Ella Jane

Ella Jane Roth is an American singer-songwriter known professionally as Ella Jane. She has released two albums, This is Not What it Looks Like! (2021) and Marginalia (2022).

Ella Jane
Birth nameElla Jane Roth
OriginWestchester County, New York, U.S.
Years active2019-present
LabelsFader Label

Early life and education

Roth was born and raised in Westchester County, New York to a Jewish family.[1][2] Her father, a jazz pianist, named her after singer Ella Fitzgerald.[2] She began playing the piano when she was four years old and she started songwriting when she was eleven.[3] Roth attended Tufts University in the fall of 2020 as an English major.[4][3] She dropped out to move to Brooklyn and pursue music full-time.[3][1]

Career

In February 2020, she independently released "The City" using GarageBand.[5] This was followed "Nothing Else I Could Do" in July 2020.[5] It was written in isolation during the COVID-19 pandemic after a creative and emotional rut.[4] For her final creative project in AP English Literature and Composition, she chose to write a song inspired by The Great Gatsby.[4] She posted the song on TikTok in October 2020. The Tiktok video of her performance of the song went viral, gathering over 2 million views.[4] Roth was signed to Fader Label in 2020.[6]

Fader Label released Ella Jane's debut album, This is Not What it Looks Like!, on September 10, 2021.[7][8] Her single, "Calling Card," released on October 26, 2021 and has over 500,000 streams on Spotify.[9] Roth performed her track "Calling Card" on Elton John's Rocket Hour radio show on Apple Music.[3] The song was influenced by the character, Cassie, in Euphoria.[3]

In 2022, "Nothing Else I Could Do" was featured as part of the soundtrack of the Netflix TV series, Heartstopper.[10][11] In 2022, she relocated to Los Angeles after living for a year in Brooklyn.[1] On October 28, 2022, Roth released her second album, Marginalia.[12] In 2022, she released the pop song "Sore Loser" with Charlie Hickey.[13] Roth cites singers Lorde, Taylor Swift, and Phoebe Bridgers, among her lyrical influences.[12]

Discography

Year Details
2021 THIS IS NOT WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE!
  • Released: September 10, 2021
  • Label: Fader Label
2022 Marginalia
  • Released: October 28, 2022
  • Label: Fader Label

References

  1. Ratner, Kate (August 29, 2022). "Where Singer–Songwriter Meets Popstar: A Conversation with Ella Jane". 34th Street. Retrieved 2023-08-23.
  2. "Get To Know: Harmonious indie pop artist, ella jane". Tone Deaf. 2021-09-27. Retrieved 2022-04-16.
  3. Weber, Halle. "Up-and-Coming Pop Star Ella Jane Comes to Mahall's in February". Cleveland Scene. Retrieved 2023-08-23.
  4. Asapokhai, Juanita (2020-12-01). "ella jane makes indie pop music with a little bit of 'What is this?'". The Tufts Daily. Retrieved 2022-04-16.
  5. Sandoval, Ana. "Ella Jane: A Rising Singer-Songwriter Who Went From Posting One Minute Song Covers on Social Media to Writing and Producing Her Own Music". Pulse Spikes. Retrieved 2023-08-23.
  6. Aswad, Jem (2021-09-02). "Fader Label Expands, Powered by Success of Clairo, Slayyyter, More". Variety. Retrieved 2022-04-20.
  7. Jacob, Lola (2022-02-22). "Interview: 2022 Must-Know - Ella Jane". Coup De Main Magazine. Retrieved 2022-04-16.
  8. Mosk, Mitch (2021-09-10). ""Nostalgic, Visceral, & Electric": Inside ella jane's Stunning Debut EP 'THIS IS NOT WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE!'". Atwood Magazine. Retrieved 2022-04-16.
  9. "Today's Song: ella jane Indulges in Suspense & Seduction on Indie Pop Anthem "Calling Card"". Atwood Magazine. 2022-01-07. Retrieved 2022-04-16.
  10. "'Heartstopper' soundtrack: every song played in the new Netflix drama". NME. 2022-04-25. Retrieved 2022-04-25.
  11. "Heartstopper soundtrack: Every song in Netflix's LGBTQ+ drama". Radio Times. Retrieved 2022-04-25.
  12. Peirce, Ella (November 7, 2022). "Ella Jane's new album "Marginalia" was the perfect second step in her music career". The Central Trend. Retrieved 2023-08-23.
  13. Lynch, Joe; Bowenbank, Starr; Havens, Lyndsey (2022-12-12). "10 Cool New Pop Songs to Get You Through the Week: Rebecca Black, UPSAHL, Cuco & More". Billboard. Retrieved 2023-08-23.
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