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Alex is married to Amelia Wasiliev and they have two sons, Jake and Isaac. |
Alex is married to Amelia Wasiliev and they have two sons, Jake and Isaac.His brother Oliver Lloyd is a superb funk musician from Sydney and has helped Alex throughout his career with musical inspiration,particularly with songwriting.Oliver is on Youtube.Checkout his songs "Yesterday" and "Wasting Away" on Youtube |
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Alex took place in [[Celebrity MasterChef Australia]] in 2009. He made it into the final four with [[INXS]] guitarist [[Kirk Pengilly]], swimmer [[Eamon Sullivan]] and model [[Rachael Finch]]. However, he did not go through to the grand final, after failing to impress the judges enough with his chocolate swirl croquembouche. |
Alex took place in [[Celebrity MasterChef Australia]] in 2009. He made it into the final four with [[INXS]] guitarist [[Kirk Pengilly]], swimmer [[Eamon Sullivan]] and model [[Rachael Finch]]. However, he did not go through to the grand final, after failing to impress the judges enough with his chocolate swirl croquembouche. |
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Alex Lloyd (born Alexander Wasiliev in Sydney, November 1974) is an Australian singer-songwriter. His most popular album Watching Angels Mend, which includes the songs "Amazing" and "Green", was released in 2001 went double platinum. His third album Distant Light released in 2003 featured three songs that made the Australian top 40 singles charts. He has also won two ARIA awards for "Male Artist of the Year" in 2000 and 2002.
Early years
Lloyd grew up in the inner Sydney suburb of Balmain, where he attended Balmain High School (now Sydney Secondary College, Balmain Campus) and was donated a piano by the school. He began his career at age 13, playing at local pubs with self-formed blues band The Beefs, and left school at age 16 to front local indie rock band Mother Hubbard.
Lloyd adopted his mother's maiden name "Lloyd" in tribute, following her death.
Solo career
His solo career began in 1997 when he started writing songs for his debut solo album Black The Sun and spent time at a songwriting clinic organised by Miles Copeland, former manager of The Police. Lloyd started producing the album in 1998 and finished the album with producer Ed Buller, a former member of the Psychedelic Furs, who had produced albums by Pulp and Suede.
Black the Sun won a great deal of critical acclaim with Triple J listeners voting it their album of the year. Lloyd won an ARIA award for "Best New Artist" in 1999 and his first award for "Best Male Artist" in 2000.
Lloyd's second album Watching Angels Mend went double platinum in Australia after its release in 2001. The second single, "Amazing", proved to be a breakthrough for him, becoming his first top 40 single in Australia, being the top song on the Triple J Hottest 100 for 2001. It went to go to number one in New Zealand and be the most played track on Australian radio during 2002.
Two further top 40 singles in Australia followed in 2002 "Green" and "Everybody's Laughing". Lloyd went on to win his second ARIA award for "Best Male Artist" and was nominated in several other categories.
Lloyd's third album Distant Light was released in 2003. It featured Jim Moginie and Martin Rotsey of Midnight Oil on several tracks. It was produced by Stuart Miller, who had also produced Watching Angels Mend and mixed by Tony Hoffer who has worked with Air, Beck and Turin Brakes.
Distant Light was also a success on the ARIA charts. Three singles charted from the album — "Coming Home" in August 2003, "1000 Miles" in November 2003, and "Beautiful" in April 2004. The album has been certified platinum in Australia.
In 2005, Lloyd released a new single, entitled "Never Meant to Fail", which reached the top 30 in Australia. This was released on 25 October in the album that featured his own name as the title. This has been nominated by critics as 'his best album yet' but no official recognition of this has yet been made. Singles which have been released from this album ("Never Meant to Fail", "The Wonder" and "Brand New Day") have had significant airplay on radio stations across Australia.
In 2006, Alex Lloyd performed in the grand finale of Dancing With The Stars, singing his breakthrough song, "Amazing". His performance in the show may have helped with sales of his album, as the album re-entered the albums chart a couple of weeks after the show. Alex Lloyd also released his greatest hits compilation, titled Amazing: The Best of Alex Lloyd, which covers all the singles from the four previous Alex Lloyd albums. The limited edition of the compilation features a second CD of B-sides and rarities.
