Ellie Holcomb

{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2022}} {{Infobox musical artist | name = Ellie Holcomb | image = | caption = | image_size = | birth_name = Elizabeth Asher Bannister<ref name=utkbook>{{cite journal|url=http://trace.tennessee.edu/utk_chanhonoproj/819/|title="Singing Shakespeare: Music inspired by the Master of Word" by Elizabeth Asher Bannister|last=Bannister|first=Elizabeth Asher|journal=Chancellor's Honors Program Projects|year=2005|publisher=University of Tennessee|accessdate=February 16, 2014}}</ref> | alias = | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1982|9|12|mf=y}}<ref name=tweet>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/ellieholcomb/status/24304697281|title=I'm 28! For my birthday, please...|author=ellieholcomb|date=September 12, 2010|publisher=Twitter|accessdate=February 16, 2014}}</ref> | birth_place = Nashville, Tennessee, U.S.<ref name=allaccess>{{cite web|url=http://www.allaccess.com/christian/artist-info/q/id/5127/ellie-holcomb|title=Ellie Holcomb|author=All Access|date=December 8, 2013|publisher=All Access|accessdate=February 16, 2014}}</ref> | instrument = Vocals, acoustic guitar | genre = Contemporary Christian music, folk rock, Americana | occupation = Singer, songwriter | years_active = 2005–present | label = Full Heart | associated_acts = Drew Holcomb and the Neighbors | website = {{URL|ellieholcomb.com}} }}

'''Elizabeth Asher Holcomb'''<ref name=ascap>ASCAP IPI #584603533</ref> (née '''Bannister'''; born September 12, 1982) is an American CCM-folk singer-songwriter and she grew up in Nashville.<ref name=allaccess /> Her father is noted music producer Brown Bannister, and she was a member of Drew Holcomb and the Neighbors, whose frontman is her husband Drew. They met at University of Tennessee as students.

==Early life and education== Elizabeth Asher Bannister was born in Nashville on September 12, 1982, to Brown and Debra Bannister. She graduated from Christ Presbyterian Academy<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.allaccess.com/christian/10-questions/archive/25790/10-questions-with-ellie-holcomb|title = 10 Questions with ... Ellie Holcomb}}</ref> and received her bachelor's in English from the University of Tennessee in 2005. In 2006 she earned her master's of science degree in teacher education from the university.<ref name=degree>{{cite web|url=http://www.utk.edu/commencement/program/2006.pdf |title=Annual Commencement of The University of Tennessee |date=May 12, 2006 |author=University of Tennessee |publisher=University of Tennessee |accessdate=February 16, 2014 |pages=27–28 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120917084221/http://www.utk.edu/commencement/program/2006.pdf |archivedate=September 17, 2012 }}</ref> In 2006, she married Drew Holcomb, and they have three children.<ref name=knoxnews>{{cite web|url=http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2008/aug/29/holcomb-finds-perfect-person-to-occupy-passenger/?print=1|title=Holcomb finds perfect person to occupy 'Passenger Seat'|last=Bledsoe|first=Wayne|date=August 29, 2008|work=Knoxville News Sentinel|accessdate=February 16, 2014}}</ref><ref name=crossrhythms>{{cite web|title=Drew Holcomb & The Neighbors: Folk roots, alternative rock or Americana|last=Cummings|first=Tony|url=http://www.crossrhythms.co.uk/articles/music/Drew_Holcomb__The_Neighbors_Folk_roots_alternative_rock_or_Americana/52663/p1/|date=November 24, 2013|authorlink=Tony Cummings|publisher=Cross Rhythms|accessdate=February 16, 2014}}</ref>{{failed verification|date=March 2019}} They live in Nashville.<ref>{{Cite web |date=April 9, 2021 |title=About Ellie |url=https://www.ellieholcomb.com/news/2016/11/8/about-ellie |access-date=April 24, 2022 |website=Ellie Holcomb |language=en-US}}</ref>

