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{{Short description|Scottish singer-songwriter}}
{{Short description|Scottish singer-songwriter}}
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{{Infobox person
{{Infobox person
| name = Emily Middlemas
| name = ili
| birth_name = Emily Middlemas
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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1998|09|26}}
| birth_name = Emily Lisa Middlemas
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1998|09|26}}
| birth_place = [[Glasgow]], Scotland
| birth_place = [[Glasgow]], Scotland
| occupation = Singer-songwriter
| occupation = Singer-songwriter
| partner = [[Ryan Lawrie]] (2015–present)
| education = [[Woodfarm High School]]
| education = [[Woodfarm High School]]
| module = {{Infobox musical artist|embed=yes
| partner = [[Ryan Lawrie]]
| module = {{Infobox musical artist
| background = solo_singer
| instrument = Vocals
| embed = yes
| instrument = {{Hlist|Vocals|guitar|piano}}
| years_active = 2007–present
| years_active = 2007–present
| genre = [[Pop music|Pop]]
| genre = [[Pop music|Pop]]
| label = Gray London
| alias = ili
| website = {{URL|thisisili.com}}
| website = {{URL|thisisili.com}}
}}
}}
}}
}}
'''Emily Lisa Middlemas''' (born 26 September 1998), also known as '''ili''', is a Scottish singer-songwriter. In 2016, she finished in fourth place in the [[The X Factor (UK series 13)|thirteenth series]] of ''[[The X Factor (UK)|The X Factor]]''.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.standard.co.uk/stayingin/tvfilm/x-factor-2016-emily-middlemas-loses-place-in-final-as-judges-save-matt-terry-a3412076.html|title=Emily Middlemas loses place in X Factor final as Matt Terry is saved|work=Evening Standard|access-date=2018-12-03|language=en-GB}}</ref> She also competed in the [[The X Factor (UK series 11)|eleventh series]] of the show, and reached judges’ houses, but failed to reach the live shows.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.radiotimes.com/news/2016-08-28/emily-middlemas-returns-to-x-factor-for-another-shot-at-live-shows/|title=Emily Middlemas returns to X Factor for another shot at live shows|work=Radio Times|access-date=2018-12-03|language=en}}</ref>


'''Emily Middlemas''' (born 26 September 1998), known professionally as '''ili''' (stylised in [[Letter case#All lowercase|all lowercase]]), is a Scottish singer-songwriter. In 2014, she auditioned for the [[The X Factor (British series 11)|eleventh series]] of ''[[The X Factor (British TV series)|The X Factor]]'' but did not progress to the live shows. She returned two years later for the [[The X Factor (British series 13)|thirteenth series]], where she was the ninth contestant eliminated. She competed in both under her birth name, Emily Middlemas, but in 2019, she began using her stage name and independently released her debut [[extended play]], ''Changes''.
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==Early life==
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Middlemas was born on 26 September 1998, in [[Glasgow]], Scotland,<ref name="early life">{{Cite web|url=https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/13181089.scottish-schoolgirl-wows-on-x-factor/|title=Scottish schoolgirl wows on X Factor|website=[[The Herald (Glasgow)|The Herald]]|language=en|access-date=18 November 2019}}</ref> and attended [[Woodfarm High School]].<ref name="early life" /> Middlemas auditioned for ''[[Britain’s Got Talent]]'' at a young age.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/scottish-news/scots-teenager-emily-middlemas-tipped-4173983|title=Scots teenager Emily Middlemas tipped for X Factor success by Simon Cowell|last=Fulton|first=Rick|accessdate=3 December 2018|date=6 August 2014}}</ref>


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==Early and personal life==
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==Career==
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Middlemas was born on 26 September 1998, in [[Glasgow]], Scotland,<ref name="early life">{{Cite web|url=https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/13181089.scottish-schoolgirl-wows-on-x-factor/|title=Scottish schoolgirl wows on X Factor|website=[[The Herald (Glasgow)|The Herald]]|language=en|access-date=18 November 2019|archive-date=17 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210117220909/https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/13181089.scottish-schoolgirl-wows-on-x-factor/|url-status=live}}</ref> and attended [[Woodfarm High School]].<ref name="early life" /> Middlemas auditioned for ''[[Britain’s Got Talent]]'' at a young age.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/scottish-news/scots-teenager-emily-middlemas-tipped-4173983|title=Scots teenager Emily Middlemas tipped for X Factor success by Simon Cowell|last=Fulton|first=Rick|access-date=3 December 2018|date=6 August 2014|archive-date=4 December 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181204005626/https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/scottish-news/scots-teenager-emily-middlemas-tipped-4173983|url-status=live}}</ref>
===2007–2011: Career beginnings===
At the age of nine, Middlemas started her performing career in a band called Loud N Proud,<ref name="neuroblastoma">{{cite web|URL=https://www.neuroblastoma.org.uk/news/emily-layla|title=Emily Middlemas Layla Song To Be Released 16 March 2018|publisher=neuroblastoma.org|date=12 March 2018|accessdate=6 December 2018}}</ref> and at thirteen, she began writing her own songs.<ref name="neuroblastoma"/>


