Ella Eyre

Biography

Ella Mary McMahon (born 1 April 1994), known professionally as Ella Eyre, is an British singer and songwriter. She rose to prominence following her collaboration with Rudimental on their UK number-one single "Waiting All Night" (2013), which won the Brit Award for British Single of the Year. She also featured on DJ Fresh's single "Gravity" (2015). She was the runner-up for the 2014 Brit Critics’ Choice Award and is known for her work in dance-pop and soul-influenced music.
Eyre released her debut extended play, Deeper, in 2013, which included the single "If I Go×If I Go1 January 2014 · SingleSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 1 track1If I Go3:03", her first solo top 20 entry on the UK Singles Chart. Her debut studio album, Feline×Feline14 August 2015 · Studio albumSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 14 tracks1Together3:352If I Go3:033Always3:334Good Times3:565Comeback3:226Gravity3:187Deeper3:288Two3:279Even If4:0310All About You3:4011Home3:3412Alone Too3:2713Worry About Me3:3014Typical Me3:07, followed in 2015, and reached the top five of the UK Albums Chart and features the singles "Comeback×Comeback26 September 2014 · SingleSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 1 track1Comeback3:22" and "Together×Together15 May 2015 · EPSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 4 tracks1Together (acoustic version)3:452Gravity (acoustic version)2:523Together (Kove remix)5:044Together (Anakyn remix)5:08". Following a hiatus during which she underwent vocal cord surgery in 2020 and had to relearn how to speak and sing, she transitioned to working as an independent artist and released her second studio album, Everything, in Time×everything, in time21 November 2025 · Studio albumSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 15 tracks1everything, in time3:292head in the ground2:543high on the internet3:224domino szn3:455diamonds2:436red flags & love hearts3:057this shit hurts3:098kintsugi3:289ain’t no love that blind2:3710what about me2:4511little things3:3312hell yeah2:5313loverman3:2614space2:4215rain in heaven3:28, in November 2025 through PIAS Recordings.

Early life and education

Ella Norris McMahon was born on 1 April 1994 in Westminster, London and raised in Ealing, London. Her father was Jamaican and her mother is Maltese. Her father was a chef who lived in Jamaica and was unable to move to the UK with the rest of his family due to limited economics and her mother, who raised Eyre in London, is a cake designer. Eyre trained as a competitive swimmer before she began singing professionally.
Eyre was educated at Millfield School, a public school in Somerset. Refuting the idea that she came from a privileged background, she observed that her mother could not have afforded the fees, and she went there on a "massive swimming scholarship". She later attended the BRIT School for Performing Arts and Technology, where she studied musical theatre. Discovered by her management through a vocal coach in 2011, she juggled school with songwriting. She signed to the publisher Warner Chappell Music in July 2012 and a record deal with Virgin EMI followed shortly after, aged 16.

Music career

In December 2012, Eyre featured on Bastille’s cover and mash-up of TLC's "No Scrubs" and the xx's "Angels", titled "No Angels", which appeared on the band’s 2012 mixtape, Other People's Heartache, Pt. 2. In April 2013, she featured on drum and bass band Rudimental's single "Waiting All Night", which peaked at number one on the UK Singles Chart, becoming Eyre’s first chart entry. In August 2013, Eyre appeared alongside rapper Wiz Khalifa on the track "Think About It" from producer Naughty Boy’s 2013 album Hotel Cabana. The song was released as the fourth single from the album in November 2013. She also featured on rapper Tinie Tempah's album Demonstration on the track "Someday (Place in the Sun)", which entered the UK Singles Chart at number 87.
Eyre’s first extended play (EP), Deeper×Deeper13 December 2013 · EPSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 5 tracks1Deeper3:282Love Me Like You2:573Going On3:074Deeper (Friend Within remix)7:185Deeper (Oflynn remix)4:33, was released in December 2013, and the title track reached number 72. She was the runner-up for the 2014 BRIT Critics’ Choice Award and came second on the BBC Sound of 2014 shortlist. "Waiting All Night" also won the Brit Award for British Single of the Year that year.
Her next three solo singles — "If I Go×If I Go1 January 2014 · SingleSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 1 track1If I Go3:03", "Comeback×Comeback26 September 2014 · SingleSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 1 track1Comeback3:22" (both 2014) and "Together×Together15 May 2015 · EPSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 4 tracks1Together (acoustic version)3:452Gravity (acoustic version)2:523Together (Kove remix)5:044Together (Anakyn remix)5:08" (2015) — reached the top twenty on the UK Singles Chart. She co-wrote the UK number one single "Changing" for drum and bass duo Sigma featuring Paloma Faith, released in September 2014. In October 2014, Eyre won Best Newcomer at the MOBO Awards 2014. In 2015, Eyre featured on DJ Fresh’s single "Gravity" and co-wrote "Black Smoke", performed by Ann Sophie at the Eurovision Song Contest 2015 for Germany. She supported Olly Murs on his arena tour and was announced as the face of Emporio Armani Diamonds.
Her debut album, Feline×Feline14 August 2015 · Studio albumSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 14 tracks1Together3:352If I Go3:033Always3:334Good Times3:565Comeback3:226Gravity3:187Deeper3:288Two3:279Even If4:0310All About You3:4011Home3:3412Alone Too3:2713Worry About Me3:3014Typical Me3:07, was released in August 2015, following the single "Good Times×Good Times29 June 2015 · SingleSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 1 track1Good Times3:56", and featured contributions from Wayne Hector, Ilya, Paul O’Duffy and Jarrad Rogers. In September 2015, Eyre released a cover of "Swing Low, Sweet Chariot" in association with England Rugby for the 2015 Rugby World Cup. In November, she won Best Female at the MOBO Awards 2015. She then embarked on a UK tour.