== Music career ==

Holcomb began her musical career with Drew Holcomb and the Neighbors in 2005, and she started her individual career pursuit in 2011. In 2011, she released the ''Magnolia EP'', which charted on numerous ''Billboard'' charts on September 10, 2011. Her second EP, ''With You Now'' did not come out until 2013, and the album reached No. 7 on the Christian Albums chart on September 7, 2013. Holcomb released her debut studio album on the Full Heart Music label on February 18, 2014, ''As Sure as the Sun'', which has garnered critical praise. She was named Best New Artist at the 2014 GMA Dove Awards.<ref>{{Cite web|last=GMA|date=October 16, 2014|title=NEWS: 2014 Dove Awards Recap + Winners|url=https://gospelmusic.org/news-2014-dove-awards-recap-winners/|access-date=March 31, 2021|website=The Gospel Music Association|language=en-US}}</ref>

After the success of ''As Sure as the Sun'', Ellie Holcomb released her second full-length album, ''Red Sea Road'' on January 27, 2017. ''Red Sea Road'' was produced by her father, Brown Bannister, who was battling cancer while she recorded the album. The family banded together and recording the album was often an outlet for comfort for Ellie. The album peaked at No. 2 on the Christian Chart. Three songs have charted in the Top Christian Singles: "Find You Here" peaked at No. 21, "Red Sea Road" peaked at No. 13 and "Wonderfully Made" reached No. 143.{{citation needed|date=March 2019}}

In 2018, Holcomb released two children's works, an album, ''Sing: Creation Songs,'' and a book, ''Who Sang the First Song?'' <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.newreleasetoday.com/albumdetail.php?album_id=20289|title=Sing: Creation Songs EP by Ellie Holcomb – CD Reviews And Information – NewReleaseToday|website=www.newreleasetoday.com|accessdate=March 17, 2019}}</ref> In June 2021, she released ''Canyon'' in partnership with Capitol CMG.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://americansongwriter.com/ellie-holcomb-ventures-deep-into-her-new-lp-canyon-to-deliver-collective-hope/|title=Ellie Holcomb Ventures Deep Into Her New LP 'Canyon' to Deliver Collective Hope|website=americansongwriter.com|date=June 24, 2021 |accessdate=April 14, 2022}}</ref> In 2022, she and her husband, Drew Holcomb, released ''Coming Home: A Collection of Songs''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thechristianbeat.org/drew-ellie-holcomb-release-coming-home-a-collection-of-songs/|title=Drew & Ellie Holcomb Release 'Coming Home: A Collection Of Songs'|website=www.thechristianbeat.org|date=January 14, 2022 |accessdate=April 14, 2022}}</ref>

==Discography==

=== Studio albums === {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" |+ ! rowspan="2" scope="col" style="width:15em;" | Title ! rowspan="2" scope="col" style="width:20em;" | Album details ! colspan="5" scope="col" | Peak chart positions ! rowspan="2" scope="col" | Certifications{{Small| (sales threshold)}} |- ! scope="col" style="width:2.2em;font-size:85%;" | US <ref name="bacharts">{{cite web |author=Billboard |title=Ellie Holcomb – Chart History |url=http://www.billboard.com/music/ellie-holcomb |accessdate=2026-01-27 |publisher=Prometheus Global Media}}</ref> ! scope="col" style="width:2.2em;font-size:85%;" | US Christ <ref name="bacharts" /> ! scope="col" style="width:2.2em;font-size:85%;" | US Indie <ref name="bacharts" /> ! scope="col" style="width:2.2em;font-size:85%;" | US Vinyl <ref name="bacharts" /> ! scope="col" style="width:2.2em;font-size:85%;" | UK C&G <ref name="bacharts" /> |- ! scope="row" | ''As Sure as the Sun''<ref name="ivm">{{cite web |last=Andre |first=Jonathan |date=February 14, 2014 |title=Ellie Holcomb – As Sure As The Sun |url=http://www.indievisionmusic.com/2014/02/14/ellie-holcomb-as-sure-as-the-sun/ |accessdate=February 16, 2014 |publisher=Indie Vision Music}}</ref> | * Released: February 18, 2014<ref name="ivm" /> * Label: Full Heart<ref name="ivm" /> * Formats: CD, digital download, streaming | 34 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 18 | |- ! scope="row" | ''Red Sea Road'' | * Released: January 27, 2017 * Label: Full Heart * Formats: CD, digital download, streaming | 106 | 3 | 9 | — | — | |- ! scope="row" | ''Canyon'' | * Released: June 25, 2021 * Label: Full Heart, Capitol CMG * Formats: CD, LP, digital download, streaming | —{{Efn|''Canyon'' did not enter the ''Billboard'' 200, but peaked at No. 97 on the ''Billboard'' Top Album Sales|group=upper-alpha}} | 7 | — | — | — | |- ! scope="row" | ''Coming Home: A Collection of Songs'' {{small|(with Drew Holcomb)}} | *Released: January 14, 2022 *Label: Magnolia Music *Format: CD, LP, digital download, streaming | — | — | — | — | — | |- ! scope="row" | ''Memory Bank'' {{small|(with Drew Holcomb)}} | *Released: January 24, 2025 *Label: Magnolia Music *Format: CD, LP, digital download, streaming | — | — | — | — | — | |- ! scope="row" | ''Far Country'' | *Released: September 12, 2025 *Label: Capitol CMG *Format: CD, LP, digital download, streaming | — | — | — | — | — | |- | colspan="8" style="font-size:90%" | "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |}

