Elizabeth Lowell Boland, known by the stage name Lowell, is a Canadian singer, songwriter and producer"Lowell Is Alive and Well" . W, September 17, 2014. known for her writing collaborations with JoJo, Beyoncé, Madison Beer, Hailee Steinfeld, Bülow, Tate McRae, and more.
Background Originally from Calgary, Alberta, Boland moved to Toronto, Ontario at age 18 to study music at the University of Toronto, but fell into drugs and an abusive relationship then resorted to working as a stripper at the New Locomotion venue in Toronto as Sara Victoria.
Career During this time, she began writing some song demos on ukulele,"Lowell: Best of Both Worlds". Exclaim!, October 2014. which came to the attention of Canadian music manager Mike Dixon. Dixon forwarded them in turn to producer Martin Terefe, and Boland made her debut in 2012 as a guest vocalist on Apparatjik's 2012 EP If You Can, Solve This Jumble."Lowell is No Ordinary Pop Chanteuse". T Magazine, June 26, 2014.
She signed to Arts & Crafts, and released the EP I Killed Sara V in February 2014.Lowell Signs to Arts & Crafts for New EP, Shares "Cloud 69". Exclaim!, January 22, 2014. Her full-length album debut, We Loved Her Dearly, followed in September 2014."The lowdown on Lowell, Toronto's next big name in pop". Toronto Star, September 7, 2014.
Her song, "Palm Trees" featured as soundtrack in the soccer game FIFA 15.
On April 6, 2018, she released her sophomore album Lone Wolf.
She co-wrote all three songs on the debut EP from Bülow, Damaged Vol. 1, which was released November 2017 on Wax Records, including the single "Not A Love Song." Damaged Vol. 1 was praised by critics for its "real and authentic" portrayal of Bülow's voice.
She received two Canadian Screen Award nominations at the 9th Canadian Screen Awards in 2021, for Best Original Score (with Michelle Osis) and Best Original Song (with Evan Bogart and Justin Gray) for "Grey Singing in Auditorium", for her work on the 2020 film Bloodthirsty.Brent Furdyk, "Canadian Screen Awards Announces 2021 Film Nominations". ET Canada, March 30, 2021.
Discography Studio albums 2014 – We Loved Her Dearly 2018 – Lone Wolf 2022 – hurry
Extended plays 2012 – If You Can, Solve This Jumble (with Apparatjik) 2014 – I Killed Sara V. 2016 – Part 1: PARIS YK 2021 – Bloodthirsty
Singles 2014 – "The Bells" 2016 – "Ride" 2016 – "High Enough" 2016 – "West Coast Forever" 2020 – "Lemonade" 2020 – "God Is A Fascist" 2021 – "Caroline" 2021 – "Black Boots And Leather Rebellion" 2022 – "Guess I'm Going To Hell" 2022 – "Hamptons City Cowboy"
Songwriting discography Title Year Artist Album"Take Care" 2013 Backstreet Boys In a World Like This"R U OK"2020 Tate McRae Too Young to Be Sad"Lonely Hearts"JoJoGood to Know"In Your Room""Summer Feelings"(featuring Charlie Puth) Lennon Stella Scoob! The Album"Your Name Hurts"Hailee SteinfeldHalf Written Story"End This (L.O.V.E.)""Man Up""Wrong Direction""Good in Goodbye"2021Madison BeerLife Support"Effortlessly""Blue""Interlude""Homesick""Selfish""Sour Times""Baby""Emotional Bruises""Channel Surfing / the End""This Sucks."(with MacKenzie Porter) Virginia to Vegas Remember That Time We"Ain't About You"(featuring Kiiara) Wonho Love Synonym Pt.2: Right for Us"Yuck"2022 Charli XCX Crash"Suckerpunch" Fletcher Girl of My Dreams"Hot Crush Lover" Blu DeTiger "Girl Like Me" Dove Cameron "Never Have I Ever"2023 Brett Kissel The Compass Project – South Album"Shit We Do for Love"(with Yaeger) Icona Pop Club Romantech"King of Everything" Madison Beer Silence Between Songs"EX EX EX (Whoops)" Rêve Saturn Return "Texas Hold 'Em" 2024 Beyoncé Cowboy Carter "Bodyguard" "Too Pretty for Buffalo" 2025 Baby Nova Shhugar
Production discography YearArtistSongAlbum2020Tate McRaeR U OKToo Young to Be Sad2021Catie TurnerHide and SeekNon-album single2023The BeachesBlame My Ex2025The BeachesNo Hard Feelings
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