Alex Warren: Get to know the 'Ordinary' singer
He's a GRAMMY Award nominee!
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GRAMMY nominee Alex Warren is the singer behind the huge Number 1 hit 'Ordinary'. He was nominated for Best New Artist in 2026, and has come a long way from starting his adult life living in car. Find out how he became famous, what his biggest hit draws inspiration from and who he is married to.
The singer, who released 'Carry You Home' with Ella Henderson, 'Bloodline' with Jelly Roll, and 'On My Mind' with Rosé, also released his first full album in July 2025. Not only that, but Alex performed at Hits Radio Live Birmingham and has now started to tease a new song called 'Fever Dream' ahead of his upcoming tour. Find out more below.
Who is Alex Warren?
Alex Warren is an American singer, who became known internationally after the release of his song 'Ordinary', which spent several months at Number 1 in the UK in 2025.
How old is he?
He is 25-years-old. He was born on 18th September 2000.
How did he become famous?
Alex was a founding member of the TikTok group The Hype House. The collective became the subject of a Netflix show released in 2021.
Throughout his time as part of The Hype House, Alex shared numerous videos, mostly prank videos on YouTube and TikTok.
Alex left The Hype House in 2022, later creating the Locked in with Alex Warren podcast.
Alex's success in music came after self-releasing several songs, starting in 2021. It was in March 2024 that Alex's song 'Before You Leave Me' entered the UK charts, followed by the UK Top 10 song 'Carry You Home'.
However, it was with the release of his song 'Ordinary', in February 2025, that Alex had huge success. The song went to Number 1 in the UK and stayed there for many weeks, and has been certified 3x Platinum by the BPI with 1.8 million sales in the UK.
What awards has he won?
Alex has won one major award. It was at the MTV Video Music Awards in 2025 for Best New Artist. He was also nominated for Best New Artist at the GRAMMYs in 2026, but lost out to Olivia Dean.
When is he on tour?
To celebrate his 25th birthday on 18th September 2025, Alex delighted fans by announcing a huge UK and European tour for 2026. However, ahead of that, he performed at Hits Radio Live Birmingham on Friday 21st November 2025.
Hits Radio Live 2025
Along with other songs, Alex performed his huge hit 'Ordinary' to the crowd at Hits Radio Live Birmingham. The crowd couldn't resist singing along with Alex, see the wonderful moment below...
'Little Orphan Alex Live' tour
Titled 'Little Orphan Alex Live', Alex will play dates in London, Newcastle, Birmingham, Glasgow, Manchester, Leeds, Nottingham, Belfast and Dublin.
You can find out more about the dates and how to get tickets right here.
When will Alex Warren release new music?
In February 2026, Alex started to tease a new song called 'Fever Dream'. Although he hasn't announced when it will be released, we presume we won't have to wait too long for the bop!
Alex Warren: Debut album
In July 2025, Alex released his complete album called 'You’ll Be Alright Kid'. The singer dropped 'You'll Be Alright, Kid (Chapter 1)' featuring 11 songs, back in 2024, later releasing the full album. The album was a Top 10 success in the UK, and featured his massive Number 1 hit 'Ordinary'.
He has also released 'On My Mind' with K-pop superstar Rosé. 'On My Mind' was co-written by Alex and is featured on his current album.
What is 'Ordinary' about?
Alex joined Hits Radio for a chat earlier in 2025, when he revealed what his hit song 'Ordinary' was all about. He explained how he used to be homeless, sleeping in his car:
"I was 18-years-old, sleeping in my car, and my wife, who was also 18-years-old... She would start living in my car with me and I think the bond that we have is really special."
He continued: "Like we've been together for nearly seven years now, and when we met I was homeless. There was nothing, no one can say it was because of the music, no one can say it was anything.
"I had nothing and she had nothing, but we did it, she slept in the car, and we did this together. We're here together, we travel together we have four dogs and that song is kind of like, this is what we found and it's not normal.
"That's why it's called 'Ordinary', because it's anything but."
He also told Hits Radio how he originally didn't like his hit song, saying: "I hated it when it was just us on a guitar, like we didn't really do anything to it. We were still writing it and I was like, 'Oh, it just doesn't sound like a record I'd put out’."
Who is he married to?
Alex is married to Kouvr Annon. Kouvr was also a member of The Hype House. The pair met on Snapchat in 2018, when she moved to California to be with Alex, who was homeless at the time, living in his car.
The pair got engaged in 2022 and married a couple of years later.
You can hear songs by Alex Warren on Clyde 1.
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