Ela!ne

Ela!ne 	
Ela!ne
 	
Born 	Elaine Robledo
September 15, 1998 (age 25)
El Paso, Texas, U.S.
Residence 	Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Occupation 	singer / actress /  business woman
Children 	4 (Jimena, Julian, Jacquin & Jade)
Website 	Website
www.elaine.com	www.elaine.com
Elaine Robledo (born September 15, 1996), better known by her stage name Elaine (stylized as Ela!ne) an American singer and actress. Elane rose to prominence playing Gabriella Montez in the High School Musical series. She had mainstream success following the release of the High School Musical trilogy. Her appearance in the series helped make her a household name. Songs from the films also charted worldwide, with the song "Breaking Free" peaking inside the Top 10 of the Billboard Hot 100. She went on to co-star in the Emmy Award-nominated[2] Disney Channel sitcom Hannah Montana as Lilly Truscott.This led to Elaine releasing her debut album, Funhouse, on September 15, 2009 which entered the Billboard 200 at number 2. Her music career took off with the 2009 number one single "So What". The album earned her four GRAMMY nominations and two wins, as well as three Billboard Music Awards with "Single of the Year" for "So What". To further promote the album, she embarked on her first headlining tour, Funhouse Tour (2009), becoming the second highest grossing tour of 2009, behind Jesse Del Rey's Breakout Tour. 
In 2010 Elaine released her second studio album, Pink Friday, which musically had a more Hip-Hop/Rap/R&B sound than her previous pop album. The album debuted at number 6 on the Billboard 200, and at number 1 on Billboard's Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart. The album produced the number one singles "Only Girl (In the World)" and "What's My Name?" featuring rapper Matt. To further promote the tour, Elaine went on the Pink Friday Tour (2010). In 2012, Elaine released her third studio album titled 14. It produced the number one single "Someone Like You", to promote the album Elaine toured as the opening act on Brianna Danielle's The Masterpiece Tour. 14 debuted at number 1 on the Billboard 200. 2013 saw Elaine's return to television with her starring role in the sitcom Good Enough, where she plays the role of a southern single mother Susie Hills, Peggy's mother (Brianna Danielle) who deal with everyday life and crazy shenanigans from their neighbors. In Season 1, the show has had guest stars such as Johnny, and Matt. The first season premiered on FX May 17, 2013 and received critical acclaimed becoming the highest-rated program of 2013. 
In 2014, Ela!ne returned to the music scene with the release of her third studio album The Truth About Love (2014) which debuted at number 1 on the Billboard 200; becoming her first album to do so. The album produced the number one singles "Stay" featuring singer Johnny, and "Raise Your Glass". To promote the album, Elaine performed at the 2014 Billboard Music Awards, MTV Video Music Awards, and the 2014 American Music Awards. She also released her first music video and cause controversy with the music video for "Stay" for being nude. She won her first Video Music Award for 'Best Social Message'. Season 2 of Good Enough premiered on September 20, 2014. Elaine won her first Emmy Award at the 6th Primetime Emmy Awards on August 25, 2014 for 'Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy series', the show itself won all together won 2 including 'Outstanding Comedy series'. Ela!ne has released the perfume Obsession.   
==Life and Career==
====1997-2008: Early Life, High School Musical & Television Debut====
Elaine Robledo was born September 15, 1997 in El Paso, Texas to Elaine Garcia, a substitute teacher, and Jessie Robledo, also a substitute teacher. Her father is Catholic and her mother is a Catholic turned Christian. Elaine grew up in in Anthony and Dallas, Texas as well as in Albuquerque, New Mexico where she attended about six different elementary schools with her family constantly moving. She then attended Truman Middle School, and Atrisco Hertiage Academy High School in Albuquerque. When she was just a toddler, her parents began having marital problems, and before she was five her parents had divorced.
In 2005, Robledo was awarded the lead role of Gabriella Montez in the Disney Channel Original Musical Production High School Musical. The musical saw Robledo' portraying the new girl at high school who falls for the captain of the basketball team. The two later reveal a passion for singing, and audition for the school play together. Robledo starred alongside Matthew Robledo and Jesse Del Rey in the musical. The musical opened on January 20, 2006, and was both a critical and commercial success. For the film, Robledo recorded numerous songs which had commercial success. The song "Breaking Free", a duet with Matt, went on to peak at number 4 on Billboard's Hot 100 chart.
