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Alexandra Kay (born September 5, 1991) is an American country music singer-songwriter and social media personality. Born in Chesterfield, Missouri, and raised in Waterloo, Illinois, she began her career independently, gaining a large following through viral cover videos on Facebook and TikTok before transitioning to original material. She is known for her debut album All I've Ever Known (2023) and her sophomore album Second Wind (2025), released through BBR Music Group/BMG Nashville. As of 2025, Kay has accumulated over 8.6 million social media followers across platforms and has performed at the Grand Ole Opry seven times.

Alexandra Kay was born on September 5, 1991, in Chesterfield, Missouri, and grew up in Waterloo, Illinois, approximately 40 miles southeast of St. Louis.

Kay began writing songs at age 15 as a creative outlet during her teenage years.^[1] From an early age she participated in musical theater and worked in voice-over and commercial acting. She grew up listening almost exclusively to country music, citing Faith Hill, Martina McBride, George Strait, Garth Brooks, Jo Dee Messina, and Alan Jackson as primary influences, while also being exposed to hip-hop and R&B through the St. Louis music scene.^[2]

Due to her proximity to St. Louis, Kay's early professional music work was in the R&B and hip-hop space. She contributed to projects in the local scene and did hook work for area artists.^[2] In 2012, she signed her first record deal with a St. Louis-based independent label as a country pop artist. Her debut single, "No More," was released in 2014. After parting ways with the label around 2014–2015, she recognized that her writing was rooted in country music and refocused her career accordingly.^[3]

Kay began recording cover videos of classic 1990s country songs and posting them on her Facebook fan page, often filming on her parents' staircase. These videos attracted millions of views and built a dedicated audience. Her cover of Dolly Parton's "Jolene" earned over 30 million views on Facebook.

In 2018, Kay was cast on Westside, a Netflix music reality series that followed nine aspiring musicians navigating the entertainment industry. The eight-episode first season premiered on November 9, 2018.^[4] The cast was collectively signed to Warner Bros. Records and contributed to the show's soundtrack, including the songs "You Think You Know Someone," "Sure as Hell Hope," and "Champagne High" (featuring Kay alongside Pia Toscano and Taz Zavala).^[5] After the show, Kay and Warner Bros. parted ways over creative differences regarding her musical direction, after which she resumed her career as an independent artist.^[5]

Following her departure from Warner Bros., Kay redoubled her social media presence, expanding from Facebook to TikTok during the COVID-19 pandemic. Her "coffee cover" series — in which she performed country songs while making her morning coffee — went viral on TikTok and significantly expanded her audience.^[6]

In 2020 she released a series of well-received independent singles, including "Dive Bar Dreamer," "I Kinda Don't," and "All the Cowboys." In 2021, "How Do We Go" and "We Wouldn't Be Us".

Kay collaborated with Randy Travis in 2021, and has since collaborated with numerous established country artists including Tim McGraw, Jo Dee Messina, Gary LeVox (of Rascal Flatts), Tracy Lawrence, Scott Stapp of Creed, and Clay Walker.^[1]

In 2021, she appeared on CMT's Viral to Verified (September 28, 2021).^[1]

In 2022, Kay joined Tim McGraw as an opening act on the McGraw Tour 2022, an amphitheater tour that ran from April 29, 2022, in Rogers, Arkansas, to June 4, 2022, in Mansfield, Massachusetts.^[6] She also shared the stage with Tracy Lawrence and Clay Walker that year.

Kay made her Grand Ole Opry debut on November 19, 2022.^[1]

In February 2023, Kay performed at C2C: Country to Country in London, England, and headlined a sold-out show in Manchester.^[1]

On October 26, 2023, Kay released her debut studio album, All I've Ever Known, independently. The album reached No. 1 on iTunes All Genre and Country charts globally, and secured Top 10 positions on Billboard's Country Album, Emerging Artist, and HeatSeeker charts.^[7] Prior to the album's release, Kay's catalog had accumulated over 115 million streams.^[8]

In support of the album, Kay headlined the All I've Ever Known Tour. She had previously headlined the Backroad Therapy Tour 2 (2023) through Canada and the United States and the Dive Bar Dreamer Tour, presented by Miller Lite.

