Elles Bailey
British singer-songwriter
Elles Bailey is an English blues roots, rock singer, songwriter, and pianist. She has recorded five studio albums, including her debut album Wildfire in 2017, Road I Call Home in 2019, Shining in the Half Light in 2022, Beneath the Neon Glow in 2024 and Can't Take My Story Away in 2026.
Bailey has won several awards for her work. She is also a presenter on Planet Rock Radio with her own weekly show.
In 2024, Bailey released her highest charting album to date when Beneath the Neon Glow peaked at number 12 in the UK Albums Chart, number 4 in the Official Scottish Chart and reached number 1 on the Official Jazz and Blues Albums Chart and number 2 on Official Americana Albums Chart.
Her 2022 studio album Shining in the Half Light produced by Dan Weller reached 42 on the UK Albums Chart, reached number 1 on the Official Jazz and Blues Albums Chart and number 2 on the Official Americana Albums Chart. In January 2023, The Official Charts Company announced that Shining in the Half Light had reached number 39 out of the top 40 best selling albums in the Official Americana Albums Chart in 2022.
On tour, apart from her own headline appearances, Bailey has provided the opening act for Jools Holland, Don McLean, Van Morrison, Eric Gales, Mike Farris, the Kris Barras Band and King King.
In June 2025, Bailey supported Rag'n'Bone Man on selected dates of his UK summer tour, including an appearance at Llangollen Pavilion on 27 June 2025, where they performed together on stage on the song "Anywhere Away from Here". Bailey sang the vocal part originally recorded by Pink on Rag'n'Bone Man's album Life by Misadventure.
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