Elijah Blue Allman

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Elijah Blue Allman
Born (1976-07-10) July 10, 1976 (age 47)
Spouse
Marieangela King
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(m. 2013)​
Parents
Relatives
Musical career
Also known asP. Exeter Blue
Origin Los Angeles, California U.S.
Genres
Occupation(s)
  • Musician
  • singer
Instrument(s)
  • Guitar
  • vocals
Years active1995–present
Member of
  • Deadsy
  • Elijah Blue and the Trapezoids

Elijah Blue Allman (born July 10, 1976), known professionally as P. Exeter Blue I (Phillips Exeter Blue), is an American musician, and the son of singer Cher [1] and her second husband, Gregg Allman; [2] he is the half-brother of Chaz Bono, Delilah Allman, Michael Allman, Layla Allman, and Devon Allman. He is the lead vocalist, guitarist and lyricist of the industrial metal band Deadsy.

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Career

Allman is the singer and guitarist for the rock band Deadsy [3] which, prior to its hiatus in April 2007, consisted of Alec Püre on drums, Dr. Nner on synthesizer, Carlton Megalodon on Ztar, and Jens Funke on bass. Deadsy released two albums: 2002's Commencement , and Phantasmagore , which came out on August 22, 2006. Many of the themes used by Allman in Deadsy have been heavily influenced by the 1955 film This Island Earth .

He was given his first guitar by Kiss bassist Gene Simmons, [4] and at age 13 he went on tour as a guitarist with Cher; he appears as a guitarist in the music video for her song "If I Could Turn Back Time". In 1994, he auditioned for the spot of guitarist for Nine Inch Nails, but ended up losing the spot to Robin Finck.

He has worked with Thirty Seconds to Mars for the band's self-titled debut album. [5] and has also provided guest vocals on a variety of songs for other bands including Orgy, Coal Chamber and Sugar Ray.

Personal life

Allman attended the Hyde School in Bath, Maine, graduating in 1994. [6] [7]

Allman has dated Bijou Phillips, [8] Heather Graham, [9] Kate Hudson, [10] and Paris Hilton. [9]

Through his mother Cher, Allman is of Armenian, Irish, English, and German ancestry. [11]

On December 1, 2013, he married Marieangela King, "Queenie", an English singer, of the band KING and sister of Jazzy and Ruby King from the British pop duo Blonde Electra. [12] The couple broke up on April 20, 2020, and Allman filed for divorce the following year. [13] The divorce has been dismissed and the couple remain together. [14]

In 2014, Allman admitted that he began taking drugs at age 11 and battled heroin addiction for years, but claimed that he has been sober since 2008. [15]

In 2023, Allman's wife, Marieangela King, alleged in a court filing that, on his mother's orders, Allman had been kidnapped from a hotel room where they had been trying to "work out their marriage" on their anniversary in November 2022. King said that she did not know where he was and had no way to contact him. [16] [17]

In 2023, Allman's mother, Cher, filed for a conservatorship over Allman due to his ongoing substance abuse issues. [18] [19] Prior to the hearing on January 5, 2024, Allman withdrew his divorce filing and retained attorneys to contest the conservatorship. He attended the hearing with his attorneys and successfully argued to postpone the hearing due to Cher's attorneys’ failure to provide proper notice. Cher's motion for the temporary conservatorship was denied on January 30, 2024. [20]

Discography

With Deadsy

With Elijah Blue and the Trapezoids

Since starting Elijah Blue and the Trapezoids, Allman has released a few demos on his Myspace, but no news of an album have surfaced since 2008.

As featured musician

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References

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  2. ↑ "Elijah Blue Allman—The Complicated Relationship He Had With His Late Father, Gregg Allman". CNN. May 28, 2017.
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  6. ↑ Gauld, Malcolm (January 31, 2011). "Songs by Siblings & Off-Spring". hyde.edu. Hyde School. Retrieved April 11, 2020. "Gramercy Park" by Deadsy. Elijah Blue Allman (Hyde '94), son of Cher and Greg Allman, leads his band on this one. (Note: The album cover features a painting of the back of the Hyde Mansion w/ Sunken Garden.)
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