Eli

492 fans
It’s 2020 and ELI sounds more up-to-date than ever. After plenty of sessions, the 21-year-old Cologne native with the international sound returns from the studio to show he can do a lot more than singer-songwriter tracks. More club sound, more urban, more bass-driven and with a whole new level of punch! “SAD” drops March 13, kicking off a string of releases hurtling towards old and new fans as much as they’re coming for ELI himself. Because making music has never felt as exciting and right for him as it feels with these brand-new tracks.

ELI represents a variety of facets: Edgy urban pop, even a fine dose of rap here and there, and intrinsic classic songwriting qualities – ELI delivers the full package that every producer wants to work with. One of his producers puts it in a nutshell: “ELIs’ strength is that you believe him immediately.” Trudat! Listening to ELIs’ voice just for a few seconds makes you understand that nobody’s bending over backward here, or making radio compatible songs just for the sake of it. This guy sings because he has to – because he simply cannot not sing.

Hardly surprising –after all, ELI started banging on his drum set at three, wrote his first songs at ten, and tried everything from piano to violin in between –sometimes to his parents’ detriment. But it wasn’t until he discovered the guitar that his passion became certainty: I will be a musician. Somehow a logical consequence, knowing that his mother, an actress and musical performer, hid her pregnancy at first and continued to be on stage regularly. There’s probably no other choice for those, who hear the audience’s applause already in their mother’s womb.

Ten years later, ELI has not only made his dream come true, but has impressive successes under his belt as well – for example with songs like “Change Your Mind”, which, among other things, was picked as the theme of a massive ad campaign. More than 50 million streams for this track alone speak for themselves. After a while on the family label –which he founded with his father, a concert promoter, taking up all positions himself – it felt right to take the next step and sign with a major label. Together with production teams like Tuva or YouGuys, he created songs that will raise him to the next level. Not just the current single “SAD”, but also “GHOSTS” as well as the tracks ELI still got up his sleeve are contemporary, outstanding pop songs that don’t have to shy away from international comparison.

ELI in the year 2020 is edgy and rough pop with great emotion, which doesn’t wrap us in cotton wool but offers quite a bit of friction as well. And it’s the friction that creates a connection between listener and artist, which makes an artist a star.

Top tracks

01
Laying Low
Eli
Laying Low
02:42
Writer: Elias Leon Breit - Niels Zuiderhoek - Simon Gitsels - Fritz Rating / Composers: Elias Leon Breit - Niels Zuiderhoek - Simon Gitsels - Fritz Rating
01
Change Your Mind
Eli
Change Your Mind
02:53
Writer: Elias Leon Breit - Andrew Douglas Tyler / Composers: Elias Leon Breit - Andrew Douglas Tyler
01
Lay it on me
Eli
Lay it on me
02:49
Writer: Sebastian Arman - Joacim Bo Persson - Elias Leon Breit - Haris Alagic / Composers: Sebastian Arman - Joacim Bo Persson - Elias Leon Breit - Haris Alagic
01
Gone Girl
Eli
Gone Girl
03:20
Composers: Elias Leon Breit - Niels Zuiderhoek - Simon Gitsels - Fritz Rating
01
Hands On Me
James Hersey
Hands On Me
03:01
Composers: James Hersey - Elias Leon Breit
01
SAD
Eli
SAD
02:41
Writer: Elias Breit - Timothy Auld - Steven Bashir - Benedikt Schöller / Composers: Elias Breit - Timothy Auld - Steven Bashir - Benedikt Schöller
01
Hurt Somebody
Eli
Hurt Somebody
02:30
Writer: Andrew Douglas Tyler - Elias Leon Breit - Vincent Stefansson / Composers: Andrew Douglas Tyler - Elias Leon Breit - Vincent Stefansson
01
Ghosts
Eli
Ghosts
02:28
Writer: Elias Breit - Koen-Willem Toering - Simon Gitsels - Niels Zuiderhoek - Yoshi L.H. Breen - Fritz Rating / Composers: Elias Breit - Koen-Willem Toering - Simon Gitsels - Niels Zuiderhoek - Yoshi L.H. Breen - Fritz Rating

