Lissie
Lissie
Elisabeth Maurus, Elisabeth Corrin Maurus
Elisabeth Corrin Maurus, known mononymously as Lissie, is an American singer-songwriter.
Born in Rock Island, Illinois in 1982, she became interested in music and singing from an early age, starring in a school adaptation of the musical Annie at the age of nine. After experiencing turbulent years in high school, she studied at Colorado State University, and moved to California after completing her studies to pursue a full-time career in music.
After opening for Lenny Kravitz on a 2008 tour, she released her debut EP proper, Why You Runnin', in November 2009. Her debut album Catching a Tiger followed in June the next year, featuring the singles “Cuckoo”, “In Sleep” and “When I’m Alone”. Tracks from her 2012 cover EP, Covered Up With Flowers, secured several sync “Pursuit Of Happiness”, a Kid Cudi cover, was particularly successful.