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Elijah Woods x Jamie Fine (pronounced Elijah Woods "ex" Jamie Fine[1]) were a Canadian pop music duo that consisted of songwriter and producer Elijah Woods and singer-songwriter Jamie Fine. The pair met in Ottawa in 2014 and began independently producing music together shortly thereafter. In September 2017, the duo competed on the first season of Canadian reality music competition, The Launch, and released the single "Ain't Easy" through Big Machine Records in January 2018 following the initial airing of their episode. "Ain't Easy" has since been certified Platinum by Music Canada and topped the national adult contemporary airplay chart. In November 2020 it is reported that Woods and Fine have parted ways.

Elijah Woods x Jamie Fine
Origin	Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Genres	Electropop
Years active	2014–2020
Labels	Big Machine
Members	Elijah Woods Jamie Fine
Website	http://www.ewxjf.com/

History

The duo of Elijah Woods and Jamie Fine was formed sometime in early 2014 when the two met at Algonquin College in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.[2] After Woods, who was enrolled at the time in the college's music program, heard a recording of Fine's voice on a friend's smartphone singing an original song titled "Falling Down", he was inspired to reach out to the singer to collaborate on music.[2] They worked together for two or three years before releasing a string of digital singles in 2017, including "Serenade", which charted at number 48 on the national Canada CHR/Top 40 airplay chart.

2017–2020: The Launch and 8:47

In September 2017, the duo competed on the first season of Canadian reality music competition, The Launch.[3] The series' second episode, which aired in January 2018, featured a handful of unsigned musical acts including Elijah Woods x Jamie Fine competing to have their version of the Ryan Tedder and Camila Cabello-written song, "Ain't Easy", released nationwide through Big Machine Records.[4] After being selected as the winner, the duo's rendition of the song was released January 17, 2018.[4] The song is the only coronation single from the series to reach the Canadian Hot 100, where "Ain't Easy" peaked at number 38. Music Canada certified the single Platinum in May 2018.[5] The success of the song contributed to the duo winning the iHeartRadio MMVA for Best New Canadian Artist or Group in August 2018.[6] It is the lead single from their debut EP 8:47.

Since partnering with Big Machine on the show, Elijah Woods x Jamie Fine has continued working on new music. In June 2018, the duo told iHeartRadio that they had produced over two album's worth of music and that the release of their debut album was likely "[not] too far off."[3] The duo released their second major-label single, "Better Off", on August 24, 2018,[7] the second single from the 8:47 EP. It has since become their second consecutive charting single on the Canadian Hot 100.

The EP's third single, "You", was released on February 14, 2019, the same day the EP went out for pre-order. The EP was released on March 8, 2019.

Members

Elijah Woods

Elijah was born and raised outside of Perth, Ontario.[2] His mother owned the town's Sunflower Bakery and his father taught him to play guitar. Woods began producing music at the age of 7. He attended the music industry arts program at Algonquin College until his graduation in 2015.

Jamie Fine

Jamie was born and raised in the Centrepointe area of Ottawa.[2] She was introduced to jazz and classical music by her parents, but did not begin singing until the age of 6, and only began performing in high school. Fine has graduated from the culinary arts program at Algonquin and has put her culinary career on hold to pursue music.

Discography

EPs

Title	Details	Peak position
		CAN [8]
8:47[9]	Release date: March 8, 2019 Label: Big Machine	73

Singles

Title	Year	Peak chart positions				Certifications	Album
		CAN [10]	CAN AC [11]	CAN CHR [12]	CAN HAC [13]
"Ain't Easy"	2018	38	1	6	5	MC: 2× Platinum[5]	8:47
"Better Off"		69	—	12	26	MC: Gold[5]
"You"	2019	91	6	16	7	MC: Gold[5]
"Want You Back"	2020	63	—	23	26	MC: Gold[5]	Non-album single
"—" denotes a recording that failed to chart or was not released to that format.

Promotional singles

Title	Year	Peak chart positions		Album
		CAN AC [11]	CAN CHR [12]
"Wouldn't Be Enough"	2017	—	—	Non-album singles
"Stone Heart"		—	–
"Serenade"		—	48
"Nines"		—	—
"Catchin Feels"		—	—
"It's Me & You (This Christmas)"	2018	15	—
"Taste"	2019	—	—
"White Rice"		—	—
"I'm Yours"		—	—
"—" denotes a recording that failed to chart or was not released to that format.

Awards and nominations

Year	Association	Category	Nominee / work	Result
2018	iHeartRadio MMVAs	Best New Canadian Artist or Group[6]	Elijah Woods x Jamie Fine	Won
2019	Juno Award	Juno Fan Choice Award	Elijah Woods x Jamie Fine	Nominated
		Breakthrough Group of the Year	Elijah Woods x Jamie Fine	Nominated

References

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