Ellie-Grace Summers

Ellie-Grace Summers (July 2nd, 1992) is a American singer-songwriter from Tennessee. Born and raised in Brentwood, Tennessee, She has one younger brother and one younger sister, she is very close to her siblings and other family members. In August 2011 she moved permanently to Los Angeles, California to focus on a music career, she released her debut album Ellie-Grace in September, 2011 with a string of moderately succesfull singles, Paint Me A Picture (feat. Hayden), I'd Wait Forever and Silence Is Deafening. She has gained a lot of public interest from a number of high profile musicians and her debut album was included in the Top 10 best-selling albums of 2011. She is set to tour later in 2012 and will also begin work on her sophomore album later in the year.
==Early Life==
Elizabeth-Grace Summers (born July 2, 1992) is a American singer-songwriter from Tennessee. Born and raised in Brentwood, Tennessee to parents Patti and Gregory, her parents struggled to find work throughout Ellie‘s childhood, her father worked on a production line at a local warehouse briefly but lost his job due to the economic downfall in Brentwood at the time and the family struggled to provide for the following eight years. She has one younger brother and one younger sister, Chris (16) and Zoey (12), she is very close to her siblings and other family members.
A fairly quiet child, Ellie was often taunted for her shyness and she kept herself to herself during her school years, she wasn’t what you’d describe as unpopular, she had a close group of friends which grew larger over time and by the time she reached Highschool she had fully developed into a well rounded student with many friends, hobbies and a positive academic future. She was also very keen on performing and found a love in music when her grandfather who used to tour in a local club band gave her an acoustic guitar and taught her how to play, this quickly developed into an obsession and Ellie set her sights on making a career out of music, she would spend the majority of her spare time writing and playing music on the same acoustic guitar her grandfather gave her which she still has to this very day but rarely uses that guitar, preferring to keep it for personal reasons.
She has performed regularly within her hometown of Brentwood, often performing at public events like the 4th July celebrations and various other public occasions. She left Highschool at 18 and has spent the last year studying music at a local college, she is now planning on beginning her music career and is currently looking for a record label and beginning her music career. Her main influences include, Fleetwood Mac, Patti Smith, Bruce Springsteen, Belle & Sebastian, Alanis Morisette and her modern influences include, Nadia Berry, Brittany Knox, Michelle Green, Katie Coyle, Hannah Beth and Alicia Lena.
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==Career==
===Breakthrough (2011 - present)===
In July 2011 she was spotted performing at a Nashville music concert by Monk On Fire music scout, Damien Holmes and was quickly signed to the record label, she quickly recorded her debut single Paint Me A Picture (feat. Hayden) which peaked at number #4 on the Top20 Airplay Charts and became a highly selling debut single. In August 2011 she moved out to Los Angeles, California to begin work on her debut album 'Ellie-Grace', with Ryan Ross Hernandez and Damion Holmes in charge of the production of the album, it was released in September 2011 and peaked at number #2 on the Chart Heat album charts an became one of the best selling albums of 2011, quickly after the release of her debut album she supported Electrodeath on their 2011 Wicca world-tour, She released her second single 'I'd Wait Forever' in November 2011 which again peaked at number #4 on the Top20 Airplay Charts and supported the single with a short co-headlining tour of the UK with Katie Coyle, and then finally in January she released the third and final single from her debut album 'Silence Is Deafening' which peaked at number #7 on the Top20 Airplay Charts.
==Personal Life==
Ellie-Grace has various hobbies and interests, she often takes part in the annual Christmas ball in her hometown of Brentwood where she performs original songs and covers various Christmas songs. She also used to spend her summers at a small music camp just outside of Brentwood where she helps aspiring young children learn guitar and helps them to gain confidence in performing. She also has other various interests including watersports, reading and performing. She has the same group of friends that she had while she was in Highschool and remains in very close contact with them.
She is hugely loved within her hometown and has a sort of celebrity status in Brentwood due to her performing regularly at charity events and various talent competitions, she also helps out local businesses in various different ways such as volunteering and has been part of advertisement campaigns for several local businesses. She has huge affection for her hometown and visits as often as she can. She currently lives in Los Angeles, California and it's there where she met her best friend Isabel Merjos and her boyfriend Hayden Merjos.
==Discography==
ALBUM 	UK	USA	CHART HEAT
Ellie-Grace	8 	3 	2
SINGLE 	UK	USA	TOP20	ALBUM
Paint Me A Picture (feat. Hayden)	12	6 	4 	Ellie-Grace
I'd Wait Forever 	8 	5 	4 	Ellie-Grace
Silence Is Deafening 	14	11 	7 	Ellie-Grace