Ellen Østervig Bathum, born in 1994 in Thisted, releases music as ELBA. She trained in contemporary vocal performance at the Southern Danish Music Conservatory and released her debut single 'Antidote' in 2018. Her debut album 'Teardrops & Blind Spots' (2023) earned her airplay across DR's P3, P4 and P6 BEAT, with festival appearances at Roskilde and Smukfest. In 2025 she began writing in Danish for the first time, ahead of her first Danish-language album 'tjære & glimmer', due 25 September 2026.
ELBA's single 'bombesikker' is current on P4 and appears on Chartbase.dk's hit tips in week 32, 2026.
ELBA releases its first Danish-language album 'tjære & glimmer' on September 25, 2026.
ELBA performs at Rosenborg Slot on September 25, 2026 as part of the concert format Musikkammeret.
ELBA released for the first time in Danish with the singles 'du lignede en gud' and 'hvad laver du nu?' in 2025.
ELBA is booked for a concert at Musikhuset Dexter on January 20, 2027.
