Alex Warren | |
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 Alex Warren performing in 2023 | |
| Born | Alexander Warren Hughes September 18, 2000 Carlsbad, California, U.S. |
| Occupation(s) | Singer-songwriter, comedic video creator |
| Spouse | Kouvr Annon (m. 2024) |
Alexander Warren Hughes is an American singer-songwriter and comedic video creator on YouTube. He is also popular on TikTok and Instagram. [1] [2] [3] [4] He was previously a member and a co-founder [5] of the collaborative TikTok group The Hype House. [6] [7] [8]
Alex Warren was born in Carlsbad, California. [9] He grew up skateboarding and would first share his content to Instagram as early as May 2015. In 2020, Warren became the host of the reality show AwesomenessTV's Next Influencer for YouTube. [10]
In April 2021, Netflix announced the start of work on an unscripted series about a Hype House, and Warren became one of the stars of the show. [11] [12]
Warren released his debut original song "One More I Love You" in June 2021. [13] He signed with Atlantic Records in August 2022 and created the Locked in with Alex Warren podcast. [14] [15]
Warren's love for music was fostered at a young age. His father bought him a Fender guitar and introduced him to Coldplay, Linkin Park, and Train, among others.
Warren released his first single "One More I Love You" about his traumatic childhood experience in 2021. [16] Since then, Warren independently released two more singles, "Screaming Underwater" [17] and "Remember Me Happy". [18]
In 2022 Warren signed a record deal with Atlantic Records. [19] The label debut single, "Headlights", garnered 74M views on TikTok prior to release. [20] [21] [22] Following his debut, Warren released "Chasing Shadows", [23] "Give You Love", [24] [25] "Change Your Mind", [26] "How Could You (Be Ok)" [27] and "Yard Sale". [28]
In February 2024, Warren released "Before You Leave Me". [29] This was followed by "Save You a Seat" in April 2024 [30] and "Carry You Home" on May 31, 2024. [31]
Warren has siblings named Lauren, Ashley, and Grant. [32] His father was diagnosed with terminal cancer twice and died from kidney cancer when Warren was nine. [33] His mother was an alcoholic, and as a result Warren had to leave home when he was a teenager. [34] He was homeless and sleeping in his friends' cars for a while. [35] [36]
Warren began a relationship with Instagrammer Kouvr Annon in 2018. [37] [38] The couple got engaged in December 2022, [39] and married on June 22, 2024.
| Title | Details | Peak chart positions | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [40] | AUS [41] | BEL (FL) [42] | CAN [43] | IRE [44] | NLD [45] | NOR [46] | NZ [47] | SWE [48] | UK [49] | ||
| You'll Be Alright, Kid (Chapter 1) |
| 62 | 50 | 24 | 33 | 33 [50] | 8 | 5 | 20 | 19 | 47 |
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [51] | BEL (FL) [42] | CAN [52] | IRE [44] | NLD [45] | NOR [53] | NZ [54] | SWE [55] | UK [49] | WW [56] | ||||||||
| "One More I Love You" [13] | 2021 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles | |||||
| "Screaming Underwater" [17] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| "Remember Me Happy" [18] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| "Headlights" [20] | 2022 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| "Chasing Shadows" [23] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | You'll Be Alright, Kid (Chapter 1) | ||||||
| "Give You Love" [24] | 2023 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles | |||||
| "Change Your Mind" [26] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| "How Could You (Be OK)" [27] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| "Yard Sale" [28] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | You'll Be Alright, Kid (Chapter 1) | ||||||
| "Before You Leave Me" [29] | 2024 | — | 10 | — | 41 | 35 | 10 | — | 34 | 81 | — | ||||||
| "Save You a Seat" | — [A] | — | — | 89 | — | 26 | — | 70 | 93 | — | |||||||
| "Carry You Home" (solo or featuring Ella Henderson) [31] | — [B] | 6 | 56 | 20 [62] | 13 | 28 | — | 46 | 32 | 176 | |||||||
| "Troubled Waters" [64] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — [C] | — | — | — | |||||||
| "Burning Down" | 69 | 16 | 44 | 21 [66] | 47 | 15 | 31 | 73 | 35 | 136 |
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| "—" denotes releases that did not chart in that territory. | |||||||||||||||||
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| NZ Hot [67] | |||
| "Catch My Breath" | 2024 | 17 | You'll Be Alright, Kid (Chapter 1) |
| "You'll Be Alright, Kid" | 23 | ||
| "Burning Down (Alex's Version)" | 26 | Non-album song |
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