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Middlemas has been in a relationship with fellow singer [[Ryan Lawrie]] since 2015.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.digitalspy.com/tv/reality-tv/a816107/x-factor-emily-middlemas-and-ryan-lawrie-marrying/|title=X Factor's Emily and Ryan are already talking marriage|last=Harp|first=Justin|date=6 December 2016|website=[[Digital Spy]]|language=en|access-date=18 November 2019|archive-date=17 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210117220911/https://www.digitalspy.com/tv/reality-tv/a816107/x-factor-emily-middlemas-and-ryan-lawrie-marrying/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://heatworld.com/celebrity/news/ryan-lawrie-emily-middlemas-engaged/|title=Are Ryan Lawrie and Emily Middlemas engaged or wot?|last=Foreman|first=Polly|date=21 December 2019|website=[[Heat (magazine)|Heat]]|language=en|access-date=18 November 2019|archive-date=17 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210117220854/https://heatworld.com/celebrity/news/ryan-lawrie-emily-middlemas-engaged/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.look.co.uk/news/ryan-lawrie-emily-middlemas-engaged-569669/amp|title=Ryan Lawrie Denies That He And Emily Middlemas Are Engaged - Look Magazine|last=Duff|first=Anna|date=20 December 2019|website=[[Look (UK magazine)|Look]]|access-date=18 November 2019|archive-date=17 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210117220925/https://www.marieclaire.co.uk/entertainment/tv-and-film|url-status=live}}</ref> In June 2022, the couple got engaged.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Tárnai |first1=Eszter |title=X factor star Emily Middlemas from Glasgow engaged to Scots songwriter Ryan Lawrie |url=https://www.glasgowtimes.co.uk/news/scottish-news/20188222.amp/ |access-date=29 August 2022 |work=[[Glasgow Times]] |date=5 June 2022}}</ref>
===2014–2016: ''The X Factor''===

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In July 2014, Middlemas won [[TeenStar]], an annual singing competition held in [[Birmingham]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.teenstarcompetition.co.uk/News/how-to-make-it-in-the-music-industry-teenstar-2014-champion-announced|title=How to 'Make It' in the Music Industry - TeenStar 2014 Champion Announced|website=[[TeenStar]]|language=en|access-date=18 November 2019}}</ref> Later that year, she auditioned for the [[The X Factor (British series 11)|eleventh series]] of ''[[The X Factor (British TV series)|The X Factor]]'', and reached judges' houses, but failed to proceed further.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.radiotimes.com/news/2016-08-28/emily-middlemas-returns-to-x-factor-for-another-shot-at-live-shows/amp/|title=Emily Middlemas returns to X Factor for another shot at live shows|website=[[Radio Times]]|language=en|access-date=18 November 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://tellymix.co.uk/reality-tv/the-x-factor/281629-x-factors-emily-middlemas-says-cheryl-right-say-no-2014.html|title=X Factor's Emily Middlemas says Cheryl was right to say no in 2014|last=Darvill|first=Josh|date=6 October 2016|website=TellyMix|url-status=live|access-date=18 November 2019}}</ref>
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==Career==
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At the age of nine, Middlemas started her performing career in a band called Loud N Proud,<ref name="neuroblastoma">{{cite web|URL=https://www.neuroblastoma.org.uk/news/emily-layla|title=Emily Middlemas Layla Song To Be Released 16 March 2018|publisher=neuroblastoma.org|date=12 March 2018|access-date=6 December 2018|archive-date=7 December 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181207102913/https://www.neuroblastoma.org.uk/news/emily-layla|url-status=live}}</ref> and at thirteen, she began writing her own songs.<ref name="neuroblastoma"/> In July 2014, Middlemas won [[TeenStar]], an annual singing competition held in [[Birmingham]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.teenstarcompetition.co.uk/News/how-to-make-it-in-the-music-industry-teenstar-2014-champion-announced|title=How to 'Make It' in the Music Industry - TeenStar 2014 Champion Announced|website=[[TeenStar]]|language=en|access-date=18 November 2019|archive-date=17 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210117220907/https://www.teenstarcompetition.co.uk/News/how-to-make-it-in-the-music-industry-teenstar-2014-champion-announced|url-status=live}}</ref> Later that year, she auditioned for the [[The X Factor (British series 11)|eleventh series]] of ''[[The X Factor (British TV series)|The X Factor]]'', and reached judges' houses, but failed to proceed further.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.radiotimes.com/news/2016-08-28/emily-middlemas-returns-to-x-factor-for-another-shot-at-live-shows/amp/|title=Emily Middlemas returns to X Factor for another shot at live shows|website=[[Radio Times]]|language=en|access-date=18 November 2019|archive-date=17 November 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191117162331/https://www.radiotimes.com/news/2016-08-28/emily-middlemas-returns-to-x-factor-for-another-shot-at-live-shows/amp/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://tellymix.co.uk/reality-tv/the-x-factor/281629-x-factors-emily-middlemas-says-cheryl-right-say-no-2014.html|title=X Factor's Emily Middlemas says Cheryl was right to say no in 2014|last=Darvill|first=Josh|date=6 October 2016|website=TellyMix|access-date=18 November 2019|archive-date=22 December 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161222100631/http://www.tellymix.co.uk/reality-tv/the-x-factor/281629-x-factors-emily-middlemas-says-cheryl-right-say-no-2014.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.radiotimes.com/news/2016-08-28/emily-middlemas-returns-to-x-factor-for-another-shot-at-live-shows/|title=Emily Middlemas returns to X Factor for another shot at live shows|work=[[Radio Times]]|access-date=26 April 2020|archive-date=10 August 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200810120150/https://www.radiotimes.com/news/2016-08-28/emily-middlemas-returns-to-x-factor-for-another-shot-at-live-shows/|url-status=live}}</ref>


