One voice childrens choir alex boye biography

British actor and singer (born 1970)

Alex Boyé (born 16 August 1970)^[2] is a British-American singer, dancer, and actor.

He was named the "2017 Rising Artist of the Year" in a contest sponsored by Pepsi and Hard Rock Cafe.^[3]

Early life

Boyé was born in London, England, on 16 August 1970 to Nigerian parents.

While pregnant, Boyé's mother went to London while his father remained in Nigeria.

One voice childrens choir alex boye biography

By his own account, Boyé never knew his father. His mother remarried and worked for the London Underground, cleaning tracks at night. One day his mother said she was going to Nigeria for a couple of weeks for a visit and did not come back for eight years.

Boyé was raised in the Tottenham neighborhood that has been described as "tough". He spent much of his youth in foster homes with Caucasian parents.^[2]

As a teenager, he listened to and was influenced by African-American artists, including Stevie Wonder, Kool and the Gang, James Brown, Marvin G