Alex Isley
Alex Isley | |
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Isley at Essence Fest 2025 | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Alexandra Isley |
| Born | April 16, 1987 Westwood, New Jersey |
| Origin | Los Angeles, California[1] |
| Genres | |
| Occupation(s) | Singer-songwriter, producer |
| Instruments | Vocals |
| Years active | 2012–present |
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Alexandra Isley (wavutse ku ya 16 Mata 1987) ni umuririmbyi n’umwanditsi w’indirimbo wo muri Leta Zunze Ubumwe za Amerika. Yasohoye umuzingo muto we w'indirimbo wambere witwa The Love / Art Memoirs mu mwaka wa 2012. Yakoze indirimbo n'abahanzi batandukanye barimo Scarface, Terrace Martin, Masego, 9th Wonder, Rapsody, Tank and the Bangas, ndetse na Lucky Daye. Isley kandi yigeze gutoranywa mu bihembo bibiri bya Grammy Awards.
Ubuzima bwambere nuburere
[Hindura | hindura inkomoko]Mukuvuka kwa Alexandra Isley, ni umukobwa wa Ernie Isley wo mu itsinda ryimyororokere rya Isley Brothers . [2] Isley yavukiye muri New Jersey, ariko igihe kinini cy'ubwana bwe yabaga i Los Angeles. [1] Yise Stevie Wonder, Umuganwa, Ella Fitzgerald, Toni Braxton, Aaliyah, na Mariah Carey nk'abahanzi bibihe byose kuri we. [2][3] Yakundaga kuririmba kuva mu bwana kandi umuryango we washyigikiraga gukurikirana umuziki nkumwuga wabigize umwuga. [2]
Yatangiye imyitozo yo kugorora yijwi kera afite imyaka 12 nyuma arangiza amashuri yisumbuye y'ubugeni muri LA County . [4] Isley yakuye impamyabumenyi ihanitse muri UCLA, aho yize mu ishami rya jazz. [5]
Isley afite synesthesia, yasobanuye iryo hurizo kuri LA Weekly : "Mu mutwe wanjye mfite ibitekerezo binyuranye, kandi ibintu byose bisa nkibishushanyije, cyangwa ni umurongo uhoraho w'amabara ... Rimwe na rimwe nzatangira guhimba ikintu kandi ngomba guhindura urufunguzo kuko ayo mabara ntazanyorohera." [5]
Umwuga
[Hindura | hindura inkomoko]Isley yasohoye bwa mbere umuzingo mugufi w'indirimbo yise The Love Art / Memoirs mu mwaka wa 2012 [5] Okayplayer yasubiyemo uwo muzingo maze itanga igisubizo cyiza: "Nyamuneka mwizere ijwi rya Alex mutagendeye kumusaruro we utuje ashoboye kubyara igisekuru cyabana bakunzwe cyane nka "Hagati y'impapuro" uko yabaye intangarugero"[6]
Isley yavuze ko umuziki we ari r & b hamwe na hip hop hamwe na jazz. [2] Samantha Callender wa Essence yavuze ko ijwi rye ari "amajwi yoroshye ya silike atwara injyana ya neo-roho." [2] Yakoranye n'abahanzi nka 9th Wonder mundirimbo "Ibicu by'imvura"; Lucky Daye na Masego muri "Nziza & Byinshi (Yasubiwemo)"; Chromonicci muri "Interstellar"; na Christian Kuria muri "Toroka." [2] [7] [8] [9]
Ugushyingo 2019 yasohoye umuzingo mugufi w'indirimbo Wilton ihuriweho na Jack Dine utunganya umuziki. Muri 2020 [10] Isley yakoze igitaramo cya serivise ntoya ya NPR . [2] Muri uwo mwaka kandi yari umuhanzi wamamaye cyane muri Cautious Clay mundirimbo "Kugera", kumajwi yigihembwe cya kane cy'umutekano muke . [11]
Muri 2022 yasohoye Marigold, alubumu yakoranye na Jack Dine. Jackie B. wo muri Soul Bounce yasuzumye neza umushinga ati: "Alex Isley na Jack Dine bakomeje kuba umuhuro mwiza wakozwe mu ijuru kuko batujyana mu ruziga ruva mu bimera rukamera kugeza kuri Marigold ." [12] Yagaragaye ku ndirimbo ya Tank iheruka "Nta mbibi" muri alubumu ye ya 10 R&B Amafaranga .
Isley yasohoye alubumu Nasize Umutima wanjye muri Ladera hamwe na Terace Martin mu Kwakira 2023. Iyi alubumu, yabaye iye yambere yagaragaye kumbonerahamwe ya Billboard, yagaragaye ku mwanya wa kabiri ku rutonde rwa Album ya Jazz ya Jazz ya Billboard no ku mwanya wa 22 kuri Album ya Jazz.
