Ellie Drennan
{{short description|Australian pop singer-songwriter|bot=PearBOT 5}}
{{Use Australian English|date=October 2016}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2015}}
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| birth_name = Eloise Suzanne Drennan
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=y|1998|10|28}}
| birth_place = Central Coast, New South Wales, Australia
| origin =
| genre = Pop
| occupation = {{flatlist|
- Singer-songwriter
- musician
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| instrument = {{flatlist|
- Vocals
- guitar
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| years_active = 2015–present
| label = Universal
| website = {{URL|ellie-drennan.com}}
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Eloise Suzanne Drennan (born 28 October 1998) is an Australian pop singer-songwriter. She is the youngest winner of The Voice Australia, competing as a member of Team Jessie at the age of 16, in July–August 2015.{{cite web|url=http://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/tv-and-radio/the-voice-australia-2015-ellie-drennan-becomes-youngest-winner-20150830-gjb7os.html|title=The Voice Australia 2015: Ellie Drennan becomes youngest winner|date=30 August 2015 |publisher=The Sydney Morning Herald|access-date=31 August 2015}} She gained a large following from her YouTube covers.{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/user/Elliedrennan28|title=Ellie Drennan on YouTube|publisher=YouTube|access-date=31 August 2015}}
Drennan listed her inspirations as Adele, Matt Corby, Katy Perry and Angus & Julia Stone.{{cite web|url=http://www.9jumpin.com.au/show/thevoice/artists/elliedrennan/bio/|title=The Voice Australia – Ellie Drennan Bio|publisher=The Voice Australia|access-date=31 August 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150928204625/http://www.9jumpin.com.au/show/thevoice/artists/elliedrennan/bio/|archive-date=28 September 2015|url-status=dead}} Her debut album Close Your Eyes was released on 11 September 2015 via Universal Music Australia, which reached No. 14 on the ARIA Albums Chart. Her winning track, "Ghost", became her debut single, which reached No. 25 on the ARIA Singles Chart. She followed this with "Hard Love", which peaked in the top 50. In 2019, Drennan returned to the music scene with her first independent release, a single titled "Taxi" released digitally.
Early life
Drennan was born in 1998 in the Central Coast, New South Wales and went to St Josephs Catholic College, East Gosford.{{citation needed|date=July 2018}}
Career
=2015: ''The Voice''=
In 2015, Ellie Drennan, took part in season 4 of The Voice Australia, where she joined team Jessie J, after singing "Take It All" by Adele in the blind audition. She made it through the Grand Finale on 30 August, where she was announced winner. Her winner's single was "Ghost".
{{Color box|lightgreen|border=darkgray}} denotes winner.
{{Color box|gold|border=darkgray}} denotes a song that reached the top 10 on iTunes.
| class="wikitable collapsible collapsed" style="width:100%; margin:1em auto 1em auto; text-align:center;" |
| colspan="4"| The Voice performances and results (2015) |
|---|
| scope="col"| Episode
! scope="col"| Song ! scope="col"| Original Artist ! scope="col"| Result |
| Audition
| "Take It All" | Adele | Through to Battle Rounds |
| Battle Rounds
| "Elastic Heart" | Sia | Given a Fast Pass, through to the live shows |
| style="background:gold;"
! Live show 1 | "Team" | Lorde | Saved by coach |
| style="background:gold;"
! Live show 2 | "Lean On" | Major Lazer ft. DJ Snake & MØ | Saved by public |
| style="background:gold;"
! Live show 3 | Saved by coach |
| style="background:gold;"
! Semi Final | "I Kissed a Girl" | Saved by public |
| style="background:gold;"
! rowspan="3"|Grand Finale ! rowspan="3"| Winner |
| style="background:gold;"
| Beyoncé |
| style="background:gold;"
|"Ghost" - Original Song | Drennan |
Discography
=Studio albums=
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! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:13em;"| Title ! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:17em;"| Album details ! scope="col" colspan="1"| Peak chart positions |
| scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| AUS {{cite web|url=http://australian-charts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Ellie+Drennan |title=australian-charts.com – Discography Ellie Drennan |website=australian-charts.com |access-date=25 June 2016 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160916091752/http://australian-charts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Ellie+Drennan |archive-date=16 September 2016}} |
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| scope="row"| Close Your Eyes
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| 14 |
=Extended plays=
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|+ List of EPs, with selected details ! scope="col" style="width:10em;"| Title ! scope="col" style="width:16em;"| Details |
| scope="row"| Ellie Drennan
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=Singles=
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:13em;"| Title ! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:1em;"| Year ! scope="col" colspan="1"| Peak chart positions ! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:11em;"| Album |
| scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| AUS |
|---|
| scope="row"| "Ghost"
| 2015 | 25 | Close Your Eyes |
| scope="row"| "Living Inside a Dream"
| rowspan="2"| 2016 | — | rowspan="3" {{Non-album singles}} |
| scope="row"| "Hard Love"
| 41 |
| scope="row"| "Taxi"
| 2019 | — |
| colspan="6" style="font-size:90%"| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released. |
References
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External links
- {{official website|ellie-drennan.com}}
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Category:The Voice (Australian TV series) contestants
Category:The Voice (franchise) winners
Category:People from the Central Coast (New South Wales)