Alexa Cappelli

Alexa Cappelli (born August 9, 1999) is an American singer-songwriter. She competed on season 14 of The Voice and finished in the top 24.

Life and career

Early life and education Alexa Cappelli was born and raised in Upland, California, by Tony and Sandy Cappelli. She has a twin brother, Nick, and a brother who died in 2002 at 32 months due to hypoplastic left heart syndrome. and won a local singing competition when she was 12 years old. Following this win, she took pursuing music seriously and started singing in church, musical theater shows, and local shops and venues.

The Voice At age 18, Cappelli tried out for season 14 of The Voice with "I've Got the Music in Me" by The Kiki Dee Band, impressing all four judges and inspiring Kelly Clarkson and Adam Levine to turn their chairs.

Cappelli automatically advanced to the knockout round after her battle partner, Hannah Goebel, dropped out of the show. For the knockout round, Cappelli performed "Goodbye Yellow Brick Road" by Elton John, persuading Clarkson to advance Cappelli to the top 24 over Jorge Eduardo. Clarkson cited Cappelli's choice to sing a "crazy, hard melody" as what swayed her decision.

During the live playoffs, Cappelli sang "It Hurts So Bad" by Susan Tedeschi and "Stop and Stare" by OneRepublic. Clarkson chose D.R. King to advance to the top 12, eliminating Cappelli. Her subsequent singles, "Forbidden" and "Say Something", gained traction on TikTok.

On February 22, 2022, Cappelli released her second EP, Confused @ 22. A couple months later, Cappelli signed to Arista Records and released "Could've Just Left Me Alone". and peaked at number 98 on iTunes. Cappelli followed up this release with a series of singles, including "Temporary" and "Someone Better". "Good Riddance" was the first single off her EP The Process of Elimination, released on October 4, 2024. To promote the EP, she opened for Jessia's Be Here Now Tour in fall 2024.

Discography Studio albums + List of studio albums, with selected details Title Details Fairytales & Fallacies Released: 2026 Label: Independent Format: Digital download, streaming

Extended plays + List of extended plays, with selected details Title Details The Colors That Make You Released: August 30, 2019 Label: Independent Format: Digital download, streaming Confused @ 22 Released: February 22, 2022 Label: Independent Format: Digital download, streaming The Process of Elimination Released: 4 October 2024 Label: Independent Format: Digital download, streaming

Singles As lead artist + List of singles as lead artist, with selected chart positions and certifications, showing year released and album name Title Year Peak chart positions AlbumUS "Forbidden" 2020 – "Stuck In The Moment" – "I’ll Be Okay" – "Just Tell Me" – "Can I Come Over?" 2021 – "Say Something" – Confused @ 22 "Whiplash" – "Body Language" 2022 – "Could’ve Just Left Me Alone" – "Temporary" – "Last Christmas" – "Lose Lose" – "Someone Better" 2023 – "Backwards" – "Good Riddance" 2024 – The Process of Elimination "Eyes For Me" – "Anymore" – "Good To Know" – "Crimes" 2025 – Fairytales & Fallacies "I Said What I Said" – "Mirror Mirror" – "No Happy End" – "Oblivious" 2026 – "Oopsie Daisy" – "—" denotes recording that did not chart in that territory.

As featured artist + List of singles as lead artist, with selected chart positions and certifications, showing year released and album name Title Year Peak chart positions AlbumUS "Red Couch" 2025 – "Take It As A Blessing" – "—" denotes recording that did not chart in that territory.