Cristian Alexanda is an Australian
R&B singer from
Perth
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. In 2003 and 2004, he has supported a number of well-known acts on their Australian tours including
50 Cent
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,
G-Unit
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and
Sean Paul
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and
Justin Timberlake
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.
Life and career
2004–2007: Cristyle
His first single "Misunderstood" was released on 24 May 2004. It peaked at 24 on the
ARIA Charts
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. "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
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, who had also produced tracks for
Blue
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and
Craig David
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.
The second single "Party Anthem" was released in July 2004 and debuted at number 19.
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 minimal promotion due to a rift between his management label, Legit Music, and marketing/distribution giant Liberation / Mushroom Music. Label owner Michael Gudinski, known for discovering Kylie Minogue and furthering the career of Jimmy Barnes, 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. Later that year in June, he supported
Justin Timberlake
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on the Australian leg of the
Justified & Stripped Tour.
The second single was ''Party Anthem''.
2007–2009: Urban Nature
Cristian spent majority of 2007–2008 recording his third album both in Australia and the United States. All songs for the album were written by Alexanda, now Alexander, and produced by the most popular producers in Australia. The album features collaborations from U.S rapper/actor
Ja Rule
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, who made his first rap appearance in years after retiring to pursue acting. The song "Too Fine" featuring Ja Rule, was realised in April 2008 The album also features U.S platinum rapper Fabolous on "Something About You". It was never released as a single due to a meltdown at Fabolous's record label Def Jam, and no video was produced for it. The second single "Won't Let You Go" was highly praised by the Australian music media. Due to a company fold from Central Station Records going bankrupt, the album's distributor, "Won't Let You Go" and "Stay With Me" were rush as single releases with no promotion. The album was never physically released and is only available on iTunes and in stores in Japan. Alexander quickly moved on to his next project "Revolution" recorded for Zhenya Records.
2009–present: Later career
In 2010, Cristian moved to Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, to write and co-produce an album for Asian musician
Siti Nurhaliza
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. It was her first ever English album. Cristian wrote and produced the album with past collaborator Bryan B (''Urban Nature''). Cristian also wrote the collaboration with Sean Kingston on the song titled "Remember You". As the album was set to be released, Cristian abruptly left the record company Whats Up Entertainment citing creative differences with the company heads. He then quickly moved on to his next project, another solo album called ''Born Again Cristian''. The meaning behind the album is a rebirth of the artist after he told Malaysian interviewers the music is like nothing he's heard before.
Discography
Albums
Singles
Notes
External links
Official websiteOfficial Central Station artist page
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Year of birth missing (living people)
Living people
Australian male singers
Australian contemporary R&B singers
Musicians from Perth, Western Australia