When Your Kid Is a Mini-Me of Your Celebrity Self
Billy Joel and Alexa Ray Joel
Alexa Ray Joel was born in 1985 to two icons, Billy Joel and Christie Brinkley, and she’s been mixing melody and glamor ever since. With her mom’s sculpted cheekbones and her dad’s musical instincts, she began writing original songs as a teen and dropped her debut EP, “Sketches,” in 2006. By 2013, she was starring in Gap’s “Back to Blue” campaign, performing “Just the Way You Are,” the song her father famously wrote for her mother.
Alexa honors Ray Charles through her middle name and channels vintage soul in her jazzy pop style. She’s been engaged to restaurateur Ryan Gleason since 2018, effortlessly balancing love, legacy, and stage lights.
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