Middlemas then returned to audition for the [[The X Factor (UK series 13)|thirteenth series]] of ''The X Factor'' in 2016, singing a cover of [[Stevie Wonder]]'s "[[Master Blaster (Jammin')]]".<ref>https://www.radiotimes.com/news/2016-12-04/who-is-the-x-factors-emily-middlemas-everything-you-need-to-know-about-simon-cowells-live-act/</ref> Middlemas was placed in the "girls" category and reached the live shows, where she was mentored by [[Simon Cowell]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://heatworld.com/entertainment/tv-movies/x-factor-emily-middlemas-simon-cowell/|title=Did The X Factor’s Emily Middlemas blame Simon Cowell for her getting the boot?|last=Aspinall|first=Georgia|date=5 December 2016|website=[[Heat (magazine)|Heat]]|language=en|url-status=live|access-date=18 November 2019}}</ref> Following the eliminations of [[Gifty Louise]] in week 4 and [[Sam Lavery]] in week 6, Middlemas became Cowell's last remaining act in the competition. She was in the bottom two in the semi-final, against [[Matt Terry]], and was eliminated in fourth place.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thesun.co.uk/tvandshowbiz/2326181/emily-middlemas-eliminated-from-x-factor-after-tense-sing-off-with-matt-terry-to-get-to-final/|title=Emily Middlemas eliminated from X Factor after tense sing off with Matt Terry to get to final|date=4 December 2016|work=[[The Sun (United Kingdom)|The Sun]]|access-date=18 November 2019|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/entertainment/news/emily-middlemas-eliminated-from-x-factor-after-singoff-with-matt-terry-35268204.html|title=Emily Middlemas eliminated from X Factor after sing-off with Matt Terry|date=5 December 2016|work=[[Belfast Telegraph]]|access-date=18 November 2019|language=en-GB|issn=0307-1235}}</ref>
Middlemas then returned to audition for the [[The X Factor (British series 13)|thirteenth series]] of ''The X Factor'' in 2016, singing a cover of [[Stevie Wonder]]'s "[[Master Blaster (Jammin')]]".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.radiotimes.com/news/2016-12-04/who-is-the-x-factors-emily-middlemas-everything-you-need-to-know-about-simon-cowells-live-act/|title=Who is The X Factor's Emily Middlemas? Everything you need to know about Simon Cowell's live act|website=Radio Times|access-date=21 July 2020|archive-date=14 June 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170614180725/http://www.radiotimes.com/news/2016-12-04/who-is-the-x-factors-emily-middlemas-everything-you-need-to-know-about-simon-cowells-live-act|url-status=live}}</ref> Middlemas was placed in the "girls" category and reached the live shows, where she was mentored by [[Simon Cowell]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://heatworld.com/entertainment/tv-movies/x-factor-emily-middlemas-simon-cowell/|title=Did The X Factor’s Emily Middlemas blame Simon Cowell for her getting the boot?|last=Aspinall|first=Georgia|date=5 December 2016|website=[[Heat (magazine)|Heat]]|language=en|access-date=18 November 2019|archive-date=17 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210117220851/https://heatworld.com/entertainment/tv-movies/x-factor-emily-middlemas-simon-cowell/|url-status=live}}</ref> Following the eliminations of [[Gifty Louise]] in week 4 and [[Sam Lavery]] in week 6, Middlemas became Cowell's last remaining act in the competition. She was in the bottom two in the semi-final, against [[Matt Terry]], and was the ninth contestant eliminated.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.standard.co.uk/stayingin/tvfilm/x-factor-2016-emily-middlemas-loses-place-in-final-as-judges-save-matt-terry-a3412076.html|title=Emily Middlemas loses place in X Factor final as Matt Terry is saved|work=[[Evening Standard]]|access-date=26 April 2020|archive-date=17 November 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191117162317/https://www.standard.co.uk/stayingin/tvfilm/x-factor-2016-emily-middlemas-loses-place-in-final-as-judges-save-matt-terry-a3412076.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/entertainment/news/emily-middlemas-eliminated-from-x-factor-after-singoff-with-matt-terry-35268204.html|title=Emily Middlemas eliminated from X Factor after sing-off with Matt Terry|date=5 December 2016|work=[[Belfast Telegraph]]|access-date=18 November 2019|language=en-GB|issn=0307-1235|archive-date=28 April 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190428152403/https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/entertainment/news/emily-middlemas-eliminated-from-x-factor-after-singoff-with-matt-terry-35268204.html|url-status=live}}</ref>