In 2024, Kay opened for Jelly Roll on his "Beautifully Broken" arena tour (August 27 – October 27, 2024). She returned to the Grand Ole Opry for her 2nd and 3rd performances on June 5, 2024, her 4th on August 8, 2024, and her 5th on November 22, 2024.^[1]

In February 2025, Kay announced she had signed with BBR Music Group/BMG Nashville, ending her run as an independent artist.^[1] Alongside the signing, she was named to Pandora's "2025 Artist to Watch: Country" list and CMT's "Next Women of Country: Class of 2025".^[7]

Kay released her sophomore album, Second Wind, in 2025. The album charted at No. 36 on Top Country Albums, No. 10 on Top Current Album Sales, No. 11 on Top Album Sales, and No. 34 on Independent Albums on the Billboard charts.^[1] Singles from the album include "Cupid's a Cowgirl," "The Last," "Feminine Energy," "Straight for the Heart," and "What He Does."^[9]

Kay performed at the Grand Ole Opry for the 6th time in June 2025 and the 7th time on December 12, 2025.^[1]

Alexandra Kay's music is rooted in traditional country, drawing comparisons to Dolly Parton, Alison Krauss, and LeAnn Womack for her vocal style.^[10] Billboard has described her as "an adept, propitious singer-songwriter," while People magazine praised her "refreshing brand of storytelling...custom-made for the country music genre," and American Songwriter noted her "angelic, yet soaring vocals."^[7] Her songwriting draws heavily on personal experience, including navigating relationships, self-discovery, and resilience.

Kay's rise is closely tied to her social media strategy. She built her initial following of over 2.82 million fans on Facebook through cover videos, later expanding to TikTok (4.3+ million followers, 84.3+ million likes), Instagram (1+ million followers), and YouTube (419,000+ subscribers, 137+ million views).^[1] As of 2025, her combined social media following exceeds 8.6 million across all platforms.^[6]

• "No More" (2014)
• "Better Than Goodbye (Acoustic)" (2015)
• "Dive Bar Dreamer" (2020)
• "I Kinda Don't" (2020) – iTunes Country No. 1
• "All the Cowboys" (2020) – iTunes Country No. 1
• "Hard Candy Christmas" (2020)
• "We Wouldn't Be Us" (2021) – iTunes Country No. 3
• "How Do We Go" (2021) – iTunes Country No. 2
• "Tall Boys" (2021)
• "That's What Love Is" (2022) – iTunes Country No. 1; iTunes All Genre No. 3
• "Skip This Part" (2022)
• "Backroad Therapy" (2022)
• "Dammit" (2023)
• "I Hate Airplanes" (2023)
• "Easy" (2023)
• "She Stayed" (2023)
• "Cupid's a Cowgirl" (2025)
• "The Last" (2025)
• "Feminine Energy" (2025)
• "Straight for the Heart" (2025)
• "What He Does" (2025)

• In Real Life Tour (July – December 2021)
• McGraw Tour 2022 – supporting Tim McGraw (April 29 – June 4, 2022)
• Backroad Therapy Tour 2 – Canada and United States (2023)
• Dive Bar Dreamer Tour – presented by Miller Lite (2023)
• All I've Ever Known Tour (2023–2024)
• Jelly Roll "Beautifully Broken" Arena Tour – supporting (August 27 – October 27, 2024)
• Cupid's a Cowgirl Tour (2025)
• Second Wind Tour (2025)

In addition to her music career, Kay owns a coffee shop called The Coffee Girl, located in Waterloo, Illinois.^[11] The name is a reference to Kay's viral "coffee cover" video series, in which she performed country songs while making her morning coffee — content that significantly expanded her social media following during the COVID-19 pandemic.^[6]

• Official website
• Alexandra Kay at the Grand Ole Opry
• Alexandra Kay at BBR Music Group

Category:1991 births Category:Living people Category:People from Chesterfield, Missouri Category:People from Waterloo, Illinois Category:American country singer-songwriters Category:American women country singers Category:Country musicians from Illinois Category:BBR Music Group artists Category:Grand Ole Opry performers Category:21st-century American women singers