{"id":26150,"date":"2017-03-10T10:46:42","date_gmt":"2017-03-10T10:46:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/?p=26150"},"modified":"2017-03-10T10:46:42","modified_gmt":"2017-03-10T10:46:42","slug":"alex-francis-releases-single-make-believe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/2017\/03\/alex-francis-releases-single-make-believe\/","title":{"rendered":"Alex Francis Releases Single, \u2018Make Believe\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"p1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"26151\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/2017\/03\/alex-francis-releases-single-make-believe\/alex-francis-1\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Alex-Francis-1.png?fit=1126%2C1130&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1126,1130\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-title=\"Alex Francis 1\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Alex-Francis-1.png?fit=640%2C642&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-26151\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Alex-Francis-1.png?resize=640%2C642&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"642\" \/><\/p>\n<h4 class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><span class=\"s1\">UK singer\/songwriter\u00a0Alex Francis\u00a0has released his new single,<\/span><span class=\"s2\"> \u2018Make Believe\u2019,<\/span> <span class=\"s1\">ahead of his upcoming UK and European tour dates. The artist is also supporting pop legend Melanie C.<\/span><\/strong><\/h4>\n<p class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"s1\">The track is a captivating hawk\u2019s eye into the world of Alex\u2019s distinctive soulful\/pop sound. Alex\u2019s acoustic guitar set against his rasping vocals radiate into a pure emotional state of absolutory.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"s1\">Alex was raised in the Hertfordshire town of Hitchin, but moved to Brighton to realise his musical aspirations in a more creative and exciting environment, before relocating to North London last year.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"26152\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/2017\/03\/alex-francis-releases-single-make-believe\/alex-francis-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Alex-Francis-2.png?fit=1130%2C834&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1130,834\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-title=\"Alex Francis 2\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Alex-Francis-2.png?fit=640%2C472&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-26152\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Alex-Francis-2.png?resize=640%2C472&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"472\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"s1\">His emotive melding of rock and soul has won him fans far and wide. Amongst a string of live performances, Alex opened for Samm Henshaw at his \u2018Sound Experiment\u2019 EP launch in August at The Lexington.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"26153\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/2017\/03\/alex-francis-releases-single-make-believe\/alex-francis-3\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Alex-Francis-3.png?fit=1118%2C400&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1118,400\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-title=\"Alex Francis 3\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Alex-Francis-3.png?fit=640%2C229&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-26153\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Alex-Francis-3.png?resize=640%2C229&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"229\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"s1\">Alex also won the support of Time Out Magazine\u2019s \u2018Rising Stars\u2019 artist programme last year, showcasing him at some of his highest profile shows to date.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"s1\">The soulful artist will be hitting the road in April, supporting\u00a0Melanie C\u00a0after providing guest vocals for the song \u2018Hold On\u2019, which appeared as a bonus track on the German release of her latest album,\u00a0\u2018<\/span><span class=\"s2\">Version of Me\u2019<\/span><span class=\"s1\">. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"s1\">The tour includes seven UK dates, with a stop off in the capital at the Shepherds Bush Empire on April 8th.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"s1\">Alex&#8217;s debut EP lands later this year, following collaborative sessions in Nashville, Belfast and London throughout 2016. Catch him wowing scores of festival crowds throughout the UK this summer.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s2\"><b>UK TOUR<\/b><\/span><span class=\"s3\">\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"s4\">(supporting Melanie C)<\/span><span class=\"s1\"><br \/>\nApril 4th \u2013 Glasgow, O2 ABC<br \/>\nApril 5th \u2013 Liverpool, O2 Academy<br \/>\nApril 6th \u2013 Manchester, O2 Ritz<br \/>\nApril 8th \u2013 London, O2 Shepherds Bush Empire<br \/>\nApril 9th \u2013 Birmingham, O2 Institute<br \/>\nApril 12th \u2013 Belfast, Mandela Hall<br \/>\nApril 13th \u2013 Dublin, Vicar Street<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s2\"><b>UK FESTIVAL DATES<\/b><\/span><span class=\"s1\"><br \/>\nApril 29th \u2013 Live At Leeds<br \/>\nJune 8th-11th \u2013 Isle Of Wight Festival<br \/>\nJuly 6th-8th \u2013 2000 Trees Festival, Cheltenham<br \/>\nJuly 21st \u2013 PennFest, Buckinghamshire<br \/>\nJuly 22nd \u2013 Curious Arts Festival, Hampshire<br \/>\nJuly 28th \u2013 Standon Calling, Hertfordshire<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>UK singer\/songwriter Alex Francis has released his new single, \u2018Make Believe\u2019, ahead of his upcoming UK and European tour dates. The artist is also supporting pop legend Melanie C.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":30,"featured_media":26153,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"jetpack_seo_schema_type":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[9],"tags":[1893,9317,942,437,394,1899,199,9319,9318,7292,618,77,370,1116,226,3878,9320,1181,242,103],"class_list":["post-26150","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-new-releases","tag-acoustic-guitar","tag-alex-francis","tag-belfast","tag-brighton","tag-concerts","tag-festivals","tag-guitar","tag-hitchin","tag-make-believe","tag-melanie-c","tag-nashville","tag-new-release","tag-new-single","tag-north-london","tag-pop","tag-samm-henshaw","tag-shepherds-bush-empire","tag-singer-songwriter","tag-soul","tag-tour"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p5yMhl-6NM","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":26977,"url":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/2017\/04\/melanie-c-unveils-video-for-hold-on-ft-alex-francis\/","url_meta":{"origin":26150,"position":0},"title":"Melanie C Unveils Video For &#8216;Hold On&#8217; ft. 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