# Sasha Alex Sloan

Alexandra Artourovna Yatchenko (born March 11, 1995), known professionally as Sasha Alex Sloan (previously Sasha Sloan), is an American singer-songwriter. Her debut album, Only Child, was released on October 16, 2020. It was met with critical acclaim by music critics, deeming it as a solid and outspoken debut album. Sloan's second studio album I Blame the World was released on May 13, 2022.

## Life and career
### 1995–2014: Early life and background

Sloan was born on March 11, 1995. She grew up in South Boston and taught herself to play on a piano her mother purchased when she was five. Sloan's paternal grandparents were natives of Siberia, Russia, and she spent summers on their farm there as a child. Her maternal grandparents were both born and grew up in South Boston. Sasha spent a lot of time with them in Maine.
After graduating from high school, she went on to study at the Berklee College of Music. When she got back home one day, she noticed that her parents had written the word "DORK" next to her room at their house. Sloan posted the photo on Reddit, which quickly became viral. Taking advantage of this opportunity, she pasted a link to her SoundCloud under the post. Soon enough, she was approached by Warner Chappell Music to sign a publishing deal.
Sloan was 19 years old at this point and following the deal, she moved to Los Angeles to pursue a career as a songwriter; she worked at a coffee shop to support herself.

### 2015–2017: Beginnings

In 2015, Sloan was featured in the song "Phoenix" by Kaskade, as well as being credited for songwriting. Sloan continued her career by writing for artists including Idina Menzel, Maggie Lindemann and Camila Cabello. In 2017, Sloan was featured in the song "This Town" by Kygo, which she also cowrote.

### 2018: Sad Girl and Loser

Her debut EP, Sad Girl, was released by RCA on April 18, 2018.
She co-wrote Juice WRLD's single "Black & White", which was released on May 23, 2018, and appeared on his debut studio album Goodbye & Good Riddance.
Her second EP, Loser, was released by RCA on November 29, 2018. On the same day, she announced her first headlining tour to support the album. Her single "Older" from the album was performed on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert on February 6, 2019, her US national TV debut.

### 2019–present: Self-Portrait, Only Child and I Blame The World

Sloan released her third EP Self-Portrait on October 18, 2019. She stated that "this EP is more about being OK with the fact that I have a lot of anxiety, and that I don’t want to go to parties."
Self-Portrait played an important role in her music career by allowing her to unapologetically represent herself and create songs that her fans can connect and relate to; the EP deals with themes such as anxiety, depression, and uncertainty.
On April 3, 2020, Sloan released the single "I'll Wait" produced by Kygo for his album Golden Hour. The following day, a music video was released starring American couple Rob Gronkowski and Camille Kostek containing personal footage of their life together.
On August 3, Sloan announced that her debut album Only Child would be released in the fall, with the lead single "Lie" released on August 7. On August 25 she released the song "House With No Mirrors" as the second single from her debut album. On August 28 she announced that her debut album Only Child would be released on October 16.
On November 17, Sloan announced a collaboration with singer/songwriter Charlie Puth, a song called "Is It Just Me?", which would be released on November 19, 2020.
On April 22, 2021, Sasha teamed up with country superstar Sam Hunt to release an acoustic-driven song titled "when was it over?" that finds Hunt and Sloan in a post-breakup state of misery questioning the cause of their respective romantic splits. Sloan said that the track is about not being able to let go of someone even when you know there's nothing left. The song was co-written with Shane McAnally who came up with the song's title. Other co-writers include King Henry and Emi Dragoi.
On May 13, 2022, Sloan released her second studio album I Blame The World. During her interview with Billboard, she described what she perceives to be the biggest difference between Only Child and I Blame The World: "I would say Only Child was a collection of songs I really liked but there wasn’t a cohesive theme. With I Blame The World, I made a conscious effort to create a world in which all the songs made sense together."
On March 27, 2023, Sloan announced on her socials that she is now an independent artist; confirming her departure from major label RCA Records.
Sloan was part of the lineup for the 22nd Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival in April 2023.
In 2024, Sloan participated in season 5 of the Chinese variety show, Sisters Who Make Waves, however she dropped out due to health issues.

