Olly Alexander is celebrating the release of his debut solo album 'Polari' with a new video for 'Whisper In The Waves'

Olly Alexander has released his first album under his own name, 'Polari', alongside a new video for album track 'Whisper In The Waves', directed by Colin Solal Cardo.

The album, recorded in Danny L. Harle's Hackney Road studios, represents a new chapter for Alexander, who previously performed as Years & Years. "Recently, I have had this thing where I'm thinking, is this what my creative life should've been all along?" Alexander says. "I'm putting out music I love, on my terms, that means something to me."

The 13-track collection includes previously released singles 'Cupid's Bow' and 'Dizzy', the latter being Alexander's Eurovision entry for 2024.

Alexander will support the album with a series of acoustic performances and Q&A events, followed by the Up Close and Polari Tour across the UK and Europe.

The dates in full read:

FEBRUARY
8 Resident Records, Brighton, UK
9 Jacaranda Baltic, Liverpool, UK
10 Rough Trade, Nottingham, UK
13 Rough Trade East, London, UK

MARCH
23 La Cigale, Paris, France
24 Cirque Royal, Brussels, Belgium
26 Metropol, Berlin, Germany
27 Palladium, Warsaw, Poland
29 Komplex 457, Zurich, Switzerland
30 TivoliVredenburg, Utrecht, Netherlands

APRIL
1 3Olympia Theatre, Dublin, Ireland
2 Town Hall, Birmingham, UK
3 Glasgow Barrowland Ballroom, Glasgow, UK
4 Manchester Factory International, Aviva Studios, Manchester, UK
6 Bristol Beacon, Bristol, UK
7 The London Palladium, London, UK