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Ellise Mariana Gitas (10 September 1998), known mononymously as Ellise, is an American singer and songwriter.[1] She is known for her dark-pop influenced songs and her Halloween themed extended plays. Her debut studio album, Chaotic, was released in 2021.
Ellise was born Foster City, California.[2] Her mother moved to the United States from Iraq at 15 years old.[3] She grew up living with her parents and younger brother, who is also a producer and a musician.[4][5] After attaining her high school diploma from Monte Vista High School, she moved to Los Angeles to pursue a career as a singer, when she was age 17.[6]
Career
In 2016, she was selected for the UPROXXUncharted series.[7][6] She worked with producer Chris Seefried in the series to create her debut single, "Break Down".[6] She was also a finalist of the 2016 IHeartRadio Rising Star Competition.[8][9] In July, she performed at her first major concert at an unveiling of new rides at Luna Park.[10][11] She released an EDM single titled "Dominoes" and the music video was directed by Paul Boyd.[2]
In 2018, she left her former record label, Grange records. During this period, she independently released the dark-pop singles "Love Made Me Do It", "Fight!", and "Pinky Promise". Tracks "Nightmares" and "911" enjoyed the most success.[12] This was followed by the release of her debut extended play (EP), Can You Keep A Secret.[13] In 2019, she released her second EP Under My Bed. Her brother produced some of the song in the EP.[4]
In 2021, she got signed to Empire Records,[14] under which she released her debut album Chaotic.[13][15] She was featured in Iggy Azalea's album The End of an Era, on the track "Day 3 in Miami".[16][17] She released her third EP, Letting The Wolf In.[18][19][20] In November, she collaborated with DeathbyRomy and Mothica on a remix for the song "Soul Sucker", originally from the EP.[21][22] She was featured by Savage Ga$p on his debut album title track The Long Halloween.[23]
In 2022, she signed to AWAL. Erik Ron produced "Black Balloons" and in 2023, "Half A Heart".[24][13] She also released the single "Did It Hurt" in 2023.[22] The same year, she collaborated with Ashley Sienna on the song "Pretty In The Dark",[25] and then on "Pity Party" with Neoni.[26]
