Gabrielle Serene "Elle" Varner (born February 12, 1989) is an American Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. Raised in Los Angeles, she studied at New York University's Clive Davis Department of Recorded Music. In October 2009, she signed with RCA Records along with a co-publishing agreement with Sony Music.Varner released her debut album, Perfectly Imperfect, on August 7, 2012, preceded by the release of the single "Only Wanna Give It to You".