Alex Hosking | |
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Born | 1992/93 Adelaide, Australia |
Genres | |
Occupation(s) | Singer |
Years active | 2012–present |
Labels |
Alex Hosking (born 1992/93) [1] is a singer-songwriter from Adelaide, Australia. [2] She came to prominence following her feature on the PS1 single "Fake Friends", which peaked at number 19 on the Official Singles Chart. [3]
Hosking was raised in Adelaide, Australia. [2] She began writing songs at the age of seven. [4]
Hosking began her singing career via a YouTube channel. This led to her recording her first album, Wish, in Nashville in 2012; the album has since been removed from download and streaming services. [5] [1] In the same year, she auditioned for The X Factor, reaching the Top 25 in the 'Under-25 Girls' category, [1] and wrote the debut single, "Bodies", for Vera Blue. [5]
Hosking began writing music professionally in 2017, [4] some of her early work including "Saying Something" alongside Lucas & Steve and "Skin Deep" alongside Tom Ferry. [2] Her debut single, "Monsters", was released in 2019. [4]
In 2020, "Fake Friends", a song Hosking had written in 2017 [2] with producer Mark Alston, [6] was released as a collaboration with PS1, a DJ from New York City, with a music video premiering in June 2020. [7] The song entered the UK Official Singles Chart in the same month, eventually peaking at number 19 in September 2020. [3] By September 2020, the song was certified Silver by the British Phonographic Industry, and was eventually certified Gold in June 2021. [8]
In 2021, Hosking released a second song alongside PS1, entitled "Life Goes On". [9] The song peaked at number 41 in the Official Singles Chart. [3]
Hosking is based in London. [10] She is dyslexic. [11]
Title | Year | Album |
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"Monsters" | 2019 | Non-album singles |
"It's Over" (with De Hofnar) |
2020 | |
"Round & Round" (with Bart B More) | ||
"Not Lovin' It" (with Silque) | ||
"Rooftop in Amsterdam" (with Zwette) | ||
"Playing Up" | 2021 | |
"Need Your Love" (with Majestic) | ||
"Workout" (with DJ Craig Gorman) |
2022 |
Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | ||
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UK [3] |
UK Dance [12] | |||||
"Skin Deep" (Tom Ferry featuring Alex Hosking) |
2018 | — | — | Non-album singles | ||
"Sweet" (Max Styler featuring Alex Hosking) |
2019 | — | — | |||
"Fake Friends" (PS1 featuring Alex Hosking) |
2020 | 19 | 7 | |||
"Somebody" ( Quix featuring Alex Hosking) |
— | — | ||||
"Know You Best" (Famba and Jake Tarry featuring Alex Hosking) |
— | — | ||||
"Life Goes On" (PS1 featuring Alex Hosking) |
2021 | 41 | 14 | |||
"Bad"
[14] ( Young Bombs featuring Discrete and Alex Hosking) |
2023 | — | — | |||
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released. |
Alex Hosking | |
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Born | 1992/93 Adelaide, Australia |
Genres | |
Occupation(s) | Singer |
Years active | 2012–present |
Labels |
Alex Hosking (born 1992/93) [1] is a singer-songwriter from Adelaide, Australia. [2] She came to prominence following her feature on the PS1 single "Fake Friends", which peaked at number 19 on the Official Singles Chart. [3]
Hosking was raised in Adelaide, Australia. [2] She began writing songs at the age of seven. [4]
Hosking began her singing career via a YouTube channel. This led to her recording her first album, Wish, in Nashville in 2012; the album has since been removed from download and streaming services. [5] [1] In the same year, she auditioned for The X Factor, reaching the Top 25 in the 'Under-25 Girls' category, [1] and wrote the debut single, "Bodies", for Vera Blue. [5]
Hosking began writing music professionally in 2017, [4] some of her early work including "Saying Something" alongside Lucas & Steve and "Skin Deep" alongside Tom Ferry. [2] Her debut single, "Monsters", was released in 2019. [4]
In 2020, "Fake Friends", a song Hosking had written in 2017 [2] with producer Mark Alston, [6] was released as a collaboration with PS1, a DJ from New York City, with a music video premiering in June 2020. [7] The song entered the UK Official Singles Chart in the same month, eventually peaking at number 19 in September 2020. [3] By September 2020, the song was certified Silver by the British Phonographic Industry, and was eventually certified Gold in June 2021. [8]
In 2021, Hosking released a second song alongside PS1, entitled "Life Goes On". [9] The song peaked at number 41 in the Official Singles Chart. [3]
Hosking is based in London. [10] She is dyslexic. [11]
Title | Year | Album |
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"Monsters" | 2019 | Non-album singles |
"It's Over" (with De Hofnar) |
2020 | |
"Round & Round" (with Bart B More) | ||
"Not Lovin' It" (with Silque) | ||
"Rooftop in Amsterdam" (with Zwette) | ||
"Playing Up" | 2021 | |
"Need Your Love" (with Majestic) | ||
"Workout" (with DJ Craig Gorman) |
2022 |
Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UK [3] |
UK Dance [12] | |||||
"Skin Deep" (Tom Ferry featuring Alex Hosking) |
2018 | — | — | Non-album singles | ||
"Sweet" (Max Styler featuring Alex Hosking) |
2019 | — | — | |||
"Fake Friends" (PS1 featuring Alex Hosking) |
2020 | 19 | 7 | |||
"Somebody" ( Quix featuring Alex Hosking) |
— | — | ||||
"Know You Best" (Famba and Jake Tarry featuring Alex Hosking) |
— | — | ||||
"Life Goes On" (PS1 featuring Alex Hosking) |
2021 | 41 | 14 | |||
"Bad"
[14] ( Young Bombs featuring Discrete and Alex Hosking) |
2023 | — | — | |||
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released. |