In 2007, work on the second musical in the High School Musical series began, and Robledo was confirmed to be returning for the sequel. High School Musical 2 opened on August 17, 2007. The world premiere of the opening number "What Time Is It" was on Radio Disney May 25, 2007,[32] and similarly "You Are The Music In Me" premiered on July 13, 2007.[33] The musical was generally well received by critics, gaining a score of 77/100 at Metacritic. USA Today's Robert Bianco awarded the musical three stars out of four, saying High School Musical 2 was "sweet, smart, bursting with talent and energy, and awash in innocence".[36] While critics enjoyed the musical, they noted that the timing of the movie's premiere seemed odd, premiering just when school was about to start up again, while the musical's plot involved the gang going on summer Vacation. Robledo went on to reprise her role as Gabriella in the 2008 sequel High School Musical 3: Senior Year. The third musical in the series opened on October 24, 2008, and was a major success. Despite the success, the show had a short run from October 24, 2008 to November 28, 2008 due to the star's busy schedule's and availability.
Earlier in 2008, Robledo got the role of Lilly Truscott in the Disney Channel series Hannah Montana where she co-starred alongside High School Musical castmate, Jesse Del Rey, who played the lead role of her best friend. The series premiere scored record ratings for the Disney Channel, a response "beyond our wildest expectations", according to the president of Disney Channel Entertainment. This was Elaine's first television role, and the show had it's fourth and final season in 2011.
====2009: Breakthrough with Funhouse====
Following her success in the High School Musical franchise in 2008, Elaine was signed to Alfred Records. President of the label thought that as a female, she had potential in music industry since she could clearly sing. She began working on her debut album in December 2008. Her debut single, "So What", was released on June 9, 2009 and was an instant commercial success, becoming her first number one hit on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. On August 11, Elaine's debut album, Funhouse, was released to commercial success peaking at number 2 on the Billboard 200 chart, number 1 in Australia, and in the top-ten in most countries. The second single "Sober" was released on September 15, 2009 and peaked at number four in the U.S.
Elaine embarked on her first headlining tour, Funhouse Tour, from September 16 to December 14, 2009. The tour was a minor success earning a total gross of $28 thousand, becoming the second highest-grossing tour of 2009. A live album of the tour was released on December 22 entitled, Funhouse Tour L!ve. The third and fourth singles, "Please Don't Leave Me" and "Big Girl's Don't Cry" were released in October and November 2009 and peaked at number one on the Hot 100 becoming her second and third number one hits in the United States. The fifth single "Funhouse" was released in December and peaked at number 10.
Elaine won the trophy for Artist of the Year, Single of the Year "So What" and Favorite Pop/Rock Female Artist at the 2009 American Music Awards. She also received the award of Favorite Pop/Rock Album for Funhouse. Her debut album also earned her three Grammy Award Nominations, and two wins including "Best New Artist" and "Best Pop Solo Performance" for "Please Don't Leave Me". Elaine also won 'Top Pop Album', 'Top Female Artist' and 'Top Pop Song" at the 2010 Billboard Music Awards.
====2010-12: Pink Friday and 14====
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====2013-14: Good Enough and Return to Music====
The Truth About Love
==== 2015-17: Burlesque, Sweet Talker, and Hello... A Decade of Hits!!! ====
In December 2014 it was announced that Ela!ne would star alongside Brianna Danielle, GRome, and Jesse Del Rey in the upcoming musical Burlesque, as the mean girl Nikki. In early 2015 Ela!ne described her then-upcoming fifth album, Sweet Talker, would focus on her "hip-hop and r&b roots". On March 17, 2015 Ela!ne released the lead single of Sweet Talker. After a week of teasing, on April 28, Ela!ne released the second single "Bang Bang" which featured Brianna Danielle and Drea Von D, the first female tri-collaboration. The song immediately debuted at number one on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart as well as number one in other countries including Australia, Canada, and the UK. On June 1, 2015 the album was released, peaking at number one on the Billboard 200 chart. In support of the album, Ela!ne embarked on her first international tour in five years entitled On the Run Tour. A few days after the tour was announced, Live Nation said the tour was cancelled due to production delays. A couple of hours later Ela!ne responded by reinstating the tour and just rescheduling the first few dates. 
On June 26, 2015 Elaine began her third tour On The Run Tour, which kicked off in Australia. It is scheduled to travel the United States, Europe, South America and Asia. After the first two legs, it was announced that Ela!ne had already earned more than her first two tours. When the tour ended (2015) it became the 9th Highest Grossing Tour, and 10th of 2015 earning a total of $72 thousand. On the Run Tour was named the Hottest Show of 2016 by Billboard.  