=== Extended plays === {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" |+ ! rowspan="2" scope="col" style="width:15em;" | Title ! rowspan="2" scope="col" style="width:20em;" | Album details ! colspan="4" scope="col" | Peak chart positions ! rowspan="2" |Certifications{{Small| (sales threshold)}} |- ! scope="col" style="width:2.2em;font-size:85%;" | US <ref name="bacharts" /> ! scope="col" style="width:2.2em;font-size:85%;" | US Christ <ref name="bacharts" /> ! scope="col" style="width:2.2em;font-size:85%;" | US Indie <ref name="bacharts" /> ! scope="col" style="width:2.2em;font-size:85%;" | US Kid <ref name="bacharts" /> |- ! scope="row" | ''Magnolia''<ref name="magnolia">{{cite web |author=Ellie Holcomb |date=August 23, 2011 |title=Magnolia EP: Ellie Holcomb |url=https://www.amazon.com/Magnolia-EP-Ellie-Holcomb/dp/B005I23BSI |accessdate=February 16, 2014 |website=Amazon}}</ref> | * Released: {{Start date|2011|8|23}}<ref name="magnolia" /> *Label: Drew Holcomb<ref name="magnolia" /> * Formats: CD, digital download, streaming | — | 16 | 48 | — | |- ! scope="row" | ''With You Now''<ref name="withyounow">{{cite web |author=Ellie Holcomb |date=August 19, 2013 |title=With You Now: Ellie Holcomb |url=https://www.amazon.com/You-Now-Ellie-Holcomb/dp/B00EK1SI2W/ref=sr_1_1?s=dmusic&ie=UTF8&qid=1392531584&sr=1-1&keywords=Ellie+Holcomb |accessdate=February 16, 2014 |website=Amazon}}</ref> | * Released: {{Start date|2013|8|19}}<ref name="withyounow" /> * {{nowrap|Label: Good Time Records}}<ref name="withyounow" /> * Formats: CD, digital download, streaming | — | 7 | — | — | |- ! scope="row" | ''Sing: Creation Songs''<ref name="amaz_Elli">{{Cite web |title=Ellie Holcomb – Sing: Creation Songs |url=https://www.amazon.com/Sing-Creation-Songs-Ellie-Holcomb/dp/B07G1YNC24 |access-date=October 1, 2019 |work=amazon.com}}</ref> | * Released: September 21, 2018 * Label: Full Heart Music * Formats: CD, digital download, streaming | —{{Efn|''Sing: Creation Songs'' did not enter the ''Billboard'' 200, but peaked at No. 85 on the ''Billboard'' Top Album Sales|group=upper-alpha}} | — | 15 | 1 | |- ! scope="row" | ''Sing: Remembering Songs'' | *Released: February 21, 2020 *Label: Full Heart *Format: CD, digital download, streaming | — | — | — | 4 | |- ! scope="row" | ''Sing: Christmas Songs'' | *Released: November 1, 2022 *Label: Full Heart/Capitol CMG *Format: digital download, streaming | — | — | — | — | |- ! scope="row" | ''All of My Days'' | *Released: April 12, 2024 *Label: Full Heart/Capitol CMG *Format: CD, LP, digital download, streaming | — | 37 | — | — | |- ! scope="row" | ''Sing: Spring Songs'' | *Released: March 21, 2025 *Label: Full Heart/Capitol CMG *Format: TBA |— |— |— |— | |-

| colspan="7" style="font-size:90%" | "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |}

