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Alexander Vargas Blay (born 17 February 1988) is a Danish singer, guitarist and songwriter. He was born in Denmark to a Danish-English mother and a Uruguayan father.[1][2]

Career

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Vargas at Rock am Ring 2017

Vargas relocated to London at age 17 to pursue his musical career where he was signed to Geffen Records and formed the band Vagabond. The band toured the UK selling out two headline tours and also performed at the Glastonbury, T in the Park and V music festivals.

On 16 February 2010, Vargas disbanded Vagabond in order to pursue a solo career.[3]

On 12 and 13 October 2013, Vargas performed as a vocalist with trance band Above & Beyond at their acoustic show at the Greek Theater in Los Angeles. He co-wrote and featured on 5 songs from their fourth studio album We Are All We Need, which debuted at No. 1 on the US Dance/Electronic Albums (Billboard) chart, No. 12 on the UK album chart and No. 34 on the US Billboard 200 chart.Шаблон:Citation needed

In 2014, Vargas signed with Copenhagen Records and started working on material for his forthcoming EP and album with collaborator Tommy Sheen who also performs live with Vargas. The first release on Copenhagen Records was the single "Till Forever Runs Out" followed by "Solid Ground" on 30 March 2015. "Solid Ground" became a viral hit and is included on the EP Giving Up the Ghost released 22 January 2016. The title track however premiered on US music blog Pigeons & Planes on 16 September 2015.[4] The EP peaked at No. 1 on the Danish and Dutch iTunes Album Charts while the feature single, "Shackled Up" made it to No. 1 on the Danish iTunes Singles Chart and No. 4 on the Dutch iTunes Singles Chart.Шаблон:Citation needed

UK press and blogs have described Alex as "engrossing, poetic and openly emotional, Vargas' soulful approach is winning fans – prepare to become one of them". –Clash Music[5]

Vargas is a BMI writer and is published by Atlas Music Publishing out of New York.

On 16 February 2017, Vargas announced that his second full-length album, Cohere, would be released on 31 March 2017.[6]Шаблон:Primary source inline

He co-wrote Bulgaria's entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 2017. The song called "Beautiful Mess" was performed by Russian-born Kristian Kostov and reached 2nd place, Bulgaria's best ever result.[7]

Discography

Albums

List of albums, with selected chart positions
Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications
DEN
[8]
Rookie
  • Released: 2003
  • Label: VIA Music[9]
  • Formats: CD
Cohere 11
Ego (Super/Trip/Maniac)
  • Released: 18 October 2019
  • Label: Alex Vargas, Copenhagen[13][14]
  • Formats: LP, CD, digital download
14
Big Big Machine
  • Released: 3 March 2023
  • Label: Stellar Records, Embassy of Music
  • Formats: LP, digital download
3
[15]
"—" denotes album that did not chart or was not released

EPs

List of albums, with selected chart positions and certifications
Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications Sales
DEN
[8]
Howl
  • Released: 26 September 2013[16]
  • Label: Alex Vargas, Tiger Music[16][17]
  • Formats: CD, digital download
World: 10,000[18]
Giving Up the Ghost 14
superEGO
EGOtrip
Alex Vargas Synger Toppen Af Poppen
"—" denotes album that did not chart or was not released

Singles

List of singles as lead artist, with selected chart positions and certifications, showing year released and album name
Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album
DEN
[8]
NLD
[25]
"More" 2012 88 Non-album singles
"Till Forever Runs Out" 2014
"Solid Ground" 2015 Giving Up the Ghost
"Shackled Up" 2016 26 95
  • IFPI-DEN: Platinum[27]
"Higher Love"[28] Cohere
"Higher Love (Decco Remix)"[30]
"Inclosure"[31] 2017
"Slowly"[32] 2018 Шаблон:N/A
"Silent Treatment"[33] Ego
"Now That I Think About It"[34]
"The Killing Kind"Шаблон:Cn 2019
"Police Bells & Church Sirens" 2021 31 Toffen af Poppen 2021 Synger Simon Kvamm
"Yougazer"[35] 2022 BIG BIG MACHINE
"Mama, I've Been Dying"[36]
"Pages"[37]

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Nominee Result Ref.
2016 Danish Music Awards Danish Artist of the Year Alex Vargas Шаблон:Won [38][39]
New Danish Name of the Year Шаблон:Nom [38]
Danish Songwriter of the Year Шаблон:Nom [38]
New Danish Name of the Year Giving Up The Ghost Шаблон:Nom [38]
Danish Release of the Year Шаблон:Nom [38]
P3 Guld The P3 Award Alex Vargas Шаблон:Nom [40]
The P3 Listeners' Top Track "Shackled Up" Шаблон:Nom [41]
GAFFA-Prisen Danish Album of the Year Giving Up The Ghost Шаблон:Nom [42]
Danish Pop Album of the Year Шаблон:Nom [42]
Danish Male Artist of the Year Alex Vargas Шаблон:Nom [42]
New Danish Name of the Year Шаблон:Nom [42]
Danish Live Name of the Year Шаблон:Nom [42]
2017 Zulu Awards New Name of the Year Alex Vargas Шаблон:Nom

References

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External links

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