Who is Ella Eyre? Singer who’s worked with Tinie Tempah and Rudimental who appeared on Great Celebrity Bake Off 2018
Ella Eyre's star is rising in the music world after collaborations with Sigala and Tinie Tempah
But what do we know about this singer who appeared in the Great Celebrity Bake Off? Here's the lowdown...
Who is Ella Eyre? What is her background?
Ella McMahon was born April 1, 1994, and is known by her stage name Ella Eyre.
She is an English singer and songwriter, signed to Virgin EMI Records.
Ella is best known for her collaborations with Rudimental on their UK number one single Waiting All Night (2013), which won the 2014 Brit Award for British Single of the Year, and with DJ Fresh on his single Gravity (2015).
Her debut EP, Deeper, was released in 2013 and her debut album, Feline, was out in 2015.
Ella's musical influences include Lauryn Hill, Etta James, Basement Jaxx and Hans Zimmer.
Who else would Ella Eyre like to collaborate with?
Speaking to The Sun online Ella revealed she like to team up with Ed Sheeran and Stormzy.
She said: "There's a few qualms about Ed Sheeran, but he wrote the biggest album of the year and there's no denying he can write a bloody good pop song. I'd love to write a song with Ed Sheeran.
"Stormzy's amazing. and what a great guy. I love him. He really made an eclectic album that was accessible for all types of people and he's going to go down in history I think. I love him as a person, even if he only appeared in one of my videos that would be great."
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Was Ella on Great Celebrity Bake Off 2018?
Ella joined The Great British Bake Off celebrity special line-up on Channel 4 in 2018.
She starred alongside Ruth Davidson, Jamie Lang, Teri Hatcher, Harry Hill, Stacey Solomon Roisin Conaty, Ricky Wilson, Perri Kiely, Nick Hewer, Melanie Sykes, Martin Kemp, Lee Mack, Kadeena Cox, Joe Lycett, Griff Rhys Jones, Tim Minchin, Bill Turnbull, Alan Carr and Aisling Bea.
The show was filmed to raise money for Channel 4's Stand Up To Cancer and followed the same format as the original but on a smaller scale.
The judges were Paul Hollywood and Pru Leith.
Pru joined the line-up last year after Mary Berry quit when the show moved to Channel 4.
Presenters Noel Fielding and Sandi Toksvig, who also joined last year, presented the show.