Alex Lloyd released his fifth album Good in the Face of a Stranger in November 2008 independently through Inertia. August 2008, the albums first single "Slow Train" was released through his official website, and the video clip for the track was animated with 7,000 hand drawn pictures. In March 2009, he released his second single "What We Started" from the album.
Personal life
Alex is married to Amelia Wasiliev and they have two sons, Jake and Isaac.His brother Oliver Lloyd is a superb funk musician from Sydney and has helped Alex throughout his career with musical inspiration,particularly with songwriting.Oliver is on Youtube.Checkout his songs "Yesterday" and "Wasting Away" on Youtube Alex took place in Celebrity MasterChef Australia in 2009. He made it into the final four with INXS guitarist Kirk Pengilly, swimmer Eamon Sullivan and model Rachael Finch. However, he did not go through to the grand final, after failing to impress the judges enough with his chocolate swirl croquembouche.
Discography
Studio Albums
| Year | Album Name | Peak Position (Aus) | Peak Position (NZ) | Certifications |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Black the Sun | 9 | - | AUS: Platinum |
| 2001 | Watching Angels Mend | 2 | 22 | AUS: 2x Platinum |
| 2003 | Distant Light | 9 | - | AUS: Platinum |
| 2005 | Alex Lloyd | 7 | - | AUS: Platinum |
| 2006 | Amazing: The Best of Alex Lloyd | 34 | - | - |
| 2008 | Good in the Face of a Stranger | 80 | - | - |
Singles
- "Peepshow/Momo" (October 23, 1998)
From Black the Sun:
- "Black the Sun" (July 24, 1998) - #86 Australia
- "Lucky Star" (May 25, 1999) - #91 Australia
- "Something Special" (August 26, 1999)
- "My Way Home" (May 25, 2000) - #50 Australia[2]
From Watching Angels Mend:
- "Downtown" (July 9, 2001) - #75 Australia
- "Amazing" (September 17, 2001) - #1 Australia[2] (gold), #1 New Zealand[3], UK #176[4]
- "Green" (February 18, 2002)- #25 Australia[2]
- "Everybody's Laughing" (2002) - #33 Australia[2]
- "Bus Ride" (2002)
From Distant Light:
- "Coming Home" (2003) - #24 Australia[2]
- "1000 Miles" (2003)- #32 Australia[2]
- "Beautiful" (2004)- #30 Australia[2]
- "Hello the End" (2004) - UK #146[4]
From Alex Lloyd:
- "Never Meant to Fail" (2005)- #27 Australia[2]
- "The Wonder" (2006)
- "Brand New Day" (2006)- #53 Australia
From Good in the Face of a Stranger:
- "Slow Train" (2008)
- "What We Started" (2009)
The song "Peepshow" was released as a video-only single at an unknown date in 1998.
Awards and nominations
ARIA Awards
| Year | Award[5] | Work | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Breakthrough Artist - Single | "Lucky Star" | Won |
| Best Male Artist | Nominated | ||
| 2000 | Breakthrough Artist - Album | Black the Sun | Nominated |
| Best Male Artist | Won | ||
| Album of the Year | Nominated | ||
| 2002 | Producer of the Year | Watching Angels Mend | Nominated |
| Best Rock Album | Nominated | ||
| Best Male Artist | Won | ||
| Highest Selling Album | Nominated | ||
| Album of the Year | Nominated | ||
| Highest Selling Single | "Amazing" | Nominated | |
| Single of the Year | Nominated | ||
| 2003 | Best Male Artist | "Coming Home" | Won |
| 2004 | Engineer of the Year | Distant Light | Nominated |
| Best Male Artist | Nominated |
References
- ^ Template:MySpace-music
- ^ a b c d e f g h Alex Lloyd chart positions. Australian-charts.com. Retrieved 17 June 2007.
- ^ Alex Lloyd New Zealand chart positions. Australian-charts.com. Retrieved 17 June 2007.
- ^ a b "Chart Log UK - DJ Steve L. – LZ Love". Zobbel.de. Retrieved 7 June 2009.
- ^ "History: Winners by Artist: Alex Lloyd". ARIA Awards. Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). Retrieved 7 June 2009.