The Calling

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Birth name: Alexander Max Band
Also known as: Alex Band
Vocalist of the band: THE CALLING
Born: June 8, 1981 (1981-06-08)
Origin: Los Angeles, California
Genre(s): Rock
Occupation(s): singer/songwriter
Instrument(s): Guitar, Piano, Vocals, Saxophone
Years active: 2000-Present
Label(s): RCA Records (2000–2005) (The Calling)
Geffen Records (2005–2008) (Solo)
Unnamed Indie Label (2008–present) (solo)
Associated acts: The Calling, Jennifer Sky,Charles Band

THE CALLING
At the age of 15 Alex signed with RCA Records with the band he had created with Kamin now named The Calling. At this time he dropped out of school though he later received a diploma through home schooling.
The Calling released their first single "Wherever You Will Go" to much acclaim. The song soon reached #1 on the Billboard Hot AC charts for 27 weeks and peaked at #3 on the Hot 100 charts. The band's first album Camino Palmero soon followed peaking at #36 on the Billboard Sales charts and eventually went Platinum.
The band's next singles, "Adrienne" and "Could It Be Any Harder" soon followed charting in the AC top 40. However by 2004 the second album titled, Two failed to live up to expectations charting at #54 on Billboard Top 200. The album suffered from a lack of label support though the singles fared slightly better. The first single, "Our Lives" was featured in the 2004 Olympics ceremony, and charted at #34 in the Billboard top 40. A final single, "Anything" peformed decently with little promotion, charting at #23 in the Adult Top 40.
After the lack of label support with "Two", the band announced a hiatus. On June 4th, 2005 they performed their last concert to date in Temecula, CA.
The Calling has sold over 4 million record worldwide.

Alex Band married Jennifer Sky on July 25, 2004. The couple owns two cats, Six and Parige. The couple began dating in 2000 after meeting on a blind date. In 2001 Band ended the relationship believing the success to be too hard on the couple. However Band instantly regretted the decision, "...I was a mess and I regretted it like crazy for weeks afterwards, cause I knew she was the one for me...so I won her back by writing this song, flying to Florida, finding her and performing it for her in the middle of some mini mall, and telling her I loved her for the first time. Yah, it worked;)". The song was "Hold on to you" and will be featured on his solo album.