Aly Tadros Explained
Aly Tadros |
Birth Name: | Alexandra Jennifer Tadros[1] |
Birth Place: | Laredo, Texas |
Genre: | Indie folk[2] |
Occupation: | Singer-songwriter |
Years Active: | 2009–present[3] |
Label: | Lost Ridge Records |
Associated Acts: | The Sweetness, Chloe Charles |
Website: | http://www.alytadros.com |
Instrument: | Singing, guitar, vihuela, ukulele |
Alexandra Jennifer "Aly" Tadros (born November 1986)[1] is an American singer-songwriter[4] known for her self-taught finger-picking style[5] [6] [7] and her fusion of folk, pop, Mexican, and Middle Eastern influences.[8] She has performed across the United States and in France, Germany, Italy, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom.[9]
Biography
Tadros was born in Laredo, Texas.[8] [10] Her father is Egyptian[6] [7] and her mother is Texan of Irish ancestry.[11] Tadros traveled internationally at age 17 to Turkey, Spain, and Egypt[7] before studying Middle Eastern Studies at Sarah Lawrence.[12] She bought a guitar at 18 and taught herself to play. At 21, she moved to San Antonio and then Austin, Texas, and began her career as a singer-songwriter.[7]
Tadros also volunteered with Care Communities in Austin, Texas and continues to include performances at retirements centers and assisted-living homes.
In June 2018, Tadros described a brief BDSM relationship that she had been in.[13]
Discography
- Things Worth Keeping (2009)[8]
- Live at Eddie's Attic (2011, with Chloe Charles)[14]
- What's it like to be a sprinkler, I wonder? (2011, with The Sweetness)[15]
- Whim (2013) Single (w/ Ben Balmer) [16]
- The Fits (2013)[4]
- Hungry Ghost (2016)[17]
Notes and References
- Web site: Interview with Aly Tadros on Her Midwest Spring Tour . jhunterj.com . J. Hunter Johnson . J. Hunter Johnson . May 31, 2013 . June 1, 2013.
- News: . More than melodies . Kyle Cunningham . November 12, 2010 . March 11, 2013 . https://archive.today/20130411221128/http://www.thebatt.com/lifestyles/more-than-melodies-1.1772299 . 2013-04-11 . dead .
- News: Laredo Morning Times . April 9, 2013 . Aly Tadros ofrecerá concierto en Laredo . Spanish.
- Web site: New Video: Aly Tadros, 'Sweet on Me' . https://web.archive.org/web/20130623195756/http://buzzworthy.mtv.com/2013/02/01/aly-tadros-sweet-on-me-video/ . dead . June 23, 2013 . . Jenna Hally Rubenstein . February 1, 2013 . March 11, 2013.
- News: . February 4, 2013 . Aly Tadros: 'The Fits' . James Courtney .
- News: . April 23, 2011 . Fusion that provides rich entertainment . 12.
- Web site: Aly Tadros About . March 11, 2013.
- News: . October 3, 2012 . Tadros blends world's music to create a sound all her own . Sarah Carlson .
- News: Arkansas Democrat-Gazette . March 12, 2013 . Aly Tadros headlines singer trio . Jack W. Hill.
- News: UrbanMainstream Magazine . October 2010 . 96 . Aly Tadros.
- Web site: Speed Date: Biting into the Big Apple & Making Everything 'Sweet on Me' . Andrew Shaw . November 27, 2012 . Buzzinemusic.com.
- Web site: Aly Tadros and Jus Post Bellum Interview, Part 2 . J. Hunter Johnson . jhunterj.com . July 23, 2013 . July 23, 2013.
- News: . Singer-songwriter adds Turkish touch to Texas music scene . January 28, 2010 . Christopher McCurry.
- News: Tadros . Aly . I Wanted to Be Dominated. But Not Quite Like That. . New York Times . 8 June 2018 . 9 June 2018.
- Web site: Chloe Charles & Aly Tadros Live at Eddie's Attic . . March 11, 2013.
- News: Cashbox Magazine Canada . The Sweetness: What's it like to be a sprinkler, I wonder? . July 22, 2011 . James Lizzard . March 11, 2013.
- https://alytadros.bandcamp.com/album/whim Aly Tadros & Ben Balmer
- Aly Tadros "My Third Album"