Yatsindiye ibihembo bibiri bya mbere bya Grammy Award nk'umuhanzi wagaragaye kuri "Garuka ku Rukundo" na Robert Glasper mu birori bya 66 bya Grammy Awards . Indirimbo yatowe nk'indirimbo nziza ya R&B hamwe na R&B nziza. [13]
Muri Gashyantare 2025, Isley yasinyiye ikigo cyita kwifunguro rya sasita ry/ubuntu gitangwa na Warner Records . [14] [15]
Ubuzima bwite
[Hindura | hindura inkomoko]Isley aba i Los Angeles. [2] Afite umukobwa numuririmbyi Kenyon Dixon (b. 2017). [1]
Ubucukumbuzi k'umuziki
[Hindura | hindura inkomoko]Album
[Hindura | hindura inkomoko]| Umutwe | Ibisobanuro | Imyanya y'imbonerahamwe | |
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| Con. Jazz |
Jazz | ||
| Inzozi muri Analog [16] |
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| LUXURY |
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| Marigold (hamwe na Jack Dine) |
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| Nasize Umutima wanjye muri Ladera (hamwe na Terase Martin ) |
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2 | 22 |
Imizingo migufi y'indirimbo
[Hindura | hindura inkomoko]| Umutwe | Ibisobanuro |
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| Kwibuka Urukundo / Ubuhanzi |
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| Ubwiza bwa Byose, Igice cya 1 |
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| Ubwiza bwa Byose, Igice cya kabiri |
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| Wilton (hamwe na Jack Dine) |
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| IGIHE |
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Indirimbo ze bwite
[Hindura | hindura inkomoko]| Umutwe | Ibisobanuro |
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| "Umukobwa ufite amaso yijimye" |
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| "Iparadizo" |
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| "Ikosa Rimwe" |
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Ibihembo naho yatoranyijwe
[Hindura | hindura inkomoko]| Umwaka | Igihembo | Icyiciro | Akazi | Igisubizo |
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| 2023 | Igihembo cy'ishusho NAACP | Indashyikirwa Duo cyangwa Itsinda | Inyandikorugero:Nom | |
| 2024 | Igihembo cya Grammy | Imikorere myiza ya R&B | "Garuka ku Rukundo" (hamwe na Robert Glasper na Sir )| Inyandikorugero:Nom | |
| Inyandikorugero:Nom |
Reba
[Hindura | hindura inkomoko]- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Callender, Samantha (2021-02-22). "Alex Isley Is R&B's Breath Of Fresh Air". Essence (in American English). Retrieved 2021-04-01. Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; name "essence" defined multiple times with different content - ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 Carter, Bobby (2020-05-15). "Alex Isley: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert". NPR.org (in Icyongereza). Retrieved 2021-04-01. Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; name "npr2020" defined multiple times with different content - ↑ Sunnucks, Jack (2018-06-13). "young nyc creatives on what aaliyah means to them". i-D Vice (in Icyongereza). Retrieved 2021-04-06.
- ↑ Carter, Corein (2020-10-13). "Alex Isley is Expanding On the Isley Legacy and Bringing Us Her Unique Jazz-Fusion Style". Sheen Magazine (in American English). Retrieved 2021-04-01.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Sumney, Moses (2012-11-02). "Alex Isley Has Her Own Thing". LA Weekly (in American English). Retrieved 2021-04-01. Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; name ":0" defined multiple times with different content - ↑ Shamz (2012-07-10). "Alex Isley - The Love/Art Memoirs [EP]". Okayplayer (in American English). Retrieved 2021-04-06.
- ↑ Duong, Paul (2021-03-17). "Alex Isley, Masego, Lucky Daye "Good & Plenty (Remix)"". Rap Radar (in American English). Retrieved 2021-04-01.
- ↑ Robinson, Chloe (2021-03-18). "Christian Kuria unleashes a stunning remix of "Toroka" featuring Alex Isley". Earmilk (in American English). Retrieved 2021-04-01.
- ↑ "Chromonicci & Alex Isley Soar On 'Interstellar.'". SoulBounce.com (in American English). 2020-12-28. Retrieved 2021-04-06.
- ↑ Ivory (2019-11-15). "Alex Isley & Jack Dine Explore Love On 'Wilton' EP". SoulBounce.com (in American English). Retrieved 2021-04-01.
- ↑ Alston, Trey (2020-04-10). "Cautious Clay And Alex Isley Argue About Love On Vibey 'Reaching'". MTV News (in Icyongereza). Archived from the original on April 13, 2020. Retrieved 2021-04-01.
- ↑ B, Jackie (2022-04-05). "Alex Isley & Jack Dine Deserve Their Flowers With 'Marigold'". SoulBounce (in American English). Retrieved 2022-07-23.
- ↑ "2024 GRAMMY Nominations: See The Full Nominees List | GRAMMY.com". www.grammy.com. Retrieved 2023-11-15.
- ↑ Denis, Kyle. "Alex Isley Launches Sensual New Era With 'Hands': Stream It Now". billboard.com. Penske Media Corporation. Retrieved 2025-04-15.
- ↑ "HIP-HOP & R&B EXEC TIM HINSHAW AND HIS MULTIFACETED FREE LUNCH AGENCY, LAUNCHING FREE LUNCH RECORDS WITH FIRST SIGNINGS SYD & ALEX ISLEY". wmg.com. Warner Music Group. Retrieved 2025-04-15.
- ↑ "Alex Isley". Discogs (in Icyongereza). Retrieved 2021-04-06.
Ihuza ryo hanze
[Hindura | hindura inkomoko]- Alex Isley on SoundCloud
- Alex Isley discography at Discogs
- Alex Isley on Instagram