06年，ELLY与Ben经共同的朋友介绍认识。最初，他们取名为“Automan”。由于ELLY对像Nick Drake和Joni Mithchell这些歌手极大的赞赏并创作出了大量作品。

名字含义:指ELLY橙红色的头发，男性化的外貌，法语语法中阳性：le roux与阴性：la rousse的混合，意为雌雄同体，橙红色（的头发）。

La Roux (play /lɑːˈruː/ lah-roo, French: [laˈʁu]) are an English electropop duo made up of singer, keyboardist, co-writer and co-producer Eleanor Kate Jackson, and co-writer and co-producer Ben Langmaid. Jackson describes their relationship as "very much a half and half sharing situation... not like a singer producer outfit", but also recognises that due to her prominence, it may "look like a solo act". The supporting band members to the duo are Michael 'Mikey' Norris (on keyboard), Mickey O'Brien (keyboards and backing vocals) and William Bowerman (on drums).