Elliot James Reay

About

Elliot James Reay (born January 31, 2002) is an English singer-songwriter. His music bridges the gap between 1950s rock ‘n’ roll and modern audiences. Reay released his debut single I Think They Call This Love in July 2024 and his debut EP All This To Say I Love You in June 2025. His covers of nostalgic songs, particularly those by Elvis Presley and Roy Orbison, have attracted millions of views on social media.

Elliot James Reay was born and raised in Bury, Greater Manchester. He attended Woodhey High School. Reay’s grandfather lived in the Philippines for a decade, and Reay spent time there as a child.

Reay started out busking in the streets of his hometown, Bury, and later in Melbourne, singing covers of classical rock-and-roll songs from Elvis Presley, Billy Fury, Roy Orbison, among others. According to Reay, he thrived on market day “when all the elderly folks would come by and I got to sing my old stuff”. At age 15, Reay raised over £2000 in a day for a charity set up in the wake of the Manchester Arena bombing through busking and singing “If I Can Dream”.
In July 2019, at age 17, Reay posted his first cover…