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In 2017, Middlemas released her first single, "Lost and Found", after which she embarked on her debut headline tour across the United Kingdom.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://celebmix.com/review-emily-middlemas-memory-lane-tour-belfast/|title=Review: Emily Middlemas ‘Memory Lane Tour’ – Belfast|last=Dempster|first=Rachel|date=1 October 2019|website=CelebMix|language=en|access-date=18 November 2019|archive-date=17 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210117220854/https://celebmix.com/review-emily-middlemas-memory-lane-tour-belfast/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://tellymix.co.uk/reality-tv/the-x-factor/328552-x-factors-emily-middlemas-kicks-off-live-tour-debut-single.html|title=X Factor's Emily Middlemas kicks off live tour with her debut single|last=Darvill|first=Josh|date=1 September 2017|website=TellyMix|access-date=18 November 2019|archive-date=29 September 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200929115210/https://tellymix.co.uk/reality-tv/the-x-factor/328552-x-factors-emily-middlemas-kicks-off-live-tour-debut-single.html|url-status=live}}</ref> The Memory Lane Tour consisted of 11 dates.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/whats-on/music-nightlife-news/emily-middlemas-debut-single-newcastle-13620183|title=X Factor's Emily ready to show the real her with surprising debut|last=Duke|first=Simon|date=15 September 2017|website=[[Chronicle Live]]|language=en|access-date=18 November 2019|archive-date=25 September 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190925122002/https://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/whats-on/music-nightlife-news/emily-middlemas-debut-single-newcastle-13620183|url-status=live}}</ref> In March 2018, she released her second single, "Layla", a tribute to a young girl who died from [[neuroblastoma]] cancer.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://celebmix.com/emily-middlemas-announces-second-single-layla/|title=Emily Middlemas Announces Second Single ‘Layla’|last=Dempster|first=Rachel|date=10 March 2019|website=CelebMix|language=en|access-date=18 November 2019|archive-date=31 March 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190331143925/https://celebmix.com/emily-middlemas-announces-second-single-layla/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/local-news/x-factor-singer-emily-middlemas-12209062|title=X Factor singer Emily Middlemas pens a song in memory of youngster Layla Greene|last=Speirs|first=Kathleen|date=18 March 2018|work=[[Daily Record (Scotland)|Daily Record]]|access-date=18 November 2019|archive-date=17 November 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191117162330/https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/local-news/x-factor-singer-emily-middlemas-12209062|url-status=live}}</ref> Later that year, she released two further singles, titled "Habit" and "Broken Record".<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://celebmix.com/emily-middlemas-releases-new-single-habit-with-producer-rob-late/|title=Emily Middlemas Releases New Single ‘Habit’ With Producer Rob Late|date=7 August 2018|work=CelebMix|access-date=30 November 2018|language=en|archive-date=1 December 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181201010801/https://celebmix.com/emily-middlemas-releases-new-single-habit-with-producer-rob-late/|url-status=live}}</ref>
===2017–2018: Music releases===
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In 2017, Middlemas released her first single, "Lost and Found", after which she embarked on her debut headline tour across the United Kingdom.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://celebmix.com/review-emily-middlemas-memory-lane-tour-belfast/|title=Review: Emily Middlemas ‘Memory Lane Tour’ – Belfast|last=Dempster|first=Rachel|date=1 October 2019|website=CelebMix|language=en|url-status=live|access-date=18 November 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://tellymix.co.uk/reality-tv/the-x-factor/328552-x-factors-emily-middlemas-kicks-off-live-tour-debut-single.html|title=X Factor's Emily Middlemas kicks off live tour with her debut single|last=Darvill|first=Josh|date=1 September 2017|website=TellyMix|url-status=live|access-date=18 November 2019}}</ref> The Memory Lane Tour consisted of 11 dates.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/whats-on/music-nightlife-news/emily-middlemas-debut-single-newcastle-13620183|title=X Factor's Emily ready to show the real her with surprising debut|last=Duke|first=Simon|date=15 September 2017|website=[[Chronicle Live]]|language=en|url-status=live|access-date=18 November 2019}}</ref> In March 2018, she released her second single, "Layla", a tribute to a young girl who died from [[neuroblastoma]] cancer.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://celebmix.com/emily-middlemas-announces-second-single-layla/|title=Emily Middlemas Announces Second Single ‘Layla’|last=Dempster|first=Rachel|date=10 March 2019|website=CelebMix|language=en|url-status=live|access-date=18 November 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/local-news/x-factor-singer-emily-middlemas-12209062|title=X Factor singer Emily Middlemas pens a song in memory of youngster Layla Greene|last=Speirs|first=Kathleen|date=18 March 2018|work=[[Daily Record (Scotland)|Daily Record]]|access-date=18 November 2019}}</ref> Later that year, she released two further singles, titled "Habit" and "Broken Record".<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://celebmix.com/emily-middlemas-releases-new-single-habit-with-producer-rob-late/|title=Emily Middlemas Releases New Single ‘Habit’ With Producer Rob Late|date=7 August 2018|work=CelebMix|access-date=30 November 2018|language=en}}</ref>


