Music has always been in Eloise’s blood. Growing up in rural France, she was absorbed
by her parents’ diverse record collections - which ranged from Jim Croce, The Eagles and
Joni Mitchell to the musicals of Steven Sondheim and Gilbert and Sullivan - and took piano
lessons and sang in a choir. By her early teens, back in London, she was teaching herself
guitar by looking up songs on YouTube and mimicking the chord shapes she saw.
It was aged 17, that Eloise kickstarted the next phase of her career by posting acoustic cover
versions to Instagram. Within days of posting her rendition of Bruno Major’s ‘Second Time’,
Major himself reached out and invited her to duet at his upcoming London show. Impressing
at the gig, Eloise was subsequently invited to join Major on his US headline tour and a UK
arena tour with Sam Smith, playing a solo set and contributing keyboards and backing vocals
as part of Major’s band.
Eloise’s debut EP, This Thing Called Living, followed in 2019, introducing the world to her
strain of breezy, acoustic soul, and the entrancing, jazz-tinged cadence of her honeyed
tones. It has since racked up more than 25 million streams and even received support from
Billie Eilish, who took to Instagram to cover ‘Left Side’ and ’Subside’.
