Sonyae Elise

Sonyae
Born
Sonyae Elise Covington

Newark, New Jersey, U.S.
GenreR&B
Occupations
  • Singer
  • songwriter
InstrumentVocals
Formerly of
Websitewww.sonyaeelise.com

Sonyae Elise Covington is an American singer and songwriter. Based in Los Angeles, she won the inaugural and only season of Platinum Hit, an American television show on Bravo about competing emerging songwriters. Her prize included US$100,000 as a cash prize, an RCA/Jive Records contract and a publishing deal with The Writing Camp.

According to her interview with Billboard, Elise does not read music nor can she play any instruments. "I have a lot of old stuff at my mother's house, notebooks and things with scripts and lyrics written in them. I did a lot of theater – 'Grease,' 'The Lion King' – and I wanted to write music for plays. Lyrics came naturally to me. I listened to a lot of pop music and KRS-One and MC Lyte and I saw [writing] as a way to express my thoughts." For her winning song, she wrote "My Religion", which was released as her 2011 single after her victory.

Songwriting credits and other vocal appearances

Credits and appearances are courtesy of Discogs and AllMusic.

Title Year Artist Album
"Hey Baby (Jump Off)" 2007 Omarion & Bow Wow Face Off
"Tell Me More" 2009 Havoc Hidden Files
"Stranger To Love" 2011 Bridget Kelly Every Girl-EP
"Everyday" 2015 Machine Gun Kelly General Admission
"Dedicated" The Game The Documentary 2
"Crenshaw / 80s and Cocaine" The Documentary 2.5
"In Or Out" Young Greatness I Tried To Tell Em
"Room in Here" 2016 Anderson Paak Malibu
"Young Niggas" The Game 1992
"Copenhagen" Jeremih Late Nights: Europe (Mixtape)
"Birthday" 2017 K. Michelle Kimberly: The People I Used to Know
"Momma (Outro)" Lil Yachty Teenage Emotions
"Wiseguy Love" CHG Lifestyle
"$IP" 2018 Qveen Herby EP 4
"Chosen One" 2019 Anderson Paak Ventura
"Collide" Tiana Major9 (feat. EarthGang) Queen & Slim: The Soundtrack
"Go Girl" 2025 Summer Walker (feat. Latto & Doja Cat) Finally Over It

Awards and nominations

Year Ceremony Award Result Ref
2021 63rd Annual Grammy Awards Grammy Award for Best R&B Song ("Collide") Nominated

References

  1. ↑ Fernandez, Sofia M. (August 5, 2011). "Sonyae Elise Crowned 'Platinum Hit' Champ".
  2. ↑ Gallo, Phil (August 8, 2011). "Q&A: 'Platinum Hit' Winner Sonyae Elise Sees Kara DioGuardi as a Mentor".
  3. ↑ "Sonyae Elise wins Platinum Hit | Idol Chatter & Voice Views". August 8, 2011.
  4. ↑ "Anderson .Paak Drops Lead Single, Track List for Upcoming 'Ventura'".
  5. ↑ "Sonyae Elise | Artist | GRAMMY.com". grammy.com.