Ellis Undercover
Ellis Undercover picked her artist name after years teaching music in Correctional and Juvenile Justice Centres. Raised between mountains and rivers in rural NSW, her songwriting is grounded and intentional, driven by acoustic guitar and unapologetic storytelling.
2026 marks a major chapter for Elle, fresh from the CMAA Tamworth Country Music Academy where she wrote ‘October’ with Wade Forster which is featured on ‘the Aftermath’ album (8+ million streams prior to release, Cover of Spotify Country World Wide #1, Apple Music viral hits #10). Wildfire is the first single to follow this much anticipated collaboration backed by a regional tour and a set at the Deni Ute Muster.
Background
Growing up rural Elle was raised in Wellington NSW until she graduated high school, gigging in the local pub and original music scene from fourteen years old. During this time she shared the stage with local and touring artists such as Killing Heidi, Fanny Lumsden, Stu Larson and many more.
After high school she relocated to Sydney to study Music Industry and worked both as a musician and as an event manager for Sydney based and touring events. Post study during Covid Elle moved back inland and continued working in events and ticketing in rural Australia as well as gigging regularly. She scored support for respected artists such as Ash Grunwald, Thirsty Merc and Kav Temperly to name a few. In her 20s a unique career change occurred when she was approached about teaching music and songwriting inside a correctional centre. This opportunity led to three years of teaching in maximum security Correctional Centres and then also Juvenile Justice, helping inmates to write, record, produce and perform their original music inside the gaol. During this three years she released two singles "False Gods" and "Show me how deep I can fall" and toured regional Australia four times and travelled to Italy to write and record with artists and producers from all over the world. Creating music in such a unique environment, inspired Elle to write songs telling crazy Australian stories. This drew her back to her country folk roots and she begun to work on her debut EP in 2026. Budget cuts led to departing her teaching job and committing to her artist project full time. This involved graduating from the Tamworth Country Music Festival Academy in January as well as End FM BEATS program partnered with the Deni Ute Muster in March gaining her industry eyes and the opportunity to work with acts such as Wade Forster. After years building her craft and insane experiences shaping her songwriting Ellis Undercover is ready to be seen.
