Sumary:
She was classically trained as a soprano / mezzo-soprano at the Royal Academy of Music in London on the Bachelor of Music course between 2007-2011, but started to co-write and record her debut album "Arcadia" in 2010 before she graduated. This album was later released independently in 2015, followed by several singles, and her second album was release on December 2019.
Eurielle is known for her soundtrack work in addition to her own original music, and her credits include recording songs and vocals for Downton Abbey (Carnival Films), Born in China (Disneynature), Shazam! (New Line Cinema/Warner Bros.), and Class (2016 TV series) (BBC Worldwide).
Her songs have also been sampled by internationally famous artists with "Carry Me" from her debut album being incorporated by hip-hop trio Migos into their track, "Too Hotty", and "Rescue Me" being used by Headhunterz and SoundRush in a track by the same title, among other usages.
Early Life:
The only girl, and youngest of four children, Eurielle grew up in North Yorkshire (UK). Recognising from an early age that she had a talent for singing, her parents enrolled her at a local performing arts school, Kirkham Henry Performing Arts Centre, where she took regular dancing lessons in multiple disciplines as well as singing lessons from the age of 6. This led to her competing at many festivals where she enjoyed a high level of success, once winning the award for the most outstanding performance overall at Blackpool & Fylde Festival Of Music & Dance with her song and dance routine as "Cosette", performing "Castle On A Cloud" from the musical "Les Miserables".
Eurielle also took piano lessons from the age of 7 culminating in achieving a distinction at grade 8, as well as competing very seriously in the "Working Hunter Pony" division of the equine showing world between the age of 8 to 17. In this she was also very successful, twice winning at "The Horse Of The Year Show" on two separate ponies, and representing England for three years with one of them. But after turning 17 she decided to focus on her vocal training, and preparing to audition at the three major music conservatoires in London.
Training:
Following on from her earlier vocal training at Kirkham Henry Performing Arts Centre and later at her secondary school where she studied under a vocal scholarship, Eurielle gained a place in The National Youth Choirs of Great Britain where she remained a member until being awarded one of just 6 places available to study at The Royal Academy of Music in London on the Bachelor of Music course with a scholarship, starting in 2007. At The Royal Academy, Eurielle received lessons in vocal technique and performance from Beatrice Unsworth FRWCMD, HonARAM, Iain Ledingham MA, FRAM, FRCO, and the late Noelle Barker OBE, before successfully completing her course in 2011.
Arcadia (Debut Album):
Having been introduced in 2010 to multi-platinum producer, Ryan Laubscher (p.k.a. Ryan Louder), who has worked with Dido, Katherine Jenkins, Pixie Lott and Russell Watson, Eurielle began to co-write and record her debut album with him that year; a process which took four years to complete and resulted in the production of fourteen songs. Eurielle released "Arcadia" independently in December 2015. It has gone on to accumulate millions of streams across multiple platforms as well as being sampled by several internationally famous artists.
Her natural ability to connect with her voice, coupled with a pure simplicity of tone has subsequently resulted in strong demand for her vocals for high profile film, TV and video game soundtracks from pre-eminent composers including Emmy Award winning John Lunn, Harry Potter composer Nicholas Hooper, and two time Ivor Novello Award winning Benjamin Wallfisch, seeing Eurielle record for the likes of Downton Abbey, Disney, the BBC, the Rio Paralympics 2016, Kaleidoscope Pictures, and 20th Century Fox throughout the course of this year alone.
