Alex Parks
| Alex Parks | |
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| Birth name | Alexandra Rebecca Parks |
| Born | 26 July 1984 |
| Origin | Mount Hawke, Cornwall, England |
| Genres | Folk pop, alternative, indie rock |
| Years active | 2003–2006 |
| Labels | Polydor (2003–2006) |
| Notable instruments | |
| Vocals, Guitar | |
Alexandra Rebecca Parks (born 26 July 1984) is a Cornish former singer-songwriter. Parks was entered into the BBC Television programme, Fame Academy by her father. It was a show that she went on to win. Soon after winning Fame Academy, she released her first album entitled Introduction, which went double platinum in the United Kingdom and gold in several other European countries. In 2005 she released her second album, Honesty. Parks parted with her label in 2006, Polydor by mutual consent.
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Biography[edit]
Parks was born in 1984, the youngest of four children.[1] She was born and grew up in the village of Mount Hawke, Cornwall and before Fame Academy had a long term girlfriend from, Newquay[1] She went to college at The Hub in St Austell and studied theatre studies, dance, acrobatics and clowning.[2] In 2003 when she was 19, her father entered her into BBC television talent competition Fame Academy which she ultimately won.[1]
Recording career[edit]
Her song "Maybe That's What It Takes" was released on 17 November 2003 and peaked at number 3 in the UK Singles Chart the following week.[3] Her debut record album Introduction was subsequently released and sold over 500,000 copies.
Honesty was eventually released in October 2005, preceded by the lead single, "Looking For Water", in October 2005. The album peaked at No. 24 in the UK Albums Chart.[3]
Discography[edit]
Albums[edit]
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| 2003 | Introduction
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BPI sales: 600,000+ BPI certification: 2x Platinum Also went Gold in Italy, Germany, Greece and Australia among others. |
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| 2005 | Honesty
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BPI sales: 50,000+ |
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Singles[edit]
| Year | Title | Album | Chart positions | |
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| UK[3] | Ireland | |||
| 2003 | "Maybe That's What It Takes" | Introduction | 3 | 26 |
| 2004 | "Cry" | 13 | 32 | |
| 2005 | "Looking for Water"1 | Honesty | — | — |
| 2006 | "Honesty" | 56 | — | |
1 On downloads only
See also[edit]
- List of singer-songwriters
- List of people from Cornwall
- List of gay, lesbian or bisexual people: P-Q
- List of Polydor Records artists
- List of performers on Top of the Pops
References[edit]
- ^ a b c Warn, Sarah (November 2003). "The Success of the UK's Alex Parks". AfterEllen.com. Retrieved 27 January 2010.
- ^ "Alex Parks — Biography", BBC, November 2003, retrieved 27 January 2010
- ^ a b c d Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 417. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
External links[edit]
- Feature Articles
- Reviews
- Shakenstir – Introduction review
- Guardian Unlimited – Introduction review
- Playlouder – Introduction review
- Shakenstir – Honesty review
- musicOHM.com – Honesty review
- BBC Pop/Chart Reviews – Honesty review
- Shakenstir – Shepherds Bush Empire gig review, February 2006
- Shakenstir – Special Awards for 2006, December 2006
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