### Personal life

She has declared herself an atheist and a nihilist.

## Discography
### Studio albums

| Title | Details |
| Only Child | Released: October 16, 2020 Label: RCA Formats: Digital download, streaming |
| I Blame the World | Released: May 13, 2022 Label: RCA Formats: Digital download, streaming |
| Me Again | Released: May 17, 2024 Label: Sue Perb Formats: Digital download, streaming |

### Extended plays

| Title | Details |
| Sad Girl | Released: April 18, 2018 Label: RCA Formats: Digital download, streaming |
| Loser | Released: November 29, 2018 Label: RCA Formats: Digital download, streaming |
| Self Portrait | Released: October 18, 2019 Label: RCA Formats: Digital download, streaming |

### Singles
#### As lead artist

List of singles as lead artist, with selected chart positions and certifications, showing year released and album name :
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album |
| Title | Year | US Bub. | GER | NOR | NZ Hot | SWE | Certifications | Album |
| "Ready Yet" | 2017 | — | — | — | — | — | | Sad Girl |
| "Runaway" | 2017 | — | — | — | — | — | | Sad Girl |
| "Normal" | 2018 | — | — | — | — | — | | Sad Girl |
| "Fall" | 2018 | — | — | — | — | — | | Sad Girl |
| "Ready Yet" (San Holo Remix) | 2018 | — | — | — | — | — | | Non-album single |
| "Hurt" | 2018 | — | — | — | — | — | | Sad Girl |
| "Here" | 2018 | — | — | — | — | — | | Sad Girl |
| "The Only" | 2018 | — | — | — | — | — | | Loser |
| "Faking It" | 2018 | — | — | — | — | — | | Loser |
| "Chasing Parties" | 2018 | — | — | — | — | — | | Loser |
| "Older" | 2018 | — | — | — | — | — | RIAA: Gold ARIA: Gold | Loser |
| "Thoughts" | 2019 | — | — | — | — | — | | Self Portrait |
| "Dancing with Your Ghost" | 2019 | — | — | — | — | — | RIAA: Gold ARIA: Platinum | Self Portrait |
| "At Least I Look Cool" | 2019 | — | — | — | 31 | — | | Self Portrait |
| "Smiling When I Die" | 2019 | — | — | — | 38 | — | | Self Portrait |
| "I'll Wait" (with Kygo) | 2020 | 7 | 89 | 9 | — | 28 | MC: Platinum | Golden Hour |
| "Lie" | 2020 | — | — | — | — | — | | Only Child |
| "House with No Mirrors" | 2020 | — | — | — | — | — | | Only Child |
| "Is It Just Me?" (solo or featuring Charlie Puth) | 2020 | — | — | — | — | — | | Only Child |
| "Hypochondriac" | 2020 | — | — | — | — | — | | Only Child |
| "When Was It Over?" (featuring Sam Hunt) | 2021 | — | — | — | 8 | — | MC: Gold | Non-album single |
| "Barcelona" (with Winnetka Bowling League) | 2021 | — | — | — | — | — | | Pulp |
| "WTF" | 2022 | — | — | — | — | — | | I Blame the World |
| "I Blame the World" | 2022 | — | — | — | — | — | | I Blame the World |
| "New Normal" | 2022 | — | — | — | — | — | | I Blame the World |
| "Adult" | 2022 | — | — | — | — | — | | I Blame the World |
| "Highlights" | 2024 | — | — | — | — | — | | Me Again |
| "Me Again" | 2024 | — | — | — | — | — | | Me Again |
| "Rest" (with Dean Lewis) | 2024 | — | — | — | — | — | | The Epilogue |
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released. |||||||||

