Aeden Alvarez

Soul, Contemporary R&amp;B and Pop artist. Aeden Alvarez wrote his first song when he was five years old, and released his first single <a href="spotify:track:5MxKJxvGyMQVrPK5cITRWg" data-name="After Always (Acoustic)">After Always (Acoustic)</a> at 17. Besides writing songs, Aeden spends his free time mastering his fields in theatre, poetry and creative writing. With a left-handed guitar, his voice, and plenty of hours locked in his room, Aeden creates a raw sound that&#39;s been honed for years and is still in the process of fine-tuning. Although, he believes in the art of imperfection; just as long as they are not heard the majority of the time.

Though born in Los Angeles and raised in Hong Kong, Aeden has full Filipino blood (with a little bit of Mexican and Chinese traces here and there). He won his very first competition in his third year of primary, which was his school&#39;s version of American Idol. Lucky enough to have attained a Music Scholarship at his high school, Aeden aspires to perform at concerts and in a Broadway musical.

Aeden grew up with major influences like <a href="spotify:artist:1vSN1fsvrzpbttOYGsliDr" data-name="Tori Kelly">Tori Kelly</a>, <a href="spotify:artist:2wUjUUtkb5lvLKcGKsKqsR" data-name="Alessia Cara">Alessia Cara</a>, <a href="spotify:artist:7xAcVHPiirnUqfdqo0USb1" data-name="Fantasia">Fantasia</a>, <a href="spotify:artist:66CXWjxzNUsdJxJ2JdwvnR" data-name="Ariana Grande">Ariana Grande</a>, <a href="spotify:artist:7nwUJBm0HE4ZxD3f5cy5ok" data-name="Aretha Franklin">Aretha Franklin</a>, <a href="spotify:artist:2gsggkzM5R49q6jpPvazou" data-name="Jessie J">Jessie J</a>, <a href="spotify:artist:6Q192DXotxtaysaqNPy5yR" data-name="Amy Winehouse">Amy Winehouse</a> and <a href="spotify:artist:1HY2Jd0NmPuamShAr6KMms" data-name="Lady Gaga">Lady Gaga</a>. He listens to music everyday with one playlist of 900 songs called &quot;MyJam&quot;. There-in lies a broad compilation of songs from every genre, from country to showtunes, from pop to jazz.

Nowadays, writing songs has always been a tool for Aeden to cope with himself. It only makes his job even more worthwhile when the same songs help other people.