Ian Axel
Ian Axel was born in Fair Lawn, New Jersey, United States on March 28th, 1985 and is the Composer. At the age of 39, Ian Axel biography, profession, age, height, weight, eye color, hair color, build, measurements, education, career, dating/affair, family, news updates, and networth are available.
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Ian Axel is an American singer and songwriter.
After becoming well-known with his song "This Is the New Year", he developed a solo career, eventually joining forces with long-time writing partner, Chad King, to form the duo band A Great Big World in 2012.
Personal life
Axel was born to a Jewish family and had a bar mitzvah but is a secular Jew.
In May 2015, he announced his engagement to longtime girlfriend and dancer Lina Kent. The couple later married in April 2016.
In November 2016, Axel publicly announced that he and his wife were expecting their first child, a baby boy due to be born in May 2017.
Career
Axel grew up in Fair Lawn, New Jersey. He graduated from Fair Lawn High School (Class of 2003). He then moved to Manhattan, attending NYU. In 2006, Axel began performing publicly as a solo act. His song "This Is The New Year" became well-known originally when iTunes selected it as a Discovery Download and for its video on YouTube. Later it was featured as the theme song for the MTV documentary series I Used to Be Fat, which premiered December 29, 2010.
Axel's album, named after the title single, was initially released in 2010 as a self-release, then released a second time in partnership with tinyOGRE Entertainment. The tinyOGRE version was released digitally on February 15, 2011 and on CD on April 12, 2011. Later "This Is The New Year" was used in the opening sequence of Garry Marshall's film New Year's Eve. The partnership with tinyOGRE ended when the company dissolved in December 2011.
In 2010, Axel's long-time writing partner, Chad King, began joining him on stage more frequently and in 2012 they formed the band A Great Big World. They rose to further prominence with worldwide hit "Say Something", particularly after recording it as a duet collaboration with Christina Aguilera. The duet peaked at number four on the Billboard Hot 100.
Axel's primary instrument is the piano. He is also known for playing a number of songs on the ukulele.