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{{Infobox musical artist
|image =
|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&B
* hip hop
* pop
* dance
}}
|occupation = Singer, dancer
|instrument =  Vocals
|label = MTM
|years_active = 2012–present
|associated_acts = [[Ladies Sound]]
| website             = {{URL|https://barbiefame.wixsite.com/aliciabenson|aliciabenson.com}}
}}

'''Alicia King Benson''' (born 16 June 1995)<ref name="r2">[http://celebstarxlr8.blogspot.co.nz/p/alicia-benson.html Alicia Benson</ref> is an 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==

===2012–2015: Ladies Sound and ''So You Think You Can Dance''===

{{main article|Ladies Sound}}

In 2012, Benson audition for Starquest and got accepted. She signed a record label contract with MTM and joined a music group and met her fellow co-members [[Amanda Lili]] and [[Gabby Wends]]. They were announced as [[Ladies Sound]] girl group and released their debut album ''[[Party Party (Ladies Sound album)|Party Party]]'' and the lead single as same title. The album peaked at No. 11 on the XLR8 Billboard's Albums Chart in Barbia and also peaked at No. 8 Sound Net on the Bratz Albums Chart. The album has sold copies by 7,765 in Barbia and the total number of selling the album were 5,865. In Bratz, the total number of selling the album were 1,765. "[[Party Party (Ladies Sound song)|Party Party]]" was peaked at number 1 XLR8 Singles Charts. The song also peaked at number 47 Sound Net Singles Chart. In United Kingdom the song also peaked at number 18 U.K Singles Chart and peaked at number 14 Oricon Singles Chart in Japan. It peaked at number 39 ''Billboard'' Hot 100 in United States. Ladies Sound performed the song on Music Celebrations! on March 15 2012. In April 3 2012, Ladies Sound performed the song on Wake Up Barbia!. The second single "[[Let's Go]]" were released on November 11 2012. The MTM company earned 1 million box of their single "[[Let's Go]]". The song peaked at number 6 XLR8 Singles Charts and peaked at number 36 Sound Net Singles Chart. It also peaked at number 11 U.K Singles Chart in United Kingdom and peaked at number 14 Canadian Hot 100 in Canada. It Peaked at number 71 ''Billboard'' Hot 100 in United States. In December of 2012, the group had made to Sound Net of  promoting "[[Let's Go]]" in Bratz. Ladies Sound performed the song on STee Show on November 25 2012. In December 18 2012 Ladies Sound performed the song at Espact Stadium, during the football match.<ref>https://jog.fm/artists/glee-cast/workout-songs/animal-glee-cast-version?page=2</ref> In February 28 2013 the group released the third single "[[Sexy Girlz]]" and it peaked at 2 XLR8 Singles Charts. The song peaked at number 60 Sound Net Singles Chart and peaked at number 84 ''Billboard'' Hot 100 in United States. It also peaked at number 11 U.K Singles Chart in United Kingdom and it peaked at number 25 Oricon Singles Chart in Japan. In September of 2013 during [[Ladies Sound]]'s hiatus of Amanda Lili's marriage it was reported that Benson was performing at various concerts.<ref>http://www.pinterest.com/amvelting/life/</ref> In 2014, Benson served as a host for a television series "VT Dumb". Benson became a judge of the Barbian version of ''So You Think You Can Dance'', alongside [[Babra Jay]], [[Daniel Matts]] and [[Joshua Miller]], in 2015. In May 22, 2015, Benson is no longer in the group [[Ladies Sound]] for disbanding by MTM.

===2016–present: ''X Factor'' and debut studio album===

On 12 July 2016, XLR8 revealed that Benson had signed on to be a judge on ''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==

===Television===

{|class="wikitable sortable"
! Year 
! Title
! Role
! Notes
|-
| 2014
| ''VT Dumb''
| Herself
| Host
|-
| 2015
| ''So You Think You Can Dance Barbia''
| Herself
| Judge
|-
| 2016
| ''X Factor Barbia''
| Herself
| Judge
|}

==Discography==
{{Main|Ladies Sound discography}}

===Singles===
====As lead artist====

{|class="wikitable plainrow headers" style="text=align:center;"
! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:14em;" | Title
! scope="col" rowspan="2" | Year
! scope="col" colspan="2" | Peak chart positions
! scope="col" rowspan="2" | Album
|-
|-style=font-size:smaller;"
! style="width:45px;"| BAR<br />
! style="width:45px;"| BRTZ<br />
|-
|scope="row|"[[Free Love (Alicia Benson song)|Free Love]]"
|align="center" rowspan="3"|2016
|align="center"|7
|align="center"|8
|align="center" rowspan="3"|''TBA''
|}

==Awards and nominations==

{| class="wikitable"
! width"40"|Year
! width"275"|Awards
! width"275"|Category
! width"250"|Nominated work
! width"90"|Result
|-
|align="center" rowspan="6"|2017
|align="center" rowspan="1"|XLR8 Star Awards
|align="center" rowspan="1"|Most Popular Celebrity
|align="center" rowspan="1"|Alicia Benson
|{{nominated}}
|-
|align="center" rowspan="1"|LoudSlam Awards
|align="center" rowspan="1"|Best Entertainer
|align="center" rowspan="1"|Herself
|{{nominated}}
|-
|align="center" rowspan="3"|Diamond Awards
|align="center" rowspan="1"|Best New Artist
|align="center" rowspan="1"|Herself
|{{nominated}}
|-
|align="center" rowspan="1"|Best Dance Song
|align="center" rowspan="1"|"Lemonade"
|{{won}}
|-
|align="center" rowspan="1"|Best R&B Song
|align="center" rowspan="1"|"Pistols"
|{{won}}
|-
|align="center" rowspan="1"|Cube Awards
|align="center" rowspan="1"|Song Of The Year
|align="center" rowspan="1"|"Free Love"
|{{won}}
|}

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* {{Official website|https://barbiefame.wixsite.com/aliciabenson|aliciabenson.com}}
*{{Facebook|284744524998464|Alicia Benson}}