Elle Teresa is a Japanese rapper born in 1997 in Numazu, Shizuoka Prefecture. She began her music career after being discovered by artist Yuskey Carter and released her first mixtape
Ignorant Tape" in April 2016. Her early work earned her recognition in the hip-hop scene, including a feature in WOOFIN’ magazine's 2016’s Freshman. In 2017, she followed up with her second mixtape "PINK TRAP" and in 2018 she dropped her debut album KAWAII BUBBLY LOVELY, blending cute aesthetics with trap beats. A sequel, KAWAII BUBBLY LOVELY II, arrived in 2019. Elle Teresa made her major label debut on July 7, 2021, with the single "Bby girlll" under Avex Trax. In 2022, she released two albums: Sweet My Life, her first major album, and Youngin Season 2. Her output remained prolific, with KAWAII BUBBLY LOVELY III and Pink Crocodile both released in 2023. In 2024, she unveiled the EP SUKI and held her first solo headlining concert, the Elle Teresa One-Man Show. One of her notable tracks is "Noraneko" which was included in the EP YUKAKO (2025).
