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29 interesting facts about Alec Benjamin
Alec Benjamin had a long way to become a famous musician singer, but his journey was very important in forming a musician he now.
With enthusiasm and determination, he pursued his career in something he was passionate about.
Here are 29 interesting facts about Alec Benjamin that you should know.
Alec Shane Benjamin is 26 years old.
He has a sister named Logan, who was born in more than 2 months early.
Alec does not come from a music platform, his father will play guitar as a hobby, but in addition to he has no effect of music grew up.
At school, Alec is seen quiet and keeps himself.
When he arrived at Middle School Alec started practicing at home and using his father's guitar to teach himself playing with YouTube instructions.
At the age of 16, he started writing and composing his own songs on his computer at home.
From 17 years old, he started immersing in the musical context.
When a teenager, he even went to LA and as far as the United Kingdom to immerse hisself in the music community.
His first job was a karate instructor at a karate studio in Phoenix.
When he graduated from high school, Alec decided he wanted a future in music so he registered to enter the University of South California.
Through a friend of a friend, Alec met Sacha Skarbek, who wrote songs for those who like Miley Cyrus and Lana del Rey.
This friendship has been caused and they started writing songs together in Sacha's studio in London.
While in Europe, he started playing small concerts like Berlin Week, where he began to develop a fans base.
In 2013, he defeated his first record agreement with an independent brand named "white wire".
At the age of 20 in 2014, Alec was provided a record deal from Columbia Records to produce his debut album.
After this blow, he decided to start again and in 2016, he uploaded the first "paper crown" song.
This began to give up the base of Alec's fans so that he had uploaded only a few weeks later called "fountains", gained more than 10 million views on YouTube.
In 2016, he co-authored the song "New York Soul, Pt. 2" is part of Jon Bellion's debut album "Human situation".
His music is very important when it talks about everyday life, and when the fan base continues to develop Alec is still uploading.
2017 is a critical year in Alec's career, like his song "I built a friend" used by contestant Merrick Hanna in the 12th American season.
On February 1, 2018, Alec signed with Atlantic Records after seeing his self-created music video for "I built a friend" and they were overwhelmed by his creative talent.
His 2018 release on the track "Let me down slowly" has increased the global traction with millions of views.
Alec Made 2 Mixtapes, "America" was first released on April 22, 2013 and recounted for you, was released on November 16, 2018.
"These two windows" are Alec Benjamin's first studio album, released on May 29, 2020.
Alec has an average of more than 5 million listeners every month on Spotify and has more than 130,000 followers on SoundCloud by 2020.
In 2020, it was estimated that Alec's net value was 750,000 dollars.
He admitted that he was a shy camera and he was quite secret about his personal life.
For Alec and Pets, in March 2019, Alec posted on Twitter that he couldn't get a dog so he would take a alternative goldfish.
Alec is 5 feet 11 inches (180 cm) height.
The story of the challenges and tribulations of Alec Benjamin is an inspiring person for anyone who wants to consider the career of a musician.
He pointed out that with perseverance and time if you have a passion for something you can turn your dream into reality.
