Alex Boye concert

 We went to a concert at The Eccles Theatre.  

 Alex Boye.  He is an awesome entertainer.  

He was born in London, England in 1970. Boyé's mother and father are Nigerians. While pregnant, Boyé's mother went to London while his father remained in Nigeria. According to his own words, he never knew his father. His mother remarried and worked for London Underground, cleaning tracks at night. One day his mother said she was going to Nigeria for a couple of weeks for a visit and did not come back for eight years. Boyé was raised in the Tottenham neighbourhood that has been described as "tough.". He spent much of his youth in foster homes with Caucasian parents.^[1] As a teenager, he listened to the music of Motown, including artists Stevie Wonder, Kool and the Gang, James Brown, Marvin Gaye, Jackie Wilson and Otis Redding. When he was 16, Boyé was working in a McDonald's in London when he was introduced to the The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) by a manager. He was baptised soon afterward, without his mother's knowledge.^[1] Boyé first performed in public while serving as a missionary for the LDS Church in Bristol, England.^[1]

  And he was a member of

The Tabernacle Choir.  He loves to sing and uplift his audience. 

Most of his popular music he "Africanizes" songs like "Let It Go" from

Frozen and "Circle of Life" from Lion King.  We really enjoyed his show.