ElyOtto
Elliott Ferrous-Martin Platt, known professionally as ElyOtto, is a Canadian hyperpop and pop musician. He is best known for his song "SugarCrash!", which went viral on TikTok in early 2021.
Life and career
ElyOtto was born in 2004, and raised in Calgary, Alberta. In 2020, ElyOtto started a musical career, creating and uploading songs to SoundCloud. His debut single "SugarCrash!" was released in August 2020, followed by the single "Teeth!". "SugarCrash!" went viral on TikTok after ElyOtto posted a video using the song to the platform a week after its release. In 2021, more than 5 million videos have been created using the song. It reached 85 million Spotify listens and a No. 1 spot on the streaming juggernaut's U.S. Viral 50 playlist in February.Due to the success of the "SugarCrash!", he secured a contract with RCA Records.
His debut EP was due for release later in 2022. In April 2021, a remix of "SugarCrash!" featuring Kim Petras and Curtis Waters was released. His single "Profane" was released in August 2021, followed by the single "Stalker" also released in 2021.
In April 2022, ElyOtto released his debut album Hellscape Suburbia.
In July 2023, ElyOtto released his second album Miscarriage of a Wildhorse, and followed up shortly with an EP, Happy Together Convenience Store.
He has 1 million Spotify monthly listeners, and "SugarCrash!" stands at just over 400 million streams. He also continues to release eclectic singles on SoundCloud.