Elaine launched the first celebrity-endorsed fragrance on November 9, 2015 called Obsession. In early 2016 Ela!ne posted a photo of her tattoo on her left forearm saying her last name "Robledo". On May 20, 2016 Ela!ne released the lead single to her first compilation "Same Old Love" and donned a new look with blonde hair. The song peaked at number two on the Billboard Hot 100, and she performed the single at the 2016 Billboard Music Awards. These second single "Hello" debuted at number one on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. Ela!ne released her first greatest hits compilation, Hello... A Decade of H!ts on September 15, 2016 celebrating ten years in the industry and her 18th birthday. The compilation debuted at number one on the Billboard 200."Fuckin' Perfect" was released as the third and final single and peaked at number two. The accompanying video was released December 8, 2014 in which Ela!ne revealed that she was expecting her first baby. On February 2017, Ela!ne appeared on the cover of V Magazine, and talked about her pregnancy. Her first daughter was born on March 6, 2017.  
==== 2018: Life Goes On.., The Others, This Christmas Day ====
In November 2017, Ela!ne posted on her Instagram that she was back in the studio working on new music. On _____ Ela!ne released the lead single "M.I.L.F. $". 
==== 2019-present: U Wear It Well ====
== Achievements ==
Ela!ne has 14 number one singles on the Billboard Hot 100; "So What", "Please Don't Leave Me", "Big Girls Don't Cry", "What's My Name", "Super Bass", "Rolling in the Deep", "Someone Like You", "Stay", "Raise Your Glass", "Try", "Bang Bang", "Hey Mama", "Hello", and "Life Goes On". Holding the current record for the most number ones. 
==== Awards ====
In her musical career, Ela!ne has won 16 Billboard Music Awards, 14 GRAMMY Awards, 9 American Music Awards, and 4 MTV Video Music Awards.
In her career as an Actress, Ela!ne has won 4 Emmy Awards; "Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Children's Program" for her role of Lily Truscott in the Hannah Montana series, two "Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series" for her role of Susie Hills in Good Enough, and "Outstanding Guest Actor in a Limited Series" for reprising her role of Carrie Marksbury in The Others: Chapter II. She has also won 2 Tony Awards; "Best Lead Actress in a Musical" for her role of Gabriella Montez in High School Musical (2006) and "Best Featured Actress in a Musical" for her role of Nikki in Burlesque (2015).
==Personal Life==
Ela!ne made her first appearance in Forbes in 2009, and went on and off the list. In 2014 she placed second on the list earning U.S. $574 thousand from December 2013 to November 2014, and being the second highest earning female (behind Brianna Danielle).
In December 2016, Ela!ne revealed she was expecting a baby through her "Fuckin' Perfect" music video. Her daughter was born on March 6, 2017. Her daughter has starred in the series The Others and The Others: Chapter II. On September 22, 2019, her first son and second child was born. 
Ela!ne is a Christian, and has said that she goes to church every Wednesday and Sunday.  
In early 2015 Ela!ne separated from her longtime boyfriend Juan Pinon. Several tracks on Sweet Talker (2015) are believed to have been inspired by the end of their relationship. By the end of the year they were back together and broke up again. Ela!ne was dating Issac, for one or two months. Ela!ne then begun dating Josue, now the father of her four children. On Christmas Day, 2023 the couple officially got engaged. On December 28 Elaine shared the news on her instagram. 
On September 1, 2017 Ela!ne donated $10 thousand dollars to Red Cross in efforts to help the victims of Houston's Hurricane Harvey.  
==Discography==
Main Article: Ela!ne Discography
* Funhouse (2009)
*Pink Friday (2010)
*The Truth About Love (2014)
* Sweet Talker (2015)
* Life Goes On... (2018)
==Tours==
Headlining
*Funhouse Tour (2009)
*Pink Friday Tour (2010)
*On The Run Tour (2015)
Special Guest
*Brianna Danielle - The Masterpiece Tour (2012)
==Filmography==
Television
*Hannah Montana (2007-2010)
*Good Enough (2013-2014)
*The Others (2018)
*U Wear It Well (2019)
*The Others: Chapter II (2019)
Theater
*High School Musical (2006)
*High School Musical 2 (2007)
*High School Musical 3: Senior Year (2008)
* Burlesque (2015)
== Print ==
Magazine
* Glamour - April 2014
* Billboard - July 2014
* Rolling Stone - May 2015
* V - Spring 2017