Alex Lahey is an Australian singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist who earned worldwide recognition with the release of her debut album titled I Love You Like a Brother which earned a spot at #15 place on the ARIA Albums Chart.
Born Name
Alexandra Lahey
Nick Name
Alex
Alex Lahey as seen in a picture that was taken during a live concert at Omeara London on March 23, 2018 (Andy Witchge / Wikimedia / CC BY 2.0)
Sun Sign
Leo
Born Place
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Residence
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Nationality
Education
In the past, she attended college to study Jazz and Arts as a subject but only completed her degree in the Arts program.
Occupation
Singer, Songwriter, Multi-Instrumentalist
Family
Father – Bill Lahey
Mother – Vicki Lahey
Siblings – Will Lahey (Brother)
Manager
Alex is represented by –
Leigh Treweek of Handshake Management
Heidi of Riot House
Brett Murrihy of Endeavor Group Holdings
Tom Windish of Secretly Group
Trey Many of Paradigm Talent Agency
Genre
Alternative, Indie, Rock, Pop
Instruments
Vocals, Guitar, Saxophone, Keyboards
Labels
Dead Oceans
Build
Average
Height
5 ft 8 in or 173 cm
Weight
67 kg or 148 lbs
Alex Lahey as seen in a picture taken on December 15, 2019, during a concert (Bruce / Flickr / CC BY 2.0)
Race / Ethnicity
White
Hair Color
Dark Brown
Eye Color
Hazel
Sexual Orientation
Lesbian
Distinctive Features
Broad facial features
Plush lips
Snub nose
Alex Lahey as seen in a picture taken while performing at the Feierwerk Munich on November 3, 2017 (Weyf / Wikimedia / CC BY-SA 4.0)
Alex Lahey Facts
She was brought up in Melbourne alongside her brother Will. Later, she shifted to Sydney.
Lahey was 13 years old when she began learning to play to the saxophone and guitar.
She decided to drop out of the university’s jazz program to be part of a band called the Animaux. Lahey was taken on as a vocalist and saxophonist.
After attaining her degree in arts, Lahey began a career as a solo music artist.
She was presented with the Pyke, Australasian Performing Right Association and Australasian Mechanical Copyright Owners Society sponsored Josh Pyke Partnership in June 2016. Besides her, there were 200 other contestants.
Her track You Don’t Think You Like People Like Me which was released in 2016, won Pitchfork‘s “Best New Track Award”. Also, it got ranked at #97 place on the Triple J Hottest 100 of 2016 list.
In January 2017, Alex signed a contract with the Dead Oceans label.
She released her first studio album on October 6, 2017, and was titled I Love You Like a Brother. It was compiled of a total of 10 tracks in all which were Every Day’s the Weekend, I Love You Like a Brother, Perth Traumatic Stress Disorder, I Haven’t Been Taking Care of Myself, Backpack, Awkward Exchange, I Want U, Lotto in Reverse, Let’s Call It a Day, and There’s No Money. The album packed at #15 place on the ARIA Charts.
Alex released her 2nd studio album titled The Best of Luck Club on May 17, 2019. It went to attain #30 on the ARIA Chart that year.
She was nominated for “Breakthrough Artist – Release” at the ARIA Music Awards of 2018.
She owned a blue ‘1999 Toyota Corolla’ in the past.
