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Use dmy dates|date=May 2011Use Australian English|date=May 2011 Infobox musical artist | name = Kate Alexa | image = | caption = | image_size = | background = solo_singer | birth_name = Kate Alexa Gudinski | alias = | birth_date = Birth date and age|df=yes|1988|3|2| death_date = | origin = Melbourne, Victoria , Australia | instrument = Vocals , piano , guitar | genre = Pop music|Pop , pop rock , teen pop , adult contemporary , dance-pop | occupation = Singer, songwriter | years_active = 2004–present | label = Liberation Music|Liberation (2004–present) | associated_acts = Jesse McCartney , Backstreet Boys , Cyndi Lauper , Baby Bash | website = http://www.katealexa.com www.katealexa.com| notable_instruments =
Kate Alexa Gudinski http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/story/0,21985,20562832-5006024,00.html Cameron Adams "Kate Alexa speaks to us". Herald Sun . Retrieved 16 September 2007. (born 2 March 1988 in Melbourne, Victoria , Australia) is an Australian pop music|pop singer and the daughter of Australian music promoter Michael Gudinski , Order of Australia|AM . Alexa first hit the spotlight in 2004 when her song " Always There " was featured in the Seven Network|Channel 7 series Home & Away . The second single was a mediocre success, but after supporting the Backstreet Boys on their Australia tour, her third single " All I Hear " shot straight into the ARIA Charts|ARIA top ten, and stayed inside the top twenty for eight weeks.
Background
Alexa's career began when she was thirteen and wrote her first song, then the following year she started doing demos. http://www.katealexa.com/ Official website "About Kate". Katealexa.com . Retrieved 16 September 2007. "Colors of the Rainbow" was the first song she recorded, stating "It's a really fun song, but I don't think I'm ever going to play it for anyone".
She then went on to sign a Recording contract|record deal with Liberation Music (owned by her father's company) in mid-2004.
Music career
Broken & Beautiful (2004-2006)
In 2004, when Alexa was in Year eleven of high school , her debut single, " Always There ", was selected to be the soundtrack to Channel Seven's Home and Away promos during the 2004 Olympic Games . This provided valuable promotion for Alexa, with many viewers wanting to know more about the song. This was very rewarding for her as the song was very meaningful to her.
In 2005, Alexa was finishing Year twelve at Melbourne Girls Grammar School cite web | title = Whole school notices | work = Daily Bulletin | publisher = MGGS | date = 2005-10-05 | url = http://artman.mggs.vic.edu.au/publish/article_177.shtml | accessdate =2008-11-05 (studying Photography , English studies|English , Legal Studies and IT) when she released her second single, " My Day Will Come ", a song about seizing the moment, it was another top-thirty hit. Also in 2005 she graduated from high school knowing the importance of finishing school and deciding music is what she wants to do forever.
On her eighteenth birthday in 2006 she released her third single, " All I Hear ". As she celebrated, she found out she had glandular fever and because of this, she was unable to do much promotion for the song. The song peaked at number nine on the Australian ARIA Singles Chart and Alexa states "Having a top Ten hit was just an unbelievable feeling. It ment so much to me that people were promoting the song".
On 4 September 2006 Alexa released her fourth single " Somebody Out There " which was another top-thirty hit for her, and on 23 September 2006, Alexa released her long-awaited debut album Broken & Beautiful (Kate Alexa album)|Broken & Beautiful and describes the album as a reflection of her life and journey over the past few years and claims that everything on the album is true.
Gap between albums (2007–2008)
In 2007, Alexa wrote and recorded twelve original songs plus the theme song "Ordinary Girl" and two songs from Broken & Beautiful for the soundtrack for the television series H2O: Just Add Water series two, also titled H2O: Just Add Water (2007 soundtrack)|H2O: Just Add Water .
In late 2007, Alexa teamed up with Australian producer Molly Meldrum and American rapper Baby Bash to record a cover version of the Womack & Womack song " Teardrops (Womack & Womack song)|Teardrops ", which was the first single released from Alexa's second studio album in 2008. http://www.liberation.com.au/artists.cfm? id=44 "KATE ALEXA LATEST NEWS". Liberation Music . Retrieved 7 February 2008.
In February and March 2008, Kate supported Cyndi Lauper on her national tour of Australia. Her setlist for the tour confirms three new songs that may appear on her second album, "Nothing Compares", "Cherry Pop", and "Hit by Love". http://www.take40.com/artists/1014/tourdiary/Kate-Alexa "Kate's Tour Diary". Take40.com . Retrieved 21 June 2008.
On 16 April 2008, Broken & Beautiful (Kate Alexa album)|Broken & Beautiful was released in Japan, with two bonus tracks, "Walk On" and an acoustic version of "Always There". http://www.towerrecords.co.jp/sitemap/CSfCardMain.jsp? GOODS_NO=1790202& GOODS_SORT_CD=101 "Information on the Japanese edition of Broken & Beautiful ". Towerrecords.co.jp . Retrieved 26 April 2008. The album did not gather much attention when it was released, and did not chart as a result.
Second studio album (2009–present)
As of early 2008, Alexa has been working on her second studio album rumored to be titled Addict (album)|Addict , supposedly set for release in late 2008 but is now tentatively set for release in early 2011. Her official website states that she has come up with a new sound which she has described as "pop with an edge." http://www.katealexa.com/ Kate Alexa Official Website KateAlexa.com Retrieved 18 May 2009 According to a MySpace blog posted by Alexa dated October 2009, her album is now finished and awaiting release. http://www.myspace.com/katealexa1 Kate Alexa MySpace Blog October 2009 She has bee working with songwriters such as Australian songwriting team DNA Songs who worked on the H2O: Just Add Water soundtrack with her, as well as new collaborators such as English songwriter Tom Nichols and Australian singer-songwriter Mandy Kane .
