Alexa Goddard

Alexa Goddard (born 21 December 1990) is an English pop and R&B singer from Blackwater, Hampshire previously signed to Roc Nation. Born in Camberley, Surrey, Goddard was spotted singing at a talent contest at the age of 14. From 2007, she featured on three consecutive winter tours of the United States and Canada with the American band Trans-Siberian Orchestra and performed a duet of "Child of the Night", a track from the band's 2009 album Night Castle.

In March 2010, Goddard created a YouTube channel with the username "AlexaMusicTV". She uploaded to this channel various videos of her own covers of R&B hits. She released four cover versions as singles, using social media, such as Twitter (later changed to X), to promote them. The biggest-selling of these was her version of "Turn My Swag On," which charted at Number 20 on the UK Singles Chart and Number One on the UK Indie Chart.

Life and music career Goddard was born and raised in Blackwater, Hampshire. She attended Yateley School from the age of 11 and was spotted singing at a talent contest when she was 14. As a result of her performance at this talent show, she began singing professionally She uploaded to this channel videos of her own versions of well-known R&B songs—her first uploads included her version of "Speechless", as well as covers of "Make You Feel My Love" by Bob Dylan, "Cry Me a River" by Justin Timberlake and "Sweet Dreams" by Beyoncé. Within a month, Goddard's videos had received over 1.5 million views and "AlexaMusicTV" had garnered over 7,000 subscribers.

Goddard's second single was a cover of "Dynamite" by Taio Cruz, which was released through the iTunes Store by McLean's label IdleIDOL Records on 18 October 2010 After being downloaded nearly 14,000 times in the UK, Goddard's single charted at Number 26 on the UK Singles Chart. The following week, the single climbed to Number 20 on the UK Singles Chart, The single peaked at Number 32 on the UK Indie Chart.

In March 2011, British rapper Wiley's single "Seduction", which features Goddard, premiered on radio; a video was shot two weeks later. The single was released on 2 May 2011. On 22 April 2014, Goddard unveiled the lyrics video for her debut single, "Marilyn", which is due to be released later in the year.

On 29 April 2014, it was announced that Goddard had signed a five-album record deal with Roc Nation.

Discography

Singles YearTitleChart peak positionsAlbumUK UK indie2010"Turn My Swag On"201 Non-album single 2014"Marilyn"––"So There"67–2015"We Broke the Sky"––2017"Tears in Heaven"––2020"Until You're Gone"––"Run Away"––

Other appearances The following songs have been officially released, but do not feature on an album by Goddard. YearSongAlbumNotes2009"Child of the Night"Night CastleCollaboration with Trans-Siberian Orchestra