[5] The project was realized between 2018 and 2019, during which Elodie recorded over seventy songs, selecting sixteen, composed by forty-five songwriters and seventeen producers[6][7] like Dardust, Mahmood, Max Brigante, Jacopo Pesce, Neffa, Marracash, Levante and Takagi & Ketra.

[9] During an interview, the singer described the album as if it was her first musical project: "I worked at three hundred and sixty degrees, from the choice of sound to that of the lyrics, because I wanted them to speak like me in a raw, direct way.

[16] Elodie participated with "Andromeda" at the Sanremo Music Festival 2020, a choice made by the singer and the record label in order to "break certain schemes of the Italian discography, which is sometimes a bit too lazy".

Writing for All Music Italia, Fabio Fiume opined that "This Is Elodie" is "a well-finished, complete album, son of the times but with several songs that won't be old tomorrow".

[24] Gabriele Fazio of Agenzia Giornalistica Italia pointed out that although the nature of the album is "unashamedly commercial," the project turns out to be "enjoyable" and with "an intuition that goes far beyond the catchphrase sound.