Also known as Alec Shane Benjamin
American singer-songwriter
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After getting dropped by Columbia Records at 18 years old, singer-songwriter Alec Benjamin built a following by playing in parking lots outside of Shawn Mendes and Troye Sivan concerts. The Phoenix, Arizona native caught the attention of Jon Bellion, earning a songwriting credit on Bellion’s debut album and later joined him on tour. To build on the momentum, Benjamin began uploading new songs to his YouTube channel at a rapid clip and eventually earned a viral hit with “I Built a Friend” and a
5 total works indexed
· 2005 · cited 47,871x
· 2016 · cited 31,700x
· 2007 · cited 30,849x
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