Category: Music

Elena Jane “Ellie” Goulding (born 30 December 1986) is an English singer-songwriter. She released her debut studio album, Lights, in 2010. The album debuted at number one on the UK Albums Chart and has sold over 850,000 copies in the UK. The album’s title track, “Lights”, was released in the US in March 2011, and reached its peak position of number two on the Billboard Hot 100 nearly a year and a half later during its thirty-third week charting, completing one of the longest ever climbs into the top two positions on the chart. The single was also certified triple platinum by the RIAA.

Sia Kate Isobelle Furler (born 18 December 1975), better known as Sia, is an Australian downtempo, pop, and jazz singer and songwriter. She is vegetarian and participated in an advertisement with her dog Pantera, for PETA Asia-Pacific to encourage pet neutering.

In June 2010, Furler’s official website announced that all scheduled promotional events and shows had been cancelled due to her poor health. She cited extreme lethargy and panic attacks and considered retiring permanently from performing and touring. According to her Twitter account she was diagnosed with Graves’ disease – an autoimmune disorder with an over-active thyroid. Four months later, in an ARIA Awards interview Furler said her health was improving after rest and thyroid hormone replacement therapy. Furler has said she will release an album in the summer of 2012 and will refrain from touring temporarily.