Alex Warren
A content creator who spans every imaginable outlet, Alex Warren stepped out from behind the phone and into the recording studio. Warren first gained attention for the skateboarding videos on YouTube, soon specializing in comedy and vlogging. By 2021, he'd branched out into music, crafting quivering, sensitive, confessional pop tunes. Sounding vaguely reminiscent of such electronic-inflected singer/songwriters like Jack Garratt, Alex Warren slathers his open-hearted melodies with layers of gossamer electronics, the glossy bed providing Warren with an avenue to process the trauma of losing both of his parents at an early age. He charted in early 2024 with the emotional "Before You Leave Me" followed a few months later by "Save You a Seat."
Born on September 18, 2000, and raised in Carlsbad, California, Alex Warren was the son of a doting father who introduced the child to his own favorite music: Linkin Park, Train, and Coldplay among them. His father was diagnosed with terminal cancer when Alex was young. He died when Warren was nine, leaving him to be raised by his alcoholic mother. She kicked him out of the house when he was 17, leading him to a brief period of homelessness; she died within three years.
At the age of 15, Warren started posting skateboarding videos to YouTube. His fame gained momentum in 2019, when he started to amass millions of followers on TikTok, an expansion helped by his participation in the Hype House, which featured other content creators, including his girlfriend Kouvr Annon. Hype House was eventually spun into a Netflix reality series.
Taking inspiration from Ed Sheeran and Shawn Mendes, Alex Warren released his first single, "One More I Love You," in 2021; it was dedicated to his late father. Warren continued to explore a similar open-hearted vein on "Screaming Under Water" and "Remember Me Happy," two digital singles that helped him build an audience. He signed to Atlantic Records in August 2022. "Headlights" was the first single he released under Atlantic, followed by "Chasing Shadows" at the end of 2022. Throughout 2023, Warren continued to turn out emotional singles like "Change Your Mind" and "Yard Sale" to increased streaming success. He landed his first charting hits in the front half of 2024 with "Before You Leave Me" and "Save You a Seat," two songs which cracked the U.K. Top 100 along with several other European charts.
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Discography
13 album(s) • Sorted by Bestseller
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Chasing Shadows (Acoustic)
Pop - Released by Atlantic Records on 14 apr. 2023
24-Bit 96.0 kHz - Stereo -
Screaming Underwater
Pop - Released by STANDARD RECORDS & TH3RD BRAIN Records on 10 sep. 2021
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
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Yard Sale (Folk Version)
Pop - Released by Atlantic Records on 15 dec. 2023
24-Bit 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Chasing Shadows (MKJ Remix)
Pop - Released by Atlantic Records on 24 mrt. 2023
24-Bit 44.1 kHz - Stereo