Ella Edmondson

Ella Edmondson
Edmondson in 2009
Edmondson in 2009
Background information
Birth nameEleanor Rose Edmondson
Born (1986-01-22) 22 January 1986 (age 38)
Hammersmith, London, England
GenresFolk pop
OccupationMusician
Instruments
  • Vocals
  • guitar
Years active2007–present
LabelsMonsoon

Eleanor Rose "Ella" Edmondson (born 22 January 1986) is an English singer-songwriter. Her primary instrument is the guitar although she can also play the piano.[1]

Early life

Eleanor Rose Edmondson was born on 22 January 1986 in Hammersmith, London. She is the eldest of three daughters of comedians Adrian Edmondson and Jennifer Saunders. She has two younger sisters, Beatrice and Freya.[2] The majority of Edmondson's childhood was spent in Richmond before her family relocated to Devon.[3] She attended Exeter School[4] where she wrote songs as part of her music GCSE.[5]

Career

Edmondson became a fan of death metal because it was the only music that her father did not like.[3] She went through a goth phase as a teenager and became a satanist. She worked as a snowboarding instructor in Canada, a barmaid and a painter and decorator before deciding to focus on music full-time[2][3] after being encouraged by her father. She "got the bug" after supporting Jools Holland at the Plymouth Pavilions.[6]

She received her first guitar as a Christmas present from her father and taught herself to play by copying him.[3] Her first gig was at 16 supporting Thousand Natural Shocks in Exeter.[7] She made an appearance in an episode of her mother's sitcom Jam and Jerusalem in 2006 performing "Breathe".[8] In 2007, she released her first EP, Blame Amy,[9] and appeared on the compilation Folk Rising.[10] Her debut album, Hold Your Horses, was released on 16 February 2009,[8] on her father's Monsoon record label.[6]

In 2010, she toured as the supporting act to her father's punk-inspired folk act The Bad Shepherds.

Personal life

Edmondson married Dan Furlong on 30 September 2010 and together they have three children. Their daughter Ivy was born in August 2016. [11][12]

References

  1. ^ Interview with Judi Spiers on BBC Devon, 16 February 2009.
  2. ^ a b Sexton, Paul (8 February 2009). "Ella Edmondson, rising star". The Sunday Times. Archived from the original on 16 June 2011. Retrieved 14 February 2019.
  3. ^ a b c d Scott, Caroline (9 November 2008). "Relative Values: Adrian Edmondson and his daughter Ella". The Sunday Times. Archived from the original on 15 June 2011. Retrieved 14 February 2019.
  4. ^ "Comic's Daughter Mourns Death of Soldier Pal Killed in Afghanistan". Wandsworth Guardian. 9 December 2007. Archived from the original on 9 June 2011. Retrieved 14 February 2019.
  5. ^ [1][permanent dead link‍]
  6. ^ a b McCormick, Neil (7 March 2009). "Ella Edmondson: off to an absolutely fabulous start". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 11 December 2015.
  7. ^ "Official biography". Archived from the original on 8 February 2009. Retrieved 21 February 2009.
  8. ^ a b CD Times Review of Hold Your Horses Archived 17 February 2009 at the Wayback Machine
  9. ^ "The Ectophiles' Guide to Good Music - Ella Edmondson". Ectoguide.org. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
  10. ^ "Folk Rising". Amazon.co.uk. 30 July 2007. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
  11. ^ "Ella Rose Edmondson (ellaedmondson) on Twitter". Twitter.com. Retrieved 28 July 2014.
  12. ^ "Twitter / ellaedmondson: Well I'm now a mother of two". Twitter.com. 11 February 2014. Retrieved 11 April 2014.