shania Twain, as they race for No.1 album – NME". NME. 4 October 2017.
  12. "Shania Twain Narrowly Beats Wolf Alice For No. 1 U.K. Comeback". Billboard.
  13. "Shania Twain edges out Wolf Alice for UK Number 1 album". Officialcharts.com. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
  14. "Wolf Alice appeal to fans to help them win Shania Twain chart battle". Officialcharts.com. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
  15. "Shania Twain v Wolf Alice: The unlikely chart battle – BBC Newsbeat". BBC Newsbeat. 10 June 2017.
  16. "Jeremy Corbyn backs Wolf Alice in race for number one". ITV News.
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