2017–present: Everything, in Time

On 18 February 2017, Eyre announced her comeback concert at KOKO in London, which took place on 4 April 2017. At the concert, she performed four new songs: "LOV(E)", "Drink with Your Name on It", "I Swear" and "Ego". On 29 May 2017, Eyre and Sigala announced their collaborative single "Came Here for Love×Came Here for Love9 June 2017 · SingleSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 1 track1Came Here for Love3:22", which was released on 9 June 2017. Two months later, she released "Ego" featuring Ty Dolla $ign. She then supported Little Mix on their Summer Shout Out Tour and the Script on their Freedom Child Tour in early 2018.
In February 2018, Eyre participated in the 2018 Great Stand Up to Cancer Bake Off. On 5 March 2018, she released "Answerphone×Answerphone15 March 2018 · SingleSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 1 track1Answerphone3:11" with Banx & Ranx and Yxng Bane, which peaked at number 5 on the UK Singles Chart. On 7 September 2018, Eyre collaborated again with Sigala on "Just Got Paid", featuring Meghan Trainor and French Montana, which reached number 11 in the UK.
In July 2019, Eyre signed with Island Records and released the single "Mama" featuring Banx & Ranx and Kiana Ledé. In January 2020, she released "New Me×New Me16 January 2020 · SingleSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 1 track1New Me3:15", followed by a UK tour in November and December. Following “New Me”, Eyre released several singles before issuing her third EP, Quarter Life Crisis×Quarter Life Crisis14 August 2020 · EPSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 4 tracks1Tell Me About It3:162Careless2:493Dreams3:084L.O.V.(e).2:54, in August 2020.
During the COVID-19 lockdowns, Eyre underwent vocal surgery that required her to relearn how to speak. After recovering with a clearer sense of self, she parted with Island Records, took ownership of her masters and scrapped all of her unreleased music. Eyre later restarted work on her second studio album, explaining that an earlier iteration did not feel right. In November 2023, she released "Head in the Ground×Head In The Ground22 November 2023 · SingleSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 1 track1Head In The Ground2:55", her first independent single. After several single releases, her second studio album, Everything, in Time×everything, in time21 November 2025 · Studio albumSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 15 tracks1everything, in time3:292head in the ground2:543high on the internet3:224domino szn3:455diamonds2:436red flags & love hearts3:057this shit hurts3:098kintsugi3:289ain’t no love that blind2:3710what about me2:4511little things3:3312hell yeah2:5313loverman3:2614space2:4215rain in heaven3:28, was released on 21 November 2025.

Personal life

From 2015 to 2017, Eyre was in a relationship with Lewi Morgan of the British pop rock band Rixton. In April 2017, her father passed away. She revealed that she suffered from a kidney infection and a severe shellfish allergy during the filming of her "New Me×New Me16 January 2020 · SingleSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 1 track1New Me3:15" music video, which caused facial swelling and discharge. In interviews, she has stated that she prefers to keep her current relationships private and is cautious about discussing her romantic life publicly.