Alex Aiono
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 Aiono at the SWR3 New Pop Festival 2017 | ||||||||||
| Born | Martin Alexander Aiono[1] February 16, 1996 | |||||||||
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| Years active | 2011–present | |||||||||
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| Labels | Become Records | |||||||||
| Website | alexaiono | |||||||||
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| Years active | 2011–present | |||||||||
| Subscribers | 5.75 million[3] | |||||||||
| Total views | 1.03 billion[3] | |||||||||
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Last updated: January 14, 2024 | ||||||||||
Martin Alexander Aiono (/aɪənoʊ/; born February 16, 1996) is an American singer and actor from Phoenix, Arizona. He is known for his videos on YouTube, which have amassed over 1 billion views, and his social media presence with upwards of six million followers.[4]
Aiono first created his own "flipped" versions of popular songs, including "Solamente Tú" and his "One Dance" mash-up which has gone on to have more than 67 million views. As of 2021, he has over six million YouTube subscribers and more than 1 billion views on his YouTube videos.
Aiono released his first single on a major label with Interscope Records, "Work the Middle", in February 2017.[5] He released his second single "Question" in April 2017.[6] His third single, "Does It Feel Like Falling" was released on September 18, 2017.[7] Aiono released his first album, The Gospel at 23, on July 24, 2020.[8]
Aiono starred in the Netflix film Finding ʻOhana.[9]
Career
[edit]Aiono released his debut single "Doesn't Get Better" on March 15, 2013.[10] Later that year, on May 23, Aiono released his debut EP Young & Foolish.[11] The EP's title track was co-written with John Legend. Aiono has cited John Legend as one of his biggest influences and has written two songs with the singer.[12]
In 2016, Aiono began creating "flipped" versions of popular songs, including a mashup of Drake's "One Dance" and Nicky Jam's "Hasta el Amanecer" that received more than 67 million views on YouTube.[13] The video showcased Aiono's vocals, charisma, guitar skills and production ability.[12] Back in October 2016, Aiono recorded and produced a sing-off with singer and songwriter Conor Maynard which was released on Conor's YouTuber Channel and now in November 2017 has over 88 million views.
Aiono signed with Interscope Records, a division of Universal Music Group in early 2017. On January 27, 2017, Aiono released his single "Work the Middle".[5] The song was produced by Axident and Dernst "D'Mile" Emile II.[12] Aiono also contributed a cover of "Man in the Mirror" to The Lego Batman Movie in 2017.[14]| As of 2019, Aiono is signed to Become Records.[citation needed]
In 2020, Aiono released his first album The Gospel at 23,[8] as well as the documentary "The Making of The Gospel at 23 | Short Documentary". Aiono also released an EP, "Covered (Volume 2)", as well as the singles "The Medicine", "2 Kids", "Filling Shoes", "I Miss You", and "Another Life".
In September 2019, Netflix announced that Aiono would star in the 2021 film Finding 'Ohana.[9] In September 2021, Aiono stars as a recurring role in the Disney+ show, Doogie Kameāloha, M.D.
