Alex Larke (born Alexis Kenneth Larke; 25 May 1979) (also known as Larkey Larke or Larkey[1]) is a British singer/songwriter who represented the United Kingdom as part of the duo Electro Velvet, in the Eurovision Song Contest 2015 with the song "Still in Love with You". For most of his career, Larke has been a solo artist, although he also worked with British rock bands, X and Manimal, before later collaborating with electronic act Teflon Child and big beat pioneer, Cut La Roc.
Born in Welwyn Garden City, Larke was raised, with his sister Anna, by father Jerry, a motorcycle racer, and his Athens, Greece-born mother Penelope, a seamstress. Living in a council house, Larke had a very modest, but happy working-class upbringing in a home that forever had music playing on the stereo. Bands such as the Kinks, the Rolling Stones, the Who, the Police and Elvis Presley would provide him with the basis of his musical influences that would endure through his career.[2]
Larke has performed for the Rolling Stones tribute group The Rollin' Clones, touring the UK and internationally with the band since 2007.
He has recently worked with big beat pioneer Cut La Roc on his album Larger Than Life, which also features Ice-T collaborator Donald D and Snow Patrol frontman Gary Lightbody.
Electro Velvet were selected by the BBC to represent the United Kingdom in the Eurovision Song Contest 2015 with their song "Still in Love with You". The entry was presented on 7 March 2015 via the BBC Red Button service.[3] The song received a mixed to negative reception upon its announcement, but reviews were more favourable as time went on.[4][5] In the Eurovision final they received 5 points and were placed 24th out of 27.[6]
The staging of the song included two pairs of additional dancers, two of whom performed breakdance and acrobatic moves. The television production involved some Busby Berkeley-style shots from above and darkened sequences during which the performer's costumes were illuminated with integral neon strips. There were a couple of pyro effects during the song, including at the very end.[7]
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On 26 October 2016, Alex Larke posted a tweet showing a picture of a video editing suite, with a picture of his face on the right hand screen. The less than cryptic message stated, "Making a music video.... #Shhh #TopSecret", alluding to the fact that Larke is releasing a single in the future.[citation needed]
alex, larke, born, alexis, kenneth, larke, 1979, also, known, larkey, larke, larkey, british, singer, songwriter, represented, united, kingdom, part, electro, velvet, eurovision, song, contest, 2015, with, song, still, love, with, most, career, larke, been, so. Alex Larke born Alexis Kenneth Larke 25 May 1979 also known as Larkey Larke or Larkey 1 is a British singer songwriter who represented the United Kingdom as part of the duo Electro Velvet in the Eurovision Song Contest 2015 with the song Still in Love with You For most of his career Larke has been a solo artist although he also worked with British rock bands X and Manimal before later collaborating with electronic act Teflon Child and big beat pioneer Cut La Roc Alex LarkeAlex LarkeBackground informationBirth nameAlexis Kenneth LarkeBorn 1979 05 25 25 May 1979 age 44 Welwyn Garden City EnglandGenresAlternative rock pop indie rock electronicOccupation s Musician singer songwriterInstrument s Vocals guitar keyboards harmonica bass guitar ukuleleYears active1999 presentWebsitealexlarke wbr com In 2017 Larke released his debut solo album entitled Disposable Love The album was preceded by two singles Shine On and Belladonna Contents 1 Career 1 1 Early beginnings 1 2 2015 Eurovision Song Contest 1 3 New single 2 Discography 2 1 Extended plays 2 2 Singles 3 References 4 External linksCareer editEarly beginnings edit Born in Welwyn Garden City Larke was raised with his sister Anna by father Jerry a motorcycle racer and his Athens Greece born mother Penelope a seamstress Living in a council house Larke had a very modest but happy working class upbringing in a home that forever had music playing on the stereo Bands such as the Kinks the Rolling Stones the Who the Police and Elvis Presley would provide him with the basis of his musical influences that would endure through his career 2 Larke has performed for the Rolling Stones tribute group The Rollin Clones touring the UK and internationally with the band since 2007 He has recently worked with big beat pioneer Cut La Roc on his album Larger Than Life which also features Ice T collaborator Donald D and Snow Patrol frontman Gary Lightbody 2015 Eurovision Song Contest edit Main articles United Kingdom in the Eurovision Song Contest 2015 and Eurovision Song Contest 2015 Electro Velvet were selected by the BBC to represent the United Kingdom in the Eurovision Song Contest 2015 with their song Still in Love with You The entry was presented on 7 March 2015 via the BBC Red Button service 3 The song received a mixed to negative reception upon its announcement but reviews were more favourable as time went on 4 5 In the Eurovision final they received 5 points and were placed 24th out of 27 6 The staging of the song included two pairs of additional dancers two of whom performed breakdance and acrobatic moves The television production involved some Busby Berkeley style shots from above and darkened sequences during which the performer s costumes were illuminated with integral neon strips There were a couple of pyro effects during the song including at the very end 7 New single edit On 26 October 2016 Alex Larke posted a tweet showing a picture of a video editing suite with a picture of his face on the right hand screen The less than cryptic message stated Making a music video Shhh TopSecret alluding to the fact that Larke is releasing a single in the future citation needed Discography editExtended plays edit Album title Album detailsDisposable Love 8 Release date May 2017 Label 12 Gods Recordings Formats Limited release digital download compact discSingles edit Year Single Peak chart position AlbumUK Indie UK Indie Breakers AUT 9 2015 Still in Love with You 8 2 53 Non album singleReferences edit ＬＡＲＫＥＹ Twitter Retrieved 27 March 2021 About Larkemusic com Retrieved 24 June 2020 Taylor Richard 7 March 2015 The UK Reveals All It s Bianca amp Alex eurovoix com Archived from the original on 2 April 2015 Retrieved 7 March 2015 Rickman Dina 8 March 2015 The best worst reviews of the UK s Eurovision entry The Independent Archived from the original on 30 April 2015 Retrieved 8 March 2015 Eurovision UK Duo Electro Velvet earn mixed reaction BBC 8 March 2015 Retrieved 8 March 2015 Eurovision Song Contest Sweden s Mans Zelmerlow wins BBC News 22 May 2015 Retrieved 23 May 2015 Stories Eurovision tv Retrieved 24 June 2020 Disposable Love by Alex Larke iTunes 9 June 2017 Hung Steffen DiscographIe Electro Velvet Austrian Charts Portal Hung Medien Steffen Hung External links editOfficial WebsitePreceded byMolly Smitten Downeswith Children of the Universe United Kingdom in the Eurovision Song Contest2015 Succeeded byJoe and Jakewith You re Not Alone Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Alex Larke amp oldid 1182269452, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
