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Oliver Alexander Thornton (born 15 July 1990), [1] known professionally as Olly Alexander, is an English singer, actor and LGBTQ activist [2] who rose to prominence as the lead singer of the English pop band Years & Years, who achieved two No. 1 albums on the UK Albums Chart, a No. 1 single and five Top 10 entries on the UK Singles Chart. [3]
On 16 December 2023, it was announced that Olly Alexander will be representing the United Kingdom at the Eurovision Song Contest 2024 using his name instead of Years & Years. [44] Following his Eurovision announcement, he told the BBC that he'd "wanted to do it for a while" and it "felt like this was the right time to start releasing music ...
After Emre Turkmen and Mikey Goldsworthy left the band, Years & Years became Alexander's solo project, and all releases under that name from the 2021 single "Starstruck" onwards were solo releases. Years & Years' debut studio album, Communion , was released in 2015, charting at number one on the UK Albums Chart and obtaining Platinum status in ...
It’s strange to consider Polari as Olly Alexander’s debut solo album, but so goes the latest career step for the former Years & Years frontman. Having first risen to fame with the band behind ...
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A pop star, actor and LGBT+ activist, Olly Alexander is now set to be the UK’s next hope in the Eurovision Song Contest, which is taking place in Malmö, Sweden, this week. Aged 33, Alexander is ...
Pages in category "Songs written by Olly Alexander" The following 28 pages are in this category, out of 28 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.
The song debuted at number one on the UK Singles Chart, with a combined sales-streaming figure of 101,000 copies, and reached number three on the Irish Singles Chart. Alexander has stated many times that the song has a much darker meaning: "I was going out with a guy that was kind of a douche bag, but I still really liked him".