Synopsis

A-L-X's "Beautiful Criminal" follows a quiet, emotionally charged encounter between a trampolinist and a man who works at the gym where she trains. He watches her daily routine with growing fascination, turning ordinary observations into an intense private fixation. As she gradually appears to notice him, the video keeps the boundary between mutual attraction and imagined connection deliberately uncertain. Its restrained presentation gives the song's romantic language a darker, more mysterious edge.

Factoids & Trivia

• "Beautiful Criminal" was the first music video released under Scottish singer Alex Gardner's A-L-X name.

• The video premiered through Wonderland magazine in 2014, alongside the song's emergence as A-L-X's debut release.

• The video's central relationship was described by A-L-X as involving a trampolinist and a gym employee who becomes fascinated by her. The singer also acknowledged that her apparent response may exist only in the man's imagination.

• The single was released on February 17, 2014.

• Before adopting the A-L-X name, Gardner released music as Alex Gardner, including the 2010 singles "I'm Not Mad" and "Feeling Fine."

• A-L-X performed "Beautiful Criminal" as a BBC Introducing act at Radio 1's Big Weekend in 2014.