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Just released book reveals the voice behind Amazon’s Alexa

SEATTLE, WA - SEPTEMBER 20: An assortment of newly launched devices, including, an 'Echo Input,' 'Echo Show, 'Echo Plus,' 'Echo Sub,' 'Echo Auto' and 'Firetv Recast' are pictured at Amazon Headquarters, follownig a launch event, on September 20, 2018 in Seattle Washington. Amazon launched more than 70 Alexa-enable products during the event. (Photo by Stephen Brashear/Getty Images)

Her voice is known around the world, but we now may finally be learning who the real Alexa really is. A new book about Amazon is making the revelation.

“Amazon Unbound” by Brad Stone says that Nina Rolle is the very famous Alexa voice assistant.

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According to a Wired excerpt of the book, Stone learned of Rolle’s identity after researching professional voice-over talent. Stone talked to Rolle on the phone but she said she was not allowed to speak about Amazon.

Rolle makes no mention of her reported alter ego on her Twitter page.

On her website, Rolle describes herself as a voice actor, storyteller and veteran collaborator.

You can listen to Rolle’s voiceovers on her website and decide for yourself if she is Alexa!


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Veronica Crespo writes for Local10.com and also oversees the Español section of the website. Born and raised in Miami, she graduated from the University of Miami, where she studied broadcast journalism and Spanish.

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