From NME · Bailey Slater · · 1m
Eli’s pop star fantasy becomes reality
Eli, the 25-year-old pop star, turns her stage dreams into reality with a breakthrough album.
In brief
Eli, the 25-year-old pop star, turns her stage dreams into reality with a breakthrough album. Eli’s 2025 album 'Stage Girl' earned acclaim for its raw, Y2K pop songs and trans identity themes. Originally reported by NME.
Eli’s pop star identity
Eli, a 25-year-old american singer-songwriter, is an unapologetic "put on a show kind of girl" as quoted by britney spears.
“put on a show kind of girl”
Stage girl album success
Eli’s 2025 album 'Stage Girl' was named one of nme’s best debuts of last year.
Theatrical pop songs
Eli’s y2k-coded pop songs use deeply confessional lyrics to explore past relationship pain and gender dysphoria.
Famous fans and early fame
Eli has gained a fanbase including troye sivan, doechii, and zara larsson, after a brief vine era.
Massachusetts roots
Eli hails from small town massachusetts, inspired by mariah carey and reality competition shows.
Hollywood discovery
Eli was discovered by mark ronson’s zelig records after studying recorded music at nyu.
The short version
Eli’s 2025 album 'Stage Girl' earned acclaim for its raw, Y2K pop songs and trans identity themes.
