ELMIENE RELEASES LATEST SINGLE ‘SAVIOUR’ CO-WRITTEN WITH AND PRODUCED BY SAMPHA

PREMIERED AS BBC RADIO 1’S HOTTEST RECORD

NORTH AMERICAN / EUROPE HEADLINE TOUR COMMENCES SPRING 2026

HIGHLY ANTICIPATED DEBUT ALBUM, sounds for someone, OUT MARCH 27

16 MARCH 2026 (TORONTO, ON) - Rising British-Sudanese songwriter and vocalist Elmiene released single ‘Saviour’, which premiered as BBC Radio 1’s Hottest Record; the final track released before, and taken from his highly anticipated debut album ‘sounds for someone’, out Friday 27th March. Pre-order/Pre-save HERE. Watch ‘Saviour’ performance video featuring the song’s co-writer and producer (and backing vocalist!) Sampha on piano HERE. The pair previously collaborated on Elmiene’s track ‘Mama,’ and El also guested at one of Sampha’s Hackney Church shows in late 2023.

Joyous, upbeat, and unwaveringly heartfelt, Elmiene seamlessly moulds himself from R&B connoisseur, into a rare and unseen pop-adjacent savant in his recent record ‘Saviour’, produced by and alongside music mogul Sampha. Pleading for inward reflection, Elmiene speaks eloquently for his inner child, his younger self, his present self, demanding and yearning for the empathies of another. To accompany the single, Elmiene releases his ‘Saviour’ music video, shot in London, and performed with Sampha.

The album sounds for someone takes listeners on a deeply personal journey, tracing two decades of familial trials and triumphs that have profoundly shaped Elmiene’s personal worldviews, and sense of self. The record also features appearances from GRAMMY Award–winning singer-songwriter Raphael Saadiq, with production across the project coming from an impressive lineup including Sampha, Jeff “Gitty” Gitelman, and GRAMMY Award–winning producers No I.D., Raphael Saadiq, and others, adding rich depth and texture to the record’s emotional landscape.

Elmiene’s North American / Europe headline tour this Spring will visit 18 cities throughout the United States and Canada, as well as 7 cities throughout the United Kingdom and Europe. The North American tour kicks off on 30th April in Detroit, MI, and comes to a close in the US on 31st May Los Angeles, CA. He will later reignite the UK/EU tour in Amsterdam on 29th Nov and will visit Paris, Berlin, Manchester, Bristol, Brussels, and Manchester markets, coming to a close on the 8th December at London’s Eventim Apollo.

This single is the latest release after his double single ‘Honour’ and ‘I Want In’, “Reclusive”, “Cry Against The Wind” and recently released EP Heat The Streets Some Mo’ - a remix EP of his highly acclaimed mixtape Heat The Streets, which received nominations for Best R&B /Soul Act and Best Male Act at 2026 MOBO Awards and Outstanding New Artist at The 2026 NAACP Image Awards as well as previous nominations for The People’s Choice Award at the 2025 EBONY Power 100.

Elmiene’s live performances have become defining moments of discovery. His breakout COLORS session sparked instant fandom, while his NPR Tiny Desk Concert appearance earned praise from Bobby Carter, who called his “vintage voice” the knockout blow. From his moving 2025 BET Awards performance to selling out O2 Academy Brixton, Elmiene has cemented himself as one of his generation’s most captivating live vocalists.

His growing list of milestones includes sets at Roots Picnic and British Summer Time Hyde Park, where he supported Stevie Wonder. His Tiny Desk Concert has surpassed one million views, and a standout moment on The Terrell Show further showcased his R&B depth with a rendition of I Don't Ever Want to See You Again. Recognized as an Artist to Watch by platforms including Spotify, Apple Music, MTV, NME, The Guardian, and BBC, Elmiene is poised to become an enduring presence in music through 2026 and beyond.

sounds for someone Tracklist
1. Moment
2. Cry Against The Wind
3. Saviour
4. Reclusive
5. Time Doesn’t Heal
6. Honour
7. Don’t say Maybe
8. Special
9. Lie With Me
10. Light By The Window ft. Raphael Saadiq
11. Lonely People
12. Told you I’ll Make It

TOUR DATES:
4/30 Detroit, MI St. Andrew's Hall
5/1 Chicago, IL Riviera Theatre
5/3 Toronto, ON Opera House
5/6 Brooklyn, NY Brooklyn Paramount
5/7 Silver Spring, MD The Fillmore
5/9 Philadelphia, PA Theatre of Living Arts
5/11 Charlotte, NC The Fillmore
5/12 Nashville, TN Brooklyn Bowl
5/14 Birmingham, AL Saturn
5/15 Atlanta, GA Coca Cola Roxy
5/17 Houston, TX House of Blues
5/19 Austin, TX Emo’s
5/20 Dallas, TX House of Blues
5/23 Salt Lake City, UT The Depot
5/26 Sacramento, CA Ace of Spades
5/27 Berkeley, CA The UC Theatre
5/29 Phoenix, AZ Crescent Ballroom
5/31 Los Angeles, CA The Wiltern
11/29 Amsterdam, NL Melkweg
11/30 Berlin, DE The Metropol
12/2 Paris, FR Salle Pleyel
12/3 Brussels, BE Ancienne Belgique
12/5 Bristol, UK O2 Academy
12/6 Manchester, UK Albert Hall
12/8 London, UK Eventim Apollo

ABOUT ELMIENE:
After breaking through in 2023 with his El-Mean and Marking My Time EPs, the BRIT-nominated musician had a prolific 2024 with two more original EPs Anyway I Can and For The Deported as well as two live releases Live at RAK Studios and Live from 525 - the latter comprising covers of tracks by Frank Ocean, Prince and Cleo Sol. This year his This Is The Remix EP saw his own tracks reimagined by Timbaland, Blxst and IAMNOBODI.

Elmiene has been embraced by a global community of creatives - collaborating with some of the most sought-after names in music including Leon Thomas, ASAP Ferg, Syd, Sampha, Lil Silva, D’Mile, Dahi and Stormzy - and hotly tipped by press and tastemakers with coverage in Dazed, The Guardian, The Face, NME, Teen Vogue, Rolling Stone and Complex. He received a nomination for the BRITs Rising Star Award and the Ivor Novello Rising Star Award, plus he was shortlisted as one of the artist to watch on the, BBC Sound of 2024 poll, VEVO, MTV, Pandora Music, BBC 1Xtra and Ticketmaster.