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Alex Preston
Alex Preston
Background information
Birth name	Alex Preston Philbrick
Born	May 6, 1993 (age 31); United States
Genres	Indie folk; folk-pop; folk rock; indie pop;
Occupation	Singer
Instruments	Vocals; guitar;
Years active	2014–present

Alex Preston Philbrick (born May 6, 1993),^[1] better known as Alex Preston, is an American singer-songwriter who first came to prominence as the third-place finalist on the thirteenth season of American Idol. His self-titled debut album was released on July 21, 2015, and his second album, A Work in Progress, was released in 2018.

Early life

Alex Preston was born and raised in Mont Vernon, New Hampshire.^[1]^[2] He wrote his first song called "Fish Food" when he was 12. He attended Souhegan High School in Amherst, New Hampshire where he played the guitar in a jazz band, and in the percussion section in concert and a marching band.^[3] He also formed a band with friends, Dustin Newhouse, Josh Brackett and Tucker Brown, called Undertow.^[1] He graduated from high school in 2011,^[4] and studied at the University of New Hampshire.^[5]

Preston has written songs with his cousin Jo Dee Messina, the rock band Framing Hanley, and Aria Summer. His song was used in the CD "Voices for Heroes," a benefit for Sandy Hook.^[6] He won the "Open For MixFest" competition organized by a radio station to open for acts such as Backstreet Boys, Gavin DeGraw and Of Monsters and Men.^[6] His single "The Light Was Already Here" was released in September 2013.^[7]

American Idol

Episode	Theme	Song choice	Original artist	Order	Result
Audition	Auditioner's Choice	"Fairytales" (original composition)	Alex Preston	N/A	Advanced
Hollywood Round, Part 1	A Capella	"Scream & Shout"	will.i.am feat. Britney Spears	N/A	Advanced
Hollywood Round, Part 2	Group Performance	Not aired	Not aired	N/A	Advanced
Hollywood Round, Part 3	Solo	"Fairytales" (original composition)	Alex Preston	N/A	Advanced
Top 31 (10 Men)	Personal Choice	"Volcano"	Damien Rice	7	Advanced
Top 13	This Is Me	"A Beautiful Mess"	Jason Mraz	9	Safe
Top 12	Home	"I Don't Want to Be"	Gavin DeGraw	2	Safe
Top 11	Songs from the Cinema	"Falling Slowly"	Glen Hansard & Markéta Irglová	9	Safe
Top 10	Billboard Top 10	"Story of My Life"	One Direction	4	Safe
Top 9	I'm with the Band!	"Don't Speak"	No Doubt	1	Safe
Top 8	Back to the Start	Duet "Just Give Me a Reason" with Jena Irene	Pink feat. Nate Ruess	2	Safe
Top 8	Back to the Start	Solo "Fairytales" (original composition)	Alex Preston	12	Safe
Top 8^[a]	Songs from the 1980s	Duet "The Girl Is Mine" with Sam Woolf	Michael Jackson & Paul McCartney	3	Safe
Top 8^[a]	Songs from the 1980s	Solo "Every Breath You Take"	The Police	9	Safe
Top 7	Competitors' Choice	Duet "Let Her Go" with Sam Woolf	Passenger	3	Safe
Top 7	Competitors' Choice	Solo "The A Team"	Ed Sheeran	7	Safe
Top 6	Rock 'n' Roll	"Animal"	Neon Trees	4	Safe
Top 6	Country	"Always on My Mind"	Brenda Lee	9	Safe
Top 5	America's Requests	Solo "Sweater Weather"	The Neighbourhood	1	Safe
		Trio "Best Day of My Life" with Jena Irene & Sam Woolf	American Authors	3
		Solo "Say Something"	A Great Big World & Christina Aguilera	8
Top 4	Love Songs	"Too Close"	Alex Clare	3	Safe
		"I'm Yours"	Jason Mraz	8
		"Yellow"	Coldplay	12
Top 3	Randy Jackson's Choice	"Pompeii"	Bastille	2	Eliminated
	Judges' Choice	"Stay"	Rihanna feat. Mikky Ekko	5
	Hometown's Choice	"Story of My Life"	One Direction	8

^ Due to the judges using their one save on Sam Woolf, the top 8 remained intact for another week.

