Elmiene
British singer-songwriter (born 2001)
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Abdala Elamin (born 1 July 2001), known professionally as Elmiene, is a British-Sudanese singer from Oxford. He placed fifth in the BBC Sound of 2024 poll and was nominated for the Brit Award for Rising Star in 2025.[1]
Life and career
Elmiene was born in Frankfurt, Germany, to Sudanese parents who had moved there in the late 1990s.[2] When he was around five years old, his family moved to Oxford, England.[3]
Elmiene started his career in 2021 after going viral from an Instagram post of him singing D'Angelo's Untitled (How Does It Feel) song.[4]
Elmiene released his single "Useless (Without You)" on August 14, 2025. His mixtape Heat the Streets was released on September 5.[5][6]
Personal life
Discography
Studio albums
- Sounds for Someone (2026)
Mixtapes
- Heat the Streets (2025)
Extended plays
- El-Mean (2023)
- Marking My Time (2023)
- Live at RAK Studios (2024)
- Anyway I Can (2024)
- For the Deported (2024)
- This Is the Remix (2025)
- Heat the Streets Some Mo’ (2025)
Live albums
- Live from 525 (2024)
- Live from Brussels (2025)
Singles
- "Golden" (2021)
- "Why (Spare Me Tears)" (2022)
- "Endless No Mores" (2023)
- "Mad at Fire" (2023)
- "Mama" (2023)
- "Marking My Time" (2024)
- "Someday" (2024)
- "Lover, You Should've Come Over" (2023)
- "Crystal Tears" (2024)
- "Sweetness" (2024)
- "Light Work" (2024)
- "Anyways" (2024)
- "Useless (Without You)" (2025)
- "Cry Against the Wind" (2025)
- "Reclusive" (2026)
- "Honour" (2026)
- "Saviour" (2026)
- "Comets + Gold" (with Fujii Kaze) (2026)[8]
Awards and nominations
| Organisation | Year | Category | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| BBC | 2024 | Sound of 2024 | Fifth |
| Brit Awards | 2025 | Rising Star | Nominated |
