Alexander O'Neal (born November 15, 1953) is an American R&B singer. He is best known for the songs "If You Were Here Tonight", "Criticize" and "Fake" and the duets with Cherrelle, "Saturday Love" and "Never Knew Love Like This".
O'Neal was born in Natchez, Mississippi, but moved to Minneapolis, Minnesota when he was 20. He started performing with a group called "The Mystics" and played the local coverband circuit. O'Neal spent a short time in a group "Enterprise" before being recruited into Flyte Tyme, a band that included Jimmy Jam, Terry Lewis and Monte Moir.  After being singed to Warner Bros. by Prince, Flyte Tyme changed their name to The Time.  After a disagreement with Prince, O’Neal left the band & founded “Alexander”.  In 1985, he released his self-titled solo album.  O’Neal has released a total of nine solo albums, and as of 2013 is still actively performing.