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Background information | |
Birth name | Alexa Holland |
Born | December 25, 1986 |
Origin | Orange County, California, U.S. |
Genres | Jazz, alternative rock, pop rock, folk |
Occupation(s) | Singer, musician, songwriter |
Instrument(s) | Vocals, Guitar, Piano, Ukulele, Bass |
Years active | 2003–present |
Parent | Dexter Holland |
Website | www.lexland.net |
Alexa Holland (born December 25, 1986) known by her stagename Lex Land, is an American singer-songwriter and jazz vocalist from Los Angeles, currently residing in Austin, Texas. [1] She was a contestant on the second season of NBC's singing competition The Voice . Land also fronts three other projects: Moorhaunter, One Big Dark Room, and The Kremer Land Swing Band. She is the daughter of Dexter Holland, the lead vocalist of The Offspring.
Intelligent Noise Records released her first two albums, Orange Days on Lemon Street in 2008, and Were My Sweetheart to Go... in 2011. Both albums had songs featured on television programs.
In 2009, she performed as the last live in-studio guest for NBC's Last Call With Carson Daly. She has performed live twice on Los Angeles station KCRW's Morning Becomes Eclectic: once in 2009 [2] and again in 2011. [3]
Holland is the daughter of Dexter Holland, lead singer, rhythm guitarist and primary songwriter of the American punk rock band the Offspring. [4]
Round | Order | Song | Original Artist | Notes |
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Blind Auditions | 6 | "I Can't Make You Love Me" | Bonnie Raitt | Adam Levine, CeeLo Green, and Blake Shelton turned their chairs, Joined Team Blake |
Battle Rounds | 2 | "Pumped Up Kicks" | Foster the People | Eliminated Lost to Charlotte Sometimes |
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