Johnny Foreigner are an indie rock trio from Birmingham, England, consisting of guitarist/lead vocalist Alexei Berrow, drummer Junior Elvis Washington Laidley and bassist Kelly Southern. They are currently signed to Alcopop! Records; their previous label was Best Before Records, which is part of the artist management and nightclub concern Mama Group/ChannelFly Group.
Johnny Foreigner play at venues across the UK, and made their live US debut on 30 November 2007, supporting Delaware's Spinto Band and Cardiff-based indie pop band Los Campesinos! at the Bowery Ballroom.
Before the band formed, Berrow and Southern both played in different outfits, Panda Love Unit and Twist respectively.
The “prototype” Johnny Foreigner formed as “a country band with pretensions” (according to Alexei) with Kelly’s predecessor Daniel Boyle on bass in December 2005.
