Alex & Sierra

Alex & Sierra are an American pop duo based in Orlando, Florida who won season 3 of The X-Factor. They were a part of the Groups catagory, mentored by Simon Cowell.
The duo consists of Alex Kinsey and Sierra Deaton.
==Background==
Alex, who is from New Smyrna Beach, Florida, and Sierra, who is from Orlando, have been dating for two years. They have posted covers of songs such as "Find Your Love" by Drake and "If I Didn't Know Better" by The Civil Wars on YouTube. They even auditioned for season 12 of American Idol with Alex making it to Hollywood week and producers saying no to Sierra.
Both were students at the University of Central Florida when they decided to try out for the show. Sierra has since graduated.
==The X-Factor==
Alex & Sierra auditioned in New Orleans where they impressed the judges with their stripped-down version of the Britney Spears hit "Toxic". They got four yeses and made it to the next round where they made the top 40 and got Simon Cowell as their mentor.
Throughout the competition, Alex & Sierra were very impressive, putting their own spin on songs such as "You"re The Only That I Want" by John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John, "Best Song Ever" by One Direction, and their breakout performance of "Say Something" by A Great Big World and Christina Aguilera, the latter hitting number one on iTunes. Their vocals and harmonies were often praised even though Sierra did get criticized once for her vocals not being as strong as Alex's on "Best Song Ever". However, they always had the support of their mentor Simon Cowell. 
The couple won the show on December 17, 2013, becoming the first group to win the show. They are als0 the second act mentored by Simon Cowell to win the American show, the first being season 1 winner Melanie Amaro.
==Post X-Factor==
After spending the holidays with their families in Florida, Alex & Sierra, who signed with Columbia Records, returned on January 2, 2014 to Los Angeles to start work on their debut album. In an interview with Lyndsey Parker of Yahoo! Music at a pre-Grammy party, they said that they hope to have their first album out sometime in early 2014. They also mentioned that one of the songwriters they are working with is Grammy Award-winning singer-songwriter John Legend.
==Discography==
Albums:
* TBA (2014)
Singles:
* "Say Something" (2013)
Category:Season 3
Category:Mentored by Simon Cowell
Category:Groups