Rex Orange County Biography

Rex Orange County is an English singer, multi-instrumentalist, and songwriter who rose to fame in 2017 following multiple features on Tyler, the Creator’s Grammy-nominated album “Flower Boy“, including the single “Boredom”. Under the Rex Orange County moniker, he has released one mixtape, Bcos U Will Never B Free (2015), and three studio albums: Apricot Princess (2017), Pony (2019), and Who Cares? (2022).

Both Pony and Who Cares? made the top 5 in the UK and US, and the latter topped the UK Albums Chart. O’Connor also released a live album, entitled Live at Radio City Music Hall, in 2020. His interest in music began at a young age. At age 5, O’Connor joined the choir at the school where his mother worked. He became a drummer and later taught himself piano. The name ‘Rex Orange County’ is based on a teacher-given nickname, “The OC”, after his surname O’Connor.

In October 2022, he was accused of sexually assaulting a woman six times. He later pled “not guilty” and was released on unconditional bail. The woman claimed that he assaulted her twice on June 1, 2022, and four additional times the next day. 

Rex Orange County famous for

• Rex is famous for the commercial success of his studio album, “Apricot Princess“.
• He is known for collaborating with established music artists such as Tyler, the Creator, and Benny Sings. 

Where is Rex Orange County from?

Rex Orange County was born with the real name of Alexander O’Connor on May 4, 1998. His zodiac sign is Taurus as per his zodiac sign. He is from Grayshott, Hampshire, England. He holds British nationality and his ethnicity is British-White. His mother’s name is Nina and his father’s name is Phil O’Connor who is a professional sports photographer.

While growing up, he listened to popular English bands like Queen, Green Day, and ABBA which encouraged him to actively take part in the school choir. He also had a soft spot for classical music as well as the indie genre. He started his music journey at Frensham Heights School in Farnham, Surrey.

When he was 16, he began attending the BRIT School where he studied drumming and was one of four percussionists in his year; the relative rareness of his primary instrument provided him with wide exposure to various projects of others in his school which he credits with exposing him to new music. His present age is 24 as of 2022. 

What did Rex Orange County do?

• At age of 16, O’Connor started playing the guitar and started to produce his own music using Apple’s Logic software. 
• On 4 September 2015, he self-released his debut album “Bcos U Will Never B Free” on SoundCloud and Bandcamp.
• Along with fellow English musician and producer Two Inch Punch, O’Connor collaborates throughout O’Connor’s career in the form of the tracks “UNO”, “Best Friend”, and “Untitled”. 
• The album even caught the attention of American rapper Tyler, the Creator, who sent him an email describing his enjoyment of the project. This led to him flying O’Connor out the following year to Los Angeles to collaborate on his album “Flower Boy”, with him co-writing and contributing vocals to the songs “Boredom” and “Foreword”. 
• On 17 November 2016, he released the single “UNO”, a song Clash magazine described by writing, “The buoyant keyboard riff underpins a hypnotic half-spoken vocal, one that veers from topic to topic in a hazy burst of creative mania.”
• On 25th January 2017, he released the single “Best Friend” followed later in the year by the release of his second album “Apricot Princess”.
• On 11th October 2017, he released the single “Loving Is Easy”, created in collaboration with the Dutch artist Benny Sings. 
• On 16th April 2018, he performed the song in his television debut on “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon”. 
• On 31st May 2018, he released a cover of “You’ve Got a Friend in Me” in collaboration with Randy Newman, the creator of the song. 
• He was also featured in Spotify’s Rise Program. 
• On 14th February 2019, he released the single “New House”. 
• On 12 September 2019, he released “10/10”; the lead single from his third album “Pony”. 
• Released on 25 October 2019, Pony was his first major-label album released through RCA Records.
• On 30th September 2020, he released an EP with recordings from his performance at Radio City Music Hall in New York City during his Pony tour titled Live at Radio City Music Hall alongside a documentary released on YouTube. This documentary showed the events leading up to this performance as well as the early conclusion of the Pony tour due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
• His fourth studio album titled “Who Cares?” was released on 11 March 2022, and was his first to top the UK Albums Chart, entering ahead of Impera by Ghost. 
• In July 2022, he canceled tour dates in Australia, New Zealand, and Europe due to “unforeseen personal circumstances”. 

How much is Rex Orange County’s net worth?

Rex Orange County is a talented rapper whose net worth is estimated to be between $1 million and $5 million dollars as of 2022. His primary source of income is from the music industry. Through his various sources of income, he has been able to accumulate good fortune but prefers to lead a modest lifestyle. His salary is in thousand of dollars. 

Who is Rex Orange County’s girlfriend?

Rex Orange County is not married yet but he was currently in a relationship with his beautiful ex-girlfriend. He dated Thea Morgan Murrell in 2015. Thea Morgan Murrell is a singer by profession. They had been pretty open about their relationship and he doesn’t mind showing off his girlfriend on his official social media accounts.

The title of his 2nd studio album was also inspired by his girlfriend as “Apricot Princess” is Thea’s nickname. However, on November 24, 2020, he tweeted, “I am not in a relationship,” confirming that they had broken up. Today, he is enjoying his single life happily. His sexual orientation is straight. 

How tall is Rex Orange County?

Rex Orange County stands at the height of 5 ft 11 in or 180.5 cm. His body type is slim and his body weight consists of 75 kg or 165.5 lbs. His hair color is Dark Brown and his eye color is also Dark Brown. He has got a healthy body at present.