Alex Xenos was born in Sao Paolo, Brazil where his Father Demetrios and Mother Eleni immigrated from Athens due to the Civil War that had taken place in Greece right after WWII. Alex lived the early part of his life in Sao Paolo where his Father was a small toy manufacturer who sold his wares to stores in Rio and Sao Paolo. Alex & family left and moved to Greece where he completed demotiko in Athens during the late 60s.