Filmography
[edit]Film
[edit]| Year | Title | Role |
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| 2021 | Finding ʻOhana | Ioane |
| 2023 | See you on Venus | Kyle |
| 2024 | Beautiful Wedding | Miguel |
Series
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2014–2016 | Royal Crush | Sebastian | Main role, 23 episodes |
| 2015 | Guidance | Alex | Guest, 2 episodes |
| 2021 | I Think You Should Leave with Tim Robinson | Tour Guide | Guest, 1 episode |
| 2021–2023 | Doogie Kameāloha, M.D. | Walter Taumata | Recurring role, 14 episodes |
| 2022–2024 | Pretty Little Liars | Shawn Noble | Main role, 16 episodes |
| 2024 | Rescue: HI-Surf | Kainalu | Main role |
Personal life
[edit]Aiono and his family, originally from Phoenix, Arizona, moved to Los Angeles when he was 14 so he could pursue a music career. They lived in a one-bedroom apartment while he was making his first music connections by performing on the Santa Monica promenade where he met one of his managers. His mother is European American and his father is of Samoan and Māori (Ngāti Porou) descent and grew up in Tolaga Bay, New Zealand, before moving to the United States.[15][16][17] Aiono is a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.[18]
Discography
[edit]Albums
[edit]| Title | Album details |
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| The Gospel at 23[8] |
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Extended plays
[edit]| Title | EP details |
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| Young & Foolish |
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| Alexmas |
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| Does It Feel Like Falling EP |
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| Covered |
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| Covered Volume 2 |
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Singles
[edit]As main artist
[edit]| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FRA | AUT | BEL (WA) |
GER | SWI | |||
| "Doesn't Get Better"[10] | 2013 | — | — | — | — | — | Young & Foolish |
| "Young & Foolish"[20] | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Killer"[21] | 2015 | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single |
| "Ocean Love"[22] | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Wild"[23] | 2016 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "Work the Middle"[5] | 2017 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "Question"[6] | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Hot2Touch"[24] (with Felix Jaehn and Hight) |
178 | 14 | 55 | 12 | 49 | I | |
| "Does It Feel Like Falling"[7] (featuring Trinidad Cardona) |
— | — | — | — | — | Does It Feel Like Falling EP | |
| "One at a Time"[25] (with T-Pain) |
— | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles | |
| "Thinking About You"[26] | 2018 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "Young Love"[27] | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Big Mistake"[28] | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "No Drama"[29] | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "As You Need"[30] | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Her"[31] | 2019 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "Better Me" (with Mashd N Kutcher) |
— | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Unloving You"[32] | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "White Roses"[33] | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "I Can't Be Me"[34] | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Sober Again"[35] | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Another Life"[36] (with Destiny Rogers) |
2020 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "I Miss You"[37] (with PLS&TY and Wifisfuneral) |
— | — | — | — | — | Very Special EP | |
| "Filling Shoes"[38] | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles | |
| "2 Kids"[39] | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "The Medicine"[40] (with Dee Wilson) |
— | — | — | — | — | The Gospel at 23 | |
| "Good Morning"[41] | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Played Out" (featuring Jake Miller) |
2021 | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single |
| "Everything" | 2023 | — | — | — | — | — | TBA |
| "Right Here" | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Best Of Me" | 2024 | — | — | — | — | — | |
As featured artist
[edit]| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | |
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| FRA | BEL | |||
| "Lordly"[42] (Feder featuring Alex Aiono) |
2016 | 36 | 10 | Non-album single |
Promotional singles
[edit]| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album |
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| FRA | |||
| "Jealous"[43] | 2015 | — | Non-album single |
| "One Dance"/"Hasta el Amanecer" (Mashup) | 2016 | 69 | |
| "Despacito"/"I'm the One" (Mashup) | 2017 | — |
Tours
[edit]- Headlining
- The After Party Tour (2017)
- Feels Like Tour (2018)
- Fun23 Tour (2019)
- Co-headlining
- The Changes Tour (with William Singe) (2017)
- Opening act
- R5 - Loud Tour (2013)
- Bridgit Mendler – Summer Tour (2014)
- The Dolan Twins - 4 Only U-Tour (2016)
- Sabrina Carpenter - The De-Tour (2017)
References
[edit]- ^ Aiono, Alex [@alexaiono] (August 27, 2014). ""@jbloverlily1234: @alexaiono What's your middle name? #AskAlex" MY FULL NAME IS ACTUALLY MARTIN ALEXANDER AIONO🙊🙈" (Tweet). Retrieved February 1, 2021 – via Twitter.
- ^ Aiono, Alex (August 31, 2015). "THE TRUTH ABOUT ME... 20 FACTS ABOUT ALEX AIONO". Youtube. Alex Aiono's official Youtube channel. Event occurs at 0:19. Retrieved January 1, 2022.
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- ^ a b "About AlexAiono". YouTube.
- ^ "Alex Aiono". YouTube. Retrieved October 1, 2019.
- ^ a b c "Work the Middle - Single". iTunes. January 27, 2017.
- ^ a b "Question - Single". iTunes. April 21, 2017.
