[2] She was a contestant on the first season of Canadian Idol in 2003, reaching sixth place in a controversial decision as she was a judge favourite.
[2][6] "I actually knew I loved to sing before I could talk," Toya Alexis told students at Ridgewood Public School (Mississauga, ON) after her Canadian Idol experience.
Alexis was subsequently offered a recording contract, and released her first single, the Top 40 hit "Am I Loving?
Story, was released in August on Canadian Idol judge Farley Flex's label, Plasma, who also served as her manager.
[10] In 2005, she was a featured cast member as "Mabel" in the Canstage show Crowns, at the Bluma Appel Theatre in Toronto.