Elise LeGrow

Elise Madeline LeGrow (born June 4, 1987) is a Canadian recording artist and songwriter.

Elise LeGrow
Elise LeGrow - Canadian Recording Artist
Elise LeGrow - Canadian Recording Artist
Background information
Birth nameElise Madeline LeGrow
Born (1987-06-04) 4 June 1987
OriginCanada
Instrument(s)Singing
Labels
Websiteeliselegrow.com

Elise was offered a publishing deal from Sony/ATV Music Publishing following a live performance at the 2009 NXNE music festival in Toronto.[1]

Elise's first release, "No Good Woman," was the most added single on adult contemporary radio in Canada the week of April 7, 2012.[2] The single peaked at number six on the Nielsen BDS Adult Contemporary chart, and remained in the top 10 for 13 weeks.[3]

In 2016, Elise signed with Awesome Music in Canada,[4] which brought on S-Curve/BMG as her label in the US. Later in 2016, she recorded a full-length concept album of Chess Records covers entitled Playing Chess. The album was produced by Steve Greenberg, Michael Mangini and Betty Wright.[5][4] Questlove and Captain Kirk Douglas as well as The Dap Kings made contributions to the record.[4]

Elise released "You Never Can Tell," by Chuck Berry as her first single from the record on May 19, 2017.[6] In June 2016, she released "Who Do You Love",[7] debuted at #15 on the CBC Radio 2 chart[8] and eventually hit Top 10 on the CBC Radio 2 chart.[9]

Elise LeGrow released her debut album Playing Chess on February 16, 2018.[10][11][12] Elise LeGrow released the single Evan on July 17, 2020, and in 2021 released a second album, Grateful.

In April 2022, Elise LeGrow was featured on "Temptation" by DJ Bakermat, the first record on his label Big Top Amsterdam.[13]

References
  1. Music Publisher Canada, Vol. 9 No. 3, pg. 6: http://www.musicpublisher.ca/userUploads/magazine.MPCfall2010.pdf%5B%5D
  2. "New Years Eve Party featuring Elise LeGrow. SOLD OUT! (2016-12-31)". Retrieved 2017-12-07.
  3. "Elise LeGrow - Music on Google Play". Retrieved 2017-12-07.
  4. Nash, JD (2017-05-26). "Elise LeGrow Debut 'Playing Chess' Set For August Release - American Blues Scene". American Blues Scene. Retrieved 2017-12-07.
  5. "2018 Allan Slaight JUNO Master Class top ten finalists announced". Canadian Beats Media. 2017-08-18. Retrieved 2017-12-07.
  6. "You Never Can Tell - Single by Elise LeGrow on Apple Music". itunes.apple.com. Retrieved 2017-12-07.
  7. "Who Do You Love - Single by Elise LeGrow on Apple Music". itunes.apple.com. Retrieved 2017-12-07.
  8. "Radio 2 Top 20, Aug. 10: Elise LeGrow debuts, Ria Mae is back at #1". CBC Music. Retrieved 2017-12-07.
  9. "Radio 2 Top 20, Aug. 17: 6 new songs debut and Ria Mae is back at #1". CBC Music. Retrieved 2017-12-07.
  10. "Girlboss, Jan. 19: Meet The Emerging Singer Re-Imagining Soulful Classics For A New Age". Girlboss. Retrieved 2018-01-19.
  11. Elise LeGrow [@EliseLeGrow] (February 16, 2018). "It was an honour to be able to pay tribute to so many incredible artists on Playing Chess and I'm so excited for you all to finally hear this album! Enjoy!" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  12. Aubrey, Elizabeth (2018-02-17). "Elise LeGrow at Le Café de la Danse in Paris - review". The Independent. Retrieved 2018-02-26.
  13. "FGRadio, Mar. 22: Bakermat is back with "Temptation"". RadioFG. Retrieved 2022-04-27.
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