Over seven albums, Eleni Mandell has become one of Los Angeles's most acclaimed singer-songwriters. Her first album, Wishbone (Mr. Charles, 1998), is one of the cult classics of the '90s and continues to astonish neophytes. In 2000, Thrill (the inaugural release of Toronto's Zedtone label) reached a wider audience, drawing rave reviews in the U.S., Canada, Britain and Korea and full houses in most of the clubs she played. "Her latest self-produced album is called Thrill," wrote The New Yorker. "Talk about truth in advertising."

Her following albums, Snakebite (2002), Country for True Lovers (2003), and Afternoon (2004) continued to attract rave reviews and ever increasing sales. Her albums have been licensed to companies in France, Germany, Britain, Australia and Korea. Her songs have been featured in film and television, including Six Feet Under, True Blood, Brothers and Sisters, Friday Night Lights, Monkeybone, Heavy and Weeds. She has toured North America and Europe frequently, and has huge followings in Quebec and Germany. In June, 2003, she won the LA Weekly's songwriter of the year award, sharing the honour with Elliott Smith. In 2007, Miracle of Five quickly became her bestselling and most-lauded album. And she has even made the New York Times crossword puzzle as an answer.