Brit & Alex

Infobox Musical artist
Name = Brit & Alex
Background = group_or_band
Genre = Pop Contemporary R&B
Years_active = 2002- Present
Label = Hometown/Interscope Records
Associated_acts = Aly & AJ, Polow Da Don, Dallas Austin
URL = http://www.britandalex.com/
Current_members = Brit Smith, Alex Smith
Past_members =

Brit & Alex are a American-British girl group, consisting of identical twin sisters Brit and Alex Smith.

Biography

Brit & Alex (born 1985 in Connecticut) were originally known as child actors, appearing at the age of three in the soap opera "One Life to Live".imdb| name=Brittany Smith | id=0807542] [imdb | name=Alex Smith | id=1321838 ] They later moved to London,cite web | url=http://www.younghollywood.com/whatshot/all/all/1/2008/01/07/Brit_Alex_ | title=Brit & Alex | work=YoungHollywood.com ] and became known for their appearance as teenagers in advertisements for John Frieda's Sheer Blonde hair products. [cite news | url=http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9C0CEEDA143FF932A35757C0A9679C8B63 | title=PULSE: WHAT I'M WEARING NOW; The Sheer Blonde Twins | work=New York Times | date=April 1 2001 ] cite news | url=http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb337/is_200209/ai_n5795756 | title=Blonde and beyond: the Sheer Blonde Twins are out to prove there's more to them than golden locks | work=W magazine | date=September 2002 ]

Having been regular singers since childhood, they have since moved into music full-time, leaving school aged 18 to pursue their musical career. and were later signed by Jimmy Iovine of Hometown/Interscope Records.cite web | url=http://www.outside-org.co.uk/index.php?/test/clients/entertainment/brit_and_alex" | title=Brit And Alex | publisher=The Outside Organisation ] Their debut single, "Let It Go", features on the soundtrack of the 2008 film "" This single also features the vocal talents of G. Bamford, [cite web | url=http://www.gangstasparty.com/usa/rap/news2235.html | title=Atlantic Presents 'Step Up 2 The Streets' | work=Gangsta's Party ] and was released on April 28th 2008. Their debut album, produced by Dallas Austin and Tricky Stewart, [cite news | url=http://www.nytimes.com/slideshow/2006/10/06/style/20061008_PULSE_SLIDESHOW_1.html | title=The Singing Sisters | work=New York Times | date=October 6 2006 ] is scheduled for release in 2008.

The popular and critical website Popjustice.com has been one of the early supporters of the girls. Let It Go got to Number 5 in the UK Commercial Club Chart, and Number 1 in the Upfront Club Chart and was released as CD single in the UK on the 28th April 2008. However it failed to beat it's peak of 75.

Discography

Albums

*2008: "Brit & Alex"

ingles

Other Songs
* I Like Boys [B-side to Let It Go)
* Sleepless [B-side to Let It Go)
* If You Never Knew [from www.myspace.com/britandalex]
* Are You Ready? [from Sheer Blonde commercial]
* Club Banger [from www.myspace.com/britandalex]
* Too Afraid To Love You [from www.myspace.com/britandalex]
* Lost Highway [from www.myspace.com/britandalex]

References

External links

* [http://www.britandalex.com/ Official website]
*myspace|britandalex|Brit and Alex