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My Take
Elle King hooked me with her voice before anything else. Born in Los Angeles in 1989, she blends country, rock, and blues into something gloriously rough around the edges, and I love that she never sands it down for polish. There's an art-school sensibility colliding with barroom grit, and the grit always wins. What I value isn't technical perfection but rawness, that lived-in, human quality that makes a song stick. From her debut EP onward she's followed her own instincts rather than chasing trends, and that stubborn authenticity is exactly the kind of artist I root for.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Elle King
- Name (Japanese)
- エル・キング
- Reading
- える・きんぐ
- Born
- January 1, 1989 (age 37)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Capricorn / Snake
- Origin
- Los Angeles, California, United States
- Occupation
- singer / actor / songwriter / composer
2. Background
- High school
- Little Red School House and Elisabeth Irwin High School
- University
- The University of the Arts
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
- Official sitehttps://www.elleking.com/
- Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/elleking/
- Xhttps://x.com/ellekingmusic
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elle%20King
Frequently asked questions
When was Elle King born?
Born January 1, 1989 (age 37).
Where is Elle King from?
Elle King is from Los Angeles, California, United States.
What does Elle King do?
Elle King works as singer, actor, songwriter, composer.
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.