Eleri Ward

Eleri Ward
Eleri Ward
Birth name	Eleri Ward
Born	August 10, 1994 (age 30); Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Origin	New York City, New York, U.S.
Genres	Indie folk; musical theatre; pop;
Years active	2016–present
Labels	Ghostlight (Sh-K-Boom)
Website	eleriward.com
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Page	Eleri Ward;
Followers	71.3K
Likes	1.8M
	Last updated: May 2023

Eleri Ward (born August 10, 1994)^[1]^[2] is an American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actress, best known for her Sufjan Stevens-inspired indie folk renditions of the works of composer Stephen Sondheim. Since garnering attention with covers posted to Instagram and TikTok, Ward has released two albums in this vein, A Perfect Little Death (2021) and Keep a Tender Distance (2022), both on Sh-K-Boom Records' Ghostlight imprint, as well as two self-released pop EPs, Prism (2020) and Friction (2021). In summer 2022, she toured with singer Josh Groban. As a stage actress, she has performed in productions for The Muny and MCC Theater.

^ Eleri Ward [@eleriward] (August 10, 2020). "Smiling because now I'm 26 and am very grateful to not be 25 any longer! T'was a hard one. Looking forward to what this next revolution around the sun will bring 💚". Retrieved January 4, 2023 – via Instagram.
^ Fierberg, Ruthie (August 30, 2020). "Meet the 30 Semi-Finalists of Playbill's Search for a Star Contest". Playbill. Retrieved April 23, 2023.

[:7-1] Eleri Ward [@eleriward] (August 10, 2020). "Smiling because now I'm 26 and am very grateful to not be 25 any longer! T'was a hard one. Looking forward to what this next revolution around the sun will bring 💚". Retrieved January 4, 2023 – via Instagram.

[:11-2] Fierberg, Ruthie (August 30, 2020). "Meet the 30 Semi-Finalists of Playbill's Search for a Star Contest". Playbill. Retrieved April 23, 2023.

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