Elle Limebear

Elle Limebear (née Smith; born 2 April 1997) is a British worship singer, songwriter and artist.^[1]

Elle Limebear
Elle Limebear performing at the Big Church Festival at Wiston, West Sussex in 2022
Background information
Birth name	Elle Limebear
Born	(1997-04-02) April 2, 1997 (age 28)
Genres	Contemporary worship music
Instruments	Vocals
Years active	2018–present
Labels	Reunion
Website	www.ellelimebearmusic.com

Early life and family

Elle Limebear was born to Martin Smith and Anna Smith in 1997 in Chichester, England.^[2] She grew up in Rustington in a religious family.^[2] Her grandfather was the pastor of the local church, Arun Community Church.^[2]

In 2015, she joined her father's band and leads worship at various churches and tours.^[3] She has been married to Tom Limebear since 2017 and lives in Brighton, England.^[4] They have two sons together, named Maccabee and Wilson.^[2]

Career

In May 2018, she was signed by Provident Label Group, a Christian music label owned by Sony Music.^[5] Later that year, she released her first single "Love Song" in collaboration with One Sonic Society which peaked at No. 31 on the Billboard Christian Airplay Charts.^[6] In January 2019, Limebear was featured in The Own It Tour, a tour by Francesca Battistelli, along with Stars Go Dim.^[7] In June 2019, it was announced that Limebear would be part of I Am They's tour, The Trial & Triumph.^[8] In the same year, she released her first EP, titled Elle Limebear.^[9]

In February 2020, Limebear released her debut album, Lost In Wonder.^[9] In March 2020, she set out on The Roadshow 2020 tour to promote her album, but the tour was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.^[2] In November 2020, she released another EP, Live from Catalyst.^[10] The EP consists of three songs, including "Glorious Day", "Maker of the Moon", and "Lord You Have My Heart".^[10][11] In the same year, she was nominated for GMA Dove Award in the New Artist of the Year category.^[12][13]

In 2022, she received a BMI Christian Award for "Alive & Breathing" along with Matt Maher.^[14] The song had been No. 1 on Billboard's Christian Airplay Chart in 2020 for five weeks.^[15]

Limebear is also a member of a music band named Manor Collective, a group of writers, artists, producers and friends of different skin colours and cultures who first got together at a big English Manor House, in the Hampshire countryside.^[16][17]

Discography

Albums

• Lost In Wonder (2020)

EP

• Elle Limebear (2019)
• Live from Catalyst (2020)

Singles

• "Love Song" - with One Sonic Society (2018)
• "Holding Me Still" (2019)
• "Call On Your Name" (2019)
• "Maker of the Moon" (2019)
• "Find Me At Your Feet" (2019)
• "Fly" (2019)
• "Call On Your Name" - BCee Remix (2019)
• "Lord You Have My Heart", featuring Martin Smith (2019)
• "What Love Looks Like" (2020)
• "After Your Heart", with SEU Worship (2020)
• "Angels", featuring Jake Isaac (2020)
• "Seasons", featuring Sarah Bird (2020)
• "Call On Your Name", Piano Version (2021)
• "All the Time" (2021)
• "Rest On Us" (2022)

Awards and recognition

• GMA Dove Award Nominee (2020)
• BMI Christian Award (2022)