Editing Alex Lloyd (section)

===1998–2002: ''Black the Sun'' and ''Watching Angels Mend''===
Early in 1998, Lloyd released his debut single "Peepshow/Momo", which did not chart. In July 1998, Lloyd released the single "Black the Sun", the lead from his debut album of the same name. The song peaked at number 86 on the [[ARIA Charts]]. Lloyd's debut studio album, ''[[Black the Sun]]'' was released in July 1999. It peaked at number 9 on the ARIA Charts and was certified 2× Platinum. [[Triple J]] listeners voting it their album of the year in 1999.<ref name="J FILES: 1999">{{cite web |first=Richard |last=Kingsmill |title=Feature: ''J FILES: 1999'' |url=http://www.abc.net.au/triplej/music_specials/s1397184.htm |publisher=[[ABC (Australia)|ABC]] |access-date=18 June 2009}}</ref> At the [[ARIA Music Awards of 2000]], Lloyd won [[ARIA Award for Best Male Artist]].

In 2001, Lloyd released "Downtown" and "[[Amazing (Alex Lloyd song)|Amazing]]", the lead singles from his second album. "Amazing" became his best-performing single, peaking within the top 20 in Australia and being certified gold. It was voted in a number 1 on the [[Triple J Hottest 100, 2001]]. At the [[APRA Music Awards of 2002]], the song won Single of the Year.  The accompanying video was directed by Ryan Renshaw. ''Watching Angels Mend'' was released in September 2001 and peaked at number 2 in Australia and was certified 3× platinum. Two further top-40 singles in Australia followed in 2002: "[[Green (Alex Lloyd song)|Green]]" and "[[Everybody's Laughing (Alex Lloyd song)|Everybody's Laughing]]".<ref name=ausA/> At the [[ARIA Music Awards of 2002]], Lloyd was nominated for seven awards, winning ARIA Award for Best Male Artist for a second time.