In January 2010 Alexa was part of the line-up of the "Wet and Wild" festival in Gold Coast, Queensland|Gold Coast , Queensland . http://viewmorepics.myspace.com/index.cfm? fuseaction=viewImage& friendID=58700056& albumID=3239933& imageID=61079853
The latest news regarding the new album is that the first single "Infatuation" was released on 15 February 2011, with the album due to be released in April 2011.update after|2011|04|30 "Infatuation" is also being used in the TV and radio campaign promoting Williams|Williams Shoes . http://www.lasoo.com.au/offer/advertisements/kate-alexa/4l3dxcku7.html A second single, 'X Rated' was subsequently released. Both singles failed to chart.
Tracks recorded for second album
"Addict" (Kate Alexa, Tom Nichols, Tim Baxter) http://www.ascap.com/ace/search.cfm? requesttimeout=300& mode=results& searchstr=880787443& search_in=i& search_type=exact& search_det=t,s,w,p,b,v& results_pp=20& start=1 Addict - ASCAP
"Another Now" - featured in H2O: Just Add Water
"Cherry Pop" (Kate Alexa, DNA Songs|Anthony Egizii, David Musumeci ) http://www.ascap.com/ace/search.cfm? requesttimeout=300& mode=results& searchstr=880443916& search_in=i& search_type=exact& search_det=t,s,w,p,b,v& results_pp=20& start=1 Cherry Pop - ASCAP
"Crazy Little Thing Called Love" (Kate Alexa, Tom Nichols , Georgios Nakas, Klas Wahl) http://www.ascap.com/ace/search.cfm? requesttimeout=300& mode=results& searchstr=880443919& search_in=i& search_type=exact& search_det=t,s,w,p,b,v& results_pp=20& start=1 Crazy Little Thing Called Love - ASCAP
"Fucked Up Me" (Kate Alexa, Patrick Bianco, Michael Beck, Tom Nichols, Steve Young) http://www.ascap.com/ace/search.cfm? requesttimeout=300& mode=results& searchstr=362309771& search_in=i& search_type=exact& search_det=t,s,w,p,b,v& results_pp=20& start=1 Fuc*** Up Me - ASCAP
"Something You Say" (Kate Alexa, Tom Nichols, Steve Young (Guitar) ) http://www.ascap.com/ace/search.cfm? requesttimeout=300& mode=results& searchstr=497215859& search_in=i& search_type=exact& search_det=t,s,w,p,b,v& results_pp=20& start=1 Something You Say - ASCAP
"To Be True" (Kate Alexa, Tom Nichols , Georgios Nakas) http://www.ascap.com/ace/search.cfm? requesttimeout=300& mode=results& searchstr=880443925& search_in=i& search_type=exact& search_det=t,s,w,p,b,v& results_pp=20& start=1 To Be True - ASCAP
"Turn It Around" (Kate Alexa, Niklas Bergwall, Soervaag Fredriksen, Niclas Kings) http://www.ascap.com/ace/search.cfm? requesttimeout=300& mode=results& searchstr=880443932& search_in=i& search_type=exact& search_det=t,s,w,p,b,v& results_pp=20& start=1 Turn It Around - ASCAP
"Wake Up Call" (Kate Alexa, Brian Canham) http://www.ascap.com/ace/search.cfm? requesttimeout=300& mode=results& searchstr=504566090& search_in=i& search_type=exact& search_det=t,s,w,p,b,v& results_pp=20& start=1 Wake Up Call - ASCAP
"We're Not Ready" (Kate Alexa, Tom Nichols, Steve Young (Guitar) ) http://www.ascap.com/ace/search.cfm? requesttimeout=300& mode=results& searchstr=533297111& search_in=i& search_type=exact& search_det=t,s,w,p,b,v& results_pp=20& start=1 We're Not Ready - ASCAP
"X Rated" (Kate Alexa, Tom Nichols, Steve Young (Guitar) ) http://www.ascap.com/ace/search.cfm? requesttimeout=300& mode=results& searchstr=880787444& search_in=i& search_type=exact& search_det=t,s,w,p,b,v& results_pp=20& start=1 X Rated - ASCAP
Personal life
Kate can play the piano and is teaching herself guitar, and she has said that Photography was a hobby of hers while she was in school. She listens to artists such as Alanis Morissette , Oasis (band)|Oasis , Skyhooks (band)|Skyhooks and Madonna (entertainer)|Madonna . She has also said that she is interested in fashion, designing shoes like ballet flats . http://www.cleo.com.au/kate_alexa.htm? page=1 "Kate Alexa chats to CLEO" Cleo.com
Kate Alexa Persondata| NAME = Alexa, Kate | ALTERNATIVE NAMES = | SHORT DESCRIPTION = Australian musician | DATE OF BIRTH = 2 March 1988 | PLACE OF BIRTH = Melbourne, Victoria , Australia | DATE OF DEATH = | PLACE OF DEATH = DEFAULTSORT:Alexa, Kate Category:1988 births Category:Australian female singers Category:Australian pop singers Category:Australian child singers Category:Australian singer-songwriters Category:Australian songwriters Category:Living people Category:Australian Jews Category:Australian people of Russian descent Category:Singers from Melbourne
