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U-Alec Benjamin - njengesibonelo somculi ozenzele yena

Inkanyezi ekhulayo u-Alec Benjamin waziwa emhlabeni wonke ngenxa yokubekezela: wayengenazo amalebula anethonya noma imali enkulu ngemuva kwakhe. 

Lo mfana wazalwa ngoMeyi 28, 1994 e-USA, ePhoenix, manje uneminyaka engu-25 ubudala. 

Isiginci kuze kube phakade 

Wayengenawo amakhono amangalisayo, wafunda ngokulinganayo futhi wazigcina ehlukene. Walalela umculo omningi ohlukene - kusukela ku-rock kuye ku-rap, futhi usabiza u-Paul Simon, u-Eminem, uChris Martin weqembu i-Coldplay, no-John Mayer phakathi kwabaculi bakhe abathandayo. Ngendlela, ngaphandle kuka-Eminem, bonke abaculi abasohlwini bangamagitala. 

Isiginci samthakazelisa u-Alec, ngakho lapho eneminyaka engu-16 wazithengela insimbi, ngokunokwenzeka wayi-oda kwenye yezinsimbi. "okujwayelekile" kakhulu uma uthi nhlá izitolo ze-inthanethi, isibonelo, njenge-Muzlike.ru. Futhi waqala ukuthatha izifundo eyedwa. Ngakho-ke, ngaphandle kokuya esikoleni somculo we-classical, lo mfana wakwazi ukuphumelela Umshayi wesiginci ohloniphekile

Lapho eneminyaka engu-18 ubudala, lo mfana waqashelwa ilebula ye-White Rope, futhi wakwazi ukukhulula i-mixtape yakhe yokuqala, engazange ibonwe. Inkontileka yanqanyulwa. 

[*I-Mixtape iwuhlobo lomsindo oqoshiwe lapho amathrekhi aqoshwa khona ngohlelo oluthile futhi ahlanganiswe abe ukwakheka okukodwa. Lokhu akulona nje iqoqo lezingoma, kodwa umqondo, ubonisa ubuntu bomqambi] 

Ungawakha kanjani amathuba ngaphandle kweze 

Kodwa u-Alec akazange anyakazeke kalula - wazihlelela uhambo lwaseYurophu. Eqinisweni, usanda kucula ezindaweni zokupaka izimoto phambi kwezindawo ezinkulu lapho uTroye Sivan noShawn Mendes babebambe khona amakhonsathi. Abantu babuthana ngaphambi kombukiso noma bahlakazeka ngemva kwawo - futhi u-Alec wayekhona lapho: edlala isiginci, ecula izingoma zakhe namakhava. Yile ndlela umculi nomdidiyeli osevele odumile u-Jon Bellion* amqaphele ngayo, wamema ukuthi abambe iqhaza ohambweni oluhlanganyelwe. 

[*UBellion ukhiqize abadlali abafana noHalsey, Selena Gomez, Camilla Cabello, Maroon 5, futhi wasebenza njengomqambi no-Eminem] 

U-Alec wabamba wonke amathuba avelayo, futhi wazakhela wona - waqhubeka edlalela abantu emigwaqweni, emabhishi nasezindaweni zokupaka. Ezinyangeni eziyisithupha - amakhonsathi angu-165, lokho cishe zonke izinsuku! 

Ngo-2017, ingoma yakhe ethi “I Built A Friend” yezwakala izigidi - yenziwa ohlelweni oluthi “America’s Got Talent.” 

Izinhlobo lapho u-Benjamin azizwa ekhululeke kakhulu kuzo i-pop ne-indie rock, kodwa angaphinde arap uma kudingeka. Futhi uzokwenza ngokuhambisana nesiginci (bheka ikhava yakhe ye-Eminem's Stan). 

Ukuduma ngaphandle kwe-hype namahlazo 

U-Alec wahlala elula futhi engokoqobo nangalezo zikhathi lapho abaculi abanethonya bemnakile - isithixo sakhe uJohn Mayer, uJamie Scott, uJulie Frost. Abantu abaningi bathande ifomethi yamavidiyo akhe athi “Can I Sing For You?”, lapho aculela khona abantu abavamile izingoma zakhe. 

Manje u-Alec ucula emahholo amakhulu ekhonsathi, futhi amavidiyo akhe athola ukubukwa kwezigidi. Ngidedeleni Kancane Kancane, Uma Sinabanye, Mind Is A Prison nezinye izingoma zaba izingoma zangempela. Umculi uhlela ukusebenzisana noKhalid noJimin eqenjini le-BTS, kodwa mancane amathuba okuba abe sengozini yokuduma. 

Abantu baxhumana nomsebenzi ka-Alec ngoba ulula futhi uqotho. Abalaleli bathola izosha ezijulile, imizwa eqotho, i-timbre yezwi engavamile nemiculo emnandi emculweni wakhe. Ungakwazi futhi ukumbona njalo nomngane wakhe othembekile - isiginci. 

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