Elisakh Hagia

Elisakh Hagia (born 23 January 2008), known professionally as ELS, is an Indonesian rapper, singer, and dancer. She initially rose to international fame when she released the song "SLIDE" with rapper Silentó, then performed it with him in Malaysia. She is also known for the popular song What Els featuring Zay Hilfigerrr, and has been played over 31 million times on SoundCloud.

Early life and career
Hagia was born in Bogor, Indonesia, before moving to Jogjakarta to focus on performing. She started singing when she was 4 years old and initially taught herself on YouTube before taking professional singing lessons. She discovered a passion for hip hop and is inspired by the artists Jessie J and Bruno Mars.

In February 2017, Hagia composed a song with rapper Silentó called "SLIDE," which reached 3 million streams within 2 weeks on SoundCloud and, as of March 2018, has over 30 million streams. The promoter of Urban Street Jam and Silentó invited her to perform through her social media.

In March 2017, Hagia performed to represent Indonesia at the Urban Street Jam. In April 2017, she released her second song What Els on SoundCloud. She wrote the lyrics herself and hoped to inspire other children with the song. She performed it for the first time on Kompas TV. In July 2017, she performed with Silentó for the first time at Electric Run Malaysia.

In August 2017, Hagia held an audition for young dancers under 17 years old to perform with her in her second single. Four children were chosen from the audition, whom she took to her performance at the Development Basketball League (DBL) Indonesia. She performed at the 2017 KAGAMA Kangen Gathering event at Ecovention Hall, Ancol.

Singles

 * What Els (feat. Zay Hilfigerrr) (2017)
 * Slide (feat. Silentó) (2017)

Featured Artist Singles

 * Pay You back (Mir Money feat. ELS) (2018)

Live performances

 * DBL Indonesia
 * Temu Kangen KAGAMA
 * Electric Run Malaysia (with Silentó)
 * Seoul on Stage