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  • Discography
EPs
(P) 2022 Columbia a division of Sony Music Entertainment Germany GmbH
04-11-2022
Seasons
01
What are we waiting for
Eli
Seasons
02:25
Writer: Benedikt Schoeller - Timothy Auld - Elias Leon Breit / Composers: Benedikt Schoeller - Timothy Auld - Elias Leon Breit
02
Someone
Eli
Seasons
01:46
Writer: Elias Leon Breit - Haris Alagic / Composers: Elias Leon Breit - Haris Alagic
03
Hurt Somebody
Eli
Seasons
02:30
Writer: Andrew Douglas Tyler - Elias Leon Breit - Vincent Stefansson / Composers: Andrew Douglas Tyler - Elias Leon Breit - Vincent Stefansson
04
Love ain't enough
Eli
Seasons
02:48
Writer: Elias Leon Breit - Johannes Römer - Severin von Sydow / Composers: Elias Leon Breit - Johannes Römer - Severin von Sydow
(P) 2021 Columbia a division of Sony Music Entertainment Germany GmbH
16-04-2021
Our Beautiful Mess
01
Different
Eli
Our Beautiful Mess
02:24
Writer: Elias Leon Breit / Composers: Elias Leon Breit
02
Tears In The Morning
Eli
Our Beautiful Mess
02:20
Writer: Elias Breit - Timothy Auld - Steven Bashir - Benedikt Schöller / Composers: Elias Breit - Timothy Auld - Steven Bashir - Benedikt Schöller
03
Gone
Eli
Our Beautiful Mess
02:35
Writer: Elias Leon Breit - Martin Wave - Neil Ormandy / Composers: Elias Leon Breit - Martin Wave - Neil Ormandy
04
Build Me A Bridge
Eli
Our Beautiful Mess
02:42
Writer: Elias Breit - Timothy Auld - Benedikt Schöller / Composers: Elias Breit - Timothy Auld - Benedikt Schöller
05
Don't Wake Me Up
Eli
Our Beautiful Mess
02:25
Writer: Elias Breit - Haris Alagic / Composers: Elias Breit - Haris Alagic
Singles
(P) 2022 Columbia a division of Sony Music Entertainment Germany GmbH
14-10-2022
Hurt Somebody
01
Hurt Somebody
Eli
Hurt Somebody
02:30
Writer: Andrew Douglas Tyler - Elias Leon Breit - Vincent Stefansson / Composers: Andrew Douglas Tyler - Elias Leon Breit - Vincent Stefansson
(P) 2022 Columbia a division of Sony Music Entertainment Germany GmbH
10-06-2022
Lay it on me (Acoustic)
01
Lay it on me (Acoustic)
Eli
Lay it on me (Acoustic)
03:06
Writer: Sebastian Arman - Joacim Bo Persson - Elias Leon Breit - Haris Alagic / Composers: Sebastian Arman - Joacim Bo Persson - Elias Leon Breit - Haris Alagic
(P) 2022 Columbia a division of Sony Music Entertainment Germany GmbH
22-04-2022
Lay it on me
01
Lay it on me
Eli
Lay it on me
02:49
Writer: Sebastian Arman - Joacim Bo Persson - Elias Leon Breit - Haris Alagic / Composers: Sebastian Arman - Joacim Bo Persson - Elias Leon Breit - Haris Alagic
prime entertainment records
17-12-2021
Sick Love
01
Sick Love
Haris
Sick Love
02:34
Writer: Haris Alagic - Elias Leon Breit / Composers: Haris Alagic - Elias Leon Breit
(P) 2021 Columbia a division of Sony Music Entertainment Germany GmbH
29-10-2021
Forever Summer
01
Forever Summer
Eli
Forever Summer
02:15
Writer: MaxE - Cihan Ozaman - Elias Leon Breit - Haris Alagic - Bojan Kalajdzic / Composers: MaxE - Cihan Ozaman - Elias Leon Breit - Haris Alagic
(P) 2021 KOOKIE DIAMOND / COLUMBIA a division of Sony Music Entertainment Germany GmbH
13-08-2021
boys don't cry
01
boys don't cry
who is vince
boys don't cry
02:15
Writer: Vincent Kottkamp - Elias Leon Breit - Kate Morgan / Composers: Vincent Kottkamp - Elias Leon Breit - Kate Morgan
(P) 2020 Columbia a division of Sony Music Entertainment Germany GmbH
05-02-2021
Gone
01
Gone
Eli
Gone
02:35
Writer: Elias Leon Breit - Martin Wave - Neil Ormandy / Composers: Elias Leon Breit - Martin Wave - Neil Ormandy
(P) 2020 Columbia a division of Sony Music Entertainment Germany GmbH
11-12-2020
Tears In The Morning
01
Tears In The Morning
Eli
Tears In The Morning
02:20
Writer: Elias Breit - Timothy Auld - Steven Bashir - Benedikt Schöller / Composers: Elias Breit - Timothy Auld - Steven Bashir - Benedikt Schöller
(P) 2020 Columbia a division of Sony Music Entertainment Germany GmbH
30-10-2020
Different
01
Different
Eli
Different
02:24
Writer: Elias Leon Breit / Composers: Elias Leon Breit
(P) 2020 Columbia a division of Sony Music Entertainment Germany GmbH
04-09-2020
Wish Now Was Later
01
Wish Now Was Later
Eli
Wish Now Was Later
02:28
Writer: Elias Leon Breit - Teodor Runsiö - Frans Stöhr Torell - Petter Tarland / Composers: Elias Leon Breit - Teodor Runsiö - Frans Stöhr Torell - Petter Tarland
(P) 2020 Columbia a division of Sony Music Entertainment Germany GmbH
10-04-2020
Ghosts
01
Ghosts
Eli
Ghosts
02:28
Writer: Elias Breit - Koen-Willem Toering - Simon Gitsels - Niels Zuiderhoek - Yoshi L.H. Breen - Fritz Rating / Composers: Elias Breit - Koen-Willem Toering - Simon Gitsels - Niels Zuiderhoek - Yoshi L.H. Breen - Fritz Rating
(P) 2020 Columbia a division of Sony Music Entertainment Germany GmbH
09-04-2020
Ghosts (Cheap Cuts Remix)
01
Ghosts (Cheap Cuts Remix)
Eli
Ghosts (Cheap Cuts Remix)
03:44
Writer: Elias Breit - Koen-Willem Toering - Simon Gitsels - Niels Zuiderhoek - Yoshi L.H. Breen - Fritz Rating / Composers: Elias Breit - Koen-Willem Toering - Simon Gitsels - Niels Zuiderhoek - Yoshi L.H. Breen - Fritz Rating
(P) 2020 COLUMBIA - a division of Sony Music Entertainment Germany GmbH
13-03-2020
SAD
01
SAD
Eli
SAD
02:41
Writer: Elias Breit - Timothy Auld - Steven Bashir - Benedikt Schöller / Composers: Elias Breit - Timothy Auld - Steven Bashir - Benedikt Schöller