About Alex Belfield
Alex Belfield is a Broadcaster, Musician, Comedian and Entertainer from Nottingham.
From Warm Up @ ITV, Newspaper Exclusives to sell-out tours – Belfield is one of the busiest, most successful & respected artistes in British media & entertainment.
Alex has never had a proper job. From 14 he was working on air and on stage.
He’s spent a lifetime creating, crafting and developing his dream life & career…finally achieved through The Voice Of Reason @ YouTube.
Alex celebrates 26 years in Radio , Online, Live Entertainment, PR & Show Business in 2021!
Enjoy Alex’s Celebrity HD Video Showreel featuring highlights from 20+ years of celebrity guests
From a sell out 58 show Christmas tour, 100+ MILLION views on YouTube to Newspaper & TV World Exclusives – he’s done it all!
Alex spent 15 years at the BBC working for 30+ radio stations. He resigned in 2010 after achieving the best figures in 7 years at BBC Radio Leeds.
Since Celebrity Radio launched on YouTube in 2009 he’s had 1 BILLION minutes viewed. Most of this came in the last year though when Alex achieved his life long dream. A YouTube talk station…
In 2020 the world stopped for the Corona Virus. All of Alex’s Live shows were cancelled, newspapers sacked all freelancers and Alex was on £84 per week Universal Credit for the first time in his life.
During lockdown, Belfield’s life changed FOREVER! No-one could have anticipated the unprecedented success of Alex’s latest project.
25 years in the making – Alex became an overnight success…
Originally ‘Isolation Station’ on Youtube – ‘The Voice Of Reason’ was born on June 12th 2020 and now gets 1 million hits EVERYDAY!
Dreams can come true…
The Voice Of Reason now has an incredible 308,000 subscribers.
This is the BIGGEST YouTube talk station in the UK – beating LBC & Talk Radio put together.
With a LIVE phone-in on Sunday’s & Wednesday’s at 9pm and 70 videos a week – NOTHING compares to Alex’s unique and hugely popular content in the UK.
And to think, with ZERO BUDGET from his back bedroom, Alex has beaten EVERY single radio station in the UK simply by being true to himself. Bigger than Channel 4 News and Newsnight- VOR is a wake up call to old media who are over staffed, over paid and under performing!
We can’t thank you enough for your love, kindness and support!
Previously Belfield was a celebrity reporter, reviewer and writer for the national press & Celebrity Radio.
Popular guests include: Donny, Marie & Jimmy Osmond, Noel Edmonds, Dame Shirley Bassey, Criss Angel, The Righteous Brothers, Sir Cliff, Sir Doddy & Len Goodman, we’ve loved talking to them all!
From Cilla, Dale, Cliff, Barry Manilow to Dame Edna – Belfield has done them all…
Alex has travelled across the globe reviewing top properties, restaurants and attractions.
Travel is Belfield’s major passion and will continue to tour the world and offer his brutally honest reviews.
International travel reviews include: Trump International Miami, Montcalm London, Venetian & Palazzo Las Vegas, Malmaison Newcastle, Sheraton Times Square & more.
Belfield has worked all over the world filming in Egypt, Spain, France as well as his annual trips to Miami, Vegas, New York.
On stage Belfield loved hosting a charity event for the Osmond’s in Leeds in Aug 2017.
In March 2018 Alex was honoured to be at Sir Ken Dodd’s Knighthood party at Buckingham Palace.
Sir Ken was Alex’s mentor and hero from 14 years old. More than anything, Doddy taught Belfield that it’s Show BUSINESS – crucial to survive in a depressingly shrinking industry.
Belfield has broadcast on over 80 Radio Stations in the UK and around the world!
He’s appeared nationally on BBC Radio 2, BBC Five Live & Capital Gold.
With Exclusive newspapers Stories in The Sun, Mirror, Express, People & Mail.
Celebrity Radio attracted annually over 10.7 million minutes viewed on YouTube. Today he gets that weekly at THE VOICE OF REASON. It’s remarkable.
Alex was the hub for Breaking Showbiz News, Reviews & in-depth interviews.
With over 100 EXCLUSIVE stories in National papers in 2017.
Here’s Alex Donny & Marie Osmond & Dame Shirley Bassey…
Alex’s biggest World Exclusive came in June 2015…..
Belfield broke the story internationally of the near fatal accident caught on film at the Criss Angel ‘Supernaturalists’ rehearsals.
