{{Short description|Canadian songwriter}} {{Use mdy dates|date=July 2024}} {{Infobox musical artist | image = | name = Lowell | birth_name = Elizabeth Lowell Boland | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|mf=yes|1991|9|14}} | birth_place = Calgary, Alberta, Canada | genre = Pop, dance-pop, synthpop, pop rock, electropop | occupation = Songwriter, producer, singer | years_active = 2012–present | label = Arts & Crafts }} '''Elizabeth Lowell Boland''', known by the stage name '''Lowell''', is a Canadian singer, songwriter and producer<ref name=w>[http://www.wmagazine.com/culture/2014/09/lowell-music-singer/ "Lowell Is Alive and Well"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140923064857/http://www.wmagazine.com/culture/2014/09/lowell-music-singer |date=September 23, 2014 }}. ''W'', September 17, 2014.</ref> known for her writing collaborations with JoJo, Beyoncé, Madison Beer, Hailee Steinfeld, Bülow, Tate McRae, and more.
== Background == Originally from Calgary, Alberta,<ref name=w /> Boland moved to Toronto, Ontario at age 18 to study music at the University of Toronto.
== Career == During this time, she began writing some song demos on ukulele,<ref name=worlds>[http://exclaim.ca/Interviews/FromTheMagazine/lowell-best_of_both_worlds "Lowell: Best of Both Worlds"]. ''Exclaim!'', October 2014.</ref> which came to the attention of Canadian music manager Mike Dixon.<ref name=worlds /> Dixon forwarded them in turn to producer Martin Terefe, and Boland made her debut in 2012 as a guest vocalist on Apparatjik's 2012 EP ''If You Can, Solve This Jumble''.<ref name=tmag>[http://tmagazine.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/06/26/lowell-singer-songwriter-debuts-single-i-love-you-money/?_r=0 "Lowell is No Ordinary Pop Chanteuse"]. ''T Magazine'', June 26, 2014.</ref>
She signed to Arts & Crafts, and released the EP ''I Killed Sara V'' in February 2014.<ref>[http://exclaim.ca/News/lowell_signs_to_arts_crafts_for_new_ep Lowell Signs to Arts & Crafts for New EP, Shares "Cloud 69"]. ''Exclaim!'', January 22, 2014.</ref> Her full-length album debut, ''We Loved Her Dearly'', followed in September 2014.<ref>[https://www.thestar.com/entertainment/music/2014/09/07/the_lowdown_on_lowell_torontos_next_big_name_in_pop.html "The lowdown on Lowell, Toronto's next big name in pop"]. ''Toronto Star'', September 7, 2014.</ref>
Her song, "Palm Trees" featured as soundtrack in the soccer game ''FIFA 15''.
On April 6, 2018, she released her sophomore album ''Lone Wolf''.
