Ellie Goulding joined us at Hits Live Birmingham on Saturday 4th May, and absolutely astounded us with her incredible performance. Before she took to the stage to sing her biggest hits, Ellie opened up about making a song for the biggest TV show in the world - Game of Thrones.
The 32-year-old, who is currently planning her wedding to fiancé Caspar Jopling, sang 'Hollow Crown' on the album, which is entitled 'For the Throne: Music Inspired by Game of Thrones', and revealed how it came about.
"I was sent the song six months ago or so and they were trying to put this soundtrack together," she said. "I just, kind of, made it my own and they said a few other people, a couple of other rappers were doing it and I was like, okay, it’s gonna be like Post Malone and Drake and then just me.
"So I just gave it my best shot and I sent it to them and they were obsessed with it. So, luckily I got to stay on it. But it could have been different. I’ve got like five people who are obsessed with Game of Thrones."
Incredible!
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Ellie also opened up about her upcoming nuptials, telling Sarah-Jane that the planning was going "really well". She said, "It’s happening this year. So, there’s a lot going on and luckily we’ve got people helping us. So, that’s a lifesaver because I’d be in trouble. But, yeah, it’s gonna be fun. It’s gonna be really fun."
She also confessed that she's going to try and get recent collaborator Diplo to perform at her wedding, "Do you know what, he owes me one. So I might, actually, make him do that," and when Sarah-Jane asked whether he'd be after payment, she said, "I wouldn’t put it past him to ask. But, no, I might, actually, consider that, yeah. Thank you, good suggestion."
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