Elissa Mielke

Elissa Mielke is a Canadian Singer Songwriter from the forests of Strabane, Ontario. She first drew attention for her powerful vocals and stripped-back songwriting on her 2021 EP Finally, which earned praise from Pitchfork, who described her voice as “an immense ocean of an instrument” and highlighted the directness and emotional clarity of her writing. Uproxx noted “her ability to pen rich and introspective songs,” Rolling Stone praised her skilled songwriting and "richly textured voice that can evoke love, heartbreak, and nostalgia,"  and Exclaim! crowned her an “Artist To Watch”. Since then, she has continued to develop a body of work that moves between folk, indie rock, and intimate singer-songwriter traditions, balancing vivid lyrical detail with understated arrangements.