1. Alexander Lloyd is an Australian singer and songwriter.
18 Facts About Alex Lloyd
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Four of his albums, Black the Sun, Watching Angels Mend, Distant Light and Alex Lloyd, released between 1999 and 2005, made the top ten on the ARIA charts.
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Alex Lloyd grew up in the inner Sydney suburb of Balmain, New South Wales, and attended Balmain High School.
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At the age of 15, Alex Lloyd was a member of a school rock band that won the 1990 Balmain Battle of the Bands.
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In July 1998, Alex Lloyd released the single "Black the Sun", the lead from his debut album of the same name.
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At the ARIA Music Awards of 2000, Alex Lloyd won ARIA Award for Best Male Artist.
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In 2001, Alex Lloyd released "Downtown" and "Amazing", the lead singles from his second album.
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At the ARIA Music Awards of 2002, Alex Lloyd was nominated for seven awards, winning ARIA Award for Best Male Artist for a second time.
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On 25 October 2005, Alex Lloyd released his self-titled fourth studio album.
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In November 2008, Alex Lloyd released his fifth studio album Good in the Face of a Stranger through Inertia.
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In 2011, Alex Lloyd began touring with Steve and Alan Pigram from the Pigram Brothers.
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In March 2013, Alex Lloyd began road-testing new songs on a limited tour.
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Late in 2013, Alex Lloyd performed his first Australian tour in over five years.
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In 2014, Alex Lloyd collaborated with the Richmond Football Club, releasing "Coming Home "; a combination of his original 2003 single with references made to the AFL club.
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On 11 February 2016, Liberation Music announced that Alex Lloyd will be releasing an acoustic album as part of their acoustic series, featuring re-imaginings of many of his most successful tracks.
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Alex Lloyd began touring with Australian rock band Icehouse for their tour dates in Newcastle, Sydney, Melbourne and Canberra throughout February and March 2016.
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In May 2022, Alex Lloyd released his first single in eight years, "Trojan Horse", coinciding with the commencement of the tour.
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Alex Lloyd is married to Amelia Wasiliev and they have three sons and one daughter.