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Queen of the Damned

Itunes has a new Queen. Her first single “Breathless” was released on Monday 21^st February 2011 and in 7 days has topped the charts and sold over 100,000 copies in the first three days! That beats Florence & the Machine by 1 day! The artist has already been compared to the likes of Florence herself but her unique voice and styles are unlike anything we have heard/seen before.

Queen Alexia, aged 23, was born in Manchester and was brought up by her hippie mother Gwyneth and Dad who was a lead bass player for a Punk band in the 80’s. Her ‘unnatural’ background and influences have created a beautiful sound. She says,

“I love making records that people maybe don’t understand or aren’t use to, that way I know I’m bringing something new to the table and not covering stuff that has already been done.”

Due to her Father’s flamboyant lifestyle he was always touring so her mother brought her up single handily for the majority of her childhood. She was homeschooled and she taught her to sing and play the guitar, not to mention how to read and write music. She went to a public Secondary School where she achieved 5 G.C.S.E’s grades A-C.

Now the Queen can finally step out of the darkness...

Queen of the Damned has been playing, on average, three performances a day and between doing countless TV, Radio broadcasts and interviews. . She has interested the likes of Adele, Florence and even Beyonce! Her tour will begin in 2012 and already roomers of joint tours with some big names are on the lips of a few producers.

Alexia is currently putting the finishing touches to her debut album, ‘ITS NO GOOD CRYING OVER SPILT BLOOD’, and will be available for purchase or download on Monday 4^th April this year.