#### As featured artist

List of singles as featured artist, showing year released and album name :
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Album |
| Title | Year | NZ Hot | SWE Heat. | Album |
| "Falls" (ODESZA featuring Sasha Alex Sloan) | 2017 | | | A Moment Apart |
| "Love Runs Out" (Martin Garrix featuring G-Eazy and Sasha Alex Sloan) | 2021 | 14 | 1 | Non-album single |
| "Hero" (Alan Walker featuring Sasha Alex Sloan) | 2023 | | | Non-album single |

### Other charted or certified songs

| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album |
| Title | Year | NZ Hot | Certifications | Album |
| "Only" (with NF) | 2019 | 26 | RIAA: Gold | The Search |

## Songwriting credits

| Title | Year | Artist(s) | Album | Credits | Written with |
| "Phoenix" (featuring Sasha Sloan) | 2015 | Kaskade | Automatic | Featured artist/Co-writer | Ryan Raddon, Finn Bjarnson, Cody Tarpely, Jarrod Gorbel |
| "Last Time" | 2016 | Idina Menzel | Idina | Co-writer | Idina Menzel, Eric Rosse |
| "I Do" | 2016 | Idina Menzel | Idina | Co-writer | Idina Menzel, Eric Rosse |
| "Pretty Girl" | 2016 | Maggie Lindemann | Non-album single | Co-writer | Maggie Lindemann, Sean Myer |
| "Just Hold On" (with Louis Tomlinson) | 2016 | Steve Aoki | Neon Future III | Co-writer | Steven Aoki, Louis Tomlinson, Nolan Lambroza, Eric Rosse |
| "I Miss You" (featuring Bahari) | 2017 | Grey | Non-album single | Co-writer | Michael Trewartha, Thomas Meredith, Kyle Trewartha |
| "Guide Me" (featuring Sasha Sloan) | 2017 | Deorro | Good Evening | Featured artist/Co-writer | Eric Orrosquieta |
| "Nobody" | 2017 | Niia | I | Co-writer | Niia Bertino, Simon Wilcox, Robin Hannibal |
| "Girl Like Me" | 2017 | Niia | I | Co-writer | Niia Bertino, Robin Hannibal |
| "I'll Find You" (featuring Tori Kelly) | 2017 | Lecrae | All Things Work Together | Co-writer | Lecrae Moore, Justin Franks, Jonathan Mitchell, Daniel Majic, Natalie Sims, Victoria Kelly |
| "OMG" (featuring Quavo) | 2017 | Camila Cabello | Non-album single | Co-writer | Camila Cabello, Charlotte Aitchison, Mikkel Eriksen, Tor Hermansen, Jonnali Parmenius, Quavious Marshall |
| "Falls" (featuring Sasha Sloan) | 2017 | Odesza | A Moment Apart | Featured artist/Co-writer | Clayton Knight, Harrison Mills, Jonnali Parmenius, Alexandra Cheatle |
| "Phases" (with French Montana) | 2017 | Alma | Non-album single | Co-writer | Alma-Sofia Miettinen, Charlotte Aitchison, Jonnali Parmenius, Charlie Handsome |
| "This Town" (featuring Sasha Sloan) | 2017 | Kygo | Stargazing | Featured artist/Co-writer | Kyrre Gorvell-Dahll, Jonnali Parmenius |
| "I'll Be There" (featuring Sasha Sloan) | 2017 | King Henry | For You EP | Featured artist/Co-writer | Henry Allen |
| "Never Be the Same" | 2017 | Camila Cabello | Camila | Co-writer | Camila Cabello, Adam Feeney, Leo Rami Dawood, Jacob Ludwig Olofsson, Jonnali Parmenius |
| "Track 10" | 2017 | Charli XCX | Pop 2 | Co-writer | Charlotte Aitchson, Mikkel Eriksen, Jonnali Parmenius, Alexander Guy Cook, Tor Hermansen |
| "Perfect" (with Ally Brooke) | 2018 | Topic | Non-album single | Co-writer | Matthew Radosevich, Jonnali Parmenius |
| "Faded Love" (featuring Future) | 2018 | Tinashe | Joyride | Co-writer | Tinashe Kachingwe, Jonnali Parmenius, Mikkel Eriksen, Tor Hermansen, Nayvadius Wilburn |
| "A Good Night" (featuring BloodPop) | 2018 | John Legend | TBA | Co-writer | John Stephens, Michael Tucker, Rachel Keen |
| "Bad Girlfriend" | 2018 | Anne-Marie | Speak Your Mind | Co-writer | Anne-Marie Nicholson, Paul Blair, Nicholas Monson, Mark Nilan Jr. |
| "Messy" | 2018 | Kiiara | Lil Kiiwi | Co-writer | Kiara Saulters, Noah Conrad, Rowland Speckley, Jake Torrey |
| "Low Key in Love" | 2018 | Jaira Burns | Burn Slow EP | Co-writer | Jaira Burns, Aaron Kleinstub, Ryan Tedder |
| "Be Right Here" (with Stargate featuring GOLDN) | 2018 | Kungs | TBA | Co-writer | Valentin Brunel, Mikkel Eriksen, Tor Hermansen, Robert "Throttle" Bergin, Charlotte Aitchison, Camila Cabello, Jonnali Parmenius |
| "This Time Around" | 2018 | Jaira Burns | Burn Slow EP | Co-writer | Mikkel Eriksen, Nolan Lambroza |
| "Thick and Thin" | 2018 | LANY | Malibu Nights | Co-writer | Paul Jason Klein, Jacob Goss, Henry Allen |
| "I Don't Wanna Love You Anymore" | 2018 | LANY | Malibu Nights | Co-writer | Paul Jason Klein, Jacob Goss, Nolan Lambroza |
| "Thru These Tears" | 2018 | LANY | Malibu Nights | Co-writer | |
| "Curiosity" | 2018 | Nao | Saturn | Co-writer | Neo Jessica Joshua, Daniel Traynor, Henry Allen, Yvette "Naala" Riby—Williams |
| "Happy" | 2019 | Pink | Hurts 2B Human | Co-writer | Pink, Teddy Geiger, Steph Jones |
| "Cry About It Later" | 2020 | Katy Perry | Smile | Co-writer | Katy Perry, Jonnali Parmenius, Oscar Holter |
| "So Sick" (featuring blackbear) | 2020 | Kiiara | Lil Kiiwi | Co-writer | Kiara Saulters, Henry Agincourt Allen, Johnny Mitchell, Mathew Tyler Musto |
| "Creature of Habit" | 2021 | JoJo | TBA | Co-writer | Emmanuel Nickerson, Morten Ristorp, Justin Tranter |
| "U & Me" | 2021 | Illenium | Fallen Embers | Co-writer | Illenium |

