Alex Boyé
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Alex Boyé is a British-born Latter-day Saint singer and actor of Nigerian descent.
Boyé was born in London
, England
. He joined The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) at age 16. He served as a missionary
in the England Bristol
Mission
. He was then the lead singer in the boy band Awesome, which sold over 500,000 CDs while on contract with Universal Records Europe. In 1999 Boye left the band to begin a solo career, releasing his first solo album in 2000 which made it to number 12 on the European charts. In 2000 Boyé moved to Utah
. He has since been involved in many musical and theatrical productions.
Boyé has been an actor for the Hale Center Theatre in multiple productions and has played the role of Frederick Douglass
in Frank Wildhorn
's Civil War both at Hale Center and at Rogers Memorial Theatre in Centerville, Utah
. He played the role of Aminadab
in Lightsone Films' production of David and Goliath. He is a member of the Mormon Tabernacle Choir
in addition to pursuing a solo career. Recently he participated as a featured soloist in a concert connected with the rededication of the St. George Catholic Church. In 2005 Boye received an award from the LDS Booksellers Association for his album "Testimony".
Boyé married his wife Julie in the Salt Lake Temple
.
Boyé's hit single "Crazy For You" has been played by radio stations nationwide. His recent Be Still My Soul: Classic Hymns and Folksongs has also been a major success.
He also sang "Born To Be A Scout", the feature song from the B-movie
"Scout Camp". Songs by Boye have also appeared in other movies such as Baptists at Our Barbecue and Church Ball
.
Boyé was born in London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
. He joined The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) at age 16. He served as a missionary
Missionary (LDS Church)
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is one of the most active modern practitioners of missionary work, with over 52,000 full-time missionaries worldwide, as of the end of 2010...
in the England Bristol
Bristol
Bristol is a city, unitary authority area and ceremonial county in South West England, with an estimated population of 433,100 for the unitary authority in 2009, and a surrounding Larger Urban Zone with an estimated 1,070,000 residents in 2007...
Mission
Mission (LDS Church)
A mission of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is a geographical administrative area to which church missionaries are assigned. Almost all areas of the world are within the boundaries of an LDS Church mission, whether or not Mormon missionaries live or proselytize in the area...
. He was then the lead singer in the boy band Awesome, which sold over 500,000 CDs while on contract with Universal Records Europe. In 1999 Boye left the band to begin a solo career, releasing his first solo album in 2000 which made it to number 12 on the European charts. In 2000 Boyé moved to Utah
Utah
Utah is a state in the Western United States. It was the 45th state to join the Union, on January 4, 1896. Approximately 80% of Utah's 2,763,885 people live along the Wasatch Front, centering on Salt Lake City. This leaves vast expanses of the state nearly uninhabited, making the population the...
. He has since been involved in many musical and theatrical productions.
Boyé has been an actor for the Hale Center Theatre in multiple productions and has played the role of Frederick Douglass
Frederick Douglass
Frederick Douglass was an American social reformer, orator, writer and statesman. After escaping from slavery, he became a leader of the abolitionist movement, gaining note for his dazzling oratory and incisive antislavery writing...
in Frank Wildhorn
Frank Wildhorn
Frank Wildhorn is an American composer known for both his musicals and popular songs. He is most known for his musical Jekyll & Hyde, which ran four years on Broadway, and for writing the #1 International Hit song "Where Do Broken Hearts Go?" for Whitney Houston.-Early years:Wildhorn was born in...
's Civil War both at Hale Center and at Rogers Memorial Theatre in Centerville, Utah
Centerville, Utah
Centerville is a city in Davis County, Utah, United States. It is part of the Ogden-Clearfield Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 15,335 at the 2010 census...
. He played the role of Aminadab
Aminadab
Aminadab is mentioned in Helaman 5:34-41. He is said to have been a righteous Nephite. However, evidently he fell away from the Church, and became associated with the Lamanites, as a guard in their prisons....
in Lightsone Films' production of David and Goliath. He is a member of the Mormon Tabernacle Choir
Mormon Tabernacle Choir
The Mormon Tabernacle Choir, sometimes colloquially referred to as MoTab, is a Grammy and Emmy Award winning, 360-member, all-volunteer choir. The choir is part of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints . However, the choir is completely self-funded, traveling and producing albums to...
in addition to pursuing a solo career. Recently he participated as a featured soloist in a concert connected with the rededication of the St. George Catholic Church. In 2005 Boye received an award from the LDS Booksellers Association for his album "Testimony".
Boyé married his wife Julie in the Salt Lake Temple
Salt Lake Temple
The Salt Lake Temple is the largest and best-known of more than 130 temples of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. It is the sixth temple built by the church, requiring 40 years to complete, and the fourth operating temple built since the Mormon exodus from Nauvoo,...
.
Boyé's hit single "Crazy For You" has been played by radio stations nationwide. His recent Be Still My Soul: Classic Hymns and Folksongs has also been a major success.
He also sang "Born To Be A Scout", the feature song from the B-movie
B-movie
A B movie is a low-budget commercial motion picture that is not definitively an arthouse or pornographic film. In its original usage, during the Golden Age of Hollywood, the term more precisely identified a film intended for distribution as the less-publicized, bottom half of a double feature....
"Scout Camp". Songs by Boye have also appeared in other movies such as Baptists at Our Barbecue and Church Ball
Church Ball
Church Ball is a 2006 comedy film about a basketball team from an LDS church ward.This family-film and comedy was filmed in and around Provo, Utah and is distributed by Halestorm Entertainment.-Plot synopsis:...
.
Sources
- Mormon Times Dec. 11, 2009
- Denver Post article on Boye
- Bio from Boyé's website
- LDS Musicworld entry on Boyé
- St. Louis American, July 26, 2008
- Article on Boyé from 2006
- discogs entry for Boye
- Mormons in Music bio of Boye