創下Youtube兩億瀏覽率，為皇室獻唱的英國超強新世代女歌手！英國唱作女歌手艾麗·高登（Ellie Goulding）不僅為英國皇室獻唱，更是Coachella、Glastonbury各大音樂節爭相邀請的對象、Bruno Mars全美巡回演唱會嘉賓，從2009年出道至今打著極富魅力的電子曲風招牌，榮獲各界好評，毋庸置疑，艾麗·高登的音樂感染力已經彌漫全球。

艾麗·高登是“2010BBC年度之聲”最高票選得主，并得到2011年全英音樂獎評委的一致青睞，從此后便累積大量人氣，名氣與日俱增。2009年簽約Polydor唱片公司，同年發行《An Introduction to Ellie Goulding》，接下來在2010年發行了第一張錄音室專輯《Lights》以及改版專輯《Bright Lights》讓全球為之著迷，奪得英國專輯排行榜榜首。與專輯同名的單曲《Lights》取得美國第二名、銷售420萬張的紀錄，在Youtube 沖破七千萬，擁有超高支持度，是艾麗·高登的成名曲。英國《衛報》形容艾麗·高登的歌聲仿佛是空靈樂派的Cocteau Twins樂團唱起了流行樂的感覺，給聽眾帶來新鮮的感覺。單曲《Starry Eyed》以英國單曲榜第四名的成績拿下英國BPI黃金認證。艾麗·高登已分別兩次被全英音樂獎提名為最佳女歌手和最具突破性表演獎。 第二張錄音室專輯《Halcyon》2012 年10 月5 日正式發行。

時間：2014年8月14日周四19:30

地點：北京展覽館劇場

Time: 19:30, Thursday 14 August 2014

Venue: Beijing Expo Center Theater

Ellie Goulding is an English singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and actress from Lyonshall in Herefordshire, England. Her career began when she met record producer Starsmith and Frankmusik, and she was later spotted by Jamie Lillywhite, who eventually became her manager. After signing with Polydor Records in July 2009, Goulding released her debut extended play (EP), An Introduction to Ellie Goulding, later that year.

In 2010, she became the second artist to both top the BBC's annual poll and win the Critics' Choice Award at the Brit Awards in the same year. Goulding released her debut studio album, Lights, in 2010. The album debuted at number one on the UK Albums Chart and has sold over 850,000 copies in the UK alone. In December 2010 her cover of Elton John's "Your Song" reached number two in the UK and on 29 April 2011 she performed it at the wedding reception of Prince William and Catherine Middleton at Buckingham Palace. The album's title track, "Lights" was released in the US in March 2011, and peaked at number two on the Billboard Hot 100. It was certified triple platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).

Goulding's leading single ‘Anything Could Happen’ preceded the release of the October 2012 release of her second album, Halcyon. Halcyon debuted at number two in the UK Albums Chart, and, after 65 weeks, reached number one. It debuted at number nine on the Billboard 200 Chart; Goulding’s first top ten debut in the United States. Halcyon Days, a repackaged edition of Halcyon, was released on 23 August 2013 and included new singles, notably "Burn", which became her first UK number-one single in the same month. She was awarded Best British Female at the 2014 BRIT Awards, and by the end of 2013she had sold an estimated 4 million albums and 15 million singles worldwide.

（來源：英國使館文化教育處，編輯 Helen）