Alexandra Kay

Alexandra Kay spent the early part of her career rooted in the St. Louis R&B and hip-hop scene before transitioning to country in the late 2010s. With a voice and style that evoke Dolly Parton, Lee Ann Womack, and Alison Krauss, she released her debut EP, Dive Bar Dreamer, in 2021.
A native of Waterloo, Illinois, Kay (born Lexi Krekorian) began writing songs at the age of 15 and started doing voiceover work for commercials shortly afterward. She auditioned for the 2011 season of American Idol, and in 2013 she inked an independent record deal with Nettwork Entertainment, which released her debut single, “No More,” the following year. In 2017 she tried out for The Voice but could not get Adam Levine, Blake Shelton, Jennifer Hudson, or Miley Cyrus to turn their chairs around. Disheartened but resolute, she started posting country covers on her social media page and quickly began amassing a significant number of streams and followers. Her rendition of Dolly Parton’s “Jolene” caught the attention of the executive producer of Westside, a reality show about nine up-and coming singer/songwriters in Los Angeles. She appeared on the program in 2018, and two years later topped the country streaming charts with the single “I Kinda Don’t.” That song, along with “All the Cowboys” and “Dive Bar Dreamer,” appeared on her 2021 debut EP. ~ James Christopher Monger