The moment a folk-pop fairy became a festival queen — earworm warning.
Hereford’s own Ellie Goulding topped the BBC Sound of 2010 list. In the same year she won the Critics Choice BRIT Award. Her presence on Radio 1 started with Under the Sheets, soon singles like Starry Eyed were getting airplay and even the dubstep remix treatment from artists like Jakwob. In the Summer of 2010 she took to the stage at BBC Radio 1's Big Weekend to perform an eclectic selection of songs from her debut album "Lights".
Sound
Raw vocals cutting through electronic production
Production
Intimate festival stage design
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This performance captures the brief window when 'folktronica' was a genuine industry buzzword before streaming flattened everything into playlists.
Ellie performed this set mere weeks before releasing her debut in the US, where 'Lights' would become a sleeper hit two years later.
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