Ella Hooper at Penny Lane Palace Cinema Rooftop | Valley Sounds

Ella Hooper burst onto the Australian music scene as the technicolour front woman of Killing Heidi, an unlikely success story – the teenage band from the bush who went on to explode the naughties, claiming pop rock dominion over the turn of the millennium with a string of hit singles, no.1 album, sold out tours, Rolling Stone covers and more. Ella was the first ever woman and youngest person to be awarded APRA’s Songwriter of the Year Award.  

Now three albums deep into a celebrated solo career spanning synth folk, rock, country and Americana, Ella also balances a successful sidehustle hosting multiple TV and radio shows, including the hit music trivia shows Spicks And Specks, RockWiz and most recently music/disability docuseries, HEADLiNERS for ABC TV, making her more than just a pop singer in her native Aus. 

Ella’s most recent album Small Town Temple explores her love of country / Americana. Written in her tiny hometown of Violet Town in a period where, tragically, she lost both her beloved parents to cancer within two weeks of each other, Small Town Temple has been praised for its heart, authenticty and unique ‘Australiana’ perspective. The album debuted at No. 1 on the Australian Country chart and was nominated for the prestigious Australian Music Prize. Firmly in her country era and carrying enough highs and lows to really do the genre justice, Ella is now collaborating on a new record with Grammy Award winning Nashville stalwarts like Jim Lauderdale, Steve Poltz, Melody Walker (Sierra Ferrell) and LOLLIES aka Clare Reynolds (Rachel Baiman, Timbaland) Hooper is currently splitting her time between Nashville and Melbourne, servicing the summer festival crowds in Australia, and writing the next set of heart opening, toe tapping hits in Nashville.

Ella Hooper is both a well seasoned artist and a dedicated purponent of ‘beginners mind’, courting her biggest growth spurt yet.