She co-wrote all three songs on the debut EP from Bülow, ''Damaged Vol. 1'', which was released November 2017 on Wax Records, including the single "Not A Love Song." ''Damaged Vol. 1'' was praised by critics for its "real and authentic" portrayal of Bülow's voice.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Stack|first1=Chris|title=Bülow – Damaged Vol. 1 EP – rBeatz Radio|url=https://rbeatz.com/bulow-damaged-vol-1-ep/|website=rbeatz.com|date=December 20, 2017|access-date=May 30, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180612112936/https://rbeatz.com/bulow-damaged-vol-1-ep/|archive-date=June 12, 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref>
She received two Canadian Screen Award nominations at the 9th Canadian Screen Awards in 2021, for Best Original Score and Best Original Song for "Grey Singing in Auditorium", for her work on the 2020 film ''Bloodthirsty''.<ref>Brent Furdyk, [https://web.archive.org/web/20210330161247/https://etcanada.com/news/762082/canadian-screen-awards-announces-2021-film-nominations/ "Canadian Screen Awards Announces 2021 Film Nominations"]. ''ET Canada'', March 30, 2021.</ref>
== Discography == === Studio albums === *2014 – ''We Loved Her Dearly'' *2018 – ''Lone Wolf'' *2022 – ''hurry''
=== Extended plays === *2012 – ''If You Can, Solve This Jumble'' <small>(with Apparatjik)</small> *2014 – ''I Killed Sara V.'' *2016 – ''Part 1: PARIS YK'' *2021 – ''Bloodthirsty''
=== Singles === *2016 – "Ride" *2016 – "High Enough" *2016 – "West Coast Forever" *2020 – "Lemonade" *2020 – "God Is A Fascist" *2021 – "Caroline" *2021 – "Black Boots And Leather Rebellion" *2022 – "Guess I'm Going To Hell" *2022 – "Hamptons City Cowboy"
== Songwriting discography == {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" ! scope="col"| Title ! scope="col"| Year ! scope="col"| Artist ! scope="col"| Album |- !scope="row"|"Take Care" | 2013 | Backstreet Boys | ''In a World Like This'' |- !scope="row"|"R U OK" | rowspan="8"|2020 | Tate McRae | ''Too Young to Be Sad'' |- !scope="row"|"Lonely Hearts" | rowspan="2"|JoJo | rowspan="2"|''Good to Know'' |- !scope="row"|"In Your Room" |- !scope="row"|"Summer Feelings"<br />(featuring Charlie Puth) | Lennon Stella | ''Scoob! The Album'' |- !scope="row"|"Your Name Hurts" | rowspan="4"|Hailee Steinfeld | rowspan="4"|''Half Written Story'' |- !scope="row"|"End This (L.O.V.E.)" |- !scope="row"|"Man Up" |- !scope="row"|"Wrong Direction" |- !scope="row"|"Good in Goodbye" | rowspan="12"|2021 | rowspan="10"|Madison Beer | rowspan="10"|''Life Support'' |- !scope="row"|"Effortlessly" |- !scope="row"|"Blue" |- !scope="row"|"Interlude" |- !scope="row"|"Homesick" |- !scope="row"|"Selfish" |- !scope="row"|"Sour Times" |- !scope="row"|"Baby" |- !scope="row"|"Emotional Bruises" |- !scope="row"|"Channel Surfing / the End" |- !scope="row"|"This Sucks."<br />(with MacKenzie Porter) | Virginia to Vegas | ''Remember That Time We'' |- !scope="row"|"Ain't About You"<br />(featuring Kiiara) | Wonho | ''Love Synonym Pt.2: Right for Us'' |- !scope="row"|"Yuck" | rowspan="4" |2022 | Charli XCX | ''Crash'' |- !scope="row"|"Suckerpunch" | Fletcher | ''Girl of My Dreams'' |- ! scope="row"|"Hot Crush Lover" | Blu DeTiger | {{N/A}} |- ! scope="row" | "Girl Like Me" | Dove Cameron | {{N/A}} |- !scope="row"|"Never Have I Ever" | rowspan="4"|2023 | Brett Kissel | ''The Compass Project – South Album'' |- !scope="row"|"Shit We Do for Love"<br />(with Yaeger) | Icona Pop | ''Club Romantech'' |- !scope="row"|"King of Everything" | Madison Beer | ''Silence Between Songs'' |- !scope="row"|"EX EX EX (Whoops)" | Rêve | ''Saturn Return'' |- !scope="row"| "Texas Hold 'Em" | rowspan="2" | 2024 | rowspan="2" | Beyoncé | rowspan="2" | ''Cowboy Carter'' |- !scope="row"| "Bodyguard" |}
== Production discography == {| class="wikitable" !Year !Artist !Song !Album |- |2020 |Tate McRae |R U OK |''Too Young to Be Sad'' |- |2021 |Catie Turner |Hide and Seek |''Non-album single'' |- |2023 |The Beaches | |''Blame My Ex'' |- |2025 |The Beaches | |''No Hard Feelings'' |}
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