Alex Vargas
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Alex Vargas is a singer, guitarist and songwriter born in Denmark on February 17, 1988 to an English mother and Uruguayan father.
Alex relocated to London at age 17 to pursue his musical career. After having toured the UK club circuit playing in excess of 120 shows and self releasing the EP entitled "Alex Vargas", he was signed to Geffen Records
in 2008 and formed the band Vagabond. The band released their Xenomania
produced debut album, You Don't Know the Half of It
on August 17, 2009 entering the UK album charts at number 27.
The UK press has compared Alex to a younger Steve Winwood
and Robert Palmer due to his vocals having similar deep and bluesy qualities. They described the band's sound as "blue-eyed" soul rock.
Paul Lester from The Guardian said:‘..In Alex Vargas they've got a frontman who just happens to have one of the most impressive white soul voices since Michael Hutchence, Steve Winwood and Robert Palmer.’
Throughout 2009, Vagabond toured the UK selling out two headline UK tours and supporting artists such as James Morrison
and The Script. Vagabond also performed at the Glastonbury
, T in the Park
and V
music festivals in the UK.
On February 16, 2010 Alex disbanded the band in-order to free him self from the more polished pop sound of Vagabond and pursue a solo career with a rawer sound..
Alex is currently writing and recording his debut solo album in London and Los Angeles. He is published by EMI
.
Alex relocated to London at age 17 to pursue his musical career. After having toured the UK club circuit playing in excess of 120 shows and self releasing the EP entitled "Alex Vargas", he was signed to Geffen Records
Geffen Records
Geffen Records is an American record label, owned by Universal Music Group, and operated as one third of UMG's Interscope-Geffen-A&M label group.-Beginnings:...
in 2008 and formed the band Vagabond. The band released their Xenomania
Xenomania
Xenomania is a British songwriting and production team founded by Brian Higgins and based in Kent, England. Formed after Higgins met Miranda Cooper, Xenomania has written and produced for renowned artists such as Cher, Kylie Minogue, Dannii Minogue, Pet Shop Boys, and Sugababes...
produced debut album, You Don't Know the Half of It
You Don't Know the Half of It
You Don't Know The Half Of It is the debut album by British band Vagabond. It was released on 17 August 2009, two weeks after their second single "Don't Wanna Run No More"...
on August 17, 2009 entering the UK album charts at number 27.
The UK press has compared Alex to a younger Steve Winwood
Steve Winwood
Stephen Lawrence "Steve" Winwood is an English international recording artist whose career spans nearly 50 years. He is a songwriter and a musician whose genres include soul music , R&B, rock, blues-rock, pop-rock, and jazz...
and Robert Palmer due to his vocals having similar deep and bluesy qualities. They described the band's sound as "blue-eyed" soul rock.
Paul Lester from The Guardian said:‘..In Alex Vargas they've got a frontman who just happens to have one of the most impressive white soul voices since Michael Hutchence, Steve Winwood and Robert Palmer.’
Throughout 2009, Vagabond toured the UK selling out two headline UK tours and supporting artists such as James Morrison
James Morrison (singer)
James Morrison is a BRIT Award-winning English singer-songwriter and guitarist from Rugby, Warwickshire. In 2006, his debut single "You Give Me Something" became a hit in Europe, Australia, and Japan, peaking in the top five in the UK and New Zealand. His debut album, Undiscovered, debuted at the...
and The Script. Vagabond also performed at the Glastonbury
Glastonbury Festival 2009
The 2009 Glastonbury Festival of Contemporary Performing Arts was held from 24–29 June 2009.- Registration :In a similar way to previous festivals, tickets for the 2009 event required pre-registration through the festival website...
, T in the Park
T in the Park 2009
T in the Park 2009 was the sixteenth T in the Park festival to take place since 1994. It took place on the weekend of Friday 10th July, Saturday 11th July and Sunday 12th July at Balado, in Perth and Kinross, Scotland...
and V
V Festival
The V Festival is an annual music festival held in England during the penultimate weekend in August. The event is held at two parks simultaneously which share the same bill; artists perform at one location on Saturday and then swap on Sunday. The sites are located at Hylands Park in Chelmsford and...
music festivals in the UK.
On February 16, 2010 Alex disbanded the band in-order to free him self from the more polished pop sound of Vagabond and pursue a solo career with a rawer sound..
Alex is currently writing and recording his debut solo album in London and Los Angeles. He is published by EMI
EMI
The EMI Group, also known as EMI Music or simply EMI, is a multinational music company headquartered in London, United Kingdom. It is the fourth-largest business group and family of record labels in the recording industry and one of the "big four" record companies. EMI Group also has a major...
.