## Tour

| Date | Place | Country | Venue |
| February 10, 2018 | Las Vegas, Nevada | United States | The Bunkhouse |
| February 11, 2018 | Phoenix, Arizona | United States | Crescent Ballroom |
| February 13, 2018 | West Hollywood, California | United States | The Roxy Theatre |
| February 15, 2018 | Santa Ana, California | United States | Constellation Room |
| February 16, 2018 | San Francisco, California | United States | Swedish American Hall |
| February 18, 2018 | Seattle, Washington | United States | The Crocodile |
| February 20, 2018 | Salt Lake City, Utah | United States | Urban Lounge |
| February 21, 2018 | Denver, Colorado | United States | Globe Hall |
| February 22, 2018 | Denver, Colorado | United States | Globe Hall |
| February 24, 2018 | Austin, Texas | United States | The Parish |
| February 25, 2018 | New Orleans, Louisiana | United States | Gasa Gasa |
| February 27, 2018 | Atlanta, Georgia | United States | Terminal West |
| February 28, 2018 | Nashville, Tennessee | United States | The Basement East |
| March 2, 2018 | Carrboro, North Carolina | United States | Cat's Cradle |
| March 3, 2018 | Washington | United States | U Street Music Hall |
| March 6, 2018 | Toronto, Ontario | Canada | Adelaide Hall |
| March 7, 2018 | Buffalo, New York | United States | Town Ballroom |