Alee (singer)

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Alee
Birth nameAlexandra Adamoski
Born Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Genres Country
Occupation(s)Singer-songwriter
Instrument(s)
Years active2012–present
Labels
  • Little Red Truck
  • Gotta Be Alee
  • Wax
Website gottabealee.com

Alexandra Adamoski, known professionally as Alee, is a Canadian country music singer-songwriter. Alee released her independent debut album, This Road Goes Everywhere, on July 18, 2013. The single "Don't Say You Love Me" reached the Top 25 on the Billboard Canada Country chart, followed by a Top 20 hit with her 2015 single "Moonshine". [1] In August 2013, she won the Canadian Country Music Association's Jiffy Lube FanFest Performance Contest, and was later nominated for the prestigious Rising Star Award in 2016, and Female Artist of the Year in 2017. [2] Her debut label-supported album, Bad Habit , was released in April 2017. [3] She released her third album Feels Like This independently in 2021. [4]

Contents

Discography

Studio albums

TitleDetails
This Road Goes Everywhere
  • Release date: July 18, 2013
  • Label: Alee
Bad Habit
  • Release date: April 21, 2017
  • Label: Wax, Universal
Feels Like This
  • Release date: July 16, 2021
  • Label: Alee

Extended plays

TitleDetails
Say Hello to Goodbye
  • Release date: July 10, 2015
  • Label: Wax

Singles

YearSinglePeak positionsAlbum
CAN Country
[5]
2012"Real"This Road Goes Everywhere
"What're We Waitin' For?"
2013"Don't Say You Love Me"25
"Crazy"32
2014"Only the Strong Survive"32Bad Habit
2015"Moonshine"20
"Say Hello to Goodbye" [6] Say Hello to Goodbye
2016"Are You Alone"Bad Habit
2017"When I Do"46
"Bad Habit" [7]
2018"Don't Make Me Miss You" [8] 38Feels Like This
2019"No One Like You"33
2021"Ex-Girlfriend"
"Guys Like You"
2022"Boys and Girls"
"Twenty-Four" [9] TBA
2023"Love Songs" [10]
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Music videos

YearVideoDirector
2013"Don't Say You Love Me"Blake McWilliam
2014"Only the Strong Survive"Aaron A
2015"Moonshine"
2017"When I Do"

Awards

YearNominee / workAwardResult
2013This Road Goes EverywhereACMA Album of the YearNominated
AleeACMA Rising Star Award
ACMA Female Artist of the YearWon
"Don't Say You Love Me"ACMA Song of the YearNominated
Canadian Country Music Awards Songwriter of the Year (second ballot)
AleeCanadian Country Music Awards Rising Star Award (second ballot)
Canadian Country Music Awards Female Artist of the Year (second ballot)
2014ACMA Female Artist of the YearWon
Canadian Radio Music Awards Best New Group or Solo Artist: CountryNominated
2016AleeCanadian Country Music Awards: Rising StarNominated
2017AleeCanadian Country Music Awards: Female Artist of the YearNominated
2017AleeAlberta Country Music Awards: Female Artist of the YearWon
2017AleeAlberta Country Music Awards: Album of the Year (Bad Habit)Won
2017AleeAlberta Country Music Awards: Single of the Year (When I Do)Nominated
2017AleeAlberta Country Music Awards: Song of the Year (When I Do)Nominated
2017AleeAlberta Country Music Awards: Video of the Year (When I Do)Nominated
2022AleeCanadian Country Music Awards: Creative Director of the Year (Feels Like This) [11] Nominated

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