=== Singles === {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" |+ ! rowspan="2" scope="col" style="width:16em;" | Title ! rowspan="2" scope="col" | Year ! colspan="7" scope="col" | Peak chart positions ! rowspan="2" scope="col" style="width:10em;" | Certifications{{Small| (sales threshold)}} ! rowspan="2" scope="col" | Album |- ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;" |US <ref name="bacharts" /> ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;" |US Rock <ref name="bacharts" /> ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;" |US Alt <ref name="bacharts" /> ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;" |US Christ <ref name="bacharts" /> ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;" |US Christ Air <ref name="bacharts" /> ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;" |US Christ AC <ref name="bacharts" /> ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;" |US Christ Digital <ref name="bacharts" /> |- ! scope="row" |"As Sure as the Sun" | rowspan="3" | 2014 | — | — | — | 47 | — | — | — | | rowspan="3" |''As Sure as the Sun'' |- ! scope="row" |"The Broken Beautiful" | — | — | — | 20 | 18 | 18 | — | |- ! scope="row" |"Hope Is Alive" | — | — | — | 48 | 33 | 10 | — | |- ! scope="row" |"Red Sea Road | rowspan="2" | 2017 | — | — | — | 42 | — | — | — | | rowspan="2" |''Red Sea Road'' |- ! scope="row" |"Find You Here" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |- ! scope="row" |"Electricity" {{small|(with Drew Holcomb)}} |2018 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | rowspan="2" {{non-album singles}} |- ! scope="row" |"You and Me" {{small|(with Drew Holcomb)}} | rowspan="2" |2019 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |- ! scope="row" |"Let It Snow" {{small|(with Drew Holcomb)}} | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |''Let It Snow'' |- ! scope="row" |"Survival" {{small|(with NEEDTOBREATHE and Drew Holcomb)}} | rowspan="4" |2020 | — | —{{Efn|"Survival" did not enter the ''Billboard'' Hot Rock Songs, but peaked at No. 10 on the ''Billboard'' Rock Digital Song Sales|group=upper-alpha}} | —{{Efn|"Survival" did not enter the ''Billboard'' Alternative Songs, but peaked at No. 12 on the ''Billboard'' Alternative Digital Song Sales|group=upper-alpha}} | 26 | 21 | 18 | — | |''Out of Body'' |- ! scope="row" |"Bring You Home" {{small|(with The Dailys and Jillian Edwards)}} | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | rowspan="2" {{non-album singles}} |- ! scope="row" |"Falling Apart" {{small|(with The Dailys and Jillian Edwards)}} | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |- ! scope="row" |"Constellations" | — | — | — | — | 44 | — | 23 | | rowspan="6" |''Canyon'' |- ! scope="row" |"Canyon" | rowspan="8" |2021 | — | — | — | 47 | — | — | — | |- ! scope="row" |"I Will Carry You" | — | — | — | 11 | 13 | 9 | 9 | |- ! scope="row" |"I Don't Want to Miss It" | — | — | — | 25 | 24 | 20 | — | |- ! scope="row" |"Mine" {{small|(with Drew Holcomb)}} | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |- ! scope="row" |"Color" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |- ! scope="row" |"A Woman" {{small|(with FAITHFUL and Amy Grant)}} | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | rowspan="3" {{non-album singles}} |- ! scope="row" |"Keep on the Sunny Side" {{small|(with Drew Holcomb)}} | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |- ! scope="row" |"Hung the Moon" {{small|(with Drew Holcomb)}} | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |- ! scope="row" |"Sounding Joy" |2022 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |''Sing: Christmas Songs'' |- ! scope="row" |"Bones" {{small|(with Drew Holcomb)}} | rowspan="3" |2023 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | {{non-album single}} |- ! scope="row" |"Stronger" | — | — | — | — | 39 | — | — | |''Canyon'' |- ! scope="row" |"Kinda Wild" {{small|(with JUDAH.)}} | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | rowspan="2" {{non-album singles}} |- ! scope="row" |"Brick by Brick" {{small|(with Drew Holcomb)}} | rowspan="5" |2024 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |- ! scope="row" |"Where Can I Go" |— |— |— |— |— |— |— | |''All of My Days'' |- ! scope="row" |"Be Okay" {{small|(with Lauren Daigle)}} |— |— |— |— |— |— |— | | {{non-album single}} |- ! scope="row" |"Memory Bak" {{small|(with Drew Holcomb)}} |— |— |— |— |— |— |— | | rowspan="3" |''Memory Bank'' |- ! scope="row" |"High Seas" {{small|(with Drew Holcomb)}} |— |— |— |— |— |— |— | |- ! scope="row" |"Rain or Shine" {{small|(with Drew Holcomb)}} | rowspan="5" | 2025 |— |— |— |— |— |— |— | |- ! scope="row" |"Spring Sings" |— |— |— |— |— |— |— | | ''Sing: Spring Songs'' |- ! scope="row" |"Far Country" |— |— |— |— |— |— |— | | rowspan="3" | ''Far Country'' |- ! scope="row" |"The Whole Thing" |— |— |— |— |— |— |— | |- ! scope="row" |"Hope's Gonna Find You" |— |— |— |— |26 |24 |— | |- | colspan="11" style="font-size:90%" | "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |}

