Elly Jackson Quick Info
Height 5 ft 8 in
Weight 59 kg
Date of Birth March 12, 1988
Zodiac Sign Pisces
Eye Color Dark Brown

Elly Jackson is a British composer, singer, and actress best known under the pseudonym La Roux who is the lead singer of an English synth-pop act La Roux that was created in 2008 by Elly and record producer Ben Langmaid.

Born Name

Eleanor Kate Jackson

Nick Name

La Roux

Elly Jackson as seen in a picture that was taken during a performance on September 5, 2014
Elly Jackson as seen in a picture that was taken during a performance on September 5, 2014 (FxckRun / Wikimedia / CC BY-SA 4.0)

Sun Sign

Pisces

Born Place

Brixton, London, England, United Kingdom

Nationality

British

Occupation

Singer, Composer, Actress

Family

  • Father – Kit Jackson (Actor)
  • Mother – Trudie Goodwin (Actress)
  • Siblings – Jessica Jackson (Sister)

Manager

Elly Jackson is managed by David of Various Artists Management.

Genre

Synth-pop, New wave

Instruments

Vocals

Labels

Maison Kitsuné, Polydor Limited, Cherrytree, Interscope Records, Supercolour

Build

Slim

Height

5 ft 8 in or 173 cm

Weight

59 kg or 130 lbs

Elly Jackson as seen in a picture that was taken in January 2021
Elly Jackson as seen in a picture that was taken in January 2021 (Elly Jackson / Instagram)

Race / Ethnicity

White

Hair Color

Auburn

Eye Color

Dark Brown

Sexual Orientation

Lesbian

However, she prefers to not label herself with a particular sexuality.

Distinctive Features

  • Her red hair and androgynous sense of fashion
  • She has a Lyric soprano singing voice.
Elly Jackson as seen in a picture taken at performance at Piccadilly Gardens, Manchester on September 24, 2010
Elly Jackson as seen in a picture taken at a performance at Piccadilly Gardens, Manchester on September 24, 2010 (Man Alive! / Flickr / CC BY 2.0)

Elly Jackson Facts

  1. Her stage name La Roux translates to “the redhead” but it happens to be grammatically incorrect. She discovered this in a book of names for babies.
  2. During her early years, she wore her hair in a quiff.
  3. Elly released her debut studio album titled La Roux on June 26, 2009. The album went on to win Best Electronic/Dance Album at the 53rd Annual Grammy Awards on February 13, 2011.
  4. As an actress, Jackson has been credited for her work in various television shows and films including Pitch Perfect (2012), Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie (2016), and Supergirl (2015).

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