| Ella Edmondson | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Eleanor Rose Edmondson |
| Born | 22 January 1986 Hammersmith, London, England, United Kingdom |
| Genres | Folk |
| Occupations | Musician |
| Instruments | Vocals, guitar |
| Years active | 2007—present |
| Labels | Monsoon Records |
| Associated acts | The Bad Shepherds |
Eleanor Rose "Ella" Edmondson (born 22 January 1986; Hammersmith, London, England)[1] is an English singer-songwriter. Her primary instrument is the guitar though she can also play piano.[2]
Edmondson is the eldest of three daughters of The Comic Strip colleagues Adrian Edmondson and Jennifer Saunders. She has two younger sisters, Beatrice and Freya.[3] The majority of Edmondson's childhood was spent in Richmond before her family relocated to Devon.[4] She attended Exeter School[5] where she wrote songs as part of her music GCSE.[6] Edmondson became a fan of death metal because it was the only music that her father didn't like.[4] She went through a goth phase as a teenager and became a satanist. She worked as snowboarding instructor in Canada, a barmaid and a painter and decorator before deciding to focus on music full time.[3][4] Ella got married at the end of September 2010 to her longtime boyfriend, Dan.[7]
Edmondson began writing songs at the age of ten, and first recorded at 12 with Glyn Johns. At 14, she received her first guitar as a Christmas present from her father[8] and taught herself to play by copying him.[4] Her first gig was at 16 supporting Thousand Natural Shocks in Exeter.[9] She made an appearance in an episode of her mother's sitcom Jam and Jerusalem in 2006 performing "Breathe".[10] In 2007, she released her first EP, Blame Amy[11] and appeared on the compilation Folk Rising.[12] Her debut album, Hold Your Horses, was released on 16 February 2009.[10]