Farah Elle
Farah Elle | |
|---|---|
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Farah El Neihum |
| Origin | Libya |
| Genres | |
| Years active | 2016–present |
| Website | Farah Elle on Facebook |
Farah Elle (born Farah El Neihum; 1994) is a Libyan-born Irish singer-songwriter.
Early life and education
Farah Elle was born in Libya in 1994, named Farah El Neihum. Her family moved to Julianstown, County Meath, Ireland, in 1996. Her mother is a consultant ophthalmologist and politician, Fatima Hamroush. Elle was raised Muslim, attending the mosque in Clonskeagh, and is fluent in Arabic. She taught herself to play the keyboard as a teenager.[1]
She attended BIMM, Dublin, graduating in 2016.[2][3]
Career
Farah Elle played her first headline gig at Sin É, Dublin in 2016.[4] She played at the 2016 KnockanStockan music festival.[2] She collaborated with CunninLynguists on the single Oh Honey and with Bantum on Feel It Out. She performed with at the 2019 Mother Tongues festival at Rua Red.[5]
In 2019, Farah Elle released a single, Play For Keeps, with MuRli,[6] and collaborated with Bantum, Ben Bix and God Knows on the single Strongest Thing.[7][8] She was one of the artists who performed as part of the Conservatory Sessions run by Pine The Pilcrow in 2019.[9]
For the 2020 Nollaig na mBan celebrations in EPIC the Irish Emigration Museum, Elle performed alongside Tara Flynn and Chiamaka Enyi-Amadi.[10]
Her debut album, Fatima, was released in 2022.[11]
Other activities
Elle has volunteered at the direct provision centre in Mosney, County Louth.[12]
Discography
- Silk single (2015)
- Oh Honey single (2017) collaboration with CunninLynguists
- Feel It Out single (2017) collaboration with Bantum
- Play For Keeps single (2019) collaboration with MuRli
- Strongest Thing single and video (2019) collaboration with Bantum, Ben Bix and God Knows
- FATIMA (2020)
References
- ^ Ryan, Jennifer (11 August 2017). "Podcast: 'My mum tried to help rebuild Libya, I respect that'". The Irish Times. Retrieved 25 July 2020.
- ^ a b "Smooth as Silk: Interview with Farah Elle". Totally Dublin. 19 July 2016. Retrieved 25 July 2020.
- ^ "Farah Elle". State Faces of 2020. Archived from the original on 26 July 2020. Retrieved 25 July 2020.
- ^ "Farah Elle's Headline Show Live At Sin É, September 24th 2016". IMRO. Retrieved 25 July 2020.
- ^ "Farah Elle + Kiruu". Mother Tongues Festival. Archived from the original on 25 July 2020. Retrieved 25 July 2020.
- ^ White, Stephen (25 November 2019). ""no filter between the music and the meaning" Murli feat. Farah Elle – Play For Keeps". The Last Mixed Tape. Retrieved 25 July 2020.
- ^ McGoran, Peter (14 June 2019). "WATCH: God Knows, Bantum, Farah Elle & Ben Bix collaborate on highly original 'Strongest Thing' video". Hotpress. Retrieved 25 July 2020.
- ^ O'Rne, Ellie (12 March 2020). "Making the weight in Irish electronica: Bandon-born Bantum on ten years of music". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 25 July 2020.
- ^ Costello, Emma (20 October 2019). "Ireland's rising stars are popping up in secret gigs around Dublin — here's how to get invited". Extra.ie. Retrieved 25 July 2020.
- ^ Power, Jack (5 January 2020). "Nollaig na mBan events to take place across the country". The Irish Times. Retrieved 25 July 2020.
- ^ Kane, Siobhan (30 September 2022). "An interesting, reflective and expressive debut". The Irish Times. Retrieved 24 December 2024.
- ^ "SelfMade x MNÁSOME Interview with Farah Elle". MNÁSOME. 25 January 2018. Retrieved 25 July 2020.