About me

• I’m currently finalizing my studies in Musicology (or Music research) at the University of Helsinki.
• I’ve been learning French since kindergarten, and I’ve always loved languages in general. So far, I can write and converse with ease in Finnish, English and French, but I also understand Swedish, Italian and Spanish quite well.
• I’m a part-time jazz singer, and my repertoire consists of jazz standards, popular songs and evergreen hits especially from the 1930's to the 60's.

• I’m a freelance writer about music and its culture. At the moment I’m on my fourth season of writing the bios of conductors and soloists for the concert program leaflets at Lahti Symphony Orchestra.
• I’ve loved teaching ever since I was a child, and I worked successfully as a substitute teacher in my old school (Lycée franco-finlandais) for two years after my graduation in 2018–2020.
• Besides teaching, anything that even slightly resembles performing is fascinating to me. I’ve actually lived with a professional performer for over 20 years – my mother who is a professional violinist with over 30 years of experience of playing in different orchestras, and I just love observing how her and any other performer’s mind works.
• I have also professional experience in being an all-around assistant for the hybrid marketing agency Nitro, the summer festival of Avanti! Chamber Orchestra and the food stylist Alex Nurmi. In Paris I also worked as a receptionist in the ready-to-wear offices of Balenciaga on Avenue George V in Paris. All of these experiences have taught me a lot about successful communication and flexible client service, to say the least.

• Helsingin yliopiston musiikkitieteen ainejärjestölehti Synkooppi Op. 151: Coucou ! Ça va ?
• Suomen etnomusikologisen seuran tieteellinen mielipidelehti Musiikin suunta, 1/2023, 45.vuosikerta. Laila Kinnusen tie jazztaituriksi – aloittelevan jazzlaulajan reflektioita Kinnusen jalanjäljillä
• Helsingin yliopiston musiikkitieteen ainejärjestölehti Synkooppi Op. 146. 2/2022. Artikkelini: Pari sanaa kauniista laulamisesta
• Helsingin yliopiston musiikkitieteen ainejärjestölehti Synkooppi Op. 145: Musiikki ja mieli. 1/2022. Artikkelini: Kuuntelen, siis kuvittelen

• Nov 2016 – I started my public Instagram account as a hobby under the username @theurbanpalm.
• Jan 2023 – I created my personal website ellepalmu.com and started to develop a rough idea of my brand under the name of "Ellegance".
• Jan 2023 – Jan 2024 – I sent weekly newsletters that documented the process of writing my bachelor's thesis and what I learned about the concept of elegance.
• Jun 2024 – I refreshed my personal brand with a focus on the skills and habits that help us lead a more elegant life.
• Jul – Nov 2024 – I resumed my weekly publishing cadence of in-depth newsletters about my insights on style when living in Paris.
• Nov 2024 – Jan 2025 – I created this website on Kajabi and came up with a more concrete plan of growing my business and communicating my ideas on elegance.

• Maria Callas
• Audrey Hepburn
• Carolina Herrera
• Barbra Streisand
• Caterina Valente
• Anne-Sophie Mutter
• Inès de la Fressange
• (from the men's side, I'd say Fred Astaire, Gene Kelly and Gianni Agnelli for example!😄)

Do you admire these icons too? If so, I must say you have good taste!😉 If you want, hit me an email at [email protected] and tell me why you love them specifically.