BIOGRAPHY

“What I love the most about making music is digging into the experiences of life and creating something with intention, meaning, and growth.”

With over 15 years of musical accomplishments, it’s easy to see why Alex Runions’ hometown of Kipling, Saskatchewan raised a billboard in his honour.

After taking his first industry steps with his debut self-titled 2009 album, which was produced by CCMA-winning Bart McKay, the Canadian artist broke through in 2013 as Big Dog 92.7 and Astral Media’s choice for “The Next Big Thing”.

Through the decade, Runions enjoyed a string of charting Canadian country radio singles like “Passenger Seat”, “FM Dial”, “Little Bit of Sunshine” and a second album, “South of the City”, to go along with the collaboration track, “Just Watch Me” – with Dean Kush and JJ Voss – that served as a cornerstone to a fundraising campaign for the Canadian Cancer Society. Runions was rewarded with Saskatchewan Country Music Association Award nominations every year between 2013 and 2019 – winning 2016 honours for Fan’s Choice, Entertainer of the Year, and Male Vocalist of the Year.

Runions matched this success on stage, playing at some of the most iconic venues in the country, including Big Valley Jamboree, the Grey Cup, and the CCMA Awards Week Songwriters’ Series.

Following his 2019 single, “Heartland” featuring Erin Hill, Runions reunited with McKay for 2020’s summer single, “Take It Out On Me”, and hit the Top 50 of Canadian country radio with “Middle of a Country Song” in 2021, which was co-written and co-produced by Chris Burke-Gaffney (Chantal Kreviazuk, MacKenzie Porter). The SCMA recognized him again in 2022 with a nomination for Male Artist of the Year. In 2023, the Unsigned Only Music Competition named him a Semi-Finalist for “Settling Up”.

With a dynamic life transformation defined by self-improvement and fatherhood, Runions has embraced a new artistic focus that enhances his country voice and singer-songwriter core with elements of Americana and roots. This creative shift has been brought to life through his new project with Burke-Gaffney – the artist’s next album, “Above the Clouds and On the Ground”, which arrives in the spring of 2025.