Alexandra Reid
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Alexandra Reid March 5, 1989 Lawrence, Kansas |
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| Years active | 2004–present |
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| Years active | 2011–present |
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Alexandra Reid (Hangul: 알렉산드라; born March 5, 1989), professionally known as Alex Reid or by the mononym Alex, is an American singer-songwriter, dancer, composer, rapper and model. She is the co-leader of the South Korean girl group BP Rania.
Alexandra Hadas Varley-Reid was born on March 5, 1989 in Lawrence, Kansas, to Alan Varley and Loretta Reid. She has one older brother, William, who is now a doctor. When they were kids, their family moved to Plano, Texas. William graduated from Plano Senior High School in 2005, and Alex graduated from the same school two years later.
At 15, Reid competed on the third season of the American reality television children's survival program Endurance, filmed in Hawaii in 2004, being notable for her performance. She was paired with Bjorn Leum on the third episode, "Pick Your Partner", and formed the third pair of the "Green Team" together. However, despite proving to be one of the strongest teams to compete in the season, the pair was eliminated on the sixth episode, "Squaring Off", following their defeat after two rounds of the "Fire-Water-Wood" challenge against the "Yellow Team" pair.
Shortly after being eliminated from the reality television program, Reid signed a recording contract with Def Jam Recordings. Her debut single, "Body To Body", was released on November 7, 2011. The single was produced by the American record producers DJ Montray and Dru Castro and was written by Reid herself. She premiered a behind-the-scenes video of the recording session for the single on her official YouTube Channel on February 12, 2012.
She released the first single, "Soldier", which featured the American rapper Timothy DeLaGhetto, from her debut extended play Letters To My Ex on August 3, 2012. The single was produced by the South African-born American record producer J.R. Rotem and was co-written by Reid and DeLaGhetto themselves. She released the second single, "My Ex", from the debut extended play on August 10, 2012, a week following the release of "Soldier". The single was produced by the American producer Da Beatfreakz, with the cover art of the single being shot by the American independent singer-songwriter Auburn.Letter To My Ex was released on August 31, 2012 and received positive reviews from several forums. However, the extended play failed to chart and was a commercial failure.
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