Ballet Company. Alvester ultimately enrolled at the
latter, and upon graduation, went on to garner principle
roles with several major ballet companies around the
globe! By 2005, after a string of successful
international stints, Alvester officially moved to Los
Angeles to pursue a full-time music career, but a west
coast dance audition for Beyoncé would forever
change his life. After being handpicked by the
superstar to join her 2005 Destiny Fulfilled World
Tour, more dance and acting opportunities began to fill
Alvester’s schedule. At 6’1”, Alvester’s chiseled goodlooks could hardly be ignored by some of the world’s
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most biggest stars, and the rising talent found himself
securing touring jobs, male music video leads, and
print ad campaigns for the likes other world-class
headliners, including Mariah Carey, Rihanna and
Jennifer Lopez, just to name a few.
Over the next few years, Alvester continued to wow
the entertainment and fashion industries, landing roles
in box office hits such as Stomp The Yard and
Footloose, and acquiring coveted advertisement
campaigns for top brands, including Visa, Target,
Pepsi, Hummer, and H&M.
In 2011, Alvester’s musical career would get an
unexpected jump start when Alvester was cast as the
lead vocalist role in the Michael Jackson Tribute
production, Man in the Mirror, touring the US,
Lebanon, France and Amman. Proving to be more than
just arm-candy for some of the world’s most beautiful
women, the two-year Michael Jackson tour earned
Alvester an international legion of fans, and only
further propelled Alvester to pursue his own recording
career.
Alvester concluded his illustrious dancing career right
where it began, with Beyoncé, as her featured dance
partner during her epic 2014 VMA performance, and is
back in the studio working on his debut project Love
Me or Leave Me. Now signed to Emagine/Universal
Music Group, Alvester's star is on the rise. Marrying
his powerhouse vocals with his signature R&B/ Pop
sound, Alvester is well-poised to capture the world as
the consummate entertainment triple threat.
Singer, Songwriter, Actor and A-List Dancer,
Alvester Martin is the definition of an entertainer.
Born in Miami, Florida in 1986, Alvester began
performing at the tender age of five, after an early
realization that his talents would be the key to
surviving the rough streets of Dade County. Alvester
was raised by his grandparents who instilled
discipline and encouraged the precocious artist to
excel at his passions. By the time Alvester was a
teenager, he was studying song and dance at the New
World School of the Arts in Miami. At the age of 15,
Alvester’s distinct talents and determination afforded
him full scholarships to the prestigious Alvin Ailey
Dance Theatre of Harlem and the School of American
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