Alex Parks

Alex Parks
Birth name Alexandra Rebecca Parks
Born (1984-07-26) 26 July 1984
Origin Mount Hawke, Cornwall, England
Genres Folk pop, alternative, indie rock
Years active 2003–2006
Labels Polydor (2003–2006)

Alexandra Rebecca Parks (born 26 July 1984) is an English singer-songwriter. Parks was entered into the BBC Television programme, Fame Academy by her father. It was a show that she went on to win. Soon after winning Fame Academy, she released her first album entitled Introduction, which went double platinum in the United Kingdom and gold in several other European countries. In 2005 she released her second album, Honesty. Parks parted with her label, Polydor, in 2006 by mutual consent.

Biography

Parks was born in 1984, the youngest of four children.[1] She was born and grew up in the village of Mount Hawke, Cornwall and before Fame Academy had a long term girlfriend from Newquay[1] She went to college at The Hub in St Austell and studied theatre studies, dance, acrobatics and clowning.[2] In 2003 when she was 19, her father entered her into BBC television talent competition Fame Academy which she ultimately won.[1]

Recording career

Her song "Maybe That's What It Takes" was released on 17 November 2003 and peaked at number 3 in the UK Singles Chart the following week.[3] Her debut record album Introduction was subsequently released and sold over 500,000 copies. She expressed an interest in a recording career.[4]

Honesty was eventually released in October 2005, preceded by the lead single, "Looking For Water", in October 2005. The album peaked at No. 24 in the UK Albums Chart.[3]

Parks appears to have been subsequently inactive in music or social media from that date.[5]

Discography

Albums

Year Album Chart positions Sales and certification
UK[3] Ireland
2003 Introduction
5
54
 BPI sales: 600,000+
BPI certification: 2x Platinum
Also went Gold in Italy, Germany, Greece and Australia among others.
2005 Honesty
24
 —
 BPI sales: 50,000+
" — " denotes albums that were released but did not chart.

Singles

Year Title Album Chart positions
UK[3] Ireland
2003 "Maybe That's What It Takes" Introduction 3 26
2004 "Cry" 13 32
2005 "Looking for Water"1 Honesty  —  —
2006 "Honesty" 56  —

1 On downloads only

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 Warn, Sarah (November 2003). "The Success of the UK's Alex Parks". AfterEllen.com. Archived from the original on 11 June 2010. Retrieved 27 January 2010.
  2. ↑ "Alex Parks — Biography", BBC, November 2003, retrieved 27 January 2010
  3. 1 2 3 4 Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 417. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
  4. ↑ http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/3320267.stm
  5. ↑ https://www.cornwalllive.com/whats-on/music-nightlife/what-happened-alex-parks-reality-899015
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