Eliza Doolittle (singer)

For other uses, see Eliza Doolittle (disambiguation).

Eliza
Eliza performing in 2014
Background information
Birth nameEliza Sophie Caird
Born (1988-04-15) 15 April 1988 (age 36)
Westminster, London, England
Occupations
  • Singer
  • songwriter
Instruments
  • Vocals
  • piano
Years active2000s-present[1]
LabelsParlophone

Eliza Sophie Caird (born 15 April 1988),[2] better known by her former stage name Eliza Doolittle now Eliza, is an English singer and songwriter from Westminster, London.[3] After performing her music in live venues around London from the age of 15, Eliza signed to Parlophone in 2008.[4]

Her debut album was released on 12 July 2010 and went platinum. The album produced two UK top-40 hits, "Skinny Genes" and "Pack Up", the latter of which peaked within the top five on the UK Singles Chart.[5]

In 2013, Eliza contributed writing and vocals to "You & Me", a single from British electronic music duo Disclosure's number one debut album Settle.[6]

On 7 June 2013, she premiered a single called "Big When I Was Little", which was released in July 2013. It subsequently joined BBC Radio 1's and Radio 2 playlist. It was later included on her second studio album, titled In Your Hands.[7]

In 2018, Eliza released the album A Real Romantic, which included tracks like "Wasn't Looking", "Livid" and "Alone & Unafraid". In 2022, she released the album A Sky Without Stars, which including tracks like "Straight Talker", "Heat of the Moon" and "Everywhere I'll Ever Be".

  1. ^ "Talking Shop: Eliza Doolittle". BBC News. 13 July 2010.
  2. ^ "Eliza Biography". Retrieved 29 December 2010.
  3. ^ "Bite The Ballot on Twitter". Twitter. 10 January 2015.
  4. ^ "News | Eliza Doolittle". Parlophone records. Archived from the original on 28 April 2016. Retrieved 12 October 2016.
  5. ^ "Eliza Doolittle at BBC Music". British Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 30 October 2010.
  6. ^ "Disclosure – You and Me featuring Eliza Doolittle: video premiere". The Guardian. 14 April 2014. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 12 October 2016.
  7. ^ "Eliza Doolittle announces new album title – Music News". Digital Spy. 31 July 2013. Retrieved 29 June 2014.