A-L-X
British singer
Alex Gardner, better known by his stage name, A-L-X (born 23 July 1991, Edinburgh, Scotland) is a Scottish pop singer. He released two singles in 2010 as Alex Gardner, "I'm Not Mad" and "Feeling Fine", before changing his stage name to A-L-X and releasing his third single, "Beautiful Criminal", in 2014.
Life and career
Early life and childhood
Gardner was brought up in a musical atmosphere; his mother was a violinist with an orchestra and his older brother, Adam Gardner, is a singer and guitarist in Scottish metal band, Mind Set A Threat. He was given piano lessons from the age of five, but quit at the age of 6. He owned his first guitar when he was 10 years old. Having left The Edinburgh Academy aged 16, Gardner set out to start an early music career in London. He wrote "I'm Not Mad", at the age of 13, and altered the song through the course of four or five years, ultimately releasing it as his first single. It peaked at No. 44 in the UK Singles Chart.
Shelved debut album (2010–2012)
Gardner's debut single and lead single from the album "I'm Not Mad" was released on 29 March 2010 in the United Kingdom and Ireland.
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