ELskan FLY is a country-folk artist carving songs out of real life — the kind you don’t dress up or smooth over. Born on the prairies of Canada and now based in New Zealand, her music sits somewhere between open skies and hard truths. There’s warmth in the sound, but underneath it runs something sharper — stories of love, breaking points, and finding your footing again when things don’t go to plan. Her upcoming album Lion Den leans into that edge — honest, unfiltered, and grounded in the moments most people try to gloss over. Her songs Lion Den and Gloria, both from the upcoming album, were selected as semi-finalists in the 2025 International Songwriting Competition.