Alex Hope (songwriter)
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Alexandra Hope Robotham |
| Born |
29 November 1993 London, United Kingdom |
| Genres | Pop |
| Occupation(s) | Songwriter, producer, musician, singer |
| Instruments | Guitar, bass, vocals, piano |
| Years active | 2012–present |
| Labels | Sony ATV Music Publishing |
| Associated acts | Troye Sivan, Broods, Wrabel |
| Website | http://www.alexhope.com.au |
Alexandra Hope Robotham (born 29 November 1993), professionally known as Alex Hope is an ARIA and APRA Award winning songwriter, producer and musician. She is the daughter of the Gold Dagger awarded author, Michael Robotham.
Alex has worked with a variety of artists including Troye Sivan, Tina Arena, Taylor Henderson, Wrabel, Tove Lo, Jack Antonoff and Broods.[1] [2]
Career
Alex co-wrote 'Borrow My Heart', which debuted at No. 1 on the ARIA Singles Chart and was certified 2x platinum, for runner-up of The X Factor Australia, Taylor Henderson[3][4][5][6] and 'Your Eyes' for Jai Waetford, which peaked at No. 6.
She also co-wrote 'When You Were Mine', the first single from Taylor Henderson's second studio album, which debuted at No. 5 on the ARIA Singles Chart and was certified platinum.[7]
She wrote four songs on Tina Arena's album, Reset including Only Lonely, which peaked at No. 32 on the ARIA Singles Chart after being featured in a commercial for the 2013 finale of 'Home and Away'.[8]
Alex co-wrote the song 'Paper Thin' which placed second in the 2013 'Vanda & Young Songwriting Competition'[9][10]
In December 2013, Alex signed a publishing deal with Sony ATV Publishing.[11]
Alex co-wrote 'Fun' on Troye Sivan's debut EP TRXYE[12] and vocal produced Papercut.
Alex worked as a writer and producer on Troye Sivan's debut album Blue Neighbourhood, released in December 2015, and featured as a vocalist on the song 'BLUE'. Sivan first stated this in Zane Lowe's World Record on Apple Music's Beats 1 on 13 October 2015.
In 2016, Alex was named Breakthrough Songwriter of the Year at the APRA Awards.[13]
Credits
| Year | Artist | Album | Song | Credit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Tina Arena | Reset | Only Lonely | Writer |
| Jai Waetford | Jai Waetford EP | Your Eyes | Writer | |
| Taylor Henderson | Taylor Henderson | Borrow My Heart | Writer | |
| 2014 | Taylor Henderson | Burnt Letters | When You Were Mine | Writer |
| Already Gone | Writer | |||
| Troye Sivan | TRXYE | Fun | Writer | |
| Jessica Mauboy | Beautiful | Palace | Writer / Guitar | |
| Guy Sebastian | Madness | The Pause | Writer | |
| 2015 | Tuka | Life Death Time Eternal | Nirvana | Writer / Producer |
| My Star | Writer / Producer | |||
| Right By You | Writer / Producer | |||
| Troye Sivan | WILD | WILD | Writer / Producer | |
| FOOLS | Writer | |||
| DKLA (featuring Tkay Maidza) | Writer | |||
| Troye Sivan | Blue Neighbourhood | COOL | Writer / Producer | |
| HEAVEN (featuring Betty Who) | Writer | |||
| YOUTH | Writer | |||
| TOO GOOD | Writer / Producer | |||
| BLUE feat. Alex Hope | Writer / Producer / Vocal Feature | |||
| 2016 | ||||
| Broods | Conscious | Hold The Line | Writer / Producer | |
| Freak of Nature (featuring Tove Lo) | Producer | |||
| Recovery | Writer / Producer | |||
| Troye Sivan | WILD | WILD (featuring Alessia Cara) | Writer / Producer | |
| Wrabel | 11 Blocks | 11 Blocks | Writer / Producer |
References
- ↑ Moran, Jonathon (30 November 2013). "Sydney Confidential takes a look at some of Australia's most accomplished song writers". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 2014-06-23.
- ↑ Stone, Jake (13 June 2014). "FEATURE: Jake Stone interviews songwriter Alex Hope". Happy. Retrieved 2014-07-06.
- ↑ "Number Ones – Taylor Henderson 'Borrow My Heart'"
- ↑ "Taylor Henderson knocks X Factor winner Dami Im off the top chart spot". The Daily Telegraph. 9 November 2013. Retrieved 19 November 2013.
- ↑ "X Factor stars Taylor, Jai and Third D3gree to release singles today". News.com.au. 1 November 2013. Retrieved 19 November 2013.
- ↑ "Taylor Henderson To Release Self-Titled Debut Album on November 29th". Spotlight Report. 12 November 2013. Retrieved 19 November 2013.
- ↑ "Project U – Taylor Henderson Interview"
- ↑ "'Only Lonely' by Tina Arena (Australian Songs iTunes Chart)". iTunes. Retrieved 2014-06-23.
- ↑ "Isabella Manfredi takes out first place in the 2013 Vanda and Young Songwriting Competition!". APRA/AMCOS. 15 August 2013. Retrieved 2014-06-23.
- ↑ VANDA AND YOUNG SONGWRITING COMPETITION WINNERS ANNOUNCED
- ↑ Alex Hope Official Site
- ↑ "Project U – TRXYE Review"
- ↑ APRAS 2016