Elodie (singer)

Elodie was born on 3 May 1990 in Rome, to an Italian father and a French mother of Creole descent from Guadeloupe. After ending her modelling career, she took part in season three of X Factor Italy. She was eliminated in the early stages of the competition, and then moved to Apulia.[1] In 2015, she took part in season fifteen of Amici di Maria De Filippi, where she placed second.[2]

After her stint on Amici di Maria De Filippi, Elodie signed with Universal Music Italy and released the single "Un'altra vita". The song peaked within the Top 40 in Italy, and was certified gold. It was followed by her debut album, also titled Un'altra vita, which peaked at number-two in Italy.[3] Her second studio album, Tutta colpa mia, was released on 17 February 2017.[4] It was produced by the singer and songwriter Emma Marrone and peaked at number six on Fimi's Chart, making her second consecutive top 10 album.[5][6] She also competed in the Sanremo Music Festival 2017 with the song "Tutta colpa mia", which peaked at number 12 on the Italian Singles Chart and was certified platinum.[7][8]

In May 2018 Elodie collaborated with Michele Bravi and Gué Pequeno on the song "Nero Bali".[9] The song becomes the singer's first top ten in the Italian Charts, reaching number 10.[10] Subsequently, the collaboration received a double platinum certification.[11]

On 15 March 2019 the duet "Pensare Male" was released with the band The Kolors, also launched by the TV program Amici.[12] In two weeks it reached the top 10 of the Italian Airplay Chart and for three consecutive weeks it was the most played song on the radio, the first for both singers. The song was cerfied platinum by Fimi.[13] In June 2019 the collaboration "Margarita" with Italian rapper Marracash was published.[14] The song became one of the most successful songs of the 2019 summer in Italy, receiving two platinum certifications and debuting at the number six on the Italian Singles Chart and number one on the Italian Airplay Chart.[15][11]

In January 2020 was announced that Elodie would be in Sanremo Music Festival 2020's cast with the song "Andromeda", witch debuted at number 35 after only two days on streaming music services.[16] On 7 January 2020, the singer announced her third studio album "This is Elodie", which was released only by streaming music services on 31 January 2020 and in CD format on 7 February 2020 by Island Records. The new music project widespread different music genres, from R&B, pop, funk to rap and reggae, and over fifty songwriters and producers, including Michele Bravi, Takagi & Ketra, Levante, Carl Brave, Mahmood, Neffa, and Daddy's Groove.[17] With only streams, the album debutted at number seven on Fimi's chart and was anticipated by two songs "Non è la fine" with Gemitaiz and "Mal di testa" with Fabri Fibra.[18] The week after the closing of the Sanremo Festival, both the album and the competing song "Andromeda" reached the sixth position of the relative FIMI's charts.[19]

On 13 May, 2020, Elodie released "Guaranà" as the forth single from her album, which was lately certified gold by Fimi for selling over 35,000 copies .[20] On July 19, 2020, the singer was the lead artist of Takagi & Ketra's collaboration "Ciclone", with Gipsy Kings and Mariah Angeliq, which became her fourth Top10 song on FIMI's chart.[21][22] In October, 2020, Elodie featured on Carl Brave's single "Parli Parli".[23] On December 30, 2020, it is announced that Elodie will co-host the 2021 Sanremo Music Festival alongside Amadeus and Achille Lauro.[24] On January, 2020, Amazon Prime Video announced the singer's participation in the second season of the reality show Celebrity Hunted Italia.[25]

Prior to joining Amici di Maria De Filippi, Elodie was engaged to dj-producer Andrea Maggino.[26] During her participation on the show Amici she met the singer Lele. The two began a relationship in June 2016, which ended two years later.[27]

In the summer of 2019, after the release of the hit "Margarita", she started a relationship with the Italian rapper Marracash.[28]

• Advisor for Urban Decay Cosmetics[29] (2017)
• Model for Italian clothes brand Pinko[30] (2018-2019)
• Model for Italian clothes brand Niclao (2019)
• New face for Moët & Chandon (2019)
• New Christmas' campaign of Brosway jewels[31] (2019)
• Model and creative designer for Italian line by Puma[32] (2019–present)
• Model for underwater Italian brand Yamamay[33] (2019–present)
• New face for Italian campaign fragrance by Calvin Klein[34](2019)
• Advisor for Schwarzkopf Heads[35] (2020)
• Advisor for Lancome Cosmetics[36] (2020)
• Face of the charity Christmas campaign by OVS for Save the Children[37] (2020)
• New face and creator of a capsule collection for Sephora[38] (2021)

In an interview on Fanpage.it Elodie affirms "I'm a girl born in a low-income housing project, that's why rap, naked and raw, is a good representation of where I grew up, and I like that." and cites young Italian rappers Babe, Chadia and Madame as examples of "women of my generation who are not afraid to show this side. We are fierce."[39] In an interview with Rolling Stone Italy, Elodie speaks about her influences: Etta James, Raf, Kaytranada, Nina Simone, italian singer Giorgia, and Lucio Battisti.[40] She also cities Amici's coaches Emma Marrone and Elisa.[41]

Her music is inspired by pop, R&B, rap, reggae, and urban music.[42]

• Profile on Amici