'More than an accomplished jazz vocalist with a silken voice, Alexia Gardner is a true entertainer `.  (That's Shanghai Magazine, April 2006)

With over a decade of tours and concerts in South East Asia Alexia Gardner has recently returned to Europe. She is now resident in Basel, Switzerland and  is ready to share her soft, mellow and distinctive  voice with her audience here.  Her recent  Live recordings in  Hongkong and Shanghai showcase her rapport with the audience and her command of the stage.

This British Singer with Jamaican Roots began her career touring the British Cabaret Circuit in England and Wales. She toured with her  gifted sister - Paula Gardner - as a sophisticated, accapella duo and got much acclaim for their wonderfully harmonic voices.

Alexia soon began a solo career that took her across the Mediterranean on luxury Cruise Liners as well as the  luxury hotel  groups in Asia.  Part of her addictiveness stems from her Jamaican parentage where she is able to incorporate everything from Standard Jazz Classics, Latin grooves, a touch of Reggae vibes, soft Bossa Nova styles  to gentle, familiar ballads.

Alexia has two live albums available for your enjoyment. ` The Rest Of  Your Life ` recorded in  2001 at the `Jazz Club` in  Hongkong and  the suitably entitled ` Jammin ' Alexia Gardner Live In Shanghai` This second album was released in January 2006 and one of the reviews were: -

'This is one of the strongest jazz Vocal CDs I've heard in a long time. Alexia Gardner comes across in the tradition of Sarah, Ella and Nancy but with her own uniqueness. A  wonderful singer with a wonderful rhythm section!

(Phil Morrison, bassist, composer, lyricist August 2006)

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Alexia's musical history really began in taking part in both local and national talent showcases throughout England and Wales. This gave her plenty of opportunity to polish her stage and live performance style. A Style that earned her a number of First Place prizes and eager entertainment agents knocking at her door.

We cannot talk about Alexia's musical History without including 'High Profile', the sophisticated, sister duo made up of Alexia and her younger sister Paula Gardner. The girls spent their teens and early twenties captivating audiences throughout the British Cabaret Circuit. They featured mostly acapella singing. Their own unique, sisterly harmony.

Talent Showcases (1993-1995)

Alexia entered a number of talent competitions up and down the United Kingdom, which confirmed her appetite for live performance. These competitions included:

1995 Winner of the 'Kings Cabaret Theatre' talent showcase, Great Barr, Birmingham. This led directly to auditions for the BBC television, Pebble Mill live entertainment show.

1994 Winner of Blackpool's annual 'Talk of the Coast' talent showcase.

1994 Winner of the Weston -super- Mare's 'Search for a Star' staged at the Playhouse Theatre, this lead directly to the British Resorts Association Grand Final Talent Competition which took place at the Spa Center, Scarborough.

1994 Winner of the Sutton Coldfield's Football Club local talent competition.

1993 Winner of the Leamington Spa "Search for a Star" showcase and became the top vocalist representing Leamington Spa at the 1993 British Resorts Association Grand Final.

British Cabaret Circuit (1993-1996)

Alexia supported the following acts and personalities up and down the United Kingdom. She has performed in theatres, country clubs and social clubs with the likes of :Bernie Clifton, The Rocking Berries, Cannon & Ball, The Nolan Sisters, The Searchers, The Bachelors, Jimmy Cricket and The Drifters.

Alexia's production history includes " The Magic of Motown" show which was a salute to the American Motown era of the 1960's This was a fun tour of local clubs in and around the Midlands and South Wales with four other Birmingham based vocalists. (October 1994-March 199).

Musicals

Alexia has not abandoned her acting career, but has been able to pursue this alongside her singing activities. She has performed at the "Playhouse Theatre", Weston-super-Mare in the musical Barnum, where she gave a superb performance of 'Joice Heth' and the 'Blues Singer'. She has been described as:-"a stunning performer" and a " tremendous asset to the most vocally successful number" of the musical (the Rose Bowl Awards Review 1994).

Alexia has performed with the Bromsgrove players in the classic play "The Crucible" by Arthur Miller, taking the role of Tituba, February 1996.

Alexia is a graduate of the Central School Of Speech and Drama, Swiss Cottage, north-west London. Her first love was to act and be on stage - centre stage! If you have a script, a part in a musical or a play do not hesitate to contact her. Contact Alexia! She is always looking for that great .....part!