Goodbye Butterfly (Second Album):
In 2018, Eurielle was introduced to songwriter and leading film & TV soundtrack composer, Charlie Mole whose credits include writing songs for Kylie Minogue and Chaka Khan, and soundtracks for Mr Selfridge, The Importance of Being Earnest (2002 film), Othello (1995 film), Dorian Gray (2009 film), and The Sopranos. Shortly afterwards in August of that year they began to co-write and record her second album together, culminating in nine new original songs and a cover version of "Song To The Siren" (originally recorded by Tim Buckley), plus an alternative version of one of the original songs. The album was recorded in world renowned Lyndhurst Hall in AIR Studios (London) with 36 musicians from The Chamber Orchestra Of London and 16 singers from RSVP Voices under the baton of conductor Alastair King (Harry Potter (film series), Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest, Downton Abbey), and was mixed and mastered by engineer Paul Golding (Downton Abbey, The Lord of the Rings (film series), Inspector Morse (TV series)). The album was released on 13th December 2019.
Critical Reception:
“A throwing together of Vangelis and Enya; I absolutely love this!”
Ollie Winiberg (BBC Introducing – Essex)
“A modern masterpiece… would slot into the background of an epic fantasy film without a second thought.”
Kat Bagshawe (Love Music Magazine)
“An attractive mixture of classically influenced writing infused with a modern production, reminiscent of that of Enya, but more contemporary and cinematic.”
Michael Waggett (Former Chairman of The City Of London Sinfonia)
Raindrops
Eurielle Lyrics
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The pitter-patter on the rooftops, rooftops
My breath is clouding up the window, window
Footsteps dissipating into shadows, shadows
I'm staring out, carrying raindrops, raindrops
Splashing down on the rooftops, rooftops
People hide beneath umbrellas, umbrellas
Crashing down into you
(she told me all I knew)
Crashing down into you
Ooh
The raindrops are pouring down
(the raindrops are pouring down)
But all I can hear is the sound
(all I can hear is the sound)
Of your voice inside my head
(voice inside my head)
Ooh
The raindrops are pouring down
(the raindrops are pouring down)
But my feet don't touch the ground
(my feet don't touch the ground)
Because of everything you said
(everything you said)
My beating heart always tick-tocks, tick-tocks
But when I think of you makes my heart stops, heart stops
The rhythm of my life is changing, changing
To a temple that is racing, racing
I'm losing count of the tick-tocks, tick-tocks
The endless times when my heart stops, heart stops
All I can do is sit here waiting, waiting
Try to keep my hope from fading, fading
Crashing down into you
(she told me all I knew)
Crashing down into you
Ooh
The raindrops are pouring down
(the raindrops are pouring down)
But all I can hear is the sound
(all I can hear is the sound)
Of your voice inside my head
(voice inside my head)
Ooh
The raindrops are pouring down
(the raindrops are pouring down)
But my feet don't touch the ground
(my feet don't touch the ground)
Because of everything you said
(everything you said)
Tu m'as promis mi le j'emo
Tu m'as promis mi le j'emo
Tu m'as promis mi le j'emo
Ooh
The raindrops are pouring down
(the raindrops are pouring down)
But all I can hear is the sound
(all I can hear is the sound)
Of your voice inside my head
(voice inside my head)
Ooh
The raindrops are pouring down
(the raindrops are pouring down)
But my feet don't touch the ground
(my feet don't touch the ground)
Because of everything you said
(everything you said)
Ooh
The raindrops are pouring down
(the raindrops are pouring down)
But all I can hear is the sound
(all I can hear is the sound)
Of your voice inside my head
(voice inside my head)
Ooh
The raindrops are pouring down
(the raindrops are pouring down)
But my feet don't touch the ground
(my feet don't touch the ground)
Because of everything you said
(everything you said)
The lyrics for "Raindrops" by Eurielle describe the experience of being lost in thought and memories while being surrounded by rain. The raindrops are used as a metaphor for the emotions that the singer is feeling, as they slowly fall down, representing the gradual buildup of feelings within the person. The pitter-patter on the rooftops symbolizes the noise in the outside world that is being drowned out by the internal thoughts of the singer. The image of breath clouding up the window and footsteps dissipating into shadows adds to the sense of isolation and introspection.
