Elles Bailey

At the age of three she was hospitalised as a result of contracting viral and bacterial pneumonia, which meant that she had to breathe through a tube for 17 days.

The result was she emerged with a husky deep voice, which shocked her parents and necessitated further examination to ensure that no serious damage had occurred.

Bailey co-wrote the majority of the 12 tracks on the collection, but included her rendition of Taylor Swift's "Shake It Off".

Immediately after the recording was finalised, Bailey and her band (which included Brent Mason) toured both North America and the UK.

[3] In 2019, Bailey's next studio album, Road I Call Home, reached the top of the UK Blues Chart.

[7] Her next studio album, Shining in the Half Light, was recorded in Devon in the midst of a COVID-19 lockdown when Bailey was months into her pregnancy.

[2] Due to the logistics surrounding the recording processes, Bailey listened to the album's final mixes while in hospital awaiting to give birth.

[9] In 2020, "Little Piece of Heaven" taken from her 2019 studio album, Road I Call Home (co-written with Bobby Wood and Dan Auerbach), gained the 'UK Song of the Year' title at the 2020 Americana Music Honors & Awards.

[10] In 2022, Bailey was confirmed as the support act for the 50th Anniversary American Pie Tour by Don McLean in September and October that year.