Alex Lloyd
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Alexander Wasiliev |
| Also known as | Alex Lloyd |
| Born | 19 September 1974 (aged 42) |
| Origin | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
| Genres | Pop rock, folk rock, alternative rock |
| Occupation(s) |
Singer Songwriter |
| Instruments | Vocals, guitar, keyboards |
| Years active | 1997–present |
| Labels | Table Music distributed by Inertia |
| Associated acts | Mother Hubbard, Mad Bastards Trio |
| Website | www.AlexLloyd.com |
Alex Lloyd (born 19 September 1974) is an Australian singer-songwriter. His most popular album Watching Angels Mend, which includes the songs "Amazing" and "Green", was released in 2001 went double platinum. His third album Distant Light released in 2003 featured three songs that made the Australian top 40 singles charts. He has also won two ARIA awards for "Male Artist of the Year" in 2000 and 2002.
Born Alexander Wasiliev to a father of Russian descent and a mother of Irish descent, Lloyd grew up in the inner Sydney suburb of Balmain, New South Wales, where he attended Balmain High School (now Sydney Secondary College Balmain Campus).
In 1990, at the age of 15, he was a member of a school rock band that won the 1990 Balmain Battle of the Bands and the 1990 Canterbury High Schools Youth Rock competition. This mainly blue-rock band evolved into "The Beefs", which began playing in local pubs and clubs and into indie rock band Mother Hubbard.
Lloyd adopted his mother's maiden name "Lloyd" in tribute, following her unexpected death in 1991.
His solo career began in 1997 when he started writing songs for his debut solo album Black The Sun and spent time at a songwriting clinic organised by Miles Copeland III, former manager of The Police. Lloyd started producing the album in 1998 and finished the album with producer Ed Buller, a former member of the Psychedelic Furs, who had produced albums by Pulp and Suede.
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