Born to a jazz pianist and retail-clerk, the Amsterdam based Elif Dame (meaning she who brings light) started practicing her creativity at a young age. Having her musical interests initially sparked by the likes of Michael Jackson, Stevie Wonder and the Gospel genre, it would expand and shift through the realms of countless genres throughout the years. By writing her first songs to beat tapes of MF DOOM, J Dilla and Madlib and experimenting with different sounds, Dame gradually allowed her sound to develop into an eclectic form of alternative R&B through which she touches on topics such as her battles with depression and anxiety, insecure attachment and relationship issues, trauma, family drama and addiction. After releasing a slew of singles from 2020 - 2021, it became clear to her that her lifelong battle against depression in combination with the pressure to consistently put out new work had taken away the joy she previously felt in releasing and thus decided to go on a long overdue self-care hiatus. The result of said hiatus is her debut EP, ‘Securely Detached’, which showcases the artist's journey of learning to put herself first and differentiate her own feelings from the feelings of her surroundings. Having garnered nearly half a million streams for her debut single, Elif Dame is heading in the right direction, with ‘Securely Detached’ set to take her to new heights, as she connects with listeners around the world with her beautifully honest and vulnerable music.