Lindsay Ell Says She Celebrated with Little Big Town After Passing Her American Citizenship Test

Mar. 15, 2025

Photo: Lindsay Ell/instagram

Lindsay Ellis officially a dual citizen!

The Canadian country singer, 33, passed her American citizenship test earlier this year and celebrated receiving the official documents on Thursday.

“So many blood, sweat, and tears relocating to a place where I knew no one to start building a life,” she wrote alongside a set of images and a video on Instagram.

Ell completed the citizenship process while she performed asan opening actforLittle Big Townduring the summer.

“Earlier this year on the road when I passed my citizenship test,@littlebigtownthrew me an American party. Here’s to the sweetest people in country music for making me feel so welcome on the road and in this country. ❤️,” she explained in the caption.

Hendrix, Ell’s adorable Pomeranian, also joined in the fun and can be seen playing with a patriotic necklace in one image. The occasion got even sweeter with a cake, seen in another photo, that had “Congratulations on becoming an American” written in brown icing.

“Let this be a reminder that you can do WHATEVER you want to in life if you want it badly enough. I am now proud to be a dual citizen. 🇺🇸 🇨🇦,” she wrote.

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It has been a special time for Ell.

Ell will joinShania Twainon theQueen of Me World Tourthat launches April 28 in Spokane, Washington.

“I remember watching videos of Shania on stage and being like, I want to do that, I want to be her,” she told PEOPLE on theCMA Awards red carpetin November. “And now to be able to be direct support with her on tour, it’s wild. It’s so surreal speaking that sentence into existence.”

“They say, ‘Never meet your heroes,’ and I would say that Shania is definitely the exception to that rule,” she added, explaining how honored she feels. “She’s so down to earth and so smart. It’s really difficult, as a female artist, to stand up for the things that you believe in, and also do it with class — while being sexy. She just does it so effortlessly. She’s the queen. I can’t think of another female artist that’s inspired me more as a songwriter, as a performer.”

source: people.com