Australian Story on ABC and ABC iview profiles Alex Lloyd – Twenty-five years ago, four-time ARIA Award winner Alex Lloyd was one of the most famous musos in the country. And then he all but disappeared.
For the first time, the singer-songwriter behind the Aussie anthem Amazing reveals the personal turmoil that derailed his career and personal life for well over a decade.
For the past 12 months, Australian Story has been filming with the musician, lauded as one of the best voices in the business, as he gets his life and career back on track.
In a raw and unfiltered account, Alex Lloyd speaks exclusively to Australian Story about overcoming a five-year deadly addiction.
“I had no idea what I was getting into with that drug.”
– Alex Lloyd.
His addiction came after a slow unravelling, prompted by a 2009 court case where he was accused of stealing his most famous song, Amazing.
He’d had four hit albums, multiple awards and critical acclaim, and yet Alex and his legal team had to trawl back through his past to find evidence to fight the claims.
“That court case made me go back to a place I didn’t want to go back to. ‘Cause I was the happiest guy on the planet before that.”
– Alex Lloyd.
Long-buried childhood trauma resurfaced and triggered depression, alcohol abuse, and extreme weight gain. The case was dropped part way through the trial and the court awarded Alex costs, but he lost his marriage and his impetus to write music, which had always been his solace.
Worsening chronic neck pain led to an addiction to a prescription drug.
His four children and a new creative partnership helped him rediscover his love of music and kept him going through his darkest times.
“People saw the worst side of me, but I had the music I was performing and that saved my arse.”
– Alex Lloyd.
Now aged 50, and almost three years clean, Alex is preparing to release his first collection of new music in 12 years.
Producer: Winsome Denyer.
Australian Story on ABC and ABC iview – Monday 18 August 2025 at 8:00pm
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Australian Story on ABC and ABC iview profiles Alex Lloyd
