Sierra Deaton (born February 11, 1991) is an American singer and dancer from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania who has demonstrated her worth and is celebrated worldwide for her talent. She alongside her ex-boyfriend Alex Kinsey remained the winner of the third season of The X Factor in the United States in 2013.
For a long duration, Sierra was defined by her lover’s name Alex but life gave her a chance to detach herself from the attachment and build a record on her own. The pair part their ways in 2017 and never looked back. After the breakup, Deaton started to practice her interests and began to write and sing.
Following the split, the beautiful voice owner released her debut single song ‘Essy – Don’t Hurt’ in 2018 followed by ‘Fools Gold’, and ‘Open Up’ which earned her a massive fanbase, love, and respect. Since then, she’s been co-writing songs for some pretty prominent musicians and bands in the industry.
Wiki / Trivia
| Full Real Name | Sierra Phúóng-Thào Deaton. |
| Known as | Sierra Deaton. |
| Famous For | Winner of The X Factor 2013. |
| Net worth | USD $10 million US Dollars (approx.). |
| Profession | Singer, Dancer, and Songwriter. |
| Genre | Pop, pop/funk, indie-pop. |
| Birthday | February 11, 1991. |
| Age (as of 2021) | 30 years old. |
| Place of Birth | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, The USA. |
| Hometown | Orlando, Florida, The USA. |
| Nationality | American. |
| Ethnicity | Mixed (British-Vietnamese). |
| Profile(s) | Instagram- sierradeaton Twitter- sierradeaton YouTube- Alex & Sierra |
| Religion | Christianity. |
| Height (approx.) | In Feet Inches: 5′ 3″. In Meters: 1.6 m. In Centimetres: 160 cm.  |
| Weight (approx.) | In Kilograms: 56 kg. In Pounds: 123 lb. |
| Eye Color | Hazel. |
| Hair Color | Black. |
| Parents | Dad: Dr. John Deaton. Mom: Vu Deaton. |
| Siblings | Sister: Lara Deaton. |
| Zodiac Sign | Aquarius. |
| Degree | Advertising and Public Relations. |
| School | Lake Howell High School. |
| Alma mater | The University of Central Florida. |
Sierra Deaton’s Biography
The American singer was born on February 11, 1991, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA under the zodiac sign Aquarius. People born under this sign are known to be progressive, original, independent, humanitarian, and likes to have fun with friends, helping others, fighting for causes, intellectual conversation, and a good listener.
In February 2021, Sierra Deaton turned 30 years old. The talented girl was raised by her lovely parents in Orlando, Florida, The USA. She completed her schooling at Lake Howell High School. In the year 2013, she graduated with honors and received a degree in Advertising and Public Relations at the University of Central Florida.
Sierra is slim build and stands at a decent height of 5’ 3” with approximately 56 kg body weight. The adorable girl has beautiful hazel eyes and black hair.
Dance is her first passion and she started practicing dance at the age of two and studied ballet, tap, jazz, hip-hop, modern and more. Following her passion, she competed for 11 years and 3 international titles in Irish dancing.
Family & Ethnicity
Sierra Deaton is of mixed ethnicity that is British-Vietnamese but she was born in America thus holds American nationality. The proud parents of the beautiful girl are Dr. John Deaton who has British ancestry. On the other hand, Vu Deaton is of Vietnamese descent.
Sierra shared her childhood with her elder sister Lara Deaton. Lara also attended the University of Central Florida and graduated with a degree in Nursing in 2012.
Career
Sierra came into the spotlight post to winning the third of The X Factor in 2013. Let’s have a glance over her journey since then. Sierra Deaton and Alex Kinsey appeared in the auditions in New Orleans, Louisiana where they blew the mind of judges with the sultry version of the Britney Spears ‘Toxic’. During their participation in the competition, Simon Cowell mentored them.
John Travolta/Olivia Newton-John’s classic You’re The One That I Want from the 1978 musical film Greece with their own twist was the pair’s choice for the four-chair challenge. Demi Lovato who was one of the judges told them that they were one of her favorite acts but raised a question about their future and relationship.
