Elena Goddard

Born and raised on a cattle farm in Smithers, British Columbia, Elena’s journey has been far from ordinary. Having grown up homeschooled, Elena began classical piano training at age 6 (Royal Conservatory of Music) and songwriting at age 10. Elena’s love for music and drive to make it her life’s work led her to study at Berklee College of Music in Boston (B.M. Music Business) and then to New York City. That journey led to an exploration of every avenue of music, and Elena’s classical and country roots eventually were fused with singer-songwriter, electronic and pop qualities.

 Never having labelled herself a singer, Elena was writing for multiple recording artists in New York, when producers heard a demo version of a song she had written and decided to keep her vocals on the final production. Eventually the non-singer decided she should attempt to sing her own songs, and recorded her debut EP “Satellite Eyes” in 2016.

 Elena’s songs have placed her as finalist and semi-finalist annually in the International Songwriting Competition (ISC), and landed on Billboard Dance Club charts three times in 2016 (Solid Ground – Kourtney Kelly, Gone – Carly Eden, Free – Ali Fox), and her skills have led to collaborations with international producers, singers, and songwriters.

In the past few years, Elena has built up her own fanbase and established herself as a solo artist. Between 2018-2019 she released multiple singles that gained mass attention on streaming services and landed her on Spotify curated playlists (New Music Friday Canada (263k listeners), Indie Pop Chillout (164k listeners), Folk Favorites, Fresh Finds, and many more) and allowed her to be selected as one of the artists for Spotify’s artist beta program

Residing full time in Brooklyn, New York, Elena recorded her latest acoustic album "West" which is now available on CDs, with an expected digital release date of Spring 2020.

Check out the Video of this Live Lounge Car Session HERE

Special thank you to our Sponsors for these Youth Focused Lounge Car Sessions: 
The BC Touring Council
The BC Arts Council
The Province of British Columbia