Watch HERE on NBC Today Show. Also broadcast on Fox, E!, ABC, CBS & more.
This story was published in over 150 newspapers & shown on over 50 TV stations around the world.
Alex broke the story in the Daily Mirror in the UK. Read here!
Every year Belfield Performs over 200+ Live shows across the UK.
Last year Alex broadcast internationally in Florida, Michigan, Las Vegas, Valencia, Malaga, Marbella and more.
Starting in Radio at 16, Alex has since broadcast on 80 stations around the world.
From national, regional and local BBC & Commercial talk & music radio – he’s done it all.
Here’s some of Belfield’s Radio Best Bits from his 15 year career in Commercial Radio…
Christmas is always Belfield’s busiest time of the year. December is a busy month.
Alex performed 56 shows in 2012, 48 shows in 2013, 52 shows in 2014 & 54 shows in 2015.
With up to 3 or 4 shows a day – this years mammoth tour was his biggest production yet!
With an international audience via YouTube – Celebrity Radio continues to grow.
Official YouTube stats show that www.celebrityradio.biz has over 8+ MILLION MINUTES viewed every year.
Belfield returned to Las Vegas in 2016 recording over 100 reviews.
Here’s Belfield with Frederic Da Silva, David Copperfield & Carrot Top….
Belfield has interviewed most of the UK’s top Stars.
Many of these interviews appear in the Sun, Mirror, People, Mail and Express.
Alex’s most popular guests ever include Marco Pierre White, John Cleese, Gordon Ramsay, Andy Williams, Katherine Jenkins, Criss Angel, Andrea Bocelli, Frank Sinatra Jnr, Duchess Of York, Cliff & 100’s more…
During his time at BBC Radio Leeds he attracted the highest audience in 7 years.
Alex attracted the station peak of more than 50,000 tuning in at 9am.
This was the third biggest daily audience in the entire BBC Local Network.
Since Alex left the show, BBC Leeds have lost over 700,000 listening hours and is down to its lowest audience in history.
Here’s 40 minutes of highlights of ‘Belfield @ The Beeb’……
Belfield is well known for his ‘in your face’ phone-ins.
Alex has appeared on BBC Breakfast, BBC News, BBC Look North, Central ITV & C4.
Belfield has spent 20 years travelling the world interviewing some of the biggest Stars.
Since 2015 Belfield has filmed many interviews for TV including Matt Goss, Pet Clarke & Dame Shirley Bassey.
Enjoy an Exclusive HD Video interview with Marco Pierre White:
Alex was invited back to Las Vegas for the 15th consecutive year in 2016.
As well as reviewing the biggest & best restaurants, properties & shows.
Belfield has interviewed most of the biggest Stars on the Strip.
Celebrity Radio has featured Donny & Marie, Criss Angel, Lionel Richie, David Copperfield, AGT’s Terry Fator, The Chippendales, Carrot Top and more…
Alex’s career has taken him from network radio to the national press.
He’s made front page news with many of his exclusive interviews from Celebrity Radio.
Guests included Katherine Jenkins, Lionel Blair, Len Goodman, Ken Dodd, Jimmy Tarbuck, Cynthia Lennon & Jane McDonald.
Alex’s ability to get the Stars to feel relaxed & open up is exceptional and a craft he’s developed for more than 20 years.
Alex has worked around in the world in Spain, Germany, Kenya and the USA.
Belfield has worked for Century 106, Capital FM, Mansfield, Mercia FM, Chitlern FM, Touch FM, Scarlet FM and more.
Here’s Alex Belfield Live @ Christmas in Yorkshire:
Alex’s professional career started in 1994 performing in pubs and clubs as a singer and pianist at the age of just 14.
Over the years Alex has taught choirs and performed and hosted 1000’s of Live events.
Belfield still performs around 200+ Live shows a year as a comedian, singer and cabaret entertainer.
Alex hosted a Royal event and introduced Queen Elizabeth II and the Duke of Edinburgh to 50,000 people.
Theatres include The Royal Concert Hall, Theatre Royal Nottingham, Newark Palace, Mansfield Palace and the Birmingham Alexandra.
In 2012 & 2013 Alex worked as a warm-up for Loose Women Live @ ITV.
Belfield’s first major syndicated show was a radio documentary recorded at Ground Zero on the first anniversary of 9/11 for the BBC.
This programme was broadcast on 25 radio stations in the UK.
The show featured Ricki Lake and The Duchess of York and those involved in the horrific attacks in New York.
