I never thought I would have a homepage, why would I? Then because of You, sweet appreciative loving people, asking me all the time, actually nagging me about it – here it is.
I also want to apologize for writing in English but I meet people from many different countries and it would not be fair if I wrote in Swedish.
This biopage should be a presentation of the things I have done, like records, huge concerts and other cool stuff.
However, since I am just an ordinary girl with no higher wish than surrounding myself with music I am not going to do that, cause I have nothing to say.
This is a short summery of a couple of things done.
I was born in 1974, raised in a small suburb called Skälby outside Stockholm.
My "career" started in school, 1983, where we had singing competitions. My family ruled these competitions for five years…(smiling)
Actually, my sister, Helena born in 1971, was the one starting to sing and making me sing as well. Very non-psychological, our mother told her she did not have talent for it…but that I did.
She then immediately stopped singing, I continued.
In 1987, I participated another competition. This was in Valdemarsvik, hometown of my mom and grandmother. Winning this one gave me the opportunity to record a demo, very exciting for a girl my age.
One year later I went to Skara, doing their competition. A great learning-lesson, you cannot win them all…
This same year I met my band, Coast. Four great guys, a lot older than I was. They taught me a lot, amongst other that I was obstinate. At the time, I did not know the meaning of that word.
Now I do.
"Folkparkernas Talangjakt" was in 1990. This was a countrywide competition. Winning this one gave me many advantages, also money to buy my first studio.
There were a lot of record deals circulating after this but I acted very mature and told everyone that school was too important not to attend. My school, Södra Latin, was a music gymnasium.
This is where I met Lena Jinnegren. We started singing together; the duo "Lena & Alexandra" still exists today, not as active though.
I played in lots of different bands, was a soloist in a choir called Ten Sing, member of a quartet called "Stage Four", in a trio called Mama Moose and other constellations, when I, after ending school, decided to work as a music teacher.
Teaching AND touring became too much after more than five years of double work. I had to make a choice. I said goodbye to my students, then "Lena & Alexandra" went to Northern Norway.
The first tour was in November 1997. We had a couple of fantastic years up north. I guess we did well over five hundred gigs there.
The duo also went to Kosovo and Macedonia, year 2001 and 2002, playing for KFOR soldiers.
I started touring by myself, in 2000, still doing it - loving it.
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