Alexa Curtis (singer)
Alexa Curtis | |
|---|---|
| Born | 4 January 2004 Gold Coast, Australia |
| Origin | Brisbane, Australia |
| Genres | Pop |
| Occupation(s) | Singer |
| Years active | 2014–present |
| Labels | Universal Music |
| Website | www |
Alexa Curtis (born 4 January 2004) is an Australian singer who won The Voice Kids Australia in 2014.[1] She won through Team Delta and is now signed to Universal Music Australia. She will represent Australia in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2016.[2]
Life and career
Alexa Curtis was born on 4 January 2004, to parents Tony and Michelle Curtis. Alexa also has an older brother named Aidan. Two years before she was born, her family originally lived in Auckland, New Zealand, before relocating in Australia in 2002.[3] She won The Voice Kids Australia in 2014 competition and signed with Universal Music Australia.
Other work
In 2012 Alexa appeared in a production of Oliver! alongside her brother, Aidan.[4] She appeared twice in the 2014 Schools Spectacular, first performing with her Voice Kids co-stars, then duetting with The Voice winner Anja Nissen. In 2014 she performed with a small group of The Voice Kids at Vision Australia's Carols by Candlelight. In 2015 she performed at the IGA Lord Mayor's Christmas Carols appearing twice, once as a solo performer, then duetting with Napoleon 'Polo' Cummings. In March 2016 she sang the opening theme song for six episodes of The Powerpuff Girls on Cartoon Network Australia.
It was announced in September that Alexa would be representing Australia in the 2016 Junior Eurovision Song Contest. The song she is taking is called "We Are".
Discography
Singles
| Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Album | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AUS | |||||
| 2014 | "Playground" | — | — | ||
| 2016 | "We Are" | — | — | ||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released. | |||||
Guest appearances
| Year | Song | Album |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | "Colours of The Wind" | The Voice Kids 2014 |
| "Girl On Fire" |
References
- ^ "The Voice Kids Grand Finale 2014: Ten-year-old Alexa wins". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 10 August 2014.
- ^ Perry, Kevin (30 September 2016). "Alexa Curtis to represent Australia in Valletta". DeciderTV.com. DeciderTV.com. Retrieved 30 September 2016.
- ^ Tapaleao, Vaimoana (21 October 2014). "Little Kiwi turns the judges' heads". New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 29 October 2014.
- ^ "Alexa Curtis profile". The Voice Australia. Retrieved 10 August 2014.
