Alex J. Robinson

That pretty blonde from the Ontario Tourism commercial is forging a name for herself, and Alex J. Robinson’s second album, The Getaway (released in February 2010), is confirming to her rapidly growing audience she’s a woman with a powerful voice and a talent to match.

While more and more TV viewers were being captivated by Alex’s rendition of the province’s signature song, There’s No Place Like This, the Sudbury native has been hard at work writing and recording the 10-song follow-up to her debut, Never Say Never. That disc spawned 4 singles, one of which made it to number 7 on CMT's Cross Canada Countdown.

Alex describes the new CD as hopeful, positive and more mature—looking beyond that songwriter standard, romantic relationships. It was co-written with partner Tim Thorney (producer for Alanis Morrisette, Jimmy Rankin and others). The two met while Alex was in her mid-teens doing voice-over work in the studio. Though Alex’s sole instrument is her voice, it doesn’t stop her from finding the melodies that ring true and she and Tim have honed a great creative chemistry.