17 Facts About Ella Hooper

Ella Keighery Hooper was born on 30 January 1983 and is an Australian rock music singer-songwriter, radio presenter and TV personality.

Ella Hooper has worked on 2DayFM and was one of the two captains in the short-lived revival of the ABC television show Spicks and Specks that commenced in February 2014.

Ella Hooper's parents worked as English and drama teachers, and encouraged Hooper to develop her songwriting skills while Jesse became a guitarist very early on.

The Ella Hooper siblings wrote and performed songs for a 1996 Triple J competition and won with "Kettle".

Ella Hooper moved to Melbourne after Killing Heidi were signed to a recording deal with Wah Wah Music.

In March 2011, Ella Hooper released her version of "On the Inside", the theme song to Prisoner.

In 2012, Ella Hooper became the host, mentor and MC for The Telstra Road to Discovery, a respected talent development program that scours the country for the next generation of singing and songwriting talent.

In 2012, Ella Hooper decided to embark on a solo career after a conversation with Stevie Nicks.

Ella Hooper released her first solo single "Low High" on 9 November 2012.

Ella Hooper returned to television on 5 February 2014, as one of two team captains in the comeback of the ABC's musical quiz show Spicks and Specks.

In 2016, Ella Hooper released the EP New Magic and joined Gena Rose Bruce on the Calamine Sisters tour in support of their respective new releases.

In September 2016, Ella Hooper made a surprise appearance in the seventh episode of an Australian documentary web series called How To Be A Fan With Hex.

In July 2018, Ella Hooper released the single, "To the Bone".

Ella Hooper later announced in an interview that she is planning to release a mini-album in 2019.

Ella Hooper shared publicly for the first time that her mum was diagnosed with stage 3 breast cancer.

In 2021, Ella Hooper was revealed to be Baby during Season 3 of The Masked Singer Australia.

In October 2022, Ella Hooper released "Words Like These" and announced her second studio album, Small Town Temple, which was released on 20 January 2023.