Abdala Elamin, known professionally as Elmiene, is a British-Sudanese singer from Oxford. He placed fifth in the BBC Sound of 2024 poll and was nominated for the Brit Award for Rising Star in 2025.
Life and career
Elmiene was born in Frankfurt, Germany, to Sudanese parents who had moved there in the late 1990s. When he was around five years old, his family moved to Oxford, England.
Elmiene released his single "Useless (Without You)" on August 14, 2025. His mixtape Heat the Streets was released on September 5.
Personal life
Elmiene is a Muslim.
Discography
Studio albums
- Sounds for Someone (2026)
Mixtapes
Extended plays
- El-Mean (2023)
- Marking My Time (2023)
- Live at RAK Studios (2024)
- Anyway I Can (2024)
- For the Deported (2024)
- This Is the Remix (2025)
- Heat the Streets Some Moâ (2025)
Live albums
- Live from 525 (2024)
- Live from Brussels (2025)
Singles
- "Golden" (2021)
- "Why (Spare Me Tears)" (2022)
- "Endless No Mores" (2023)
- "Mad at Fire" (2023)
- "Mama" (2023)
- "Marking My Time" (2024)
- "Someday" (2024)
- "Lover, You Should've Come Over" (2023)
- "Crystal Tears" (2024)
- "Sweetness" (2024)
- "Light Work" (2024)
- "Anyways" (2024)
- "Useless (Without You)" (2025)
- "Cry Against the Wind" (2025)
- "Reclusive" (2026)
- "Honour" (2026)
- "Saviour" (2026)
Awards and nominations
References