{{Sources exist|date=March 2025}} {{Short description|British singer-songwriter (born 2001)}} {{use British English|date=March 2025}} {{Use dmy dates|date=March 2025}} {{Infobox musical artist | name = Elmiene | image = | caption = | image_size = | birth_name = Abdala Elamin | birth_date = {{birth date and age|2001|07|01|df=y}} | birth_place = Frankfurt, Germany | origin = Oxford, England | label = Polydor, Def Jam | years_active = 2021-present | website = {{URL|el-mean.com/}} | genre = {{flatlist| * Neo-soul * R&B }} | occupation = {{hlist|Singer|songwriter|musician}} | instrument = {{hlist|Vocals|keyboard}} }}
'''Abdala Elamin''' (born 1 July 2001), known professionally as '''Elmiene''', is a British-Sudanese singer from Oxford. He placed fifth in the BBC Sound of 2024 poll and was nominated for the Brit Award for Rising Star in 2025.<ref name="z978">{{cite web | last=Haider | first=Arwa | title=Meet Elmiene, the soul singer following a path to greatness | website=Rolling Stone UK | date=2023-12-18 | url=https://www.rollingstone.co.uk/music/features/meet-elmiene-the-soul-singer-rolling-stone-uk-interview-35796/ | access-date=2025-03-14}}</ref>
== Life and career == Elmiene was born in Frankfurt, Germany, to Sudanese parents who had moved there in the late 1990s.<ref name="TheFace">{{cite web|url=https://theface.com/music/elmiene-interview-marking-my-time-soul-r-n-b|title=Up-and-coming soul singer Elmiene: "If I can't make you cry, I've failed"|last=Wickles|first=Jade|date=5 January 2024|publisher=The Face|access-date=15 March 2025}}</ref> When he was around five years old, his family moved to Oxford, England.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bet.com/article/0sidc9/meet-elmiene-londons-latest-rb-sensation|title=Meet Elmiene: London's Latest R&B Sensation|last=Grove|first=Rashad|date=9 April 2024|publisher=BET|access-date=15 March 2025}}</ref>
Elmiene released his single "Useless (Without You)" on August 14, 2025. His mixtape ''Heat the Streets'' was released on September 5.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://indie-sound.com/2025/08/16/elmiene-announces-highly-anticipated-mixtape-heat-the-streets-out-september-5th-shares-lead-single-useless-without-you/|work=Indie Sound|title=Elmiene Announces Highly Anticipated Mixtape Heat The Streets Out September 5th, Shares Lead Single "Useless (Without You)"|date=16 August 2025}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Elmiene - Heat The Streets |url=https://www.albumoftheyear.org/album/1431749-elmiene-heat-the-streets.php |access-date=2025-09-06 |website=Album of The Year |language=en}}</ref>
== Personal life == Elmiene is a Muslim.<ref name="TheFace" />
== Discography == '''Studio albums''' * ''Sounds for Someone'' (2026)
'''Mixtapes''' * ''Heat the Streets'' (2025)
'''Extended plays''' * ''El-Mean'' (2023) * ''Marking My Time'' (2023) * ''Live at RAK Studios'' (2024) * ''Anyway I Can'' (2024) * ''For the Deported'' (2024) * ''This Is the Remix'' (2025) * ''Heat the Streets Some Mo’'' (2025)
'''Live albums''' * ''Live from 525'' (2024) * ''Live from Brussels'' (2025)
'''Singles''' * "Golden" (2021) * "Why (Spare Me Tears)" (2022) * "Endless No Mores" (2023) * "Mad at Fire" (2023) * "Mama" (2023) * "Marking My Time" (2024) * "Someday" (2024) * "Lover, You Should've Come Over" (2023) * "Crystal Tears" (2024) * "Sweetness" (2024) * "Light Work" (2024) * "Anyways" (2024) * "Useless (Without You)" (2025) * "Cry Against the Wind" (2025) * "Reclusive" (2026) * "Honour" (2026) * "Saviour" (2026)
== Awards and nominations == {| class="wikitable" |+ ! Organisation ! Year ! Category ! Result |- | BBC | 2024 | Sound of 2024 | {{nom|Fifth}} |- | Brit Awards | 2025 | Rising Star | {{nom}} |- |}
== References == {{reflist}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Elmiene}} Category:2001 births Category:Living people Category:21st-century Black British male singers Category:21st-century English singer-songwriters Category:21st-century English male singers Category:English contemporary R&B singers Category:English male singer-songwriters Category:English Muslims Category:English people of Sudanese descent Category:English soul singers Category:Musicians from Oxford Category:Neo soul singers Category:Polydor Records artists
{{England-musician-stub}}