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Alexa Ray Joel (born December 29, 1985)〔(Billy Joel, Christie Brinkley have their first child, a girl ) ((WebCite archive )), ''Lexington Herald-Leader'' (Kentucky, U.S.), article published December 31, 1985. Born "about 11:45 pm Sunday"; December 29 fell on a Sunday in 1985.〕 is an American singer, songwriter, and pianist. She is the oldest daughter of singer-songwriter Billy Joel and first child of model Christie Brinkley. She released an EP ''Sketches'' (2006) and several singles on independent record labels. She has performed at numerous charity events and New York City fashion events, and in 2010 was chosen to be the spokesmodel for Prell shampoo. ==Early life== Joel was born in Manhattan, New York,〔〔 the daughter of singer Billy Joel and his second wife, model Christie Brinkley.〔〔(【引用サイトリンク】date=February 10, 2009 ) ((WebCite archive ))〕〔("In Focus: Billy Joel" ) from photos section of movies.msn.com ((WebCite archive )) showing Joel at two years old with parents; photo dated June 27, 1988.〕 Her middle name ''Ray'' is in honor of musician Ray Charles.〔Stout, Gene, "(Billy Joel Delivers – Few Surprises )," seattlepi.com (''Seattle Post-Intelligencer''), December 3, 1986 (retrieved 2009-07-21) ((WebCite archive )).〕〔Mrowicki, Matt, ("Turning A Fantasy Into A Promising Career" ) interview ((WebCite archive )), ''Chorus and Verse,'' June 2006.〕 She has a half-brother Jack Paris (Taubman, born 1995) and a half-sister Sailor Lee (Cook, born 1998), both children of her mother Christie Brinkley.〔("Christie Brinkley" ) model profile ((WebCite archive )), ''New York'' magazine, undated profile was downloaded March 9, 2011.〕 She also has a half-sister named Della Rose on her father's side (born 2015), born to his fourth wife, Alexis. 〔http://news.yahoo.com/billy-joel-welcomes-baby-171308467.html;_ylt=A0LEVzFSDcxVHAgAMdfBGOd_;_ylu=X3oDMTEyM3V0dmU5BGNvbG8DYmYxBHBvcwMxBHZ0aWQDQjA1NTJfMQRzZWMDc2M-〕 Her father, Billy Joel, wrote his 1993 song "Lullabye (Goodnight, My Angel)" for her, and she has stated it is her favorite song of his.〔(SHOWBIZ TONIGHT ) transcript ((WebCite archive )), CNN, November 17, 2006.〕〔Schlansky, Evan ("Alexa Ray Joel: Q&A" ) ((WebCite archive )), ''American Songwriter'', May 1, 2007.〕 His 1989 song "The Downeaster Alexa" is titled after a boat he named after her, but is about the struggles of Long Island fishermen.〔Ragogna, Mike, ("Life Is Good: Conversations With Jason Mraz and Alexa Ray Joel, Plus Alexa's New Video 'Notice Me'" ) ((WebCite archive )), ''The Huffington Post'', November 18, 2010.〕 Joel is also referenced in her father's 1989 song "Leningrad" (with lyrics: "...He made my daughter laugh, then we embraced..."), in which "He" refers to a Russian man who became a circus clown after being in the Red Army.〔Joel, Billy, ("Billy Joel 'Leningrad' Lyrics" ) for lyrics ((WebCite archive )), and ("Billy Joel Biography & Timeline" ) for 1987 concert date ((WebCite archive )), both from billyjoel.com, both downloaded and archived 2011-03-26. More specifically, see ("New Billy Joel Q&A – Are The Lyrics To 'Leningrad' A True History, ..." ) ((WebCite archive )), BillyJoel.com, September 7, 2011.〕 Joel is known for her melodic song writing, and has noted that her musical upbringing with her father gave her a "unique inside-peek into the songwriting process," and "It's no wonder I write music in the same way (my father) does: melody first, and lyrics second."〔 Joel said that by age 15 she was finishing complete songs and complementing those songs with piano accompaniment, and writing poetry.〔 Joel attended New York University (NYU) as a freshman after attending the Berklee College of Music's five week Music-Fest workshop.〔Deming, Mark, (Biography ), All Music Guide, AMG (later allmusic), presented with attribution to AMG by (Billboard.com ) and without attribution to AMG by (MTV.com ) ((WebCite archive )), late 2006.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Alexa Ray Joel」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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