Farah Elle

Farah Elle (born 1994) is a Libyan-Irish singer-songwriter.

Farah Elle
OriginIreland
Genres
Years active2016 (2016)–present
Associated actsBantum, MuRli
WebsiteFarah Elle on Facebook

Career

Farah Elle played her first headline gig at Sin É, Dublin in 2016.[1] She played at the 2016 KnockanStockan music festival.[2] She collaborated with CunninLynguists on the single Oh Honey and with Bantum on Feel It Out. She performed with at the 2019 Mother Tongues festival at Rua Red.[3]

In 2019, Farah Elle released a single, Play For Keeps, with MuRli,[4] and collaborated with Bantum, Ben Bix and God Knows on the single Strongest Thing.[5][6] She was one of the artists who performed as part of the Conservatory Sessions run by Pine The Pilcrow in 2019.[7]

For the 2020 Nollaig na mBan celebrations in EPIC the Irish Emigration Museum, Elle performed alongside Tara Flynn and Chiamaka Enyi-Amadi.[8] Her debut album, FATIMA, is due for release in 2020.[9]

Personal life

Farah Elle's name is Farah El Neihum. She was born in Libya in 1994. Her family moved to Julianstown, County Meath, Ireland in 1996. Her mother is a consultant ophthalmologist and politician, Dr Fatima Hamroush. Elle was raised Muslim attending the Mosque in Clonskeagh, and is fluent in Arabic. She taught herself to play the keyboard as a teenager.[10] She attended BIMM, Dublin, graduating in 2016.[2][11] She has volunteered at the Direct Provision centre in Mosney, County Louth.[12]

Discography
  • Silk single (2015)
  • Oh Honey single (2017) collaboration with CunninLynguists
  • Feel It Out single (2017) collaboration with Bantum
  • Play For Keeps single (2019) collaboration with MuRli
  • Strongest Thing single and video (2019) collaboration with Bantum, Ben Bix and God Knows
  • FATIMA (2020)

References
  1. "Farah Elle's Headline Show Live At Sin É, September 24th 2016". IMRO. Retrieved 25 July 2020.
  2. "Smooth as Silk: Interview with Farah Elle". Totally Dublin. 19 July 2016. Retrieved 25 July 2020.
  3. "Farah Elle + Kiruu". Mother Tongues Festival. Retrieved 25 July 2020.
  4. White, Stephen (25 November 2019). ""no filter between the music and the meaning" Murli feat. Farah Elle – Play For Keeps". The Last Mixed Tape. Retrieved 25 July 2020.
  5. McGoran, Peter (14 June 2019). "WATCH: God Knows, Bantum, Farah Elle & Ben Bix collaborate on highly original 'Strongest Thing' video". Hotpress. Retrieved 25 July 2020.
  6. O'Rne, Ellie (12 March 2020). "Making the weight in Irish electronica: Bandon-born Bantum on ten years of music". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 25 July 2020.
  7. Costello, Emma (20 October 2019). "Ireland's rising stars are popping up in secret gigs around Dublin — here's how to get invited". Extra.ie. Retrieved 25 July 2020.
  8. Power, Jack (5 January 2020). "Nollaig na mBan events to take place across the country". The Irish Times. Retrieved 25 July 2020.
  9. "My 2019: Farah Elle". Hotpress. Retrieved 25 July 2020.
  10. Ryan, Jennifer (11 August 2017). "Podcast: 'My mum tried to help rebuild Libya, I respect that'". The Irish Times. Retrieved 25 July 2020.
  11. "Farah Elle". State Faces of 2020. Retrieved 25 July 2020.
  12. "SelfMade x MNÁSOME Interview with Farah Elle". MNÁSOME. 25 January 2018. Retrieved 25 July 2020.
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