Alex Larke
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Alex Larke
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Alexis Kenneth Larke |
| Born |
25 May 1979 Welwyn Garden City, England |
| Genres | Alternative rock, pop, indie rock, Electronica |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, singer-songwriter |
| Instruments | Vocals, guitar, keyboards, harmonica, guitar, bass guitar, ukulele. |
| Years active | 1999-Present |
| Associated acts | Electro Velvet, The Rolling Clones, Cut La Roc, X, Teflon Child |
| Website | www |
Alex Larke (born Alexis Kenneth Larke; 25 May 1979) is a British singer/songwriter that represented the United Kingdom with duo, Electro Velvet, in the Eurovision Song Contest 2015 with the song "Still in Love with You". For the majority of his career, Alex has been a solo artist, although some of his other musical endeavours have been varied, working with British rock bands, X and Manimal, before later collaborating with electronica act, Teflon Child and Big Beat pioneer, Cut La Roc.
Larke has released two solo singles, Shine On, and Belladonna.
Born in Welwyn Garden City, Larke was raised, with his sister Anna, by father Jerry, a motorcycle racer, and his Athens, Greece born mother Penelope, a seamstress. Living in a council house, Larke had a very modest, but happy working-class upbringing in a home that forever had music playing on the stereo. Bands such as The Kinks, The Rolling Stones, The Who, The Police and Elvis Presley, would provide him with the basis of his musical influences that would endure through his career.
Larke has performed for The Rolling Stones tribute group The Rolling Clones, tour the UK and internationally with the band since 2007.
He has recently worked with Big Beat pioneer Cut La Roc on his album Larger Than Life, which also features Ice-T collaborator, Donald D and Snow Patrol frontman Gary Lightbody.
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