Alex Hope (songwriter)

Alexandra Hope Robotham (born 29 November 1993) is an Australian producer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist. They are the child of author Michael Robotham.

Hope worked as a producer and writer on Troye Sivan's debut album, Blue Neighbourhood, released in December 2015, and featured as a vocalist on the song 'BLUE'. 'Youth' won Song of the Year at the 2016 ARIA Awards,^[1] where Hope was also nominated for Producer of the Year and Engineer of the Year for their work on Blue Neighbourhood.^[2]

In 2016, Hope was named Breakthrough Songwriter of the Year at the APRA Awards.^[3] In 2017, they became an APRA ambassador ^[4] and were included in the Spotify 'Secret Genius' campaign as the ambassador for Australia.^[5]

Hope is known for their work with a variety of artists including Alanis Morissette, Selena Gomez, Troye Sivan, Tina Arena, Taylor Henderson, Wrabel, Tove Lo, Jack Antonoff, Guilherme de Sá and Broods.^{[6] [7]}

Alex Hope was highlighted for their achievement during the 2018 Billboard Music Awards, alongside Ciara, Audra Mae and Taylor Parks, in partnership with Uber.

On 1 July 2021, Hope came out as non-binary via an Instagram post and announced their decision to change their gender pronouns to they/them, stating “Over the last year and a half I’ve had time to reflect, research and explore these feelings rather than push them away. What followed was a lot of lightbulb moments as I found vocabulary for how I had been feeling and a community of people who understood. I started to see myself. I could suddenly see myself in the future. I understood.” ^[8]

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