- ^ a b "Does It Feel Like Falling (feat. Trinidad Cardona) - Single". iTunes. September 15, 2017.
- ^ a b c The Gospel at 23, retrieved April 6, 2021
- ^ a b Kroll, Justin (September 30, 2019). "'Young Sheldon' Director's Feature Debut 'Finding Ohana' Lands at Netflix (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved October 1, 2019.
- ^ a b "Doesn't Get Better - Single". iTunes. March 15, 2013.
- ^ a b "Young & Foolish - EP". iTunes. May 23, 2013.
- ^ a b c "About". Alex Aiono. January 23, 2017. Archived from the original on March 15, 2017. Retrieved March 23, 2017.
- ^ Alex Aiono (April 15, 2016), One Dance by Drake and Hasta el Amanecer by Nicky Jam | Mashup by Alex Aiono, retrieved March 23, 2017
- ^ Aiono, Alex [@alexaiono] (February 2, 2017). "GUYS I HAVE A SONG IN THE LEGO BATMAN MOVIE!!! The full song with the soundtrack is out tomorrow, and the movie comes out Feb. 10th!!!! https://t.co/BgQc5cFMVw" (Tweet). Retrieved February 1, 2021 – via Twitter.
- ^ "YouTube sensation Alex Aiono in NZ".
- ^ "Alex Aiono Is The Shockingly Good YouTube Singer The World Actually Needs". Fader. March 5, 2016. Retrieved July 7, 2017.
- ^ Hitt, Christine. "Q&A: YouTube star Alex Aiono talks music, Radio Disney and Hawaii". Hawaii Magazine. Retrieved April 17, 2017.
- ^ "Alex Aiono Interview & Performance [WATCH]". March 8, 2017. Archived from the original on November 23, 2019. Retrieved November 19, 2018.
- ^ "Alexmas - EP". iTunes. November 20, 2015.
- ^ "Young & Foolish - Single". iTunes. May 15, 2013.
- ^ "Killer - Single". iTunes. February 16, 2015.
- ^ "Ocean Love (From "Royal Crush Season 2") - Single". iTunes. June 21, 2015.
- ^ "Wild - Single". iTunes. December 9, 2016.
- ^ "Hot2Touch - Single". iTunes. May 12, 2017.
- ^ "One at a Time - Single". iTunes. December 22, 2017.
- ^ "Thinking About You - Single". iTunes. January 12, 2018.
- ^ "Young Love - Single". SoundCloud. August 17, 2018.
- ^ "Big Mistake - Single". iTunes. August 24, 2018.
- ^ "No Drama - Single". iTunes. October 26, 2018.
- ^ "As You Need - Single". iTunes. December 21, 2018.
- ^ Michael Love Michael (May 15, 2019). "Alex Aiono's 'Her' Is For Everyone". Paper.
- ^ Unloving You, retrieved April 6, 2021
- ^ White Roses, retrieved April 6, 2021
- ^ I Can't Be Me, retrieved April 6, 2021
- ^ Sober Again, retrieved April 6, 2021
- ^ Another Life, retrieved April 6, 2021
- ^ I Miss You, retrieved April 6, 2021
- ^ Filling Shoes, retrieved April 6, 2021
- ^ 2 Kids, retrieved April 6, 2021
- ^ The Medicine, retrieved April 6, 2021
- ^ Good Morning, retrieved April 6, 2021
- ^ "Lordly (feat. Alex Aiono) - Single". iTunes. August 26, 2016.
- ^ "Jealous - Single". iTunes. January 31, 2015.
External links
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- Alex Aiono at AllMusic
- Alex Aiono at IMDb
- Alex Aiono on Instagram
| International | |
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| National | |
| Artists | |
- Living people
- Musicians from Phoenix, Arizona
- American producers
- American male musicians
- American people of Samoan descent
- American people of New Zealand descent
- American people of Māori descent
- Latter Day Saints from Arizona
- 1996 births
- Ngāti Porou people
- YouTubers from Utah
- YouTubers from Arizona
- American male film actors
- American male pop singers
- American male television actors
- American rhythm and blues singers
- 21st-century American male actors
- 21st-century American male singers
- 21st-century American singers