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Lily Elise
Background information
Birth nameLily Elise Housh
Born (1991-02-20) February 20, 1991 (age 34)
Berkeley, California, United States
Genres
Occupation(s)Singer, songwriter
InstrumentVocals
Websitelilyelise.com

Lily Elise (born February 20, 1991)[1] is a singer, songwriter from Berkeley, California. Elise has worked with artists such as Chappell Roan, Gwen Stefani, Olivia Rodrigo, Joe Walsh, Don Henley, James Taylor,[2] Miley Cyrus, Lainey Wilson, Dillon Francis, Twin Shadow, Felix Cartal, Audra Mae, Hungarian pop star Gigi Radics, Markus Feehily, and Hayden Panettiere.

Early career

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Lily Elise is an alumna of the San Rafael, California-based a cappella group, Til Dawn.[3]

Elise was a member of Team Christina on the first season of the America television vocal talent show, The Voice. She performed several songs, including Lady Marmalade with Team Christina, before leaving the show.[4]

In 2012, Elise co-wrote "Vadonatúj érzés" ("Daydream") for Hungarian singer Gigi Radics, winner of season six of the music show Megasztár. The song, released on November 26, 2012, reached number one on the Mahasz Rádiós Top 40 radio airplay chart, remaining at number 1 for ten weeks.[5]

Elise co-wrote and was featured on Canadian electronic music producer and DJ Felix Cartal’s single "Let It Go," released on April 29, 2014, as part of his Credits EP. The single was released via Steve Aoki’s imprint, Dim Mak Records.[6] On October 27, 2014, she appeared on "Hurricane," a track from moobahton producer and DJ Dillon Francis' album Money Sucks, Friends Rule.[7]

On November 4, 2014, Elise released the lead single "Generator," from her debut EP Taken. The music blog, All Things Go, praised the single as a "stunning combination of pop and R&B that few can pull off".[8] Following "Generator," she released the second single "Suitcases," from her Taken EP.[9] In March 2015, Elise collaborated with Twin Shadow on "Alone", a track from his album Eclipse.[10] In 2015, she released the third single and title track, "Taken," from her debut EP of the same name. The single premiered on Billboard.com, where it was described as "edgy pop, R&B, or even EDM".[11]

Elise co-wrote the debut single "What If It's You" for fictional character Juliette Barnes (played by Hayden Panettiere), alongside co-writer Audra Mae and producer Scott Effman. The song aired during Season 4 of the ABC musical drama Nashville, appearing in episodes 2 ("’Til the Pain Outwears the Shame") and 7 ("Can’t Get Used to Losing You"). The song was later included on "The Music of Nashville: Season 4, Volume 1". She also co-wrote "Find My Way" with producer Lester Mendez and former Westlife member Markus Feehily for the deluxe edition of his debut solo album, Fire.[12]

Current career

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Elise frequently performs background vocals live on tour with artists like Don Henley, Joe Walsh, Gwen Stefani, and Miley Cyrus.

In 2021, Elise performed background vocals in Olivia Rodrigo's Vevo Lift performance for "Favorite Crime".[13]

In 2024, Elise provided background vocals for Chappell Roan's single "Good Luck, Babe"[14] and sang backing vocals for Gwen Stefani's televised performance of "Bouquet" on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon.[15] On October 25, 2024, JC Chasez released Playing with Fire, a musical concept album produced alongside Jimmy Harry based on Mary Shelley's novel Frankenstein with Elise as Elizabeth.[16] "Sweeter (When You're Dancing)," performed by Elise, was released on December 20, 2024. The song is featured on the soundtrack for the Pixar mini-series Dream Productions, streaming on Disney+.

In 2025, she contributed background vocals to Chappell Roan's singles "The Giver"[17] and "The Subway".[18]

She can also be heard on a number of advertising commercials played on network and streaming TV like "Kaleidoscope Bliss," which is featured in a commercial for the Lincoln Navigator.

Her band Mantragold formerly known as Blesd, releases original music available on Spotify.[19]

References

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  1. ^ "Rocky Coast News: Lily Elise Attends 31st Annual ASCAP Pop Music Awards". Rockycoastnews.blogspot.com. April 24, 2014. Retrieved August 1, 2015.
  2. ^ "Vetsaid 2018 James Taylor".
  3. ^ "'Til Dawn Sing Out!". YouthInArts.com. Retrieved January 14, 2016.
  4. ^ ""Lady Marmalade The Voice Season 1"". June 8, 2011.
  5. ^ "Kereső - lista és dátum szerint - Archívum - Hivatalos magyar slágerlisták" (in Hungarian). Zene.slagerlistak.hu. Retrieved August 1, 2015.
  6. ^ Wayne Andres (April 21, 2014). "Listen: Felix Cartal's New Single "Let It Go" ft. Lily Elise". DaysTune. Archived from the original on July 13, 2014. Retrieved August 1, 2015.
  7. ^ Medved, Matt (October 28, 2014). "Dillon Francis Gets a Little Help From His 'Friends' on Debut Album". Billboard. Retrieved August 1, 2015.
  8. ^ Gerani, Christine (2014). "Alt R&B Singer Lily Elise Announces Release of "Suitcases"". SpotOnMagazine. Retrieved August 1, 2015.
  9. ^ "Lily Elise - Suitcases — GoodMusicAllDay". Gmad.us. December 4, 2014. Archived from the original on March 27, 2015. Retrieved August 1, 2015.
  10. ^ Kaye, Ben (March 9, 2015). "Twin Shadow – Eclipse | Album Reviews". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved August 1, 2015.
  11. ^ Payne, Chris (March 3, 2015). "Lily Elise Premieres New Song 'Taken': Exclusive". Billboard. Retrieved August 1, 2015.
  12. ^ Rob Copsey (August 10, 2015). "Markus Feehily announces debut solo album Fire". OfficialCharts.com. Retrieved January 14, 2016.
  13. ^ OliviaRodrigoVEVO (May 25, 2021). Olivia Rodrigo - favorite crime (Live Performance) | Vevo LIFT. Retrieved August 3, 2025 – via YouTube.
  14. ^ "Good Luck Babe Chappell Roan credits". Discogs. 2024.
  15. ^ The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (November 18, 2024). Gwen Stefani: Bouquet | The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon. Retrieved August 3, 2025 – via YouTube.
  16. ^ Tran, Diep (October 25, 2024). "NSYNC's JC Chasez and Pop Songwriter Jimmy Harry Break Down Their Frankenstein Musical". Playbill. Retrieved August 2, 2025.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  17. ^ "The Giver / Chappell Roan / Credits - The Giver". Tidal. March 13, 2025. Archived from the original on March 15, 2025. Retrieved August 2, 2025.
  18. ^ "The Subway / Chappell Roan / Credits - The Subway". Tidal. August 1, 2025. Retrieved August 2, 2025.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  19. ^ "Mantragold". Spotify.
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