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Olly Alexander

オリー・アレクサンダー　/　おりー・あれくさんだー

Musician from United Kingdom

July 15, 1990 (age 35)　・　Harrogate, United Kingdom

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composer

My Take

Olly Alexander is someone I keep coming back to as a model of an artist who refuses to separate the music from the message. Fronting Years & Years to two No. 1 albums and a chart-topping single is no small feat, yet what I notice most is how openly he folds his LGBTQ activism into his public life rather than treating it as a side project. There is a real risk in being that visible, and he seems to accept it. Pivoting from the band into acting and a solo identity after the 2024 dissolution shows restlessness I respect. He feels like a performer still figuring out who he wants to be, out loud.

Overview

Oliver Alexander Thornton (born 15 July 1990) is an English singer, songwriter, actor, and LGBTQ activist who rose to prominence as the lead singer of the English pop band Years & Years, achieving two No. 1 albums on the UK Albums Chart, a No. 1 single and five Top 10 entries on the UK Singles Chart. He continued to release music under the band's name between 2021 and 2023 until their dissolution in 2024.

Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

1. Profile

Name (English): Olly Alexander
Name (Japanese): オリー・アレクサンダー
Reading: おりー・あれくさんだー
Born: July 15, 1990 (age 35)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Cancer / Horse
Origin: Harrogate, United Kingdom
Blood type: Private
Height: Private
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Occupation: musician / singer / composer / actor / songwriter

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: Private
University: Hereford College of Arts

3. Relationships

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4. Personality

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