Birth name Bronwyn Megan Ellis Occupation(s) Singer and model Years active 2014-present | Name Bronwyn Ellis Genres Disco rock, Dream pop Instruments Vocals, keyboard | |
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Born 8 March 1999 (age 25) Bolton, Greater Manchester, England ( 1999-03-08 ) Labels Steel Tiger Records, Tiger Entertainment | ||
Bronwyn Ellis (born 8 March 1999) is an English singer from Bolton Greater Manchester, England. In June 2014, She was a contestant at a "star spotting" talent event held at Bolton's Holiday Inn. Despite The X Factor rejection, Bronwyn was offered to sign a record deal with Tiger Entertainment Records.
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Early life and education
Ellis was born in Bolton Greater Manchester, England, She attended St. Maxentius Primary School, Turton High School and Bury Sixth Form College. She started writing music when she was 15 years old. In 2013, Bronwyn attended Dawson's Academy of Dance and Stage, she dropped out after two years.
Career
Bronwyn began performing at theater shows in Bolton town in 2012. In February 2014, she applied for the Teen Star Singing Competition, and reached the regional finals of 'Teen Star' that were held in Manchester, performing Demi Lovato's Give Your Heart A Break,
In June 2014 at the age of fifteen, Bronwyn auditioned at a talent event run by Tiger Entertainment in her hometown, performing Jessie J's Casualty Of Love. Anthony Costa of the band Blue praised her voice and appearance at the event. She's considering training at a local college in Performing Arts, if her singing career is unsuccessful. Costa and the agent from Tiger Entertainment chose Bronwyn as the winner, and later in the month Ellis signed a record deal with Tiger Entertainment, and began work writing her debut EP.
In July 2014, Ellis announced in an interview that she had begun working on material for her extended play to radio station Bolton FM.
Ellis had begun working with a song writer and music producer not long after signing the recording contract in June 2014. On 11 August 2015, Bronwyn's brother released on his YouTube channel, a music video titied 'Dark Parts' directed and edited by Bronwyn. It features video clips of old movies, Bronwyn as herself, traffic, architecture of Angels, the Grim Reaper, as well as Alex Turner the band member from The Arctic Monkeys. Bronwyn met her current manager Karen Walters in 2014 at a singing competition in her hometown, and she helped Bronwyn to get into her 12 month contract with Tiger Entertainment. In September 2015, Her manager and lawyer persuaded her to adopt a new stage name.
Vocals
Bronwyn possesses a mezzo-soprano vocal range of three octaves and two notes. She took vocal lessons from an Academy of Dance and Stage in 2013.
Influences
Bronwyn previously stated in a interview that her musical influences have stayed the same for a long time, they include Jessie J, Paloma Faith, Charli XCX, Lana Del Rey and Foxes.