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Alex Boye in Concert at Frontier Middle School January 5, 2016, 7:21 pmAlex Boye was born in London, England in 1970. He spent much of his youth in foster homes. When he was 16, Boye was introduced to the The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints by a manager. He was baptized soon afterward. Boye first performed in public while serving as a missionary for the LDS Church in Bristol, England. In 1995, he formed and became the lead singer of Awesome, a European boy band. Universal Records of Europe signed Awesome to a five-album recording contract. Awesome released three singles off their first album, Rumors, which made Top-10 charts all across Europe. Boye decided to leave the band in 1999 to pursue a solo career. In 2000, Alex moved to Salt Lake City, Utah, to pursue a career in Christian music. He released his first religious album, The Love Goes On, in 2001.Boye joined the Mormon Tabernacle Choir in 2006. In 2010, Boyé performed the single, "Born to Be a Scout", at the National Scout Jamboree at Fort A.P. Hill, Virginia. In August 2011, Boye was invited to take part in Glenn Beck's "Restoring Courage" rally in Jerusalem. In early 2014, Boye created an Africanized tribal version of the popular song "Let It Go" from the movie Frozen. The video went viral, propelling Boye's combined YouTube views to over 100 million. It was selected as YouTube's best pop cover of 2014. Also during December 2014, Boye released an original Christmas song and YouTube video entitled "Newborn - Wise Men Still Seek Him". Regarding the Eagle Mountain performance, Julie Boye says, "We were just so shocked at how many people kept responding on his page, regarding Eagle Mountain as their choice. It was really a treat to see. He chose the biggest indoor venue in Eagle Mountain: Frontier Middle School. Volunteers came out of the woodwork and were so gracious! People offered to help us with ticket sales, selling merchandise, and donating their time and money to be a part of it." Julie Boye continues, "Honestly, it was unforgettable. The audience was lively too. They sang and danced and wore white marks on their faces and even did Alex's "Born to be a Scout" dance on stage. So much fun. The concert was a raging success! The middle school was packed!" Eagle Mountain resident, Kim Blacka, had the opportunity to not only attend the concert, but also a last-minute Frontier Middle School assembly on Wednesday before the concert. At the assembly, Boye spoke of his career and his life. Blacka says attending this event heightened her anticipation for the concert. Blacka went on to say, "I thoroughly enjoyed the concert, despite it beginning late and having a few minor technical difficulties that were quickly overcome. It was a very energetic performance by Alex Boye and his band. He interacted with the audience throughout the concert, including dancing with a woman he pulled out of the audience, singing to a young girl up in the highest seats, and pulling about fifty Boy Scouts up to help him sing his Boy Scout rap. He sang many songs from his repertoire, including "Happy" which wasn't on his playlist because, as he said, ‘[I'm] just so happy to be performing in Eagle Mountain tonight!'" Blacka wished Boye had performed more than two Christmas songs, but still enjoyed the event immensely because, as she puts it, "Alex is a very charismatic performer and puts his whole heart and soul into his performance." Boye met his wife, Julie, in an LDS singles ward and they were married in the Salt Lake Temple in 2007. They now have four children. On February 22, 2012, Boye became a United States citizen in a ceremony at the Rose Wagner Theater in Salt Lake City. Julie Boye says that "Alex wants to return to do a bigger concert at the Silver Lake Amphitheater when it's nice and warm and give back to the wonderful residents of Eagle Mountain. Julie says she was so touched by the great people of Eagle Mountain, namely Maria Hopkin with the Eagle Mountain Arts Alliance and Linda Peterson with City Hall. She concludes, "Honestly, [Eagle Mountain is] one of the finest, most generous communities ever. We were so impressed." The community news source for Eagle Mountain Utah, Saratoga Springs Utah, Lehi Utah, American Fork Utah, Highland Utah, Alpine Utah, and The Cedar Valley, including Cedar Fort Utah and Fairfield Utah. Copyright 2024 The Crossroads Journal LLC. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
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