In 2010 , she became the second artist to top the BBC 's annual Sound of ... poll and win the Critics ' Choice Award at the Brit Awards in the same year . She released her debut studio album , '' Lights '' , in 2010 ; it debuted at on the UK Albums Chart and has sold over 850,000 copies in the United Kingdom . In November 2010 , the album was reissued as '' Bright Lights '' , which spawned two singles : a cover of Elton John 's " Your Song " which was selected for the first John Lewis Christmas advert , reached on the UK Singles Chart , and " Lights " , which became Goulding 's highest-charting single on the US '' Billboard '' Hot 100 to date , peaking at
Brit Awards
2010 Brit Awards
Ellie Goulding