Gregg Alexander

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Gregg Alexander (born Gregory Aiuto ; May 4, 1970) is an American singer/songwriter and producer, best known as the New Radical frontman, who produces and collaborates writing international hit "You Get What You Give "in late 1998. Earlier in life he recorded two solo albums, Michigan Rain and Intoxifornication . He dissolved the New Radicals in 1999 to focus on the production and songwriting, winning the Grammy Award for the song "The Game of Love" in 2003. Then he co-wrote the song for Begin Again, including "Lost Stars ", nominated for an Academy Award for Best Original Song.

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Biography

Early life and career

Gregg Alexander was born in Grosse Pointe, Michigan, United States, and was raised in the household of conservative Jehovah's Witnesses. He received his first guitar at the age of twelve and taught himself to play some instruments. Together with his sister, Caroline, they will play the piano and Gregg will write a song. At the age of fourteen Gregg joined the band The Circus, with classmate George Snow, John Mabarak, along with Gregg's brother Stephen Aiuto. They played the Battle of the Bands 1984, playing against John Lowery (John 5). At the age of sixteen, he signed his first record deal with A & amp; M after playing a demo tape to producer Rick Nowels. He released his debut album Michigan Rain in 1989 at the age of nineteen, for a little notice. In 1992, he signed a contract with Epic and released Intoxifornication , most of which consisted of songs re-released from Michigan Rain and was once again ignored.

In the mid-1990s, Alexander was singing at Tompkins Square Park and Central Park.

New Radicals

In 1997, Alexander formed a New Radical, a turn-around band with no permanent members other than Alexander and long-term collaborator Danielle Brisebois. They released the album Maybe You Have Been Brainwashed Too in October 1998, which then sold over a million copies. The single "You Get What You Give" was released that fall and became an international hit.

Shortly after the success of the New Radicals, Alexander became exhausted with constant media attention and a complete tour schedule. In July 1999, "Someday We Know" was announced as the band's second single. However, a few days later Alexander announced he was dissolving the New Radicals to focus on production work. He said that "traveling fatigue and sleeping for three hours at different hotels every night to do 'hang and schmoozing' boring with radio and retail people is definitely not for me." Despite disagreements with the MCA, Alexander eventually agreed to make the video "Someday We Know"; but with the band now dead, the song gets little attention and the New Radical is known as the one-shot wonder.

Post-New Radicals

Since disbanding the group in the summer of 1999, Alexander has written and produced songs for artists including Ronan Keating, Sophie Ellis-Bextor, Enrique Iglesias, Texas, Geri Halliwell, Melanie C, MÃÆ'³nica Naranjo, Rod Stewart and former Radical associate Danielle Brisebois. The most important is the song "The Game of Love" by Santana and Michelle Branch, which produced the Alexander Grammy Award for Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals at the 45th Annual Grammy Awards.

AllMusic Stephen Thomas Erlewine described him as "the smartest and smartest mainstream popwriter in the early 2000s."

In 2004, a new song Alexander, "A Love Like That", was released without permission on the Internet. It's supposed to be part of the New Radicals, as part of the lyrics found in the booklet for Maybe You Have Been Brainwashed Too .

A new song titled "Why We Do not Make Work" written by Alexander (and Rick Nowels) was released by Lee Mead's 'i Dream Any Do' winner in November 2007, on his self-titled album.

In 2010, Boyzone released the single "Love Is a Hurricane", written by Gregg Alexander and Danielle Brisebois.

She co-authored and produced music for romantic dramas Begin Again, along with old collaborators Danielle Brisebois and Rick Nowels, and Nick Lashley. Their song Lost Stars, written for the film, was nominated for Best Original Song at the 2015 Academy Awards.

On November 4, 2014 Alexander appeared and performed publicly for the first time in fifteen years at the Hollywood Music in Media Awards, singing "Lost Stars".

Alexander assisted with the production of the album published The Struts, Everybody Wants . He co-wrote two songs on the album: "The Ol 'Switcheroo" and "Put Your Money On Me".

Alexander co-wrote and provided backup vowels for Spencer Ludwig's 2016 single, "Right Into U".

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• Gregg Alexander writes and produces "The Game of Love" by Santana and Michelle Branch, as well as four songs on Enrique Iglesias' album 7 , under the pseudonym Alex Ander.
• Alexander uses the Cessyl Orchestra alias on the soundtrack for the Begin Again movie .

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Miscellaneous

Vocalist Weezer Rivers Cuomo released cover of Alexander's song "The World We Love So Much" in its 2007 release Alone: ​​The Home Recordings of Rivers Cuomo.

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Discography

For Gregg Alexander's release with New Radicals see New Radical Discography

Albums

• Michigan Rain (1989)
• Intoxifornication (1992)

Singles

• "Nearby" (1989)
• "Smokin 'in Bed" (1992)
• "Truth" (1992)

More

• "Promise Tomorrow Tonight" (1994, duet with Danielle Brisebois on her album Arriving All Over You )
• "A Love Like That" (2003, digital download)

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References

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External links

• Gregg Alexander on IMDb

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