Artist Insights · Internal Use Only

Eli

Streaming, audience, social — a full picture of where the artist is right now.

April 2026
Data: Strategic Analytics
Sources: Luminate · Spotify Internal · Chartmetric

5 Things to Know

01Catalog momentum at P95 — top 5% of all artists. Listeners are going back to older tracks and streaming them more. Recent 4-week US streams are up +36.6% vs the prior 4 weeks. The music is pulling people in.
02+1,340% year-over-year US streaming growth. 4-week average went from ~15K weekly a year ago to 221K now. This is a breakout trajectory. Peak US week hit 528K in November 2025.
0376% lean forward, 8.3 LF streams per user (P90). Her listeners are actively seeking her out. Three-quarters of streams come from intentional plays, not passive playlisting. The core audience is deeply engaged.
04Romania (idx 861) and Germany (idx 492) are massive over-indexes. International markets dominate: Austria (415), Switzerland (299), Denmark (248), Japan (213). US accounts for only 30% of global streams.
05Streaming and social audiences are different ages. Core streaming age 27.6, core social age 20.1. The people listening on Spotify are late-20s. The people following on IG are early-20s. Two different audiences, two different entry points.
Streaming
Artist Level Streams
221K
Weekly US
4-week average
734K
Weekly Global
4-week average
30%
US Share
Of global ODA
528K
US Peak
Weekly ODA — US vs Global

This is a genuine breakout chart. From ~1K weekly in 2014 to 528K at peak. The trajectory is clean and accelerating — not driven by a single viral moment but by sustained compounding. Six of the last eight weeks showed growth, the strongest growth consistency signal in the profiled group.

Week 1 Debuts — US ODA
GIRL OF YOUR DREAMS
1K
GIRL OF YOUR DREAMS
33K
Glitter
243K
I WISH I WAS A GIRL
17K
SUNNY
12K
FALSETTO
39K
SOMEBODY I'M NOT
97K
STARS
50K
ITOUCH
34K
Season of Freaks
47K

Glitter (Dec 2025) debuted at 243K — by far the biggest opening. The prior release cluster in November (SOMEBODY I’M NOT at 97K, STARS at 50K, Season of Freaks at 47K) suggests an album rollout. Release momentum at P79 means each release is generally outperforming the last, but the most recent single (Girl of Your Dreams, 33K) is a notable step down from Glitter. May be a strategic soft release.

Top Tracks Over Time — US Weekly ODA

GIRL OF YOUR DREAMS is the dominant catalog track. The top 6 tracks show the shape of catalog engagement — 6 tracks are currently generating weekly streams.

Socials
Social Performance
Followers & Growth
Instagram
1.6%
1M Follower Growth
Growth PercentileVery Strong — P83
Engagement Rate2.5% (bench 4.9%)
TikTok
862K
Followers
1M Growth Rate0.2%
Growth PercentileAverage — P55
Like-to-View12.5% (bench 10.4%)

Instagram engagement is below benchmark at 2.5% (vs 4.9%). This is the weakest social metric in her profile, and it’s fine — the music is doing the work, not the content. IG growth at P83 is Very Strong.

TikTok like-to-view at 12.5% (vs 10.4% bench) is above average. TikTok growth at P55 is average. The social presence is healthy but secondary to the streaming engine.

Engagement
2.5%
IG Engagement Rate
Benchmark4.9%
vs Benchmark-2.4pp
PercentileP41 — Modest
12.5%
TT Like-to-View Ratio
Benchmark10.4%
vs Benchmark+2.1pp
PercentileP67 — Solid
Follower Growth Over Time

TikTok leads in absolute followers. Instagram grew +142% over the tracked period, TikTok +330%.

Audience
Where They Listen
Global Markets
Romania
861
Germany
492
Austria
415
Switzerland
299
Denmark
248
Yemen
222
Japan
213
Luxembourg
174
US Markets
Portland, OR
218
New York, NY
212
San Francisco et al,
186
San Diego, CA
177
Seattle-Tacoma, WA
170
Boston, MA
160
Providence-New Bedfo
160
Eugene, OR
144

The international story is the headline. Romania (861) and Germany (492) are extreme over-indexes — these aren’t marginal markets, they’re core audience territories. Germany alone accounts for 14.35% of global streams. In the US, the pattern is clearly coastal/metro: Portland (218), NYC (212), SF (186), San Diego (177), Seattle (170). This is an urban, international pop profile.

