Alejandro Millán Montoya (born July 10, 1980,
Monterrey
Monterrey (, , abbreviated as MtY) is the capital and largest city of the northeastern Mexican state of Nuevo León. It is the ninth-largest city and the second largest metropolitan area, after Greater Mexico City. Located at the foothills of th ...
,
Mexico
Mexico, officially the United Mexican States, is a country in North America. It is the northernmost country in Latin America, and borders the United States to the north, and Guatemala and Belize to the southeast; while having maritime boundar ...
) is the singer, keyboardist, and composer for the band Hello Madness. After winning a music production contest by CONARTE, he released the album "Light and Life After Dusk". He founded the progressive band
Elfonía
Elfonía was a Mexican experimental rock band with elements of progressive music, progressive and ambient music. It was founded by Alejandro Millán and Marcela Bovio in 2001 following the leaving of their previous band, Hydra.
The band's line- ...
in 2002, releasing the albums ''Elfonía'' and ''This Sonic Landscape''.
Millán started playing piano and keyboards for
Stream of Passion
Stream of Passion is a Dutch progressive metal band with symphonic and gothic influences founded by guitarist and composer Arjen Anthony Lucassen and Mexican singer, violinist, and lyricist Marcela Bovio. They have released four studio albums.
...
in 2004, releasing the studio album ''
Embrace the Storm
Embrace the Storm is Dutch progressive metal band Stream of Passion's debut album released on 24 October 2005 by InsideOut Music. It was preceded by the single "Wherever You Are" (18 October 2005) and followed by the single "Out in the Real World" ...
'' and the live CD/DVD ''
Live in the Real World
''Live in the Real World'' is the first live CD and DVD album by Dutch/ Mexican progressive metal band Stream of Passion, created by Arjen Anthony Lucassen.
It features not only songs from their debut album '' Embrace the Storm'', but also songs ...
''. He quit the group in 2007. He also contributed on ''Noah'' (2010), the debut album of Unwritten Pages. In 2012, he earned a degree in music at
Los Angeles College of Music
Los Angeles College of Music (LACM, formerly LAMA College for Music Professionals) is a private for-profit music college in Pasadena, in Los Angeles County, California. It has been accredited by the National Association of Schools of Music ...
. His song "Feel Alright" was a finalist in the International Songwriting Competition 2012 competing for Best Rock Song and Song of the Year.
International Songwriting Competition website
accessed August 28, 2015.
Discography
Studio albums
Elfonía
Elfonía was a Mexican experimental rock band with elements of progressive music, progressive and ambient music. It was founded by Alejandro Millán and Marcela Bovio in 2001 following the leaving of their previous band, Hydra.
The band's line- ...
*Elfonía
Elfonía was a Mexican experimental rock band with elements of progressive music, progressive and ambient music. It was founded by Alejandro Millán and Marcela Bovio in 2001 following the leaving of their previous band, Hydra.
The band's line- ...
(2003)
*This Sonic Landscape (2005)
Stream of Passion
Stream of Passion is a Dutch progressive metal band with symphonic and gothic influences founded by guitarist and composer Arjen Anthony Lucassen and Mexican singer, violinist, and lyricist Marcela Bovio. They have released four studio albums.
...
*Embrace the Storm
Embrace the Storm is Dutch progressive metal band Stream of Passion's debut album released on 24 October 2005 by InsideOut Music. It was preceded by the single "Wherever You Are" (18 October 2005) and followed by the single "Out in the Real World" ...
(2005)
Hello Madness
*Light and Life After Dusk (2008)
Live albums
Stream of Passion
Stream of Passion is a Dutch progressive metal band with symphonic and gothic influences founded by guitarist and composer Arjen Anthony Lucassen and Mexican singer, violinist, and lyricist Marcela Bovio. They have released four studio albums.
...
*Live in the Real World
''Live in the Real World'' is the first live CD and DVD album by Dutch/ Mexican progressive metal band Stream of Passion, created by Arjen Anthony Lucassen.
It features not only songs from their debut album '' Embrace the Storm'', but also songs ...
(2006)
References
1980 births
Living people
Heavy metal singers
Musicians from Monterrey
Stream of Passion members
Mexican male pianists
21st-century Mexican singers
21st-century Mexican pianists
21st-century Mexican male singers
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