Alexandria Maillot

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Alexandria Maillot
BornVancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Genres
  • Singer songwriter
  • Pop
Occupation(s)
  • Singer
  • songwriter
  • actress
Instruments
Years active2009 - present
Websitealexandriamaillot.com

Alexandria Maillot is a Canadian actress, singer[1] and songwriter.[2][3][4][5] She is known for her extensive music career, as well as her role as Lucie in the 2011 Canadian romance horror film Red Riding Hood.[6][7][8][9][10]

Life and career[]

Alexandria Maillot was born in Prince George, British Columbia. After moving to Vancouver Island as a child, she began playing music and starting to sing at the age of seven.[11] At the age of 16, she took part in the 2009 Peak Performance Project, an artist development program curated by radio station 102.7 The Peak.[12]

On June 10, 2016, she released her debut full-length album Time, featuring the single "Sunday Sara".[13]

Over 2017, Alexandria Maillot recorded in Montreal, Quebec with producer Samuel Woywitka.[14] She released the single "Make It Out" on September 14, 2018. Her follow up single "Messed It Up", released November 9, 2018, garnered attention across Canada, including airplay on The Verge (XM).[15]

Throughout 2019, she toured extensively, including appearances at Reeperbahn Festival in Hamburg, Germany, Halifax Pop Explosion, and a cross Canada tour supporting Louise Burns.[16][17][18] In the fall of 2019, she announced her sophomore record Benevolence.[19] It was officially released on November 22, 2019, and garnered praise from outlets like CBC Q, Exclaim!, and Earmilk.[20][21][22]

Discography[]

Studio albums[]

  • Just Another Girl (EP) (June 22, 2012)
  • Time (June 10, 2016)
  • Benevolence (November 22, 2019)

Singles[]

  • "Sunday Sara" (April 15, 2016)
  • "Make It Out" (September 14, 2018)
  • "Messed It Up" (November 9, 2018)
  • "The Judge" (September 27, 2019)

Filmography[]

Film[]

Year Title Role
2011 Red Riding Hood Lucie
2019 Where's Amanda? Amanda's Sister

Awards and nominations[]

Year Organization Award Work or author awarded Result
2020 Western Canadian Music Awards Breakout Artist of the Year Alexandria Maillot Nominated
Western Canadian Music Awards Pop Artist of the Year Alexandria Maillot Nominated

References[]

  1. ^ "Alexandria Maillot in Canadian Music Week". Canadian Music Week. Archived from the original on 31 August 2017. Retrieved 31 August 2017.
  2. ^ "Alexandria Maillot - Child Prodigy". BC Local News. Archived from the original on 31 August 2017. Retrieved 1 May 2017.
  3. ^ "Alexandria Maillot's "Sunday Sara"". Exclaim!. Retrieved 1 May 2017.
  4. ^ "Alexandria Maillot's "I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)". Exclaim!. Retrieved 1 May 2017.
  5. ^ "Vancouver Concert : Lisa LeBlanc plays the Biltmore, with Alexandria Maillot". Straight.com. Retrieved 1 May 2017.
  6. ^ "Interview with Alexandria Maillot from Red Riding Hood". Live Journal. Retrieved 1 May 2017.
  7. ^ "Red Riding Hood's Movie Family". Fikkle Fame. Retrieved 1 May 2017.
  8. ^ "Alexandria Maillot Live At Second Beach". The Snipe News. Retrieved 1 May 2017.
  9. ^ "Red Riding Hood (2011) Believe the Legend. Beware the Wolf". Musings From Us. Retrieved 1 May 2017.
  10. ^ "Alexandria Maillot (PEAK Fridays)". Hard Rock Casino Vancouver. Retrieved 1 May 2017.
  11. ^ http://www.vancouversun.com/alexandria+maillot+courtenay/1882234/story.html[bare URL]
  12. ^ https://bc.peakperformanceproject.com/nimble-portfolio-type/2009-top-20/
  13. ^ https://therevue.ca/2016/06/08/alexandria-maillot-time/
  14. ^ https://www.ottawalife.com/article/alexandria-maillot-gets-collaborative?c=2
  15. ^ https://www.siriusxm.ca/alexandria-maillot-julian-taylor-band-are-ones-to-watch-this-week/
  16. ^ https://www.reeperbahnfestival.com/en/news/article/items/the-highlights-on-friday-2
  17. ^ https://halifaxpopexplosion.com/artists/alexandria-maillot/
  18. ^ http://indoorrecess.com/alexandria-maillot-hits-the-road-across-canada-this-fall-touring-with-louise-burns
  19. ^ https://exclaim.ca/music/article/alexandria_maillot_premieres_the_judge_video[bare URL]
  20. ^ https://www.cbc.ca/radio/q/thursday-nov-14-2019-alexandria-maillot-marc-randolph-and-more-1.5357996/q-s-thursday-headliner-vancouver-swoon-rock-artist-alexandria-maillot-1.5358007[bare URL]
  21. ^ https://exclaim.ca/music/article/alexandria_maillot-benevolence[bare URL]
  22. ^ https://earmilk.com/2019/11/22/alexandria-maillot-is-back-with-benevolence/

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