One of Alex’s all time career highlights was recording a 2 hour ABBA Special for the BBC.
Belfield visited Bjorn Ulvaeus & Benny Andersson in their homes in Stockholm.
Benny agreed to play two of his biggest hits on piano just for Belfield.
Moving. Privileged. Honour. Beautiful….
Here the boys in rare, in-depth and exclusive conversations at their homes in Sweden…
Alex set up his own production company ‘Alex Belfield Productions’ in 2001.
Belfield is best known for his Celebrity Specials has interviewed some of the biggest Stars all over the world.
He created Celebrity Radio in 2008.
Alex has talked to nearly all of the Stars over the years….
Many are true legends: The Osmonds, Frankie Valli, Dame Edna, Graham Norton, Cliff, Dale, Sir Ian McKellen, Sir Patrick Stewart, Brian May & Roger Taylor from Queen, Tito Jackson, Piers Morgan and 100’s more.
Cilla, Cynthia Lennon, Jackie Collins, Errol Brown, Andy Williams, Bernard Manning all gave their last in-depth interviews to Belfield.
These chats have become hugely popular online as life story insights into their lives and careers.
All of the above interviews are available in full by searching their name in the top right hand corner.
Celebrity Radio had over 4.5 million unique hits last year and over 8 million minutes viewed on YouTube.
Hear Alex at his most comfortable presenting big personality ‘Belfield @ Breakfast!’
His schtick has been broadcast in Africa, Wales, Spain and even Mansfield!
Alex presented Weekend Breakfast for Capital Gold across the UK from Leicester Square.
In 2007 Belfield was sent to Coventry….
Alex wrote some bespoke gospel jingles which sum up the mood of his show.
Naturally, Alex went to Dallas producers JONES TM for the best in the business.
Featuring topical comedy, callers, interviews and great music.
‘The Big Show’ is Alex’s favourite radio format and plays to all of his strengths.
This show celebrates his fast paced, interactive, irreverent topical fun and nonsense.
Belfield @ Breakfast has attracted the biggest station audiences in history.
Alex has presented daily shows for Century 106, Mercia FM, Mansfield 103.2, Capital FM Nairobi, BFBS, Touch FM & more.
Alex has broadcast on BBC Radio 2, 5Live & 40 BBC Local Radio stations.
For nearly 10 years Belfield regularly appeared presenting Live programmes for the BBC.
Stations include Leicester, BBC Bristol, Shropshire, Worcester, BBC Midlands, Jersey, Kent & Leeds.
Belfield loves phone-in radio. You never know what’s coming next!
His most successful Phone-in was the nationally syndicated ‘Late Night Revolution’ at Capital Gold across the UK.
Here’s some of Belfield’s Best Bits from 2006!
Alex has performed Live on stage since the age of 14.
Belfield has performed for Royalty, entertained 50,0000 people Live on stage & worked one stage with legends like Ken Dodd.
He’s the comedian, piano-man, comedy magician – and proud to be an old fashioned ‘all-round entertainer’.
Belfield prides himself on performing family variety comedy show.
Your Aunty Fanny would have a fabulous time with his cheeky nonsense!
Alex Belfield is the self confessed “The Ugliest Man On The Radio!”
He tries to avoid TV, however, from time to time there is a contractual mistake and he is forced to appear…..
Alex Belfield @ Loose Women September 2013….
Over the years Alex has been seen on TV.
Stations include Channel 4, BBC Breakfast, Central TV & most recently BBC Look North.
Alex has also appeared twice on BBC Crimewatch but he prefers not to mention this since being released.
Here’s Belfield Live on BBC Look North raising over £170,000 for BBC ‘Children In Need’……
Alex Belfield has been playing the piano since the age of 4.
This has been his biggest passion throughout his entire life.
Alex has said publically “I could not live without music and my piano. Truly my Organ is my most reliable best friend!”.
Belfield includes piano in his variety show as well as offering entire Live piano + vocal performances.
Since 1996 Belfield has performed 3 shows a day in December.
In 2016 Alex performed a record and exhausting 56 Live shows in during his Christmas ‘Condiments Of The Season’ tour.
From pubs, clubs to leisure centres, Alex loves the Christmas tour of joy!
He later took a month off to recover and vowed never to sing Jingle Bells EVER again!
Not everything goes great for Belfield!
Whenever Belfield’s on the air, controversy is never normally far behind!
Here’s his outrageous bloopers over the last 15 years – many of which are totally R18 rated.
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