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American pop singer/songwriter who hit the global stage with his breakthrough single "Let Me Down Slowly."
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Alec Benjamin is an American pop singer and songwriter from Arizona who made his international breakthrough in the late 2010s with the multi-platinum single "Let Me Down Slowly." In 2020, he released his first full-length, These Two Windows, followed in 2022 by Un)commentary.

Born and raised in Phoenix, the vocalist/guitarist released his first EP, America, in 2013. He later recorded his self-released debut single, "Paper Crown," in his dorm room at the University of Southern California. Benjamin followed that track in 2016 with a stream of songs, including "The Water Fountain," "End of the Summer," and "I Built a Friend," all featuring his smooth, youthful vocals and keyboard-based arrangements. That same year, a song he co-wrote with Jon Bellion, "New York Soul, Pt. 2," appeared on Bellion's album The Human Condition. The single "Let Me Down Slowly" featuring Alessia Cara arrived in 2018, followed later that year by a full-length mixtape, Narrated for You. Benjamin's performance of the song in January 2019 on The Late Late Show with James Corden further raised his profile, and he released a steady stream of singles in the buildup to his 2020 debut album proper, These Two Windows. A non-album track, "The Way You Felt," arrived in early 2021. Months later, he put his Mandarin skills to good use and released a Chinese-language version of the track, "Ni De Mu Guang." Early 2022 saw the release of the reflective single "Shadow of Mine," which appeared on his sophomore long-player, Un)commentary.

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Pop singer-songwriter Alec Benjamin opens up about his journey with mental health, obsessive-compulsive disorder, and how therapy has changed his outlook on life.

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Pop artist Alec Benjamin has given everything to music over the last decade on his path to mainstream success. The Arizona native started in the industry by promoting his music in parking lots of popular concert venues but made his mainstream debut in the late 2010s. In 2019, the singer/songwriter teamed up with Alessia Cara for the multi-platinum single “Let Me Down Slowly,” which landed on the Billboard Hot 100. Earlier this year, Benjamin released his highly anticipated sophomore album, (Un)Commentary, which features introspective tracks like “Devil Doesn’t Bargain,” “Hill I Will Die On,” and “Hipocrite.”

Benjamin is no stranger to vulnerability in his music and prefers to let his mental state dictate the type of songs he creates. The first track from his debut album, “Mind is a Prison,” was recorded at one of the lowest points in his life. In Sound Mind’s latest episode of Unmasked, he opened up about his journey with mental health and overcoming the challenges that come with Obsessive-compulsive Disorder (OCD). Unmasked was created to destigmatize conversations around mental health and highlight SoundMind’s free mental health resources available to everyone.

As he recalled, Benjamin has trouble prioritizing tasks and perseverating on the past. “One of the ways I cope with it is to figure out the ways that it also has a positive influence on my life,” he explained. “Why I got into music is because I became obsessed with music, learning how to play guitar, and write songs.”

Elsewhere during the interview, he credited therapy for the positive shift in his mental health, arguing that more people can benefit from having conversations about what they are feeling. He told Billboard, “For me, mental health and physical health are synonymous. It’s important to continue to have an open dialogue about mental health so that we can eliminate the stigma surrounding it and understand it more clearly.”

Music is a form of therapy for artists and fans alike, so it is vital for artists like Benjamin to continue being open and vocal about their mental health journeys. Check out Alec Benjamin’s episode of Unmasked and stay tuned for more to come from Sound Mind.

This content was created in partnership with Sound Mind.

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Woher kommt Alec Benjamin?

Phoenix, ArizonaAlec Benjamin / Geburtsortnull

Wie alt ist Alec Benjamin?

28 Jahre (28. Mai 1994)Alec Benjamin / Alternull

Wo lebt Alec Benjamin?

Leben. Alec Benjamin stammt aus Phoenix, Arizona.

Welche Art von Musik macht Alec Benjamin?

Alec Benjamin stammt aus Phoenix, Arizona. Unter dem Eindruck von Künstlern wie Eminem, Paul Simon und Citizen Cope entwickelte er seinen eigenen Stil, der sich aus Elementen wie Filmmusik und Lo-Fi zusammensetzt, die von seiner jugendlichen Stimme geprägt sind.