Christian Alexanda
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Cristian Alexanda is an Australian R&B singer from Perth
. In 2003/04, he has supported a number of well-known acts on their Australian tours including 50 Cent
, G-Unit
and Sean Paul
and Justin Timberlake
.
and Craig David
. The second single "Party Anthem" was released in July 2004 and debut in the top 20 at number 19. It peaked at 16 and stayed in the top 30 for 8 weeks. It was certified Gold in 2005 after huge pop radio success. Alexanda was always criticised buy his peers for his risky choice in song writing and lyrical content. Alexanda said in later interviews for his second album, Urban Nature, that his party lifestyle while writing and recording his 1st album made him draw inspiration from other places inside of him. "Cristyle" was released in early 2005 but had minimum promotion due to a riff between his management label, Legit Music, and marketing / distributor giant Liberation / Mushroom Music. Label owner Michael Gudinski, known for discovering Kylie Minouge and furthering the career of Jimmy Barns, has said Alexanda is one of the most talented and energetic young performers he's seen in recent years. Music media giant Molly Meldrum has also had high praises for Alexanda, saying that his album, Cristyle was the best album released in summer 2004 /2005. A great honour from a man who has been in the industry since the early 1970s. Later that year in June, he supported Justin Timberlake
on the Australian leg of the Justified and Stripped Tour
. The second single was Party Anthem.
Perth, Western Australia
Perth is the capital and largest city of the Australian state of Western Australia and the fourth most populous city in Australia. The Perth metropolitan area has an estimated population of almost 1,700,000....
. In 2003/04, he has supported a number of well-known acts on their Australian tours including 50 Cent
50 Cent
Curtis James Jackson III , better known by his stage name 50 Cent, is an American rapper, entrepreneur, investor, record producer, and actor. He rose to fame with the release of his albums Get Rich or Die Tryin and The Massacre . Get Rich or Die Tryin has been certified eight times platinum by...
, G-Unit
G-Unit
G-Unit is an American hip hop group originating from New York City formed by 50 Cents. G-Unit emerged on the New York scene by independently releasing several mix tapes...
and Sean Paul
Sean Paul
Sean Paul Ryan Francis Henriques , who performs under stage name Sean Paul, is a Jamaican pop rap and reggae singer.-1973–1996: Early life:...
and Justin Timberlake
Justin Timberlake
Justin Randall Timberlake is an American pop musician and actor. He achieved early fame when he appeared as a contestant on Star Search, and went on to star in the Disney Channel television series The New Mickey Mouse Club, where he met future bandmate JC Chasez...
.
2005: Cristyle
His first single Misunderstood was released on 24 May 2004. It debut in the top 30 at number 29 and peaked at 22 two weeks later. "Misunderstood' was a very popular club and radio anthem in Australia and was certified gold in 2005. The song was taken from his debut album Cristyle produced by The Ignorants and Blacksmith, who had also produced track's for BlueBlue (boy band)
Blue are an English pop vocal group, whose members are Simon Webbe, Lee Ryan, Duncan James and Antony Costa. Blue originally formed in 2001 before splitting in 2005. In 2009, it was confirmed that the band would reform. In April 2009, the group reunited and a Best of Blue Tour was announced...
and Craig David
Craig David
Craig Ashley David is an English singer and songwriter. He has released five studio albums: Born to Do It, Slicker Than Your Average, The Story Goes..., Trust Me, Signed Sealed Delivered and a Greatest Hits album...
. The second single "Party Anthem" was released in July 2004 and debut in the top 20 at number 19. It peaked at 16 and stayed in the top 30 for 8 weeks. It was certified Gold in 2005 after huge pop radio success. Alexanda was always criticised buy his peers for his risky choice in song writing and lyrical content. Alexanda said in later interviews for his second album, Urban Nature, that his party lifestyle while writing and recording his 1st album made him draw inspiration from other places inside of him. "Cristyle" was released in early 2005 but had minimum promotion due to a riff between his management label, Legit Music, and marketing / distributor giant Liberation / Mushroom Music. Label owner Michael Gudinski, known for discovering Kylie Minouge and furthering the career of Jimmy Barns, has said Alexanda is one of the most talented and energetic young performers he's seen in recent years. Music media giant Molly Meldrum has also had high praises for Alexanda, saying that his album, Cristyle was the best album released in summer 2004 /2005. A great honour from a man who has been in the industry since the early 1970s. Later that year in June, he supported Justin Timberlake
Justin Timberlake
Justin Randall Timberlake is an American pop musician and actor. He achieved early fame when he appeared as a contestant on Star Search, and went on to star in the Disney Channel television series The New Mickey Mouse Club, where he met future bandmate JC Chasez...
on the Australian leg of the Justified and Stripped Tour
Justified and Stripped Tour
The Justified/Stripped Tour was a co-headlining concert tour by American recording artists, Christina Aguilera and Justin Timberlake. The tour supported Aguilera's fourth studio album, Stripped and Timberlake's debut album, Justified...
. The second single was Party Anthem.
2007-2008: Urban Nature
Cristian spent majority of 2007-2008 Recording his debut 3rd album both in Australia and The United States. The album was fully written by Alexanda, now Alexander, and produced buy the most popular producers in Australia. The album features collaborations from U.S superstar rapper / actor Ja Rule, who made his first rap appearance in years after retiring to pursue acting. The song "Too Fine" feat Ja Rule, was realised in April 2008 and has been his highest charting song to date, debuting at number 15 on the Aria Singles Chart, and peaking at number 10. He was the highest selling Independent Artist for 12 weeks straight having him at the no 1 position for that duration. The album also features U.S platinum rapper Fabolous on the planned 3rd single "Something About You". It was never released as a single due to a meltdown at Fabolous's record label Def Jam, and no video could be produced for it. It remains one of the most popular club songs from Alexanda. The second single "Won't Let You Go" was highly praised buy the Australian Music Media. Due to a company fold from Central Station Records going bankrupt, the albums distributor, the second "won't Let You Go" and third single "Stay With Me" were rush released with no promotion. With moderate radio playing time in Perth and Melbourne. The album was never physically released and is only available on iTunes and in stores in Japan, from 2009. Alexander quickly moved onto his next project "Revolution" recorded for Zhenya Records.Discography
- Cristyle (2005)
- Urban Nature (2008, iTunes only)
- Revolution (2009, unreleased)
- Boogie Nights "Live Free Love Music (2010, yet to be released)
- All About You (2011, yet to be released)
Albums
| Album | Chart positions | Certification | |
|---|---|---|---|
| AUS ARIA Charts The ARIA charts are the main Australian music sales charts, issued weekly by the Australian Recording Industry Association. The charts are a record of the highest selling singles and albums in various genres in Australia. ARIA commenced compiling its own charts in-house from the week ending 26 June... |
AUS Urban Chart | ||
Cristyle
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| Urban Nature Urban Nature Urban Nature is the second album from Australian R&B singer Cristian Alexanda. Two singles have been released from the album, "Too Fine" and "Won't Let You Go" and it was released in July 2009 on iTunes... |
TBA | TBA | TBA |
Singles
| Year | Title | Chart positions | Album | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AUS ARIA Charts The ARIA charts are the main Australian music sales charts, issued weekly by the Australian Recording Industry Association. The charts are a record of the highest selling singles and albums in various genres in Australia. ARIA commenced compiling its own charts in-house from the week ending 26 June... |
AUS Urban Charts | |||
| 2004 | "Misunderstood" | 20 | Cristyle | |
| "Party Anthem" | 19 | — | ||
| 2008 | "Too Fine" (featuring Ja Rule) | 10 | Urban Nature | |