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Alex & Sierra

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Florida-based Alex & Sierra are a vocal duo featuring <a href="spotify:artist:1V6f14IdGGCeMao7V9kRmu">Alex Kinsey</a> and Sierra Deaton, who make romantic, acoustic folk-pop. Formed in 2009, Alex & Sierra are best known as the winners on the third season of the Fox vocal competition The X Factor. Born in 1991, <a href="spotify:artist:1V6f14IdGGCeMao7V9kRmu">Kinsey</a> grew up in Smyrna Beach, Florida, where he began playing guitar as a teenager. Also born in 1991, Deaton (a Philadelphia native) was raised in Orlando, Florida, where she studied dance from the age of two. Although they knew each other in high school, <a href="spotify:artist:1V6f14IdGGCeMao7V9kRmu">Kinsey</a> and Deaton didn't start performing together until they reconnected while attending the University of Southern Florida. It was there, after discovering they shared both a creative and romantic connection, that they began uploading videos of their cover songs online in 2009. In 2013, they auditioned for and were accepted onto the third season of The X Factor with a slow, sultry reworking of <a href="spotify:artist:26dSoYclwsYLMAKD3tpOr4">Britney Spears</a>' "Toxic." Fan favorites during their time on the show, Alex & Sierra consistently received a majority of audience votes. After winning The X Factor in December of 2013, they began writing and recording their album, collaborating with such producers as Claude Kelly, Sam Hollander, Steve Mac, and others, including singer/songwriter <a href="spotify:artist:4phGZZrJZRo4ElhRtViYdl">Jason Mraz</a>. In 2014, they released their debut full-length album, It's About Us, featuring the singles "Scarecrow" and "Just Kids." After guesting on an album by British electronic producer <a href="spotify:artist:0hprEC0nsWuQPSHag1O2Vi">Gareth Emery</a>, Alex & Sierra returned in March 2016 with a new EP called As Seen on TV. The release was made up of songs they'd previously covered on television and a handful of new originals. ~ Matt Collar, Rovi

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