While attending Alexander Hamilton High School’s Academy of Music’s Vocal Jazz Group in Los Angeles, she wrote her first song, “Thankful.” Although she played it with one string on the guitar, it was good enough to win her a local talent show.

She started playing instruments at age six, picking up the flute before transitioning to piano and guitar.

Her mother and father played in the group By All Means, which recorded for Motown and Island Record in the ’80s and ’90s.

Varner comes from a family of singers and songwriters.

Despite some career setbacks, she’s carried on making the smart, sophisticated music that was in her blood. R&B singer and songwriter Elle Varner earned critical praise and a Grammy nomination when she came on the scene in the early 2010s.

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↑ 'Elle Varner Signs to Sony Music Publishing'.↑ Biography Archived at the Wayback Machine.↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Introducing Elle Varner.↑ RCA's Peter Edge, Tom Corson on the Shuttering of Jive, J and Arista.Elle's debut album was released on Augand got to number three on the US Billboard 200 albums chart. It debuted at number 78 on the US Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart. The song ' Refill' was released as the second single on January 31, 2012, on iTunes. Įlle released a mixtape Conversational Lush on January 23, 2012, as a promotion of her new album. On October 7, 2011, Elle was moved to RCA Records. In October 2011, Elle was listed as one of TheBoomBox's '15 Artists to Watch'. It got to number 20 on the US Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart. 2011–present: Perfectly Imperfect Įlle's debut single ' Only Wanna Give It to You' was released on August 6, 2011, from her debut album Perfectly Imperfect (2012). She became the first artist to be featured on BET's Music Matters campaign that same year. In October 2009, she signed a recording agreement with MBK/J-RCA Records along with an agreement with Sony Music. Because of this, she was accepted in NYU's Clive Davis Department of Recorded Music. One of which 'Thankful' won the top prize at their talent show. She attended Alexander Hamilton High School's Academy of Music's Vocal Jazz Group. She grew up around recording studios because of her parents jobs. Įlle began playing the flute at age 6 and the piano at age 9.

Jimmy Varner has done collaborations with Gerald Alston, Kool & the Gang, and Will Downing. Roderick was a backing vocalist for Barry White and has written and recorded with Tevin Campbell and Rahsaan Patterson. She is the daughter of Mikelyn Roderick and Jimmy Varner. 1 1989-2010: Early life and career beginningsġ989-2010: Early life and career beginnings Įlle is of Cape Verdean descent.

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