Elena Jane Goulding was born on 30 December 1986 in Hereford and raised in Lyonshall, a small village near Kington, Herefordshire, the second of four children (she has a brother and two sisters).
Elena Jane Goulding lahir pada tanggal 30 Desember 1986 di Hereford dan dibesarkan di Lyonshall, sebuah desa kecil di dekat Kington, Herefordshire, anak kedua dari empat bersaudara (dia memiliki seorang saudara laki-laki dan dua saudara perempuan).