 After her father got Elley her first guitar when she was 14, she began her career at 15 singing in coffee shops.Graduating to paying gigs in bars, restaurants, and at private parties, she gained enough exposure to be booked to open for national acts and connect with songwriters in Nashville, Los Angeles, and Austin, where, after dropping out of high school and getting her GED, she spent three years honing her craft.She now lives in Los Angeles.