Dove Ellis

Dove Ellis
At Mutations Festival Brighton, UK, 24 October 2026
At Mutations Festival Brighton, UK, 24 October 2026
Background information
Also known asDonohue
Born
Thomas O'Donoghue

2002 or 2003 (age 22–23)
OriginMoycullen, County Galway, Ireland
GenreIndie folk
Instruments
  • Vocals
  • guitar
Labels
Websitedoveellis.com

Thomas O'Donoghue (born 2002 or 2003), better known by his stage name Dove Ellis, is an Irish indie folk musician.

Career

Ellis released his first single as a solo artist, "To the Sandals", in 2025. The song was named a Best New Song of the Week by Paste.

Later that same year, Ellis announced his debut studio album, Blizzard, which was released on 5 December 2025 on Black Butter and AMF Records. In conjunction with the album's announcement, Ellis released two additional singles, "Love Is" and "Pale Song". "Love Is" was also named one of the Best New Songs of the Week by Paste. Blizzard received universal acclaim upon release, with The Economist including it in their top 10 albums of 2025 and describing the album as "a fabulous summation of his promise." Blizzard was later nominated for the 35th Mercury Prize.

Ellis opened for Geese on their Getting Killed World Tour. Ellis recorded a session in St. James' Church for Other Voices in November 2025.

In October 2026 Ellis' song "Heaven Has No Wings" was nominated for the 'Best Original Folk Track' award in the 8th RTÉ Radio 1 Folk Awards, 2026.

Discography

Studio albums

Title Details Peak chart positions
IRE
Indie
Blizzard 6

EPs

Title Details
To the Sandals

Singles

Title Details
"To the Sandals"
"Pale Song" / "Love Is"

References

  1. ↑ Corrigan, Jordan. "Interview: Dove Ellis - Blizzard". Some Other Time. Retrieved 21 January 2026.
  2. ↑ Simpson, Dave (4 December 2025). "Dove Ellis: Blizzard review – Irish indie enigma's glorious debut justifies the buzz". The Guardian. Retrieved 5 December 2025.
  3. ↑ "The Whimsical Dove Ellis". University of Melbourne. January 23, 2026.
  4. 1 2 DeVille, Chris (September 10, 2025). "Dove Ellis - 'To The Sandals'". Stereogum. Retrieved 21 November 2025.
  5. ↑ Mitchell, Matt (September 11, 2025). "Best New Songs (September 11, 2025)". Paste. Retrieved 21 November 2025.
  6. 1 2 Chelosky, Danielle (October 22, 2025). "Dove Ellis Announces Debut Album Blizzard: Hear Two Tracks". Stereogum. Retrieved 21 November 2025.
  7. ↑ Byrne, Stephen (October 22, 2025). "Breakout Irish artist Dove Ellis announces debut album and shares two new songs". GoldenPlec. Retrieved 21 November 2025.
  8. ↑ Mitchell, Matt (October 23, 2025). "Best New Songs (September 11, 2025)". Paste. Retrieved 21 November 2025.
  9. ↑ "Blizzard by Dove Ellis", Metacritic, retrieved 8 December 2025
  10. ↑ "The best albums of 2025". The Economist. December 11, 2025. ISSN 0013-0613. Retrieved 16 December 2025.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  11. ↑ O'Grady, Seán (2026-07-30). "Mercury Prize 2026: Irish artist Dove Ellis shortlisted alongside Paul McCartney, Raye and more". The Irish Times. Retrieved 2026-07-31.
  12. ↑ LaPierre, Megan (October 29, 2025). "Dove Ellis Draws Blood from Stone on 'Pale Song'". Exclaim!. Retrieved 21 November 2025.
  13. ↑ Byrne, Stephen (2025-10-06). "Other Voices bringing Olivia Dean, Dry Cleaning, Dove Ellis and Florence Road to Dingle". GoldenPlec. Retrieved 2026-03-09.
  14. ↑ "RTÉ Radio 1 Folk Awards announce 2026 nominations". RTÉ. 16 October 2026. Retrieved 17 October 2026.
  15. ↑ "Irish Independent Chart – Week 21 2026 – Week Ending 29 May 2026". Irish Recorded Music Association. Retrieved 22 May 2026. Note: Select 2026 on the year selector and 22-May-26 on the date selector.
  16. ↑ Alex Rigotti (December 5, 2025). "Dove Ellis – 'Blizzard' review: a generational voice emerges from the eye of the storm". NME.
  17. ↑ Chris Mullan (December 21, 2025). "Galway born, UK based Dove Ellis releases debut album 'Blizzard'". Blowtorch Records.
  18. ↑ "To the Sandals". Bandcamp. October 21, 2024.