Elle Limebear
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April 2, 1997
Elle Limebear | |
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 Elle Limebear performing at the Big Church Festival at Wiston, West Sussex in 2022 | |
| Background information | |
| Born | Elle Limebear April 2, 1997 |
| Genres | Contemporary worship music |
| Instruments | Vocals |
| Years active | 2018–present |
| Labels | Reunion |
| Website | www |
Elle Limebear (née Smith; born 2 April 1997) is a British worship singer, songwriter and artist.[1]
Elle Limebear was born to Martin Smith and Anna Smith in 1997 in Chichester, England.[2] She grew up in Rustington in a religious family.[2] Her grandfather was the pastor of the local church, Arun Community Church.[2]
In 2015, she joined her father's band and leads worship at various churches and tours.[3] She has been married to Tom Limebear since 2017 and lives in Brighton, England.[4] They have two sons together, named Maccabee and Wilson.[2]
Career
In May 2018, she was signed by Provident Label Group, a Christian music label owned by Sony Music.[5] Later that year, she released her first single "Love Song" in collaboration with One Sonic Society which peaked at No. 31 on the Billboard Christian Airplay Charts.[6] In January 2019, Limebear was featured in The Own It Tour, a tour by Francesca Battistelli, along with Stars Go Dim.[7] In June 2019, it was announced that Limebear would be part of I Am They's tour, The Trial & Triumph.[8] In the same year, she released her first EP, titled Elle Limebear.[9]
In February 2020, Limebear released her debut album, Lost In Wonder.[9] In March 2020, she set out on The Roadshow 2020 tour to promote her album, but the tour was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[2] In November 2020, she released another EP, Live from Catalyst.[10] The EP consists of three songs, including "Glorious Day", "Maker of the Moon", and "Lord You Have My Heart".[10][11] In the same year, she was nominated for GMA Dove Award in the New Artist of the Year category.[12][13]
In 2022, she received a BMI Christian Award for "Alive & Breathing" along with Matt Maher.[14] The song had been No. 1 on Billboard's Christian Airplay Chart in 2020 for five weeks.[15]
Limebear is also a member of a music band named Manor Collective, a group of writers, artists, producers and friends of different skin colours and cultures who first got together at a big English Manor House, in the Hampshire countryside.[16][17]