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In August 2019, Middlemas announced that she had adopted the [[stage name]] ili.<ref>{{cite tweet|user=thisisili|number=1162031431100567552|date=15 August 2019|title=it’s time for change, new beginnings and a whole new era...i feel confident in my own skin and for the first time in my life, i am fearless. power is not given to you- you have to take it. i have never felt more in control, this is a different kind of passion. this is ili.}}</ref> That same month, she released "A Little Bit" as her debut single as ili.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://atwoodmagazine.com/ialb-ili-a-little-bit-song-premiere-emily-middlemas/|title=Premiere: Emily Middlemas Ascends as ili with Stunning Debut "A Little Bit"|date=22 August 2019|website=Atwood Magazine|language=en|access-date=18 November 2019|archive-date=7 October 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191007093933/http://atwoodmagazine.com/ialb-ili-a-little-bit-song-premiere-emily-middlemas/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.withguitars.com/ili-emily-middlemas-debuts-haunting-alt-pop-gem-a-little-bit/|title=ili (Emily Middlemas) debuts haunting alt-pop gem ‘A Little Bit’|last=Peters|first=Jo|date=27 August 2019|website=WithGuitars|language=en|access-date=18 November 2019|archive-date=17 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210117220853/https://www.withguitars.com/ili-emily-middlemas-debuts-haunting-alt-pop-gem-a-little-bit/|url-status=live}}</ref> In September 2019, "Changes" was released as the title track from her debut [[Extended play|EP]], ''Changes''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.arcstreet.com/2019/09/ili-emily-middlemas-shares-new-track-changes.html|title=ILI (EMILY MIDDLEMAS) SHARES NEW TRACK 'CHANGES'|website=Arc Street|language=en|access-date=18 November 2019|archive-date=24 October 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191024103024/http://www.arcstreet.com/2019/09/ili-emily-middlemas-shares-new-track-changes.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.elicitmagazine.com/ili-changes/|title=ili (Emily Middlemas) shares new track "Changes"|date=24 September 2019|website=Elicit Magazine|language=en|access-date=18 November 2019|archive-date=17 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210117220914/https://www.elicitmagazine.com/ili-changes/|url-status=live}}</ref> On 1 November 2019, ili released the five-track EP ''Changes''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.elicitmagazine.com/ili-tom-cruise/|title=Ili Shares New Single "Tom Cruise" From Forthcoming EP|date=1 November 2019|website=Elicit Magazine|language=en|access-date=18 November 2019|archive-date=6 November 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191106192729/http://www.elicitmagazine.com/ili-tom-cruise/|url-status=live}}</ref> She then released the single "Breath" on 8 May 2020.<ref name="Breath">{{Cite tweet|number=1252980541223243779|title=🦋 BREATH 🦋 colours era is here and im so excited to announce my next single is coming on the 8th of may. this song means so much to me and i hope this will connect with you all. pre save now|user=thisisili|date=22 April 2020}}</ref> Two years later, ili released "Time Go By".<ref>{{cite news |title=PREMIERE: ILI – "TIME GOES BY" |url=https://www.wonderlandmagazine.com/2022/08/26/premiere-ili-time-goes-by/ |access-date=29 August 2022 |work=[[Wonderland (magazine)|Wonderland]]}}</ref> Then in May 2023, she released the song "Tongue Tied", which was noted by ''[[Notion (magazine)|Notion]]'' for "beginning to transcend Scotland’s borders and make an impact globally".<ref>{{cite news |title=Undiscovered: Christian Cohle, KAT & DARGZ |url=https://notion.online/undiscovered-christian-cohle-kat-dargz/ |access-date=16 August 2023 |work=[[Notion (magazine)|Notion]] |date=19 May 2023}}</ref>
===2019: ''Changes''===
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In August 2019, Middlemas announced that she would be using the [[stage name]] ili from then onwards.<ref>{{cite tweet|user=thisisili|number=1162031431100567552|date=15 August 2019|title=it’s time for change, new beginnings and a whole new era...i feel confident in my own skin and for the first time in my life, i am fearless. power is not given to you- you have to take it. i have never felt more in control, this is a different kind of passion. this is ili.}}</ref> On 23 August 2019, she released "A Little Bit" as the first single under her new stage name.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://atwoodmagazine.com/ialb-ili-a-little-bit-song-premiere-emily-middlemas/|title=Premiere: Emily Middlemas Ascends as ili with Stunning Debut "A Little Bit"|date=22 August 2019|website=Atwood Magazine|language=en|url-status=live|access-date=18 November 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.withguitars.com/ili-emily-middlemas-debuts-haunting-alt-pop-gem-a-little-bit/|title=ili (Emily Middlemas) debuts haunting alt-pop gem ‘A Little Bit’|last=Peters|first=Jo|date=27 August 2019|website=WithGuitars|language=en|url-status=live|access-date=18 November 2019}}</ref> In September 2019, "Changes" was released as the title track from her debut [[Extended play|EP]], ''Changes''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.arcstreet.com/2019/09/ili-emily-middlemas-shares-new-track-changes.html|title=ILI (EMILY MIDDLEMAS) SHARES NEW TRACK 'CHANGES'|website=Arc Street|language=en|url-status=live|access-date=18 November 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.elicitmagazine.com/ili-changes/|title=ili (Emily Middlemas) shares new track "Changes"|date=24 September 2019|website=Elicit Magazine|language=en|url-status=live|access-date=18 November 2019}}</ref> On 1 November 2019, Middlemas released the five-track EP ''Changes''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.elicitmagazine.com/ili-tom-cruise/|title=Ili Shares New Single "Tom Cruise" From Forthcoming EP|date=1 November 2019|website=Elicit Magazine|language=en|url-status=live|access-date=18 November 2019}}</ref>

