Alexz was born in New Westminster, BC Canada and currently lives in Vancouver. She's the sixth child in a family of ten. Her brothers and sisters, oldest to youngest are Matt, Andy, Brendan, Adam, Caity, Zac, McKenna, and Garrison. She used to attend public school but is now home-schooled in preparation for an album. One song she co-wrote was featured on her breakthrough show, "So Weird" (1999), called 'To Dream About You'.