' Figure 8' was released as the album's second single having commercial success in New Zealand where it was certified platinum.Įxplosions' was released as the album's third single, peaking at number thirteen on the UK singles chart. ' Anything Could Happen' was released as the lead single from Halcyon on 17 August 2012, peaking at number five on the UK Singles Chart. The Halcyon Days Tour, was unveiled along with North American dates, beginning in Miami Beach, Florida. To further promote the album Goulding embarked on a nine-day promotional tour across the United Kingdom. It also debuted at number nine on the United States' Billboard 200 with first-week sales of 34,000 copies, while reaching the top five in New Zealand, the top ten in Canada and Ireland, and the top twenty in Australia. The album debuted at number two on the UK Albums Chart, selling 33,425 copies in its first week. However, less favorable reviews felt that 'the main flaw of Halcyon is that it occasionally feels a bit too much' and that the album concedes to 'factory-standard chart dance'. Halcyon received generally positive reviews from music critics, who complimented Goulding's more aggressive showcase of her voice, with some critics calling it 'luxuriously epic' and commending Goulding as 'poised at the edge of artistic and career possibilities'. The album sees Goulding working with several producers, including Jim Eliot, Starsmith, Billboard, Justin Parker, MONSTA, Madeon and Mike Spencer, as well as collaborations with artists such as Tinie Tempah and Calvin Harris.

It was recorded between 20, during promotion of her debut album Lights (2010). Halcyon is the second studio album by English recording artist Ellie Goulding, released on 5 October 2012 by Polydor Records. This page uses Creative Commons Licensed content from Wikipedia (view authors). ' Figure 8' Released: 13 December, 2012.' Anything Could Happen' Released: 17 August, 2012.Lights, her 2010 debut album, had proved a. In December 2015, she received her first Grammy Award nomination for Best Pop Solo Performance for her single 'Love Me like You Do'. Released in 2012, Halcyon and its subsequent reboot, Halcyon Days was the turning point for Ellie Goulding. Goulding released her third studio album, titled Delirium, on 6 November 2015, with 'On My Mind' as the album's lead single. At the 2014 Brit Awards, she received the award for British Female Solo Artist. Halcyon Days, a repackaged edition of Halcyon, was released in August 2013, generating singles, such as 'Burn', which became her first No. 1 single in the UK. Halcyon debuted at No. 9 on the US Billboard 200. The album debuted at No. 2 on the UK Albums Chart, and after 65 weeks, it reached No. 1. 'Anything Could Happen' preceded the album as the lead single. Goulding's second studio album, Halcyon, was released in October 2012. In November 2010, the album was reissued as Bright Lights, which spawned two singles: a cover of Elton John's 'Your Song' which was selected for the first John Lewis Christmas advert, reached No. 2 on the UK Singles Chart, and 'Lights', which became Goulding's highest-charting single on the US Billboard Hot 100 to date, peaking at No. 2. She released her debut studio album, Lights, in 2010 it debuted at No. 1 on the UK Albums Chart and has sold over 850,000 copies in the United Kingdom. poll and win the Critics' Choice Award at the Brit Awards in the same year. After signing to Polydor Records in July 2009, Goulding released her debut extended play, An Introduction to Ellie Goulding later that year.In 2010, she became the second artist to top the BBC's annual Sound of. Her career began when she met record producers Starsmith and Frankmusik, and she was later spotted by Jamie Lillywhite, who later became her manager and A&R. Elena Jane Goulding ( GOHL-ding born 30 December 1986) is an English singer and songwriter.

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