Alex Lloyd

Alexander Lloyd (né Wasiliev) is an Australian singer and songwriter. Four of his albums, Black the Sun, Watching Angels Mend, Distant Light, and Alex Lloyd, released between 1999 and 2005, made the top ten on the ARIA charts. Lloyd has also won the ARIA Award for Best Male Artist on three occasions.

Early life and education Alexander Wasiliev was born to a father of Russian descent and a mother of Irish descent. Lloyd grew up in the inner Sydney suburb of Balmain, and attended Balmain High School (now Sydney Secondary College Balmain Campus).

At the age of 15, Lloyd was a member of a school rock band that won the 1990 Balmain Battle of the Bands. This mainly blues-rock band evolved into "The Beefs", which began playing in local pubs and clubs and into the indie rock band Mother Hubbard. Lloyd adopted his mother's maiden name 'Lloyd', following her unexpected death in 1991.

Career 1998–2002: Black the Sun and Watching Angels Mend Early in 1998, Lloyd released his debut single "Peepshow/Momo", which did not chart. In July 1998, Lloyd released the single "Black the Sun", the lead from his debut album of the same name. The song peaked at number 86 on the ARIA Charts. Lloyd's debut studio album, Black the Sun was released in July 1999. It peaked at number 9 on the ARIA Charts and was certified 2× Platinum. Triple J listeners voting it their album of the year in 1999. At the ARIA Music Awards of 2000, Lloyd won ARIA Award for Best Male Artist.

In 2001, Lloyd released "Downtown" and "Amazing", the lead singles from his second album. "Amazing" became his best-performing single, peaking within the top 20 in Australia and being certified gold. It was voted in a number 1 on the Triple J Hottest 100, 2001. At the APRA Music Awards of 2002, the song won Single of the Year. The accompanying video was directed by Ryan Renshaw. Watching Angels Mend was released in September 2001 and peaked at number 2 in Australia and was certified 3× platinum. Two further top-40 singles in Australia followed in 2002: "Green" and "Everybody's Laughing". In August 2013, Lloyd released the first single from the album, "Better the Less You Know", featuring footage of people listening to the song in London and on the Central Coast. The album was released on 18 October 2013, and was met with a mostly positive reception. Late in 2013, Lloyd performed his first Australian tour in over five years.

In 2014, Lloyd collaborated with the Richmond Football Club, releasing "Coming Home (To Richmond)"; a combination of his original 2003 single with references made to the AFL club. Lloyd subsequently adopted the Tigers as his club. The song became his first re-entry into the Australia Top 100 in over eight years, peaking at number 62 on the ARIA Charts.

A third single from Urban Wilderness was released in April 2014, titled "Good Thing".

2016–2017: Acoustica On 11 February 2016, Liberation Music announced that Lloyd would be releasing an acoustic album as part of their acoustic series, featuring re-imaginings of many of his most successful tracks. The following day, an acoustic version of "Coming Home" was released on their YouTube channel. Lloyd also began touring with Australian rock band Icehouse for their tour dates in Newcastle, Sydney, Melbourne and Canberra throughout February and March 2016.

Acoustica was released on 5 August 2016 and peaked at number 45 on ARIA charts.

2018–2019: Black the Sun 20th Anniversary Tour Following an appearance at A Day on the Green in 2018 and supporting The Whitlams on their national tour of 2018, Lloyd announced a 20th-anniversary release of his debut album Black the Sun. The subsequent national tour, took place from October–November and was a success, with multiple sell out shows.

2021–present: "Amazing" 20th Anniversary Tour and new album Following the reopening of venues during the COVID-19 pandemic, Lloyd announced an eleven-date acoustic tour to celebrate the 20th-anniversary release of "Amazing".

In May 2022, Lloyd released his first single in eight years, "Trojan Horse", coinciding with the commencement of the tour.

In August 2025, Lloyd was the subject of an episode on Australian Story titled Dark Star.

Personal life Lloyd is married to Amelia Wasiliev and they have three sons and one daughter. Lloyd and Wasiliev separated in 2012.

Discography

Albums + List of studio albums, with selected chart positions and certifications

Released: 5 July 1999 Label: EMI Music

ARIA: 2× Platinum

Released: September 2001 Label: EMI Music

ARIA: 3× Platinum NZ

"Peepshow/Momo" 209 — — — — non-album single "Black the Sun" 86 — — — —

"Lucky Star" 91 21 — — — "Something Special" 181 — — — — 2000 "My Way Home" 50 — — — —

"Downtown" 75 63 — — —

"Amazing" 14 1 91 1 176 ARIA: Platinum Year Award Work Result 1999 Breakthrough Artist – Single"Lucky Star" Won Best Male Artist Nominated 2000 Breakthrough Artist – AlbumBlack the Sun Nominated Best Male Artist Won Album of the Year Nominated 2002 Producer of the YearWatching Angels Mend Nominated Best Rock Album Nominated Best Male Artist Won Highest Selling Album Nominated Album of the Year Nominated Highest Selling Single"Amazing" Nominated Single of the Year Nominated 2003 Best Male Artist "Coming Home" Won 2004 Engineer of the YearDistant Light Nominated Best Male Artist Nominated 2011 Best Original Soundtrack/Cast/Show AlbumMad Bastards (Music from the Motion Picture) (with the Pigram Brothers) Nominated

APRA Awards The APRA Awards are several award ceremonies run in Australia by the Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) to recognise composing and song writing skills, sales and airplay performance by its members annually.