Alex Warren is a California-born singer-songwriter who has transformed his tumultuous past into a powerful musical journey. Born Alexander Warren Hughes on September 18, 2000, in Carlsbad, California, Warren faced significant hardships early in life, including the death of his father from kidney cancer when he was nine and a strained relationship with his mother, who struggled with alcoholism. At 18, he was homeless, often sleeping in friends' cars and sneaking into gyms to shower. Despite these challenges, Warren found solace in music, drawing inspiration from his Christian upbringing and the gospel music he grew up with. His breakthrough came as a founding member of the TikTok collective Hype House, where he gained popularity through pranks and vlogs, eventually amassing millions of followers across platforms
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In 2025, Warren's music career reached new heights with the release of his debut album, You'll Be Alright, Kid, which debuted at number five on the Billboard 200. The album includes the chart-topping single "Ordinary," which held the number one spot on the Billboard Hot 100 for ten weeks and topped the UK Singles Chart for eleven weeks, marking the longest-running number one by an American male artist in the 2020s
