Emmy The Great

Emmy The Great

Artist

Emma-Lee Moss, better known by her stage name, Emmy The Great is an English singer-songwriter. She was born in Hong Kong and her family later moved to England, where she became a part of London’s growing anti-folk scene in the late 2000s.

She first emerged in 2006, when she released a series of free demos over the internet, while studying contemporary music at the University of Westminster

Her critically acclaimed debut album “First Love” was released in February 2009, under her own record label “Close Harbour”.

Her sophomore album “Virtue” was released in June 2011, also under Close Harbour.

Also in 2011, she released a Christmas album titled “This Is Christmas” with her boyfriend, Tim Wheeler, leader of the Irish trio “Ash”.

She released the soundtrack for the Sony Pictures' film, Austenland, in August 2013. The soundtrack featured her original songs alongside the film’s score by Ilan Eshkeri.

After signing to the British label Bella Union, she released her third album Second Love in February 2016. The album took on more of a indie/dream pop style, compared to her first two acoustic folk releases.