In 2014, Lieb resided in Los Angeles, where he was working on his second album.
18 Facts About Eli Lieb
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At twenty, Eli Lieb left his hometown of Fairfield, Iowa, to pursue music professionally in New York City.
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In 2009, Eli Lieb began recording covers of popular songs and uploading them to YouTube from his home in Fairfield.
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Eli Lieb's videos accrued a large number of views while the positive response he received online encouraged him to release his first album, the self-titled Eli Lieb, independently on October 25,2011.
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Eli Lieb wrote, recorded, and produced the album on his own in Fairfield.
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In October 2013, Eli Lieb's YouTube cover of Miley Cyrus's "Wrecking Ball" went viral and was supported through social media by singers Adam Lambert and Lucy Hale.
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The song was performed and co-written by Eli Lieb and was featured in a short animated film for the same campaign.
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On July 8,2014, Lieb released a single "Zeppelin" produced by John Feldmann.
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On September 13,2014, Eli Lieb performed "Young Love" at the GLAAD Gala San Francisco: Game Changers event for LGBT equality through the media.
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Eli Lieb went on to release the single "Lightning in a Bottle", produced by Fieldman, and its accompanying music video on November 19,2014.
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Eli Lieb went on to work on a second album with Feldmann as producer.
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In 2013, Eli Lieb moved to Los Angeles to further his career as a songwriter.
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Eli Lieb has collaborated with artists including Cheyenne Jackson and Crystal Bowersox.
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Eli Lieb is confirmed to have collaborated with Adam Lambert.
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In 2015, Eli Lieb has written with musical acts such as Hey Violet and Laura Marano alongside writing partner Stacy Jones.
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Eli Lieb is openly gay, a subject that is frequently featured in his songs and music videos.
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Eli Lieb comes from a meditating family and has been practicing Transcendental Meditation since childhood.
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Eli Lieb has worked with the David Lynch Foundation to fund teaching of Transcendental Meditation.