Age Distribution

The Spotify audience is older than most pop artists. 23–27 is the largest segment (39.8%, index 134), followed by 28–34 (29.1%, index 147). Under-18 is almost nonexistent at 0.7%. Meanwhile, the IG audience is dramatically younger — 18–24 is 54.6% of followers. This age gap between streaming and social is the widest of the four profiled artists.

Gender Split
Spotify — Worldwide
Female 55.6%Male 37.8%

Moderate female skew at 55.6% (index 116). Male audience at 37.8% is healthier than most female pop artists — the music is reaching beyond the identity-driven female demo. This broader gender appeal correlates with the high lean-forward metrics.

Ethnicity & Language (Instagram)
Ethnicity%Index
White / Caucasian70.8%131
Asian12.7%112
Black / African American9.2%80
Hispanic7.3%54
Language%Index
English91.4%166
Spanish2.8%21
Portugese1.3%18
German1.1%42
French0.6%16

Primarily White/Caucasian (70.8%, index 131) with a notable Asian segment (12.7%, index 112). The audience is more ethnically diverse than Hailey Picardi’s but still predominantly White.

Audience Psychographics

Derived from streaming demographics, geographic indexing, platform behavior, and fans-also-like clustering.

Who They Are

Late-20s music enthusiasts (Spotify core 23–34, combined 69%) who discover through the music itself, not social content. Coastal US (Portland, NYC, SF, Seattle) and European (Romania 861, Germany 492) metros. These are people with developed taste who actively seek out new music — the 76% lean-forward rate confirms they’re choosing her, not hearing her passively.

Values & Identity

Quality over virality. The modest IG engagement (2.5% vs 4.9% bench) paired with exceptional lean-forward metrics tells you everything: this audience cares about the music, not the content. They’re playlist curators, record store browsers, the person in the friend group who always has a recommendation. Marketing that leans into music discovery will resonate. Content-first strategies will fall flat.

Platforms & Behavior

Spotify is the primary platform — editorial playlist inclusion and algorithmic discovery drive growth more than any social strategy. The Romania and Germany over-indexes (861, 492) suggest specific editorial placements or sync moments in those markets catalyzed discovery. The age gap between streaming (27.6) and social (20.1) audiences means the IG presence is growing a younger cohort that hasn’t fully converted to streaming yet — a pipeline, not a problem.

Cultural Context

Fans Also Like cluster (Jae Stephens, girlsweetvoiced, BAYLI) is indie-adjacent pop/R&B — tastemaker territory. The 12.7% Asian audience (index 112) and strong Japan over-index (213) suggest crossover appeal in markets where indie pop resonates culturally. The broader gender split (55.6% female) versus peers like Hailey Picardi (84.8%) means the music reaches beyond identity-driven female fandom into general quality-seeking listeners.

Fans Also Like
Mckayla Twiggs
Jae Stephens
After
Carol Ades
Avery Cochrane
Absolutely
Say Now
Blusher
girlsweetvoiced
BAYLI

The Fans Also Like group is indie-leaning female pop/R&B — artists like Jae Stephens, girlsweetvoiced, BAYLI. This is a tastemaker cluster, not a mainstream pop cohort. The audience discovers through music quality, not cultural moment.

artistGPS
Evaluation Summary
P95
Excellent
Score: 73.6 / 100 · 10 KPIs
KPIValuePercentileRating
Catalog Momentum36.6%P95Excellent
Release Momentum153.2%P79Strong
IG 1M Follower Growth1.6%P83Very Strong
TikTok 1M Follower Growth0.2%P55Average
Instagram Engagement2.5%P41Modest
TikTok Like-to-View12.5%P67Solid
Lean Forward %76.0%P86Very Strong
LF Streams/User8.31P90Excellent
Core Streaming Age27.6P60Solid
Core Socials Age20.1P80Very Strong
RCA

Artist Insights · Data: Strategic Analytics · Internal Use Only · April 2026