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Alicia Benson
{{Infobox musical artist
|image = Alicia in November 2013.jpeg
|caption= Alicia in November 2013
|background = solo_singer
|name = Alicia Benson
|birth_name = Alicia King Benson
|birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1995|06|16}}
|birth_place = Teddington, London, United Kingdom
|genre               = {{flatlist|
* R&amp;B
* hip hop 
}}
|occupation = Singer, dancer
|instrument =  Vocals
|label = MTM
|years_active = 2012–present
|genre = 
|associated_acts = [[Ladies Sound]]
}}

'''Alicia King Benson''' (born 16 June 1995)<ref name="r2">[http://celebstarxlr8.blogspot.co.nz/p/alicia-benson.html Alicia Benson</ref> is a English dancer and singer. She was a member of a Barbian girl group [[Ladies Sound]] formed in 2012 and disbanded in 2015. She became the judge for the third season of ''So You Think You Can Dance'' in 2015 and became a judge for the singing competition ''The X Factor'' in 2016. In 2017, Benson released the lead single "[[Free Love (Alicia Benson song)|Free Love]]" on February 2, 2017.

==Early life==

Alicia King Benson was born on 16 June 1995 in Teddington, London, United Kingdom. She grew up singing and dancing, she studied multiple style of dance competitively in ballet, jazz, tap, lyrical and hip hop. She attended a dance class in Teddington Dance Studio and attended a secondary school in Grey Court School, where she was a first honor and a member of a choir. At the age of seventeen, Benson moved to Grovia, Barbia to audition for Starquest.

==Career==

(contracted; show full)The X Factor Barbia''. With a reported salary of $10 million, she became the highest-paid judge on a singing competition series in television history. She mentored the Girls category; her final act, Krystal Ellis who was named the winner of the season and Laland Mary was named the runner-up of the season. In December 2016, it was announced that Benson is working on her debut studio album. Benson released the lead single "[[Free Love (Alicia Benson song)|Free Love]]" on February 2, 2017.
 The song was first debuted in United Kingdom  and it peaked at number 6 UK Singles Chart. The song also peaked at number 7 XLR8 Singles Charts. The song peaked at number 8 Sound Net Singles Chart.<ref>http://www.btsdl.cc/money-talks-give-it-to-me-aurora-tf3828125.html</ref> In Canada the song peaked at number 14 Canadian Hot 100. The song peaked at number 33 Billboard Hot 100 in United States. In Australia, it peaked at number 22 ARIA Singles Chart. It also peaked at number 30 New Zealand Singles Chart.

==Other ventures==

In 2013, Benson was chosen to model the American clothing line Guess.<ref>http://allthingslawandorder.blogspot.co.nz/2011/02/law-order-svu-pursuit-recap-review.html</ref>

==Filmography==

(contracted; show full)|}

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==

*{{Facebook|284744524998464|Alicia Benson}}