Alexandra Savior
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Alexandra Savior McDermott |
| Also known as | Alexandra Semitone, Alex McDermott |
| Born | June 14, 1995 |
| Origin | Portland, Oregon |
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| Occupation(s) | Singer-songwriter, actor |
| Instruments | Vocals, guitar |
| Years active | 2013–present |
| Labels | Columbia |
| Associated acts | Alex Turner, Cam Avery, James Ford, Dark Tea |
| Website | alexandrasavior.com |
Alexandra Savior McDermott (born June 14, 1995), known professionally as Alexandra Savior, is an American singer-songwriter originally from Portland, Oregon. Her debut album, Belladonna of Sadness, was released by Columbia Records on April 7, 2017.
Savior was born in 1995 and attended school in the Portland metropolitan area. She first became interested in songwriting at age 14. Different in attitude and appearance from many of the other female students, she had a difficult go of it socially and had to change high schools.
Savior, known then by her birth name, first achieved public attention in September 2012 when as a 17 year old her rendition of "Big Jet Plane" was spotted on YouTube by Courtney Love, who said "This girl is gonna be huge!" By April 2013, she had done a little modeling for Erin Fetherston and said she hoped her first album would be out soon. She graduated from high school in June 2013. By October 2013, Linda Perry was publicly comparing her potential to that of Fiona Apple. She scrapped tentative plans to attend art school.
Savior's musical influences included Otis Redding, Etta James, Jack White, Amy Winehouse, and Adele, as well as the films of Terry Gilliam.
Around September 2013, Savior was signed to recording contract by Columbia Records and had moved to Los Angeles and had entered the entertainment business, all steps that by her admission that she was not prepared for artistically or socially. But she has stated that Columbia was the best choice given that other labels were interested in modeling her after established artists such as Katy Perry or P!nk.
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