Elisa Justine Knight

Basic Information
Current Date: 2018

Age: 26

Additional Info: 1/4 White American, 3/4 African American.

Face Claim: Tinashe (singer)

Physical Appearance
Elisa has a very slim figure with long arms and legs. She has toned muscles due to her dancing experience. She has long, tight black curls that are well maintained. She enjoys wearing wigs of many styles and colors, but usually opts for a bone straight blonde, black or baby pink wig. She often experiments with her clothing, although she usually goes for athleisure.

Pre-debut: Chainless, Illusions, and Black Water
Throughout high school, Elisa recorded music in her own home. She set up a studio and bought professional cameras and lighting equipment for recording videos with the assistance of her brother. She initially recorded covers of songs by the artists that she was inspired by most; she cites Sade, Janet Jackson, Aaliyah, among similar artists as people who had a heavy influence on her take on R&B.

In 2014, Elisa released her first mixtape titled ''Chainless. ''This is considered to be her most experimental effort. The mixtape received positive reviews by critics.

Her second project, Illusions, was released in 2015. It had a very spacey, moody feel. It caused chatter within the R&B community about her, as she began to garner praise from her peers. She was often compared to The Weeknd.

In 2016, Elisa released the lead single Before I Do for her next mixtape. About a month after its release, the song's streaming numbers began to skyrocket as the song got more time on the radio. The song appeared on the social media pages of many different celebrities. Eventually, the song debuted on the Billboard Hot 100, peaking at #13. The mixtape, Black Water, was released several months later, becoming one of the most streamed R&B projects of the year and the most streamed mixtape of the year.

Debut: Sands
In late 2017, Elisa began working with several producers, including Boi-1da, Metro Boomin, Nineteen85, and Dev Hynes in Los Angeles, Brooklyn, and Toronto. In June 2018, she signed with Top Dawg Entertainment and Republic Records. Soon after, she began to kick off promotion for her debut album, Sands, which began by appearing on Drake's fourth studio album, Scorpion. On October 5th, she released the album's promotional single, which saw positive reviews online.

The singer confirmed that the album is slated for a winter release.