Alex Hosking
Alex Hosking | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1992/93 Adelaide, Australia |
| Genres | |
| Occupation(s) | Singer |
| Years active | 2012–present |
| Labels | |
Alex Hosking (born 1992/93)[1] is a singer-songwriter from Adelaide, Australia.[2] She came to prominence following her feature on the PS1 single "Fake Friends", which peaked at number 19 on the Official Singles Chart.[3]
Early life[edit]
Hosking was raised in Adelaide, Australia.[2] She began writing songs at the age of seven.[4]
Career[edit]
Hosking began her singing career via a YouTube channel. This led to her recording her first album, Wish, in Nashville in 2012; the album has since been removed from download and streaming services.[5][1] In the same year, she auditioned for The X Factor, reaching the Top 25 in the 'Under-25 Girls' category,[1] and wrote the debut single, "Bodies", for Vera Blue.[5]
Hosking began writing music professionally in 2017,[4] some of her early work including "Saying Something" alongside Lucas & Steve and "Skin Deep" alongside Tom Ferry.[2] Her debut single, "Monsters", was released in 2019.[4]
In 2020, "Fake Friends", a song Hosking had written in 2017[2] with producer Mark Alston,[6] was released as a collaboration with PS1, a DJ from New York City, with a music video premiering in June 2020.[7] The song entered the UK Official Singles Chart in the same month, eventually peaking at number 19 in September 2020.[3] By September 2020, the song was certified Silver by the British Phonographic Industry, and was eventually certified Gold in June 2021.[8]
In 2021, Hosking released a second song alongside PS1, entitled "Life Goes On".[9] The song peaked at number 41 in the Official Singles Chart.[3]
Personal life[edit]
Hosking is based in London.[10] She is dyslexic.[11]
Discography[edit]
Singles[edit]
As lead artist[edit]
| Title | Year | Album |
|---|---|---|
| "Monsters" | 2019 | Non-album singles |
| "It's Over" (with De Hofnar) |
2020 | |
| "Round & Round" (with Bart B More) | ||
| "Not Lovin' It" (with Silque) | ||
| "Rooftop in Amsterdam" (with Zwette) | ||
| "Playing Up" | 2021 | |
| "Need Your Love" (with Majestic) | ||
| "Workout" (with DJ Craig Gorman) |
2022 |
As featured artist[edit]
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [3] |
UK Dance [12] | |||||
| "Skin Deep" (Tom Ferry featuring Alex Hosking) |
2018 | — | — | Non-album singles | ||
| "Sweet" (Max Styler featuring Alex Hosking) |
2019 | — | — | |||
| "Fake Friends" (PS1 featuring Alex Hosking) |
2020 | 19 | 7 | |||
| "Somebody" (Quix featuring Alex Hosking) |
— | — | ||||
| "Know You Best" (Famba and Jake Tarry featuring Alex Hosking) |
— | — | ||||
| "Life Goes On" (PS1 featuring Alex Hosking) |
2021 | 41 | 14 | |||
| "Bad"[14] (Young Bombs featuring Discrete and Alex Hosking) |
2023 | — | — | |||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released. | ||||||
References[edit]
- ^ a b c Spain, Katie (11 July 2014). "Introducing singer/songwriter Alex Hosking". Adelaide Now. Retrieved 7 July 2022.
- ^ a b c d Brandle, Lars (12 January 2021). "Not fake news: Alex Hosking is Australia's latest international breakthrough star with 'Fake Friends'". The Music Network. Retrieved 7 July 2022.
- ^ a b c d "PS1 ft. Alex Hosking". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 7 July 2022.
- ^ a b c Reid, Poppy (30 August 2019). "Get To Know: South Australian alt-pop artist Alex Hosking". Tone Deaf. Retrieved 7 July 2022.
- ^ a b "A conversation with... Alex Hosking". Backyard Opera. 11 July 2014. Retrieved 7 July 2022.
- ^ van Montfort, Gwen. "Alex Hosking Fake Friends Interview". Girl.com.
- ^ "Fake Friends: PS1's summer smash in waiting gets all-too-real music video - Premiere". Official Charts Company. 19 June 2020. Retrieved 7 July 2022.
- ^ a b "Ps1 Ft Alex Hosking - Fake Friends". BPI. Retrieved 7 July 2022.
- ^ Reis, Samantha (12 June 2021). "Interview: PS1 discusses new single 'Life Goes On', inspiration and future releases". We Rave You. Retrieved 7 July 2022.
- ^ "You Need To Love Alex Hosking". Music Festivals Australia. 4 May 2022. Retrieved 7 July 2022.
- ^ "INTERVIEW: Alex Hosking on single 'Need Your Love' and creating dance music: "There's so many incredible women in dance music, behind the scenes and out the front singing the songs."". Women In Pop. 12 May 2022. Retrieved 7 July 2022.
- ^ Peak positions for dance singles in the UK:
- For "Fake Friends": "Official Dance Singles Chart Top 40: 25 September 2020 - 01 October 2020". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 7 July 2022.
- For "Life Goes On": "Official Dance Singles Chart Top 40: 13 August 2021 - 19 August 2021". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 7 July 2022.
- ^ "Ps1 Ft Alex Hosking - Life Goes On". BPI. Retrieved 7 July 2022.
- ^ "Bad (feat. Discrete & Alex Hosking) - Single by Young Bombs on Apple Music". Apple Music. Retrieved 24 March 2023.