Xonia

Xonia was born in Melbourne, Australia, where she started her music career at the age of 8 and by the time she turned 14, X had signed with a record label. As an anxious and naive young girl Xonia developed her musical knowledge and reached a clear understanding of the artist she wanted to become. Xonia began creating a unique music style through the creation of her original material and moulding into a professional singer with experience through live performances. Xonia worked hard in the recording studio experimenting and worked on collaborations with established industry moguls, among them Martin Jenkins of VHJ Music, Rob Davis (Kylie Minogue ‘Can’t Get You Outta My Head’), Brian Rawling (Cher, Danni Minogue ), Doug Brady (John Farman, Olivia Newton John),Kevin Colbert (Paulina Rubio ‘Casanova’) and Brian Canham (Psuedo Echo ‘Funky Town’). n 2006 Xonia was selected to represent Australia for the international Beauty Contest ‘Miss Diaspora’ which gave her the opportunity to taste the music industry having been invited to perform in front of 20,000 live spectators at the Callatis Festival. The Romanian showbiz industry was so impressed with her talent that she was invited to perform on various TV shows including Horia Moculescu’s ‘Slagare In Revenire’ and Stela si Arsinel- Sare si Piper. Her music received air play and she appeared on magazine covers and had frequent newspaper circulation. In 2008 Xonia decided to work independently and further develop her artistry after being accepted to study with Hollywood Pop Academy in Los Angeles, who among their current and former client rosters includes: Janet Jackson, Ne-Yo, Rihanna, Adam Levine (Maroon 5), Jessica Simpson, Britney Spears, Corbin Bleu, Lindsay Lohan, Boyz II Men, Brian McKnight, among others. Xonia also toured the United States performing for the Romanian Community social events and spent time in New York recording and working on her original material. Whilst living in America, Xonia received an invitation to participate as a jury member for the annual Miss Diaspora Contest and to return to perform once again at the Callatis Festival. Xonia accepted the invitation and based on her success signed a management deal to officially launch her music career in Romania. Xonia is currently working on her album with famed music producers including Marius Moga, George Hora, Mihai Ogasanu,and Deepcentral. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.