Alexandra Kay spent the early part of her career rooted in the St. Louis R&B and hip-hop scene before transitioning to country in the late 2010s. With a voice and style that evoke Dolly Parton, Lee Ann Womack, and Alison Krauss, she released her debut EP, Dive Bar Dreamer, in 2021 and landed her first radio hit in 2022 with "Backroad Therapy."
A native of Waterloo, Illinois, Kay (born Lexi Krekorian) began writing songs at the age of 15 and started doing voice-over work for commercials shortly afterward. She auditioned for the 2011 season of American Idol, and in 2013 she in...