=== Other charted songs === {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" ! rowspan="2" scope="col" style="width:16em;" | Title ! rowspan="2" scope="col" | Year ! colspan="4" scope="col" | Peak chart positions ! rowspan="2" scope="col" style="width:10em;" | Certifications{{Small| (sales threshold)}} ! rowspan="2" |Album |- ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;" |US <ref name="bacharts" /> ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;" |US Christ <ref name="bacharts" /> ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;" |US Christ Air <ref name="bacharts" /> ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;" |US Christ AC <ref name="bacharts" /> |- ! scope="row" |"Marvelous Light" | rowspan="2" |2015 | — | — | 50 | — | |''As Sure as the Sun'' |- ! scope="row" |"Dead Man Walking" {{small|(with John Tibbs)}} | — | — | 29 | 24 | |''Dead Man Walking'' |- ! scope="row" |"Find You Here" | 2017 | — | 29 | 28 | 21 | |Red Sea Road |- ! scope="row" |"Just as Good" {{small|(with Chris Renzema)}} |2018 | — | — | 39 | — | |''Get Out of the Way of Your Own Heart'' |- ! scope="row" |"Sweet Ever After" {{small|(with Bear Rinehart and NEEDTOBREATHE)}} | 2021 | — | 36 | — | — | |''Canyon'' |- ! scope="row" |"Jingle Bells" |2022 | — | — | 35 | 29 | |''Sing: Christmas Songs'' |- ! scope="row" |"In the Room" {{small|(with Matt Maher, Ben Fuller, and Chris Brown)}} | rowspan="2" |2024 | — | 49 | 19 | 25 | |''The Stories I Tell Myself'' |- ! scope="row" |"All of My Days" | — | 42 | — | — | |''All of My Days'' |- | colspan="8" style="font-size:90%" | "—" Denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |}

== Awards == *GMA Dove Award's New Artist of the Year 2014<ref name="BreatheCast Dove New Artist of The Year">{{cite web|url=http://www.breathecast.com/articles/dove-awards-2014-winners-ellie-holcomb-wins-new-artist-year-20551/ |title=Dove Awards 2014 Winners: Ellie Holcomb Wins New Artist of the Year; Performs 'Broken Beautiful' [VIDEO] |work=breathecast.com |date=October 9, 2014 |accessdate=August 30, 2015}}</ref> * GMA Dove Award's Children's Album of the Year 2020, ''Sing: Remembering Songs'' * GMA Dove Award's Recorded Music Packaging of the Year 2022, ''Canyon''

== Notes == {{notelist-ua}}

==References== {{reflist}}

==External links== * {{Official website|1=http://ellieholcomb.com}} * [https://web.archive.org/web/20140223192837/http://oneone7.tv/ellie-holcomb-on-one-one-7-tv/ One One 7 interview]

{{DEFAULTSORT:Holcomb, Ellie}} Category:1982 births Category:Living people Category:American performers of Christian music Category:Singers from Nashville, Tennessee Category:Musicians from Knoxville, Tennessee Category:Songwriters from Tennessee Category:University of Tennessee alumni Category:21st-century American singers Category:21st-century American women singers