Alex Day
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Alex Day in 2009
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Alex Richard George Day |
| Also known as | Nerimon |
| Born | 8 April 1989 |
| Origin | Hornchurch, London Borough of Havering |
| Genres | Synthpop, folk, acoustic, electronic |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, singer-songwriter, YouTube creator, writer |
| Instruments | Vocals, guitar, ukulele, bass, keyboard, drums, appalachian dulcimer |
| Years active | 2006–2014, 2014–present |
| Associated acts | Chameleon Circuit, Sons of Admirals |
| Website | alexday |
Alex Richard George Day (born 8 April 1989) is an English musician, vlogger and writer. Day has released four studio albums, two EPs, and had three UK Top 40 hits; his song "Forever Yours" currently holds a Guinness World Record for the highest-charting single by an unsigned artist. Day's unconventional style of releasing and distributing music helped him reach more than 1,000,000 subscribers and over 130 million views on his YouTube channel. His first book, titled The Underground Storyteller, was due to be released in July 2014. After being cancelled by the publishers, on 13 October 2014, Day announced that the book was being released independently.
Alex Richard George Day was born in Hornchurch in the London Borough of Havering. Day grew up in Hornchurch, where he started his YouTube channel, nerimon, in 2006. He attended university but never received his degree, instead treating his independent music and video blogging as a full-time profession. He worked in the Regent Street Apple Store during 2009. Until 2013, Day used to live with friend, collaborator and bandmate Charlie McDonnell. In August 2010, Day briefly lived in Zambia whilst taking part in the World Vision Vlogger charity event. He filmed and shared his experiences on YouTube.
Day announced on 14 February 2014 that he had been dating fellow YouTuber Carrie Hope Fletcher since October 2013. However, Fletcher announced their break-up via Twitter on 14 March 2014.
Day originally identified as an atheist but began to follow Buddhist teachings after visiting Plum Village in mid 2014. Day also identifies as a minimalist.
In March 2014, Day admitted to having previously engaged in "manipulative relationships" with some women, saying "the model of consent that I followed... was that only, 'no' meant, 'no'. That is not what consent is". This led to a previous friend and coworker Charlie McDonnell stating "I just don't feel able to call Alex a friend of mine any more." Following the release of the news, Day posted on his official blog, announcing that he has taken down his merchandise and artist pages from his label's website. Allegedly, Day attempted to reach out to McDonnell but his attempts fell through as he 'wanted to have a conversation with him over the phone or preferably face-to-face and he didn’t want to do that because he felt it would be upsetting. He said ‘I’d only be happy to do it over email’ because that makes him more comfortable. So I didn’t want to do it his way and he didn’t want to do it my way so we never had the conversation'.
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