1991年Love Tambourines結成。1993年CRUE-L Recordsからデビュー。
アルバム「ALIVE」で、当時のインディーズとしては異例の10万枚以上のセールスを記録するも1995年に解散。
翌年ELLIEでソロデビューし、藤原ヒロシや斎藤圭市とのユニットでの活動を経て、名前をeliに改名。
2007年よりソロでライブ活動を開始。同年11月、eli名義でアルバム「rita」リリース。
中塚武と"Hati Hati Ya"コラボ
精力的にライヴや唄のワークショップ、製作をこなす。
http://www.eli-jazz.com/
★1991 formed the band "Love Tambourines" .. Member : eli ex.ELLIE(Vocal)、Keiichi Saito(Guitar)、Hiromichi Omachi(Drums)、Dan Miyagawa(Keyboad)、Fumio Hirami(Bass)
★1993 debuted from CRUE-L Records .. first maxi single was "cherish our love"released from CRUE-L Records
★1994 second maxi single "MIDNIGHT PARADE" released from CRUE-L Records
★1994 third maxi single "Call Me Call Me"released from CRUE-L Records
★1995 first Album "ALIVE" released from CRUE-L Records
"ALIVE" that was 100,000 sales of CD..
1995 we held concert at SHIBUYA-KOHKAIDO..
★1995 the last maxi single"Deeper Love"..
★1995 May The Love tambourines was broke up
★1996 ELLIE solo debuted from CRUE-L Records .. maxi single "Bitch In babylon" released . Album "Bitch In Zion" released
★1997 99 and 1/2 (Kohei tsuchiya ex.street Sliders+PJ).. i joined in Album"more (than 100) with Chara +Rin(from Antions Records).. i sang only one song"free & easy" with PJ
★1999 Hiroshi Fujiwara + me solo unit formed"ELI+HIROSHI".. maxi single "Marchin'round the world"released (Crue-L Records).. we created together it was fun
★2004 Love Tambourines"Love Parade".. it was memorial album.
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★2006 i changed my name from ELLIE to eli..
★2006 girl it's U formed(this unit was db a.k.a Keiichi Saito and me ).. maxi single "Lonely buffalo" Album "girl it's U"released (Crue-L Records)
★2006 Omnibus caver album "LOHAStyle"released(from Happiness records).. i coverd "time after time" .
★2007 17th Nov eli first solo album "rita" released (Crue-L Records)
★2008 Omnibus cover album"Island Moon"released.. i coverd "water falls"
(Tokuma Japan Records).. .. ......ISLAND MOON~GROOVE LOVE.. .. ..
★2008 Takeshi Nakatsuka and i wrote the song together.. "Hati Hati Ya!"(means watch out! in indonesian).. "Hati Hati ya!" included in his album "Kiss&Ride " released from International Records.
★2009 11 apr VERY BEST OF THE NINETYNINE AND HALF [Best of] Rlease .. ......VERY BEST OF THE NINETYNINE AND HALF
★2009 15th Apr " Pleasure " by higo hayato from Lexington.. i coverd "dance alone"(original is Hiroshi Fujiwara feat.Janis Ian)..
i was ELLIE ex.Love Tambourines.. .. now i am eli .. .. small letter .. "eli" ..