==Personal life==
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Middlemas has been in a relationship with fellow ''The X Factor'' contestant [[Ryan Lawrie]] since 2015.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.digitalspy.com/tv/reality-tv/a816107/x-factor-emily-middlemas-and-ryan-lawrie-marrying/|title=X Factor's Emily and Ryan are already talking marriage|last=Harp|first=Justin|date=6 December 2016|website=[[Digital Spy]]|language=en|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=18 November 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://heatworld.com/celebrity/news/ryan-lawrie-emily-middlemas-engaged/|title=Are Ryan Lawrie and Emily Middlemas engaged or wot?|last=Foreman|first=Polly|date=21 December 2019|website=[[Heat (magazine)|Heat]]|language=en|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=18 November 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.look.co.uk/news/ryan-lawrie-emily-middlemas-engaged-569669/amp|title=Ryan Lawrie Denies That He And Emily Middlemas Are Engaged - Look Magazine|last=Duff|first=Anna|date=20 December 2019|website=[[Look (UK magazine)|Look]]|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=18 November 2019}}</ref>


==Discography==
==Discography==
===Extended plays===
===Extended plays===
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* Released: 1 November 2019
* Released: 1 November 2019
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* Released: 16 February 2024
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Latest revision as of 08:27, 18 September 2024

ili
Born
Emily Middlemas

(1998-09-26) 26 September 1998 (age 26)
Glasgow, Scotland
EducationWoodfarm High School
OccupationSinger-songwriter
PartnerRyan Lawrie
Musical career
GenresPop
Instruments
  • Vocals
  • guitar
  • piano
Years active2007–present
Websitethisisili.com

Emily Middlemas (born 26 September 1998), known professionally as ili (stylised in all lowercase), is a Scottish singer-songwriter. In 2014, she auditioned for the eleventh series of The X Factor but did not progress to the live shows. She returned two years later for the thirteenth series, where she was the ninth contestant eliminated. She competed in both under her birth name, Emily Middlemas, but in 2019, she began using her stage name and independently released her debut extended play, Changes.

