Canadian pop artist heads to Manila after ‘life-changing’ hit
Elijah Woods (stylized as elijah woods), the Canadian pop artist behind the hits “24/7, 365” and “Fingers Crossed,” is set to hold a concert in the Philippines as part of his upcoming tour.
Titled “ilu 24/7, 365” the series of shows is elijah’s first ever in Asia. Mounted by Live Nation Philippines, the Manila stop of the tour is on May 20 at The Podium Hall. For tickets, visit www.smtickets.com or www.livenation.ph.
Last year, the singer-songwriter-producer released “24/7, 365”—a feel-good midtempo love song about commitment. Before long, it started picking up momentum online. And much to his surprise, the bulk of the streams was coming from Southeast Asia.
“Something insane kind of happened. The song absolutely blew up and it changed my life. But I didn’t know where the streams were coming from,” he said in an Instagram video.
He went online, checked his analytics on Spotify, and discovered that, for a period of time, his song was amassing more than 300,000 streams in Southeast Asia. As of this writing, in fact, Quezon City is the top city in the said streaming app.
“I looked up all the places where it was being streamed the most in; they were Singapore, Kuala Lumpur, Bangkok, Hong Kong, Manila, Tokyo and Taipei,” he said. “It’s kind of crazy.”
‘Crisp, accessible’
A product of the Canadian talent search “The Launch,” elijah and his music has found its way to fans’ playlists around the world, thanks to his heartfelt lyrics and breezy melodies, which he meshes together with a “crisp and accessible” production style. He’s a four-time Juno Awards nominee with three EPs under his belt and more than 350 million streams across different platforms.
In a press statement, elijah said he’s “absolutely stoked to kick off my first tour in Asia … I can’t wait to play my music for the first time and share this incredible moment with everyone.”
