Elijah Woods x Jamie Fine (pronounced Elijah Woods "ex" Jamie Fine) were a Canadian pop music duo that consisted of songwriter and producer Elijah Woods and singer-songwriter Jamie Fine. The pair met in Ottawa in 2014 and began independently producing music together shortly thereafter. In September 2017, the duo competed on the first season of Canadian reality music competition, The Launch, and released the single "Ain't Easy" through Big Machine Records in January 2018 following the initial airing of their episode. "Ain't Easy" has since been certified Platinum by Music Canada and topped the national adult contemporary airplay chart. In November 2020 it is reported that Woods and Fine have parted ways. History The duo of Elijah Woods and Jamie Fine was formed sometime in early 2014 when the two met at Algonquin College in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. After Woods, who was enrolled at the time in the college's music program, heard a recording of Fine's voice on a friend's smartphone singing an original song titled "Falling Down", he was inspired to reach out to the singer to collaborate on music. They worked together for two or three years before releasing a string of digital singles in 2017, including "Serenade", which charted at number 48 on the national Canada CHR/Top 40 airplay chart. 2017–2020: The Launch and 8:47 In September 2017, the duo competed on the first season of Canadian reality music competition, The Launch. The series' second episode, which aired in January 2018, featured a handful of unsigned musical acts including Elijah Woods x Jamie Fine competing to have their version of the Ryan Tedder and Camila Cabello-written song, "Ain't Easy", released nationwide through Big Machine Records. After being selected as the winner, the duo's rendition of the song was released January 17, 2018. The song is the only coronation single from the series to reach the Canadian Hot 100, where "Ain't Easy" peaked at number 38. Music Canada certified the single Platinum in May 2018. The success of the song contributed to the duo winning the iHeartRadio MMVA for Best New Canadian Artist or Group in August 2018. It is the lead single from their debut EP 8:47. Since partnering with Big Machine on the show, Elijah Woods x Jamie Fine has continued working on new music. In June 2018, the duo told iHeartRadio that they had produced over two album's worth of music and that the release