Elen Levon
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{{Use Australian English|date=April 2012}}
{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Elen Levon
| image = File:Elen Levon Supafest 2011 (5604678227).jpg
| caption = Elen Levon at Supafest#2011
| birth_name =
| alias =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1994|7|13}}
| birth_place = Ukraine
| origin = Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
| genre = Pop, dance, hip hop, R&B, glam rock, art rock, indie, reggae
| occupation = Recording artist, actress
| years_active = 2008–present
}}
Elen Levon (born 13 July 1994, in Ukraine){{Cite web|url=http://www.buzznet.com/2014/06/exclusive-interview-elen-levon/|title = Exclusive Interview with Elen Levon|date = 4 June 2014}} is a Ukrainian-Australian singer, actress and dancer.
Early life
Elen Levon was born on 13 July 1994 in Ukraine and moved to Sydney, Australia with her family shortly after she was born. She started ballet classes and learning other genres of dance aged three. Her mother was in the fashion industry, so Levon modeled and walked the catwalk at her mother's and friends' fashion shows. At the age of six, Levon found out she could sing and decided it was something she wanted to do for the rest of her life. She joined a performing arts school where she could further her skills, which led to her training in all styles of dance including ballet, dance, musical theatre, singing and acting.
Career
Levon received her first management deal at the age of 13. In 2008, she was selected to be in the Australian pop group Panjo 5, through the reality television series, Airtime, which was screened on Foxtel's Nickelodeon channel.{{cite news|last=Soon|first=Nick|url=http://www.blacktownsun.com.au/news/local/news/general/fabulous-five-take-centre-stage-at-mall/1429454.aspx|title=Fabulous five take centre stage at mall|work=Blacktown Sun|date=10 February 2009|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100525061609/http://www.blacktownsun.com.au/news/local/news/general/fabulous-five-take-centre-stage-at-mall/1429454.aspx|archivedate=25 May 2010|url-status=dead}} Together, they released two singles.{{cite web|url=http://urexclusives.wordpress.com/2009/11/25/panjo-5-call-it-quits|title=Panjo 5 call it quits|work=WordPress|date=25 November 2009|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150208103701/https://urexclusives.wordpress.com/2009/11/25/panjo-5-call-it-quits/|archivedate=8 February 2015|url-status=dead}} The group later disbanded in November 2009.
During the first half of 2011, Levon was signed to Ministry of Sound as a solo artist. She played her first solo show at Australia's biggest urban music festival, Supafest, and toured with the likes of 50 Cent, G-Unit and Lil' Kim for the Winterbeatz festival.{{cite web |last=Di Francesco |first=Dominic |url=http://www.rhymeandreason.com.au/blog/2011/10/11/exclusive-elen-levon-interview/ |title=Exclusive: Elen Levon Interview |work=Rhyme & Reason |date=11 October 2011 |archiveurl=https://archive.today/20120313211133/http://www.rhymeandreason.com.au/blog/2011/10/11/exclusive-elen-levon-interview/ |archivedate=13 March 2012 |url-status=dead}}{{cite news|last=Moran|first=Jonathan|url=http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/entertainment/insider/elen-levon-wants-to-be-a-superstar/story-e6frewt9-1226160335792|title=Elen Levon wants to be a superstar|work=The Daily Telegraph|date=9 October 2011|accessdate=2012-03-14}} Her debut solo single, "Naughty", was released on 30 September 2011.{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/au/album/naughty-feat-israel-cruz/461432669|title=Naughty (feat. Israel Cruz) – Single by Elen Levon|publisher=iTunes Store|access-date=2012-03-14}} The single peaked at number 60 on the Australian ARIA Singles Chart. It was featured in Fox8's promotional advertisement for the American television show Gossip Girl.{{cite web|url=http://elenlevon.com/?p=206|title='Naughty' on Gossip Girl|publisher=Elenlevon.com|date=9 January 2012|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130916174521/http://elenlevon.com/?p=206|archivedate=16 September 2013|url-status=dead}}
Levon has now released successful singles with Ministry of Sound and has been successful in Europe, especially Italy.{{citation needed|date=January 2017}}
Influences
Levon finds music inspiration from all genres of music but as a young girl looked up to the big superstar performers such as Madonna and Michael Jackson: "I used to watch Madonna and Michael Jackson on TV and say to myself, 'I want to do that one day.'"{{cite web|url=http://elenlevon.com/?page_id=9|title=Biodata|publisher=Elenlevon.com|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130916180639/http://elenlevon.com/?page_id=9|archivedate=16 September 2013|url-status=dead}}
Discography
= Featured singles =
Awards and nominations
=APRA Awards=
The APRA Awards are presented annually from 1982 by the Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA), "honouring composers and songwriters". They commenced in 1982.{{cite web|url=http://www.apra-amcos.com.au/APRAAwards/MusicAwards/History.aspx |title=APRA History |publisher=Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) | Australasian Mechanical Copyright Owners Society (AMCOS) |access-date=25 April 2022 }}
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| 2013
| "Like a Girl in Love" (Jamie Appleby, Melinda Appleby)
| Dance Work of the Year
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Category:Actresses from Sydney
Category:Australian child singers
Category:Australian female dancers
Category:Australian contemporary R&B singers
Category:Musicians from Sydney
Category:Ukrainian emigrants to Australia
Category:21st-century Australian singers