Alice Merton

Alice Merton, Irish-Canadian singer and songwriter

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Born: September 13, 1993
Age in 2026: 33
Zodiac sign: Virgo
Birth year: 1993

About Alice Merton

Alice Florence Clarissa Merton is a British-based German-Canadian singer-songwriter. Merton achieved mainstream success with her debut single, "No Roots". In 2017, she released her first EP of the same name, and released her debut studio album Mint in 2019. S.I.D.E.S. was released as her second studio album in 2022. Her third studio album, Visions, was released on 16 January 2026. While in Germany, Merton wrote her first song and attended a German-language high school before graduating and moving to the United Kingdom. Merton first drew major attention in 2015 as a songwriter and singer on Fahrenhaidt's album The Book of Nature. After moving to Berlin, Merton and her manager Paul Grauwinkel founded the record label Paper Plane Records International, and released the song "No Roots" at the end of 2016.

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Alice Merton timeline

2015Merton first drew major attention in 2015 as a songwriter and singer on Fahrenhaidt's album The Book of Nature.
2016After moving to Berlin, Merton and her manager Paul Grauwinkel founded the record label Paper Plane Records International, and released the song "No Roots" at the end of 2016.
2017In 2017, she released her first EP of the same name, and released her debut studio album Mint in 2019.

The world when Alice Merton was born

Alice Merton was born in 1993. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1993

#1 song"I Will Always Love You" – Whitney Houston
Top movieSchindler's List
Top TV show60 Minutes
Best-selling bookThe Client – John Grisham

Headlines and milestones

Major sports momentMichael Jordan retires (first time) to play baseball
Top headlineWorld Trade Center bombing
Technology milestoneMosaic browser makes the web accessible to everyone
Defining fadBeanie Babies (early)
Notable inventionMosaic web browser
World population5.53 billion

United States snapshot

U.S. leaderBill Clinton
Sports championToronto Blue Jays (World Series)
Also wonChicago Bulls (NBA)
U.S. population257.8M

1993 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Alice Merton's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure	1993	2026
Gas	$1.11	$3.45/gal
Average home	$104,000	$435,000
Average income	$38,651	$67,500
Minimum wage	$4.25	$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket	$4.14	$11.95
Postage stamp	$0.29	$0.73
Population	257.8M	341 million

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