Ella Langley

Elizabeth Camille Langley (born May 3, 1999), known professionally as Ella Langley, is an American country music singer-songwriter from Hope Hull, Alabama signed to Sony Music Nashville and Columbia Records. Her debut album Hungover was released on August 2, 2024. This album includes her breakthrough number-one hit "You Look Like You Love Me" with Riley Green.
Langley grew up in a musical family with two brothers within Hope Hull, Alabama, singing in local Baptist churches and at neighborhood jam sessions. She loved sitting with her grandfather at the piano, singing "Frog Went a-Courting." After he passed, her father restrung his guitar for her at 14. That same night, she taught herself to play "Three Little Birds" by Bob Marley. She took the stage at her high school, Hooper Academy, to perform in the talent show in 2016 and continued to perform locally. She was accepted into Troy University but switched to Auburn University to major in Forestry.
In 2017, Langley co-wrote her first song "Clear the Clouds" with her aunt, starting from a riff she played on the porch. She recorded it at Guest House Studios in June and released it on YouTube in August. Her debut single "Perfect" was released on May 24, 2018, which has since been taken down off streaming platforms alongside most of her pre-2021 music. She performed at bars and festivals across Alabama for two years until relocating to Nashville in 2019 and dropping out of university. She would make connections throughout the Nashville music community by performing at writer's rounds, being supported independently by country brands like "Raised Rowdy" and "65 South." When live music was put on hold due to the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, Langley focused on live streams and growing her social media to connect more closely with her fans, especially on TikTok. She signed her first publishing deal with Sony Music Publishing Nashville in 2021. On November 5, 2021, she released "If You Have To" following a viral tease. Langley would later join Randy Houser on tour as an opening act in early 2022.
On October 28, 2022, Langley released promotional single "Country Boy's Dream Girl". In February 2023, it was announced that Langley had signed a record deal with Sony Music Nashville and Columbia Records, and she made her Grand Ole Opry debut on February 17, 2023. Langley collaborated with Koe Wetzel on "That's Why We Fight", released on April 21, 2023. She released her debut EP, Excuse the Mess, on May 19, 2023. Langley also recorded a duet with Kameron Marlowe, "Strangers", which was released as the lead single from Marlowe's second studio album, Keepin' the Lights On. Langley also landed several cuts as a songwriter including five tracks on Elle King's Come Get Your Wife and Runaway June's "Make Me Wanna Smoke". She served as an opener for Jon Pardi and Riley Green from 2023 to 2024.
Langley's full-length debut studio album, Hungover, was released on August 2, 2024. It debuted at No. 77, but re-entered at No. 49 after the deluxe edition was released. Several promotional singles were released ahead of the album, including "You Look Like You Love Me", which features Riley Green. The collaboration was hinted at on TikTok and quickly went viral. It became her first entry on the Billboard Hot 100, debuting at number 53. It was released as Langley's debut single to country radio on August 5, 2024. It peaked at No. 30, earned a Platinum certification, and became her first No. 1 on Country Airplay—making her the only woman in 2024 to achieve this milestone. Langley supported the album with her first headlining tour, The Hungover Tour, which kicked off on August 15, 2024. A deluxe edition of the album, titled Still Hungover, was released on November 1, 2024. She followed up with the Still Hungover Tour, running from January to April 2025. "Weren't for the Wind" was released to country radio as the follow-up single on January 2, 2025.
Langley's influences span rock, country and folk. Growing up, she was surrounded by music—classic rock and country in her dad's truck, 80s new wave and folk in her mom's car. She admires artists like Stevie Nicks and Willie Nelson for their raw, honest songwriting. She combines Southern rock, folk, and country influences to create a raw, authentic sound shaped by her musical upbringing.