2014–2019: Alex Preston album and A Work in Progress

His debut, self-titled album was recorded in a cabin in Lone Pine, California and was released in 2015.^[8] His second album, A Work in Progress, was released in 2018.^{[citation needed]} In 2019, he won a New England Emmy Award in the Special Event Coverage category for the program NH Chronicle Presents New Hampshire Idol.^[9]^[10]

Discography

Albums

Alex Preston (2015)

"Break My Heart"
"You"
"Fairytales"
"The Light Was Already Here"
"Close to You"
"200 Miles"
"The Author"
"Get Up, Get Down"
"Love Letters"

A Work in Progress (2018)

Digital singles

Year	Song	Album
2013	"The Light Was Already Here"	Non-album single
2014	"Story of My Life"
	"Don't Speak"
	"Fairytales"
	"Every Breath You Take"
	"The A Team"
	"Animal"
	"Say Something"
	"Too Close"

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Fred Bronson (March 20, 2014). "American Idol' Season 13: Alex Preston Gets Feedback From His Country-Star Cousin". The Hollywood Reporter.
^ "Who Is Alex Preston? American Idol 2014 Contestant Background Info". WetPaint. Archived from the original on July 13, 2014.
^ "'American Idol' finalist Alex Philbrick, aka Alex Preston, tuned up before contest at Nashua's North Main Music By Don Himsel". The Telegraph. March 4, 2014.
^ Kimberly Houghton (February 13, 2014). "NH man moves up ranks in 'American Idol' competition". NewHampshire.com.
^ Kimberly Houghton (March 14, 2014). "Alex Preston makes top 10; will tour with 'American Idol'". NewHampshire.com.
^ ^a ^b Lily O’Gara. "Singing in the spotlight: Former UNH student has big plans". The New Hampshire. Archived from the original on December 24, 2013.
^ "The Light Was Already Here: Alex Preston". Amazon.
^ "FORMER IDOL FINALIST ALEX PRESTON RELEASES IMPRESSIVE DEBUT ALBUM". idolchatteryd.com. July 25, 2015. Retrieved March 25, 2020.
^ "42nd BOSTON-NEW ENGLAND EMMY® AWARD RECIPIENTS" (PDF) (Press release). New England Emmy Awards. Retrieved April 25, 2020.
^ Alex Preston (June 16, 2019). "@RealAlexPreston". Twitter. Retrieved April 25, 2020.

[8] Due to the judges using their one save on Sam Woolf, the top 8 remained intact for another week.

[Fred_Bronson-1] Fred Bronson (March 20, 2014). "American Idol' Season 13: Alex Preston Gets Feedback From His Country-Star Cousin". The Hollywood Reporter.

[2] "Who Is Alex Preston? American Idol 2014 Contestant Background Info". WetPaint. Archived from the original on July 13, 2014.

[3] "'American Idol' finalist Alex Philbrick, aka Alex Preston, tuned up before contest at Nashua's North Main Music By Don Himsel". The Telegraph. March 4, 2014.

[4] Kimberly Houghton (February 13, 2014). "NH man moves up ranks in 'American Idol' competition". NewHampshire.com.

[tnh1-5] Kimberly Houghton (March 14, 2014). "Alex Preston makes top 10; will tour with 'American Idol'". NewHampshire.com.

[tnh2-6] Lily O’Gara. "Singing in the spotlight: Former UNH student has big plans". The New Hampshire. Archived from the original on December 24, 2013.

[7] "The Light Was Already Here: Alex Preston". Amazon.

[9] "FORMER IDOL FINALIST ALEX PRESTON RELEASES IMPRESSIVE DEBUT ALBUM". idolchatteryd.com. July 25, 2015. Retrieved March 25, 2020.

[10] "42nd BOSTON-NEW ENGLAND EMMY® AWARD RECIPIENTS" (PDF) (Press release). New England Emmy Awards. Retrieved April 25, 2020.

[11] Alex Preston (June 16, 2019). "@RealAlexPreston". Twitter. Retrieved April 25, 2020.

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Alex Preston (singer)

Early life

American Idol

2014–2019: Alex Preston album and A Work in Progress

Discography

Albums

Digital singles

References

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