• September 18, 2000
• Born in Carlsbad, California, Alex Warren lost his father to cancer when he was 9 years old. His mother struggled with alcoholism and kicked him out when he turned 18. Now he channels these painful experiences into his music.
  
  "I try to take control in a way," Warren told Billboard. "For me, something really beautiful is taking something so sad and dark, and what most would view as something that ruined their life, and turn it into something that can help people."
• Warren started posting skateboarding videos on Instagram in his early teens. These were his first forays into social media.
• After his mom booted him out, Warren slept in friends' cars while making vlogs. He shows where he slept in the video for his song "Give You Love."
• Before Alex Warren became a charting musician, he was a key member of Hype House, the famed TikTok creator collective, where he honed the social media skills that would later fuel his music career. By the time the Hype House disbanded in 2022, Warren had already made a strategic pivot, independently releasing his debut single, "One More I Love You," in 2021.
• Warren signed with Atlantic Records in 2022 after their team impressed him with their brutally honest yet constructive feedback during their first meeting.
• Warren has maintained a strong presence on social media, regularly posting TikToks and Instagram Reels, which he credits with helping him stay connected to his followers. His knack for engaging with fans online played a major role in his transition, as he used his massive TikTok following to build anticipation for his music, a tactic that helped his single "Burning Down" become his first Billboard Hot 100 hit in 2024.
• Alex Warren married Instagrammer Kouvr Annon on June 22, 2024, in an outdoor ceremony at Ethereal Gardens in Escondido, California. The couple, who are both social media stars and former members of the Hype House, had been dating since 2018 and got engaged on New Year's Eve in 2022. Their first dance was to David Kushner's song "Daylight."
• Alex Warren identifies as a Christian and has credited his Catholic upbringing as a significant influence on his life and music. Warren has said that moments of healing and success in his career are "part of God's plan for him," and his experiences of loss and trauma have shaped his music and ability to connect with others.
• Warren set himself apart from other TikTok musicians by writing songs with real depth and inspiration. "I wanted to write about real things," he told the BBC. "No one else can sing my songs. I don't take other people's demos. This is all mine."

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