Ellie Goulding Plays Boston University's Agganis Arena

On March 17 British pop sensation Ellie Goulding performed to a packed house at Boston University's Agganis Arena.

Goulding opened with one of her lesser known singles "Figure 8," a love song that she delivered with stunning emotion and force. The performance had ups and downs, as she sang the universal story of despair that has wrecked many of our love lives.

As the crowd settled in, Goulding graciously thanked her audience for coming, with sweet innocence and a smile.

Throughout the set, the singer jumped on her sparkling-silver drums and swung her hair around as she performed tracks from her most recent album, "Halcyon Days." "Only You" and "Tessellate" stuck out as songs of heartache and hope, the type of songs she proclaimed to be a sucker for.

Goulding stayed cool in her crop-top, shorts and suspenders and never skipped a beat even when her suspenders broke.

While "Anything Could Happen," lead single off "Halcyon Days," brought down the house, the highlight of the show was her acoustic new single, "Beating Heart," which is featured in the new movie "Divergent."

She also performed tracks from her debut album "Lights," highlighting the epic title track -- the song that put her on the pop map. During that performance her keyboardist managed to post a picture on Instagram of the sea of cell phones lighting up the arena.

But it was her performance of Elton John's "Your Song" (which reached No. 2 in the U.K.) that touched the crowd. Although countless artists have covered the song, Goulding's version had a different arrangement.

As the show wrapped, she performed an encore of "You, My Everything" and "Burn," another big single from "Halcyon Days." The build up and her vocals show a full range of Goulding.

The singer performs with a sense of gratefulness and with the extreme element of emotion her songs are built around. Goulding's versatility is amazing and simple: she is confident but carefree; coming off as having a blast while on stage. There is a passion behind every track that illustrates a story not many other pop stars can get across to audiences.