Alexa Holland, known by her stage name Lex Land, is an American singer-songwriter and jazz vocalist from

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, currently residing in

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. She was a contestant on the second season of NBC's singing competition '' The Voice''. Land also fronts three other projects: Moorhaunter, One Big Dark Room, and The Kremer Land Swing Band. She is the daughter of

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, the lead vocalist of

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. Intelligent Noise Records released her first two albums, ''Orange Days on Lemon Street'' in 2008, and ''Were My Sweetheart to Go...'' in 2011. Both albums had songs featured on television programs. In 2009, she performed as the last live in-studio guest for

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's '' Last Call With Carson Daly.'' She has performed live twice on Los Angeles station

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: once in 2009 and again in 2011.

Personal life

Holland is the daughter of

, lead singer, rhythm guitarist and primary songwriter of the American

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band

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Discography

*''Orange Days on Lemon Street'' (Studio album, 2008) *''Lex Land: Live from KCRW'' (Live album, 2009) *''Were My Sweetheart to Go'' (Studio album, 2011) *"Santa Baby" (Single, 2011) *"I Can't Make You Love Me (The Voice Performance)" (Single, 2012) *''A Valentine EP'' (Studio album, 2018)

Background vocals

*"Build Me This" Joshua James, 2009 *"The Path You Came Here By" Jordan Moser, 2009 *"Transatlantic Hope" Joast, 2010 *"Won Over Frequency" Gavin Castleton, 2010 *"Paper Anchors" Jarrett Killen, 2010 *"Accidental Thief" Matt the Electrician, 2011 *"Sleeping Bag" Jordan Moser, 2012 *"Circus Heart" Rebecca Loebe, 2012 *"Kaleidoscope" David Karsten Daniels, 2016 *"Christmas Street" Bob Schneider, 2016

''The Voice''

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Land, Lex Living people Musicians from Austin, Texas The Voice (franchise) contestants 21st-century American singer-songwriters Place of birth missing (living people) Singer-songwriters from Texas American people of English descent American people of Dutch descent Date of birth missing (living people)