Tiffany Lynn Alvord an American Singer: Biography, Career & Awards
Tiffany Lynn Alvord (born December 11, 1992) is
an American singer, songwriter and actress. She has been cited as one of YouTube's first
"home-grown celebrities". She has a large social presence
on YouTube with over 600 million video views and over 3 million subscribers. Alvord
also has a strong following on social media sites including more than 2.6
million Facebook fans
and over 350 thousand Twitter followers. In December 2012, Alvord
performed in Times
Square on the Nivea stage with Carly
Rae Jepsen, Train, PSY and Taylor
Swift as part of the 2012 New Year's Eve celebration.
Biography
Alvord was born December 11, 1992, in California,
the daughter of Cherie Alvord, who works as her manager. She is the second
youngest of seven siblings, having six brothers. When in elementary
school, Alvord learned to play the piano and wrote her first songs by age
ten. At the age of 14, she taught herself to play the guitar, her second
musical instrument. The following year, in April 2008, at 15, she
published her first song on YouTube. Alvord was raised Mormon, but now identifies
as a Christian.
Alvord trained as a gymnast for nine years, and spent four
years competing until a sport-ending injury during competition. She
finished high school in 2010, taking three years. Alvord postponed college to
focus on her music.
Musical Career
Alvord's career includes performances in Canada, England, China, Singapore, Thailand, Indonesia, Malaysia, and
the Philippines. She opened for Boyce
Avenue on their U.S. tour during February and March 2011, and
headlined with Alex Goot on a U.S. tour between August and
September of the same year.
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On June 23, 2011, Alvord's first album I've Got It
Covered launched in the United States, containing ten cover songs. On
December 20, 2011, she released her second studio album, My Dream,
with Tate Music Group, her first album of original
songs.
In June 2012, Alvord took first place in an ArtistSignal
competition, winning a $25,000 grand prize. Then on June 29, 2012, she
released her third album, I've Got It Covered Vol. 2, which, like
her first album, has 10 cover songs made popular on her YouTube channel. On
September 18, 2012, Alvord released her fourth album on iTunes, entitled My
Heart Is. In December 2012, Alvord performed in Times
Square on the Nivea stage with Carly
Rae Jepsen, Train, PSY and Taylor
Swift as part of the 2012 New Year's Eve celebration.
Alvord headlined a tour in four different countries in Southeast
Asia during March 2013, and co-headlined a West Coast tour of the U.S. in
April 2013 with fellow YouTube star Jason Chen. In July 2013, Alvord performed
live in Europe for the first time, headlining sold-out shows in London,
including the historic London
Hippodrome. During the trip, Alvord was featured on a live interview
with Simon Lederman on 94.9
BBC Radio, London.
On August 13, 2013, she released her fifth album, I’ve
Got It Covered Vol. 3. The next year Alvord released her Legacy album,
on August 12, 2014.
Alvord has been covered by numerous print and online
publications, including The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, Fortune magazine, Alternative Press magazine, Ora TV, Empty
Lighthouse Magazine, AdWeek, Yareah magazine, and AOL On.
Acting Career
In 2017, Alvord made acting debut in the first season of the
teen drama web series Guilty Party as Emma Wilson, as
well as the adventure comedy film School Spirits.
In 2018, Alvord returned in the second season of Guilty
Party as different character, Harper Vince.
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