Alexis Spight (born July 3, 1993) is an American
urban contemporary gospel
Urban/contemporary gospel is a modern subgenre of gospel music. Although the style developed gradually, early forms are generally dated to the 1970s, and the genre was well established by the end of the 1980s. The radio format is pitched prim ...
musician, and runner-up on
season five of the
BET singing competition,
''Sunday Best''. She started her music career, in 2012, with the single, "Imagine Me", and the song placed on the Hot Gospel Songs chart. Her first album, ''L.O.L. (Living Out Loud)'', was released in 2013 by
Music World Gospel. This album was her
''Billboard'' magazine breakthrough release upon
The ''Billboard'' 200,
Gospel Albums, and
Independent Albums charts.
Early life
Spight was born on July 3, 1993, in
Buffalo, New York
Buffalo is the second-largest city in the U.S. state of New York (behind only New York City) and the seat of Erie County. It is at the eastern end of Lake Erie, at the head of the Niagara River, and is across the Canadian border from Sou ...
, the daughter of Pastor Lee Allen Jr. and Michelle Spight, she has five sisters and one brother.
Music career
Spight made the finals on
season five of the
BET singing competition,
''Sunday Best'', which she finished runner-up to
Joshua Rogers
Joshua Rogers (born March 22, 1994) is an American gospel singer who rose to prominence in 2012 when he became the first male and youngest winner of Black Entertainment Television's '' Sunday Best'' during the show's fifth season.
Early life a ...
. Her music recording career commenced in 2012, with the single, "Imagine Me", and it was released in 2012 by
Music World Gospel.
This placed on the Hot Gospel Songs chart at No. 25.
It would later peak at No. 22 in 2013, and the single, "Steady", beat that with a peak position of No. 21, during the same year.
Also, these songs released on her debut studio album, ''L.O.L. (Living Out Loud)'', that released on March 12, 2013, by
Music World Gospel.
The album was her breakthrough release upon the
''Billboard'' magazine charts of
The ''Billboard'' 200 at No. 83,
Gospel Albums at No. 1, and
Independent Albums at No. 17.
Discography
Studio albums
References
External links
Official websiteCross Rhythms artist profileNew Release Tuesday artist profile
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1993 births
Living people
African-American songwriters
African-American Christians
Musicians from New York (state)
Musicians from Kansas City, Missouri
Songwriters from New York (state)
Songwriters from Missouri
21st-century African-American people