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Birth name | Alex Preston Philbrick |
Born | United States | May 6, 1993
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Occupation(s) | Singer |
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Years active | 2014–present |
Alex Preston Philbrick (born May 6, 1993), [1] better known as Alex Preston, is an American singer-songwriter who first came to prominence as the third-place finalist on the thirteenth season of American Idol. His self-titled debut album was released on July 21, 2015, and his second album, A Work in Progress, was released in 2018.
Alex Preston was born and raised in Mont Vernon, New Hampshire. [1] [2] He wrote his first song called "Fish Food" when he was 12. He attended Souhegan High School in Amherst, New Hampshire where he played the guitar in a jazz band, and in the percussion section in concert and a marching band. [3] He also formed a band with friends, Dustin Newhouse, Josh Brackett and Tucker Brown, called Undertow. [1] He graduated from high school in 2011, [4] and studied at the University of New Hampshire. [5]
Preston has written songs with his cousin Jo Dee Messina, the rock band Framing Hanley, and Aria Summer. His song was used in the CD "Voices for Heroes," a benefit for Sandy Hook. [6] He won the "Open For MixFest" competition organized by a radio station to open for acts such as Backstreet Boys, Gavin DeGraw and Of Monsters and Men. [6] His single "The Light Was Already Here" was released in September 2013. [7]
Episode | Theme | Song choice | Original artist | Order | Result |
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Audition | Auditioner's Choice | "Fairytales" (original composition) | Alex Preston | N/A | Advanced |
Hollywood Round, Part 1 | A Capella | " Scream & Shout" | will.i.am feat. Britney Spears | N/A | Advanced |
Hollywood Round, Part 2 | Group Performance | Not aired | Not aired | N/A | Advanced |
Hollywood Round, Part 3 | Solo | "Fairytales" (original composition) | Alex Preston | N/A | Advanced |
Top 31 (10 Men) | Personal Choice | " Volcano" | Damien Rice | 7 | Advanced |
Top 13 | This Is Me | " A Beautiful Mess" | Jason Mraz | 9 | Safe |
Top 12 | Home | " I Don't Want to Be" | Gavin DeGraw | 2 | Safe |
Top 11 | Songs from the Cinema | " Falling Slowly" | Glen Hansard & Markéta Irglová | 9 | Safe |
Top 10 | Billboard Top 10 | " Story of My Life" | One Direction | 4 | Safe |
Top 9 | I'm with the Band! | " Don't Speak" | No Doubt | 1 | Safe |
Top 8 | Back to the Start | Duet "
Just Give Me a Reason" with Jena Irene |
Pink feat. Nate Ruess | 2 | Safe |
Solo "Fairytales" (original composition) | Alex Preston | 12 | |||
Top 8 [a] | Songs from the 1980s | Duet "
The Girl Is Mine" with Sam Woolf |
Michael Jackson & Paul McCartney | 3 | Safe |
Solo " Every Breath You Take" | The Police | 9 | |||
Top 7 | Competitors' Choice | Duet "
Let Her Go" with Sam Woolf |
Passenger | 3 | Safe |
Solo " The A Team" | Ed Sheeran | 7 | |||
Top 6 | Rock 'n' Roll | " Animal" | Neon Trees | 4 | Safe |
Country | " Always on My Mind" | Brenda Lee | 9 | ||
Top 5 | America's Requests | Solo " Sweater Weather" | The Neighbourhood | 1 | Safe |
Trio "
Best Day of My Life" with Jena Irene & Sam Woolf |
American Authors | 3 | |||
Solo " Say Something" | A Great Big World & Christina Aguilera | 8 | |||
Top 4 | Love Songs | " Too Close" | Alex Clare | 3 | Safe |
" I'm Yours" | Jason Mraz | 8 | |||
" Yellow" | Coldplay | 12 | |||
Top 3 | Randy Jackson's Choice | " Pompeii" | Bastille | 2 | Eliminated |
Judges' Choice | " Stay" | Rihanna feat. Mikky Ekko | 5 | ||
Hometown's Choice | "Story of My Life" | One Direction | 8 |
His debut, self-titled album was recorded in a cabin in Lone Pine, California and was released in 2015. [8] His second album, A Work in Progress, was released in 2018.[ citation needed] In 2019, he won a New England Emmy Award in the Special Event Coverage category for the program NH Chronicle Presents New Hampshire Idol. [9] [10]
Year | Song | Album |
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2013 | "The Light Was Already Here" | Non-album single |
2014 | " Story of My Life" | |
" Don't Speak" | ||
"Fairytales" | ||
" Every Breath You Take" | ||
" The A Team" | ||
" Animal" | ||
" Say Something" | ||
" Too Close" |
Alex Preston | |
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![]() | |
Background information | |
Birth name | Alex Preston Philbrick |
Born | United States | May 6, 1993
Genres | |
Occupation(s) | Singer |
Instrument(s) |
|
Years active | 2014–present |
Alex Preston Philbrick (born May 6, 1993), [1] better known as Alex Preston, is an American singer-songwriter who first came to prominence as the third-place finalist on the thirteenth season of American Idol. His self-titled debut album was released on July 21, 2015, and his second album, A Work in Progress, was released in 2018.
