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Alexander Warren Hughes (born September 18, 2000) is an American singer, songwriter, and YouTuber. He was a founding member of the collaborative TikTok group The Hype House from 2019 to 2022. He began independently releasing music in 2021 before signing with Atlantic Records the following year. His 2024 single "Burning Down" from his debut extended play, You'll Be Alright, Kid (Chapter 1) (2024), was his first song to appear on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. His 2025 single "Ordinary" topped the Billboard Hot 100 and numerous other charts, including in Australia, Canada, and the United Kingdom, for several weeks. He was nominated for the Grammy Award for Best New Artist in 2026.

Early life

Alexander Warren Hughes was born on September 18, 2000, in Carlsbad, California. He has two sisters and one brother. His father died from kidney cancer when he was nine years old, and his mother, whom he has described as an alcoholic, kicked him out of the house at age 18, leaving him homeless and frequently sleeping in friends' cars. She died in 2021. He was raised Catholic.

Career

Social media

Warren began making YouTube videos at age 10 and started posting skateboarding-focused content to Instagram in May 2015. He was a co-founder and member of the Los Angeles–based TikTok collective The Hype House, the name of which he came up with, in November 2019. By then, his YouTube channel had more than 600,000 subscribers, where he posted first-person-view prank videos, while his TikTok account had 3.8 million followers. In early 2020, social media users, particularly fans of YouTuber David Dobrik, accused Warren of copying Dobrik's video style, mannerisms, and laugh. He was nominated for the Streamy Award for First Person in 2020. Also in 2020, Warren became the host of AwesomenessTV's reality competition series Next Influencer on YouTube, in which participants lived in a TikTok content house.

Warren starred in Hype House, Netflix's reality series about the titular collective, which premiered in January 2022. His storyline primarily focused on his struggles to maintain his popularity on social media and his attempts to do so through prank videos, including staging a fake wedding with Kouvr Annon. By early 2022, his YouTube channel had more than 2.6 million subscribers, while his TikTok account had 14 million followers. He left the Hype House in 2022, which disbanded later that year. Warren said there had been a "falling out" within the collective and that he was not paid for his contributions. Also in 2022, he created the Locked in with Alex Warren podcast. By 2024, his TikTok account had more than 16.3 million followers.

Music

Warren has cited Justin Bieber and Shawn Mendes as inspirations who influenced his decision to become a musician. He has also cited Benson Boone and David Kushner among his musical influences. In June 2021, Warren independently released his debut single, "One More I Love You", which he began writing at age 13 about the death of his father. It was followed by the singles "Screaming Underwater", released in September 2021, and "Remember Me Happy". In August 2022, Warren signed a record deal with Atlantic Records and began working on the self-produced docuseries I Hope You're Proud, chronicling the period leading up to his signing. His debut single through the label, "Headlights", was released the following month. His singles "Give You Love", "Change Your Mind", and "Chasing Shadows" were released in June, July, and December 2023, respectively.

In February 2024, Warren released the single "Before You Leave Me", which became his first entry on the UK Singles Chart, peaking at number 80. His single "Save You a Seat" debuted at number 11 on Billboard's Digital Song Sales chart in April 2024, marking his first appearance on a Billboard chart. His single "Carry You Home" was released on May 31, 2024. The song became Warren's second charting single in the United Kingdom, peaking at number nine on the UK Singles Chart in April 2025, and also charted on Billboard's Pop Airplay, Adult Pop Airplay, Hot Rock & Alternative Songs, and Canadian Hot 100 charts. He performed it at the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade later that year. His September 2024 single "Burning Down" became his first entry on the Billboard Hot 100, peaking at number 69 in October, and was included on his debut extended play You'll Be Alright, Kid (Chapter 1). The song also peaked at number 28 on the UK Singles Chart in March 2025. A remix featuring Joe Jonas was released in December 2024. You'll Be Alright, Kid (Chapter 1) was released on September 27, 2024.