Despite the controversy, the duo made it through to the live shows. Performing a stripped-down version of the Robin Thicke hit ‘Blurred Lines’ earned the couple a spot in the top 12. ‘I Heard it Through the Grapevine” by Marvin Gaye was their pick for Motown night. On the re-vote show, Alex and Sierra Deaton sang ‘Give Me Love’ by Ed Sheeran. Followed by below songs-
- Addicted to Love by Robert Palmer for 80s night.
- Best Song Ever hit by One Direction for British Invasion Night.
- I Knew You Were Trouble by Taylor Swift for Big Band night.
- Say My Name by Destiny’s Child as Diva song and Say Something by a Great Big World and Christina Aguilera as Unplugged song for Divas/Unplugged night
- Little Talks by Of Monsters and Men for the semi-final.
This pair won the show on December 19, 2013. The indie-pop pair released their debut single ‘Scarecrow’ on May 3, 2014, whose video was released on July 11, 2014, and their debut album ‘It’s About Us’ came out on October 7, 2014, on Columbia Records. They even released the worldwide famous track ‘Little Do You Know’ which has 75+ million views on YouTube.
The couple released an EP together featuring the songs they have covered on The X Factor USA. In 2018, Sierra dropped her debut single ‘Essy – Don’t Hurt’ (that represents the sort of music Deaton wants to make going forward) under her stage name Essy.
Fans got crazy over the song and sparked a boost in her career in the music industry. The singer and writer Sierra Deaton is currently writing songs for Luke Hemmings (Australian Musician) and has written: ‘Lover Of Mine’ (5 Seconds of Summer).
Sierra Deaton’s Boyfriend & Affairs
This celebrity has never been felt ashamed of her relationships and she has publically spoken about it numerous times. Deaton is dating her boyfriend Luke Hemmings (an Australian Musician) and singer of 5 Seconds of Summer since 2018.
Luke was born on July 16, 1996, which makes him 5 years younger than his love. Luke and Sierra Deaton got engaged in June 2021. The couple often posts their cute and cheesy pictures on Instagram and Twitter. Sierra’s best friend is KayKay.
Sierra Deaton and Alex Kinsey’s Relationship
Alex Kinsey and Sierra Deaton have known each other since high school. The pair decided to take part in The X Factor USA and end up winning the show. They started dating back in 2009. After winning the show, the couple encountered difficulties in their relationship and broke up romantically and professionally in 2017 dating for more than 8 years but publicized their break up a year later.
The duo was working together 1 year post their breakup and thought they would manage to be friends but that didn’t work out. Upon being asked about the breakup Sierra said that it was pretty hard and they tried for a while. However, Alex went on to release a song with one of their old friends without telling his former partner.
She was like okay well there is probably no hope anymore. Sierra Deaton and Alex are not even in touch anymore as once the beautiful girl needed Alex and reached out to him as a friend and he ignored her. So, she decided that if he couldn’t be a good friend to her, then she couldn’t hurt herself over that friendship.
15 Facts You Didn’t Know About Sierra Deaton
- Sierra has a mole on her nose.
- The delightful singer has claimed that Demi Lovato had a large musical influence on her.
- Sierra and Alex (the Indie-pop group) were the only groups to win the American version of The X Factor USA.
- As tweeted by Sierra, she doesn’t like to show her personality online because the internet freaks her and expresses gratitude to the Internet for not being there while her teenager.
- The singer has chronic hiccups and gets 30-40 a day that makes recording singing videos a challenge for her.
- Being an Asian, Sierra Deaton has encountered racism and bullying many times.
- On Sept 18, 2019, a 5SOS fan tweeted a photo of Sierra comparing her to Abby Mallard, a buck-toothed duck character from Disney’s Chicken Little which was condemned by her boyfriend Luke.
- Later, the hashtag ‘WeLoveYouSierra’ became trending on Twitter.
- In her Instagram bio, this singer has a link for Anti-Asian Violence Resources.
- The amazing lady loves gardening.
- Sierra is a kind-hearted and emotional girl. She is a pet lover and often fosters animals in need and later finds a good home for them.
- Deaton loves pizza from Papa John’s and Caramel fish by her mother.
- The piano is Sierra’s happy place.
- In 1975, Sierra’s mother Vu Deaton along with her other siblings were rescued on one of the last helicopters as communists took over.
- The beautiful girl is proud to be Vietnamese and lucky to be American.