Early and personal life

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Middlemas was born on 26 September 1998, in Glasgow, Scotland,[1] and attended Woodfarm High School.[1] Middlemas auditioned for Britain’s Got Talent at a young age.[2]

Middlemas has been in a relationship with fellow singer Ryan Lawrie since 2015.[3][4][5] In June 2022, the couple got engaged.[6]

Career

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At the age of nine, Middlemas started her performing career in a band called Loud N Proud,[7] and at thirteen, she began writing her own songs.[7] In July 2014, Middlemas won TeenStar, an annual singing competition held in Birmingham.[8] Later that year, she auditioned for the eleventh series of The X Factor, and reached judges' houses, but failed to proceed further.[9][10][11]

Middlemas then returned to audition for the thirteenth series of The X Factor in 2016, singing a cover of Stevie Wonder's "Master Blaster (Jammin')".[12] Middlemas was placed in the "girls" category and reached the live shows, where she was mentored by Simon Cowell.[13] Following the eliminations of Gifty Louise in week 4 and Sam Lavery in week 6, Middlemas became Cowell's last remaining act in the competition. She was in the bottom two in the semi-final, against Matt Terry, and was the ninth contestant eliminated.[14][15]

In 2017, Middlemas released her first single, "Lost and Found", after which she embarked on her debut headline tour across the United Kingdom.[16][17] The Memory Lane Tour consisted of 11 dates.[18] In March 2018, she released her second single, "Layla", a tribute to a young girl who died from neuroblastoma cancer.[19][20] Later that year, she released two further singles, titled "Habit" and "Broken Record".[21]

In August 2019, Middlemas announced that she had adopted the stage name ili.[22] That same month, she released "A Little Bit" as her debut single as ili.[23][24] In September 2019, "Changes" was released as the title track from her debut EP, Changes.[25][26] On 1 November 2019, ili released the five-track EP Changes.[27] She then released the single "Breath" on 8 May 2020.[28] Two years later, ili released "Time Go By".[29] Then in May 2023, she released the song "Tongue Tied", which was noted by Notion for "beginning to transcend Scotland’s borders and make an impact globally".[30]

Discography

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Extended plays

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Title Details
Changes
It's Giving...
  • Released: 16 February 2024
  • Label: Independent
  • Format: Digital download, streaming

Singles

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Title Year Album
"Lost and Found" 2017 Non-album singles
"Layla" 2018
"Habit"
"Broken Record"
"A Little Bit" 2019 Changes
"Changes"
"Plastic Knife"
"Breath" 2020 Non-album singles
"Comedown"
"Time Goes By" 2022 It's Giving…
"2 Cool 2 Be Somebody"
"Tongue Tied" 2023
"Saturday"
"Gelato" 2024 Non-album single

