Alexander Jean
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{{short description|American rock duo}}
{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Alexander Jean
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| origin = Los Angeles, California, U.S.
| genre = Rock
| years_active = 2015–present
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| website = {{URL|www.alexanderjeanofficial.com}}
| current_members = Mark Ballas
BC Jean
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Alexander Jean is an American music duo made up of singers Mark Ballas and BC Jean. The name for the duo is a combination of their two middle names. Ballas and Jean first met in 2012. Ballas was performing in a band while Jean was performing her own material. They became an official music duo in 2015. They also married each other in November 2016.{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop/8490171/alexander-jean-interview-mark-ballas-bc-jean|author=Brooke Bajgrowicz|title=How Alexander Jean Turned Relationship Woes into Heartfelt Music – And a Real-Life Love Story: Interview|magazine=Billboard|date=December 13, 2018|accessdate=March 20, 2019}}{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop/8053844/mark-ballas-bc-jean-alexander-jean-we-three-kings-video|author=Chris Malone|title=Mark Ballas & BC Jean Update Christmas Carol 'We Three Kings' in New Video|magazine=Billboard|date=November 29, 2017|accessdate=March 20, 2019}}
Their debut single was "Roses and Violets". It reached the top 20 on Billboard{{'}}s Bubbling Under Hot 100 chart. Alexander Jean were picked in November 2018 as Elvis Duran's Artist of the Month. The duo was featured on NBC's Today show, hosted by Hoda Kotb and Kathie Lee Gifford, broadcast nationally in the United States where they performed a live version of their single "Waiting for You".
Members
=Mark Ballas=
Mark Alexander Ballas Jr. (born May 24, 1986) is a British/American singer-songwriter, musician, critically acclaimed professional dancer, choreographer and actor. He played Charlie Price in the 2012 Broadway musical Kinky Boots and played Frankie Valli in the Broadway musical Jersey Boys.
=BC Jean=
Brittany Jean Carlson (born April 22, 1987), better known by her stage name BC Jean,{{cite web | last =Varga | first =George | title =Starbound? Major label debut by San Diego's BC Jean out Monday | work =U-T San Diego | date =September 10, 2010 | url =http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/2010/sep/10/starbound-major-label-debut-san-diegos-bc-rich-out/ | accessdate =September 15, 2010| archivedate= October 10, 2016| archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20161010211553/http://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/sdut-starbound-major-label-debut-san-diegos-bc-rich-out-2010sep10-story.html| url-status=live|quote= At 23, San Diego native BC Jean... }}{{cite web | last =Lewis | first =Randy | title =BC Jean is ready to greet the world | series =Pop Music | work =Los Angeles Times | date =September 10, 2010 | url =https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2010-sep-10-la-et-bc-jean-20100910-story.html | access-date =September 15, 2010 | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20100915072204/http://articles.latimes.com/2010/sep/10/entertainment/la-et-bc-jean-20100910| archive-date= September 15, 2010 | url-status= live}} is an American singer-songwriter and actress, perhaps best known for writing the song "If I Were a Boy" which was later sung by Beyoncé and achieved worldwide commercial success.
Discography
=EPs=
- 2016: Head High
- 2017: High Enough
- 2021: Coming Down
=Singles=
- 2016: "Roses and Violets"
- 2016: "So Bad"
- 2017: "Paper Planes"
- 2017: "We Three Kings" (feat. Casey Abrams)
- 2018: "Stampede" (feat. Lindsey Stirling)
- 2018: "Waiting for You"
- 2019: "O Holy Night"
- 2020: "For Anybody Wondering"
- 2020: "Nevermind"
- 2020: "Highs & Lows"{{cite web|url=https://www.people.com/music/mark-ballas-bc-jean-drop-highs-and-lows/%3famp=true|title=Mark Ballas and Wife BC Jean Release New Love Song — Listen to Alexander Jean's 'Highs & Lows'|work=People|last=Telling|first=Gillian|date=November 13, 2020|accessdate=November 14, 2020}}
- 2020: “God Rest You Merry, Gentlemen”
References
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External links
- [https://www.alexanderjeanofficial.com/ Official website]
- [https://www.facebook.com/alexanderjeanofficial Facebook]
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Category:Musical groups established in 2015
Category:American pop music duos