Half-Greek/half-German singer and performer Ellize ,began her involvement with music at the age of 10. With numerous influences from hip-hop to soul/r&b like Aaliyah , Jorja Smith , Lil' Kim , Etta James , Shirin David and more, she did her own contemporary R&B debut in the digital single “86”. Her sound blends diverse styles of soulful R&B and neo-soul with different aspects of urban music.