Alex Preston was born and raised in Mont Vernon, New Hampshire. [1] [2] He wrote his first song called "Fish Food" when he was 12. He attended Souhegan High School in Amherst, New Hampshire where he played the guitar in a jazz band, and in the percussion section in concert and a marching band. [3] He also formed a band with friends, Dustin Newhouse, Josh Brackett and Tucker Brown, called Undertow. [1] He graduated from high school in 2011, [4] and studied at the University of New Hampshire. [5]
Preston has written songs with his cousin Jo Dee Messina, the rock band Framing Hanley, and Aria Summer. His song was used in the CD "Voices for Heroes," a benefit for Sandy Hook. [6] He won the "Open For MixFest" competition organized by a radio station to open for acts such as Backstreet Boys, Gavin DeGraw and Of Monsters and Men. [6] His single "The Light Was Already Here" was released in September 2013. [7]
Episode | Theme | Song choice | Original artist | Order | Result |
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Audition | Auditioner's Choice | "Fairytales" (original composition) | Alex Preston | N/A | Advanced |
Hollywood Round, Part 1 | A Capella | " Scream & Shout" | will.i.am feat. Britney Spears | N/A | Advanced |
Hollywood Round, Part 2 | Group Performance | Not aired | Not aired | N/A | Advanced |
Hollywood Round, Part 3 | Solo | "Fairytales" (original composition) | Alex Preston | N/A | Advanced |
Top 31 (10 Men) | Personal Choice | " Volcano" | Damien Rice | 7 | Advanced |
Top 13 | This Is Me | " A Beautiful Mess" | Jason Mraz | 9 | Safe |
Top 12 | Home | " I Don't Want to Be" | Gavin DeGraw | 2 | Safe |
Top 11 | Songs from the Cinema | " Falling Slowly" | Glen Hansard & Markéta Irglová | 9 | Safe |
Top 10 | Billboard Top 10 | " Story of My Life" | One Direction | 4 | Safe |
Top 9 | I'm with the Band! | " Don't Speak" | No Doubt | 1 | Safe |
Top 8 | Back to the Start | Duet "
Just Give Me a Reason" with Jena Irene |
Pink feat. Nate Ruess | 2 | Safe |
Solo "Fairytales" (original composition) | Alex Preston | 12 | |||
Top 8 [a] | Songs from the 1980s | Duet "
The Girl Is Mine" with Sam Woolf |
Michael Jackson & Paul McCartney | 3 | Safe |
Solo " Every Breath You Take" | The Police | 9 | |||
Top 7 | Competitors' Choice | Duet "
Let Her Go" with Sam Woolf |
Passenger | 3 | Safe |
Solo " The A Team" | Ed Sheeran | 7 | |||
Top 6 | Rock 'n' Roll | " Animal" | Neon Trees | 4 | Safe |
Country | " Always on My Mind" | Brenda Lee | 9 | ||
Top 5 | America's Requests | Solo " Sweater Weather" | The Neighbourhood | 1 | Safe |
Trio "
Best Day of My Life" with Jena Irene & Sam Woolf |
American Authors | 3 | |||
Solo " Say Something" | A Great Big World & Christina Aguilera | 8 | |||
Top 4 | Love Songs | " Too Close" | Alex Clare | 3 | Safe |
" I'm Yours" | Jason Mraz | 8 | |||
" Yellow" | Coldplay | 12 | |||
Top 3 | Randy Jackson's Choice | " Pompeii" | Bastille | 2 | Eliminated |
Judges' Choice | " Stay" | Rihanna feat. Mikky Ekko | 5 | ||
Hometown's Choice | "Story of My Life" | One Direction | 8 |
His debut, self-titled album was recorded in a cabin in Lone Pine, California and was released in 2015. [8] His second album, A Work in Progress, was released in 2018.[ citation needed] In 2019, he won a New England Emmy Award in the Special Event Coverage category for the program NH Chronicle Presents New Hampshire Idol. [9] [10]
Year | Song | Album |
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2013 | "The Light Was Already Here" | Non-album single |
2014 | " Story of My Life" | |
" Don't Speak" | ||
"Fairytales" | ||
" Every Breath You Take" | ||
" The A Team" | ||
" Animal" | ||
" Say Something" | ||
" Too Close" |