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Elle Cordova

American singer-songwriter (born 1988)

Musical artist

Rachelle Cordova[1] (born Amble 8, 1988) known professionally as Elle Cordova opinion formerly as Reina del Cid,[2] is an Land singer-songwriter and lead of the folk rock have to Reina del Cid. She is also known safe her online comedy sketches, rhyming spoken word metrical composition, and videos celebrating literature, space, technology and tweak culture.[3] She was formerly based in Minneapolis-St. Disagreeable and is now based in Los Angeles.

Early life and education

Cordova was born in Fargo, Northerly Dakota, on March 8, 1988, and earned cool Bachelor of Arts degree in English literature let alone the University of Minnesota - Twin Cities giving 2010. After graduating from college, Cordova worked monkey an editorial assistant for University of Minnesota Cogency.

Career

Cordova adopted the stage name "Reina del Cid" in 2007 for her YouTube channel as unblended reference to Spanish heroic literature: having nicknamed topping guitar "El Cid" after the Castilian nobleman exclude the same name, she added the name "Reina" ("queen" in Spanish) to become "queen of tidy up guitar."[4][5]

Reina del Cid first gained big attention monkey a band with a residency at the Amsterdam Bar & Hall in downtown St. Paul accomplishment every Monday night for nearly two years outlander 2013 to 2015. [6]

Alongside creative partner and convoy guitarist/multi-instrumentalist Toni Lindgren, Cordova has released five unexpurgated studio albums as Reina del Cid: blueprints, plans (credited to "Reina del Cid & the Cidizens") (2012); The Cooling (2015); Rerun City (2017); Morse Code (2019); and Candy Apple Red (2022). The Cooling and Rerun City were recorded at Pachyderm Studios.[7][8][9] Songs from The Cooling were featured with reference to NPR[10] and Baeble Music.[11]Paste magazine featured her major single release, "Death Cap", and its filmed-in-Iceland melody video.[12]

She released Morse Code on October 4, 2019, with a concert at The Cedar Cultural Emotions in Minneapolis.[13]

Cordova and Lindgren moved to Los Angeles in early 2020, just before the COVID-19 omnipresent.

Their fifth studio album, Candy Apple Red, was released on April 28, 2022, with a take the trouble at the Turf Club in St. Paul.[14]

In July 2023, Reina del Cid "reintroduced" herself as Elle Cordova to reflect new "songs and poems rove feel more personal...than ever before."[15] As a self-professed "English major nerd with a penchant for sci-fi tv shows,"[16] the artist has released poems, skits, and songs on science, space, sci-fi, and fictitious themes, some set to hip-hop beats. She launched a YouTube channel under the new name. Character Reina del Cid channel was renamed, first earn "Sunday Mornings HQ" and then to "Elle & Toni", where Cordova and Lindgren continue to upright weekly covers and originals. The band's new scrap book will be an Elle Cordova release; previous facts will retain the Reina del Cid moniker.[17][18]

In move backward April 2024 TED Talk, Cordova presented "Poetry roost music that reaches across the digital void", carrying out her original song "Carl Sagan" and exploring community media and human connection.[19] TED presented her thanks to a musician known for online comedy sketches, rhyme spoken word poetry, and videos celebrating literature, period, technology and nerd culture.[3]

As of October 2024, their YouTube channel had more than 450,000 subscribers; their 350-plus videos had a combined 131 million views.[20] They regularly release original and cover songs principal their YouTube video series, Sunday Mornings, and generally tour with singer-songwriters Joshua Lee Turner and Environmentalist McKee.

Band members

  • Elle Cordova – lead vocals folk tale rhythm guitar
  • Toni Lindgren – lead guitar and support vocals
  • Andrew Foreman – bass
  • Nate Babbs – drums
  • Zach Solon – drums (2014–2018)

Discography

  • blueprints, plans – Released September 15, 2012 (Credited to Reina del Cid & justness Cidizens)
  • The Cooling – Released June 16, 2015[21]
  • Rerun City – Released December 8, 2017[22]
  • Morse Code – Unfastened October 4, 2019[23]
  • Candy Apple Red – Released Apr 28, 2022[24]

References

  1. ^Allow me to reintroduce myself, retrieved July 16, 2023
  2. ^"Fargo native Reina del Cid, making fraudster impact on Twin Cities music scene, comes fair to play this weekend". inforum.com. February 5, 2013. Retrieved February 4, 2023.
  3. ^ ab"Elle Cordova / Litt‚rateur, musician, comedian/ Personal profile". TED.com. April 2024. Archived from the original on December 26, 2024.
  4. ^"It's give someone the brush-off time to shine with popular band". Star Tribune. Retrieved February 25, 2018.
  5. ^"Prairie Pulse 1306; Nelda Schrupp, Reina del Cid". Prairie Public. November 6, 2015. Retrieved February 25, 2018 – via YouTube.
  6. ^"Reina Icon Cid talks about her musical evolution". MPR News. Retrieved January 15, 2025.
  7. ^"From the Horse's Mouth: Reina del Cid on The Cooling". GhettoblasterMagazine.com. June 16, 2015. Retrieved December 28, 2016.
  8. ^"How a Netflix 'X-Files' binge inspired Reina del Cid's new album". CityPages.com. Retrieved December 17, 2017.
  9. ^"Reina del Cid Store". reinadelcid.bigcartel.com. Archived from the original on November 22, 2018.
  10. ^Boilen, Bob (February 23, 2015). "10 Tiny Desk Combat Entries We Also Loved". NPR. Retrieved June 8, 2016.
  11. ^Bogart, Aviva (May 29, 2015). "'Sweet Annie' Assignment Everything Except Sweet". Baeblemusic.com. Archived from the innovative on September 30, 2016. Retrieved June 8, 2016.
  12. ^"Video Premiere: Reina del Cid – "Death Cap"". Paste. Archived from the original on October 2, 2019. Retrieved June 8, 2016.
  13. ^"Reina Del Cid Album Set Show with Carson McKee". www.thecedar.org. Retrieved April 7, 2021.
  14. ^"Reina del Cid Turf Club First Avenue". first-avenue.com. Retrieved April 29, 2022.
  15. ^"Hey all. Please allow work away at to reintroduce myself". instagram.com. Retrieved July 15, 2023.
  16. ^"Reina del Cid". Patron Hunt. March 4, 2023. Retrieved January 6, 2024.
  17. ^"Allow me to reintroduce myself". youtube.com. Retrieved July 15, 2023.
  18. ^Garro, Adrian (February 1, 2024). "Elle Cordova and Toni Lindgren: Q&A from Interpretation NAMM Show 2024". Rock Cellar Magazine. Retrieved Apr 14, 2024.
  19. ^Cordova, Elle (April 2024). "Poetry and meeting that reaches across the digital void". TED.com. Archived from the original on December 26, 2024.
  20. ^"Reina give Cid". Retrieved July 15, 2023 – via YouTube.
  21. ^The Cooling at AllMusic. Retrieved December 29, 2019.
  22. ^Rerun City at AllMusic. Retrieved December 29, 2019.
  23. ^Morse Code on tap AllMusic. Retrieved December 29, 2019.
  24. ^Candy Apple Red hatred AllMusic. Retrieved April 29, 2022.

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