The chorus talks about the overwhelming effect that the memories of a loved one have on the singer. The lyrics suggest that the person is either physically or emotionally distant from the one they love, as they speak of losing contact with reality and the feeling of their heart racing. The repetition of "crashing down into you" could mean that the singer is submerged in their emotions and cannot escape the thought of their loved one. The final lines in the chorus are in a different language - "Tu m'as promis mi le j'emo," which translates to "You promised me love." This adds an extra layer of longing and sorrow to the song, as the singer thinks of the promises that were made and not kept.
Overall, "Raindrops" is a beautifully crafted song that depicts the complexity of emotions experienced by someone reminiscing about a lost love during a rainy day.
Line by Line Meaning
Slowly falling down like raindrops, raindrops
The feeling of sadness is sinking in slowly and steadily, much like the falling raindrops.
The pitter-patter on the rooftops, rooftops
The sound of raindrops falling on the roofs is like a background score of sadness.
My breath is clouding up the window, window
The breath on the window represents a clear image becoming blurred, perhaps a metaphor for the singer's mind as they become more and more lost in emotion.
Footsteps dissipating into shadows, shadows
The sound of footsteps is fading away, and blending into the shadows, representing the sense of loneliness and emptiness the artist feels.
I'm staring out, carrying raindrops, raindrops
The artist is looking out through the rain, perhaps trying to seek solace or a change from their own emotions.
Splashing down on the rooftops, rooftops
The raindrops add to the soundscape around the singer, noise that doesn't allow them to fully escape from their situation.
People hide beneath umbrellas, umbrellas
The people taking cover beneath the umbrellas could represent people trying to avoid the heavy emotions the singer is feeling or seeing those emotions as the rain and needing to find their own cover.
Dancing between little rivers, rivers
The raindrops connect and create little streams or rivers - a metaphor for moving on and flowing away from the artist's current state.
My beating heart always tick-tocks, tick-tocks
The artist's heartbeats add to the background score of sadness, and how everything is just ticking along methodically.
But when I think of you makes my heart stops, heart stops
The artist's heart races when they think about the person they're missing, to the point where it almost stops entirely.
The rhythm of my life is changing, changing
The singer's life feels out of control and like it's changing out of their hands. The sadness and missing someone is altering their direction and purpose.
To a temple that is racing, racing
The artist is feeling intense emotions - as if their temple (their mind) is racing, everything is moving too fast to keep up and they're struggling to control it.
I'm losing count of the tick-tocks, tick-tocks
The monotony of life is starting to slip away as the singer is losing their sense of time, unable to keep track of life's ordinary moments.
The endless times when my heart stops, heart stops
The longing for the other person is constant and never-ending, as evidenced by the singer's heart stopping time and time again.
All I can do is sit here waiting, waiting
The singer is stuck in their current situation and sees no way out but to wait out the sadness and loneliness.
Try to keep my hope from fading, fading
The artist is trying desperately to hold onto hope that things will get better and the sadness will fade away.
Tu m'as promis mi le j'emo
This line is a French phrase which translates to 'You promised me my love.' It emphasizes the regret or unfulfilled promises that add to the artist's sadness.
But my feet don't touch the ground
The singer's emotions are having a physical effect on them - they feel ungrounded and disconnected from the world around them.
Of your voice inside my head
The singer is deeply missing the person they're longing for, and hearing their voice in their mind only exacerbates this longing and deep sense of sadness.
Because of everything you said
The words of the person the artist is longing for are haunting them and making them feel all the more lost and empty.
The raindrops are pouring down
The rain is a metaphor for the sadness and loneliness that is pouring down on the artist.
But all I can hear is the sound
The sadness and longing are so strong that they drown out all other sounds, leaving only the persistent feeling of grief.
My feet don't touch the ground
The singer is so deeply lost in their emotions that they feel disconnected from the world and unable to move or stay grounded.
Because of everything you said
The words of the person the artist is missing are causing them to feel deep emptiness and a sense of loss, keeping them suspended in this current emotional state.
Contributed by Lincoln P. Suggest a correction in the comments below.