References

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  1. ^ a b "Scottish schoolgirl wows on X Factor". The Herald. Archived from the original on 17 January 2021. Retrieved 18 November 2019.
  2. ^ Fulton, Rick (6 August 2014). "Scots teenager Emily Middlemas tipped for X Factor success by Simon Cowell". Archived from the original on 4 December 2018. Retrieved 3 December 2018.
  3. ^ Harp, Justin (6 December 2016). "X Factor's Emily and Ryan are already talking marriage". Digital Spy. Archived from the original on 17 January 2021. Retrieved 18 November 2019.
  4. ^ Foreman, Polly (21 December 2019). "Are Ryan Lawrie and Emily Middlemas engaged or wot?". Heat. Archived from the original on 17 January 2021. Retrieved 18 November 2019.
  5. ^ Duff, Anna (20 December 2019). "Ryan Lawrie Denies That He And Emily Middlemas Are Engaged - Look Magazine". Look. Archived from the original on 17 January 2021. Retrieved 18 November 2019.
  6. ^ Tárnai, Eszter (5 June 2022). "X factor star Emily Middlemas from Glasgow engaged to Scots songwriter Ryan Lawrie". Glasgow Times. Retrieved 29 August 2022.
  7. ^ a b "Emily Middlemas Layla Song To Be Released 16 March 2018". neuroblastoma.org. 12 March 2018. Archived from the original on 7 December 2018. Retrieved 6 December 2018.
  8. ^ "How to 'Make It' in the Music Industry - TeenStar 2014 Champion Announced". TeenStar. Archived from the original on 17 January 2021. Retrieved 18 November 2019.
  9. ^ "Emily Middlemas returns to X Factor for another shot at live shows". Radio Times. Archived from the original on 17 November 2019. Retrieved 18 November 2019.
  10. ^ Darvill, Josh (6 October 2016). "X Factor's Emily Middlemas says Cheryl was right to say no in 2014". TellyMix. Archived from the original on 22 December 2016. Retrieved 18 November 2019.
  11. ^ "Emily Middlemas returns to X Factor for another shot at live shows". Radio Times. Archived from the original on 10 August 2020. Retrieved 26 April 2020.
  12. ^ "Who is The X Factor's Emily Middlemas? Everything you need to know about Simon Cowell's live act". Radio Times. Archived from the original on 14 June 2017. Retrieved 21 July 2020.
  13. ^ Aspinall, Georgia (5 December 2016). "Did The X Factor's Emily Middlemas blame Simon Cowell for her getting the boot?". Heat. Archived from the original on 17 January 2021. Retrieved 18 November 2019.
  14. ^ "Emily Middlemas loses place in X Factor final as Matt Terry is saved". Evening Standard. Archived from the original on 17 November 2019. Retrieved 26 April 2020.
  15. ^ "Emily Middlemas eliminated from X Factor after sing-off with Matt Terry". Belfast Telegraph. 5 December 2016. ISSN 0307-1235. Archived from the original on 28 April 2019. Retrieved 18 November 2019.
  16. ^ Dempster, Rachel (1 October 2019). "Review: Emily Middlemas 'Memory Lane Tour' – Belfast". CelebMix. Archived from the original on 17 January 2021. Retrieved 18 November 2019.
  17. ^ Darvill, Josh (1 September 2017). "X Factor's Emily Middlemas kicks off live tour with her debut single". TellyMix. Archived from the original on 29 September 2020. Retrieved 18 November 2019.
  18. ^ Duke, Simon (15 September 2017). "X Factor's Emily ready to show the real her with surprising debut". Chronicle Live. Archived from the original on 25 September 2019. Retrieved 18 November 2019.
  19. ^ Dempster, Rachel (10 March 2019). "Emily Middlemas Announces Second Single 'Layla'". CelebMix. Archived from the original on 31 March 2019. Retrieved 18 November 2019.
  20. ^ Speirs, Kathleen (18 March 2018). "X Factor singer Emily Middlemas pens a song in memory of youngster Layla Greene". Daily Record. Archived from the original on 17 November 2019. Retrieved 18 November 2019.
  21. ^ "Emily Middlemas Releases New Single 'Habit' With Producer Rob Late". CelebMix. 7 August 2018. Archived from the original on 1 December 2018. Retrieved 30 November 2018.
  22. ^ @thisisili (15 August 2019). "it's time for change, new beginnings and a whole new era...i feel confident in my own skin and for the first time in my life, i am fearless. power is not given to you- you have to take it. i have never felt more in control, this is a different kind of passion. this is ili" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  23. ^ "Premiere: Emily Middlemas Ascends as ili with Stunning Debut "A Little Bit"". Atwood Magazine. 22 August 2019. Archived from the original on 7 October 2019. Retrieved 18 November 2019.
  24. ^ Peters, Jo (27 August 2019). "ili (Emily Middlemas) debuts haunting alt-pop gem 'A Little Bit'". WithGuitars. Archived from the original on 17 January 2021. Retrieved 18 November 2019.
  25. ^ "ILI (EMILY MIDDLEMAS) SHARES NEW TRACK 'CHANGES'". Arc Street. Archived from the original on 24 October 2019. Retrieved 18 November 2019.
  26. ^ "ili (Emily Middlemas) shares new track "Changes"". Elicit Magazine. 24 September 2019. Archived from the original on 17 January 2021. Retrieved 18 November 2019.
  27. ^ "Ili Shares New Single "Tom Cruise" From Forthcoming EP". Elicit Magazine. 1 November 2019. Archived from the original on 6 November 2019. Retrieved 18 November 2019.
  28. ^ @thisisili (22 April 2020). "🦋 BREATH 🦋 colours era is here and im so excited to announce my next single is coming on the 8th of may. this song means so much to me and i hope this will connect with you all. pre save now" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  29. ^ "PREMIERE: ILI – "TIME GOES BY"". Wonderland. Retrieved 29 August 2022.
  30. ^ "Undiscovered: Christian Cohle, KAT & DARGZ". Notion. 19 May 2023. Retrieved 16 August 2023.
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