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Olly Alexander
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British singer and actor
Key facts
- Born
- Oliver Alexander Thornton , ( 1990-07-15 ) 15 July 1990 (age 35) , Harrogate , North Yorkshire, England
- Alma mater
- Hereford College of Arts
- Occupations
- Singer songwriter actor
- Years active
- 2008–present
- Genres
- Synth-pop indie pop electronica dance-pop
- Labels
- Polydor Kitsuné
- Formerly of
- Years & Years
- Website
- www .ollyalexander .co .uk
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Family name
- Alexander
- Gender
- non-binary
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom
- Place of birth
- Harrogate
- Occupation
- television actor
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Participant in
- Eurovision Song Contest 2024
- Genre
- electropop
- Instrument
- voice
- Record label
- Polydor
- Image
- Olly Alexander, Eurovision 2024 final rehearsal 03.jpg
- Residence
- Coleford
- Voice type
- tenor
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- date of birth
- 1990-07-15
- Commons category
- Olly Alexander
- start of work period
- 2008-00-00
- sexual orientation
- gay
- member of
- Years & Years
- name in native language
- Oliver Alexander Thornton
- pseudonym
- Olly Alexander
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Encyclopedic overview
Oliver Alexander Thornton (born 15 July 1990) is an English singer, songwriter, actor, and LGBTQ activist who rose to prominence as the lead singer of the English pop band Years & Years, achieving two No. 1 albums on the UK Albums Chart, a No. 1 single and five Top 10 entries on the UK Singles Chart. He continued to release music under the band's name between 2021 and 2023 until their dissolution in 2024. During their career Years & Years were nominated for six Brit Awards.
As an actor, Alexander rose to critical acclaim for his performance as Ritchie Tozer in the Channel 4 drama series It's a Sin (2021), earning Best Actor nominations at the British Academy Television Awards, Critics' Choice Television Awards and Independent Spirit Awards. Alexander represented the United Kingdom in the Eurovision Song Contest 2024 in Malmö, Sweden, with his song "Dizzy", which marked his first release under his own name; in the grand final, he finished in 18th place with 46 points. His debut solo album Polari was released on 7 February 2025.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Olly Alexander” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.