Having found acclaim as the lead singer of Daughter, which she formed in 2010 with bandmates Igor Haefeli and Remi Aguilella, Tonra has stepped out on her own and poured out her soul.

As Ex:Re, Daughter’s Elena Tonra has made a post-breakup album for the ages. She tells Laura Studarus how self-acceptance is key. Elena Tonra says more with her laughter than most people do with words ...

Ex:Re (Elena Tonra of Daughter) has announced a new album, Ex:Re with 12 Ensemble, an orchestral reworking of her self-titled debut album in collaboration with English string orchestra 12 Ensemble and ...

When it came to writing Daughter's second album, it only briefly occurred to Elena Tonra that she should censor herself. "There are times when I'm like, 'Er, should I really say that? Is that too ...

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There's guitarist Igor Haefeli, who was born in Switzerland, drummer Remi Aguilella hails from France, and the band's frontwoman, Elena Tonra, is a North Londoner. "I think it's interesting that ...

Baring one's soul is no stranger to Elena Tonra, the soft-featured nucleus of London-based trio Daughter. If You Leave – the group's debut album – had the vocalist divulge the contents of both ...

said guitarist Elena Tonra. She was referring to the contents of the “junkmail” that the band posted on Instagram. Each of the singles was represented by an item. “We wanted to do something ...

After a video game score and a record from frontwoman Elena Tonra’s side project Ex:Re, the band scales back for its third proper album Stereo Mind Game. Inspired by Tonra’s long-distance ...

But the track's not-so-secret weapon is (as ever) the arresting vocals of bandleader Elena Tonra. She sings longingly about sharing a brief but beautiful romance where circumstances only allowed ...