Ellie Goulding is marking a new chapter in her career by reflecting on the creative freedom she finds in songwriting. The singer recently turned to Instagram to connect with her fanbase, sharing a candid look at her development as an artist and the release of her latest project, “We Know Too Much.”
In a heartfelt message to her supporters, Goulding traced her passion for music back to her childhood. “Since I was 8 I’ve been writing out my thoughts, or figuring out the awesome art of pop songs, just me and my guitar, and I escaped from horrors and found joy in equal measure in every one of them,” she wrote. She emphasized that even songs that never saw a public release provided her with invaluable time in the studio alongside collaborators she admires. Expressing gratitude for her career, she noted, “I celebrate the freedom I have in weaving my voice and my words into these different soundscapes and I celebrate having you all with me on this journey to listen.”
Goulding acknowledged that her lifelong ambition was simply to perform for an audience. “We grow together. There’s nothing more potent than that since all I ever wanted was to be a singer and hopefully have a stage and an audience to do it,” she shared, thanking her fans for their enduring support. Her professional rise began in 2009 with the release of her debut single, “Under the Sheets,” via Neon Gold Records, followed by a signing with Polydor Records that same year.
Her debut studio album, “Lights,” reached the top of the UK Albums Chart and was later reissued as “Bright Lights,” yielding hits such as “Starry Eyed,” “Lights,” and her cover of Elton John’s “Your Song.” Her second studio album, “Halcyon,” featured the lead single “Anything Could Happen,” while the repackaged “Halcyon Days” edition delivered her first UK No. 1 single, “Burn.” Throughout her career, Goulding has also achieved success through collaborations, most notably with DJ Calvin Harris on the tracks “I Need Your Love” and “Outside,” and earned a Grammy Award nomination for “Love Me like You Do,” which was featured on the “Fifty Shades of Grey” soundtrack.
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