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The year after she starred as the Scarecrow in her high school production of The Wizard of Oz, Ellie Goulding found electronic music. Her textured soprano seems tailor-made to sit atop the springy beats and crystalline synths of modern pop. She rumbles through steamy bedroom coos, belts glass-shattering high notes and warbles deep ineffable pains. On top of this, she's mastered the art of vocal layering into a rounded, distinct sound. Her mega-hit, "Love Me Like You Do" Builds upon trash-can snares, ballad piano chords and glittery swooshes into a stuttering crescendo hook that will rattle in your brain for the next week. (JF)
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