Elan Atias

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Elan
Birth name	Elan Atias
Origin	Los Angeles, California, United States
Genre(s)	Reggae
Occupation(s)	Singer-songwriter
Years active	1997–present
Label(s)	Interscope
Associated acts	The Wailers
Website	ElanMusic.com

Elan Atias is an American Jewish reggae singer. Atias performed with The Wailers, which had been the backing band for Bob Marley, from 1997 to 1999. In June 2006, he released his debut album, Together as One, produced by No Doubt bassist Tony Kanal. On August 22, 2006, Abbywho, Inc. and Elan Sara DeFan filed a lawsuit against Interscope and Atias over copyright infringement of the trademark name "Elan".^[1] Elan recently reunited with The Wailers as the lead singer and is touring the world singing the Wailers’ classics as well as songs from his Together As One album. In addition, Elan and Aston “Familyman” Barrett are forming a joint venture with the intent to produce future albums and to sign emerging artists under their label. The first project will be a new compilation with the Wailers’ featuring some of the biggest names in contemporary music.^[2] Elan is currently touring with The Wailers again playing on the following dates:

May 29 2008 10:30P: Wailers Feat Elan at Soul Kitchen Mobile, Alabama
May 30 2008 9:00P: Wailers Feat Elan at Shoreline Ballroom Hilton Head, South Carolina
May 31 2008 9:30P: Wailers Feat Elan at Budweiser Downtown Live Raleigh, North Carolina
Jun 1 2008 8:15P: Wailers Feat Elan at Penn’s Peak Jim Thorpe, Pennsylvania
Jun 3 2008 9:00P: Wailers Feat Elan at B.B. King’s Blues Club New York, New York
Jun 4 2008 8:00P: Wailers Feat Elan at Innsbrook Pavilion Glen Allen, Virginia
Jun 6 2008 9:30P: Wailers Feat Elan at Town Point Park Norfolk, Virginia
Jun 7 2008 11:30P: Wailers Feat Elan at Joey Harrison’s Surf Club Ortley Beach, New Jersey
Jun 8 2008 7:00P: Wailers Feat Elan at Loudoun Summer Music Fest Loudon County, Virginia
Jun 15 2008 7:15P: Wailers Feat Elan at City Stages (Miller Stage) Birmingham, Alabama
Jun 25 2008 8:00P: Wailers Feat Elan at Minnesota Zoo Apple Valley, Minnesota
Jun 26 2008 8:00P: Wailers Feat Elan at Ravinia Festival Highland Park, Illinois
Jul 1 2008 8:00P: Wailers Feat Elan at Lifestyles Comm. Pavilion Columbus, Ohio
Jul 3 2008 10:00P: Wailers Feat Elan at Summerfest (Potawatomi Stage) Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Jul 4 2008 8:00P: Wailers Feat Elan at Rothbury Festival Rothbury, Michigan
Jul 5 2008 8:00P: Wailers Feat Elan at Montreal Jazz Festival (Metropolis) Montreal, Quebec
Jul 6 2008 9:30P: Wailers Feat Elan at Cisco Ottawa Bluesfest 2008 Ottawa, Ontario
Jul 7 2008 9:30P: Wailers Feat Elan at Quebec City Int’l Summer Festival d’Youville square Quebec City, Quebec
Jul 10 2008 10:00P: Wailers Feat Elan at Crystal Ballroom Portland, Oregon
Jul 11 2008 10:30P: Wailers Feat Elan at Vancouver Island Music Festival Vancouver Island, British Columbia