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Alexandra Rebecca Parks (born 26 July 1984, in Mount Hawke, Cornwall) is an England|English singer-songwriter. She is best known for winning ''Fame Academy'' in 2003, her subsequent singles, and the albums ''Introduction (2003 album)|Introduction'' and ''Honesty (album)|Honesty''.
Career
Parks started songwriting at the age of fifteen. At college she studied theatrical and performing arts, and at the same time performed regularly as lead singer in a local band, One Trick Pony. During this period she was introduced to indie rock|indie, folk music|folk and rock music, and began playing guitar. The band eventually broke up, but Parks continued to write songs.
On Parks' behalf, her father submitted an impromptu application to the BBC's ''Fame Academy'' in 2003. Parks won the contest, and was given the opportunity to showcase her self-penned song ''Maybe That's What It Takes'' to a public audience. The song was released on 17 November 2003 and peaked at number 3 in the UK singles chart the following week. Her debut record album|album ''Introduction (2003 album)|Introduction'' was subsequently released and sold over 500,000 copies.
After the release of her second single ''Cry'' in February 2004, Parks withdrew from the limelight for eighteen months while working on her second album ''Honesty (album)|Honesty'' with co-writers/producers Greg Wells, John Reynolds (musicia... read all
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