Antonia Vai Explained

Antonia Vai
Birth Name:Antonia Morvai
Birth Date:24 April 1988
Birth Place:Stockholm, Sweden
Instrument:Vocals, keyboard
Genre:Pop, folk-pop, soul
Occupation:Singer-songwriter, musician, music producer
Years Active:2008–present
Associated Acts:Neuquén Groove, Shambalesa

Antonia Morvai (born 24 April 1988), known professionally as Antonia Vai, is a Swedish/Hungarian artist, vocalist, songwriter, music producer and podcaster.

Life and career

The daughter of Hungarian emigrants, Antonia Vai was born in Stockholm, Sweden. She has been playing instruments and writing songs since her early childhood, drawing inspiration from the Legend of Zelda video game.[1] [2] She attended Adolf Fredrik's Music School and the "Rock & Soul" program at Fryshusets Gymnasium. Antonia Vai also graduated from the music program at Liljeholmens folkhögskola (college) in Rimforsa, Sweden.

While she mostly writes songs and sings in English, she has written and performed several songs in both her native languages Swedish and Hungarian. In 2013, Vai moved to Budapest, Hungary to pursue her music career.[3]

Eurovision Song Contest 2016

Antonia Vai is participating in A dal 2016, a competition organised by the Hungarian public broadcaster Duna TV to select the Hungarian entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2016. Vai performs the song "Who we are" as vocalist with András Kállay-Saunders.

The song qualified with the highest of all scores in heat 2 on 30 January 2016. It qualified in the top 3 in Semi-final 1 on 13 February 2016, and competed again in the finals on 27 February 2016.[4]

TV and radio

Antonia Vai has been featured at several occasions in Hungarian national TV and radio stations.

Live performances

Müpa, Palace of Arts, Budapest

In June 2015, Antonia Vai headlined a sold-out venue at the Müpa, Palace of Arts in Budapest with several musical guest artists, for example Sena Dagadu (Irie Maffia), the British/Ghanaian rapper M3NSA,[10] Saiid from Akkezdet Phiai and members of the gypsy-punk orchestra Bohemian Betyars.[11] [12]

BalconyTV

Balcony TV Budapest hosted an episode with Antonia Vai Band feat. Sena in March 2015.[13]

Supporting performances

Antonia Vai collaborated as a support band on Quimby's national autumn tour in 2013, playing as opening act for them in five locations across Hungary. On 12 May 2015 Antonia Vai was supporting act for the Belgian musician Selah Sue.[14] On 15 April 2017 Antonia Vai was supporting act for Lebanese singer Yasmine Hamdan.https://www.a38.hu/en/program/yasmine-hamdan-fr-rl

Other ventures

Antonia Vai was interviewed and photographed in a six-page feature of the Hungarian September 2015 edition of Elle magazine.[15]

In 2017 Antonia appeared in the road-movie series Trip To The Moon which aired on Hungarian TV channel RTL.[16]

Discography

Albums

  1. "Don't Let The Bedbugs Bite"
  2. "Macho Woman"
  3. "Confessions Of Berlin"
  4. "Moth To The Flame"
  5. "Rainy June"
  6. "The Smallest Song In The World"
  7. "Time Killer"
  8. "Waiting For War"
  9. "Snow White"
  10. "In The Early Hours"
  11. "Storms"
  12. "Down The Rabbit Hole"
  1. "Once I knew A Boy"
  2. "Riots"
  3. "Pyromani (lek inte med elden)"
  4. "Dolinsko"
  5. "The Untold Tale Of Ikaros"
  6. "A Song For The Winter Sky (And You)"
  7. "43 Seconds To Hiroshima"
  8. "Naked And Quiet"
  9. "If You Think About It"
  10. "Just Another Nocturne To Clear My Mind"
  11. "Kittens In Trees"
  12. "It's 6 In The Morning And I Think I Love You"
  1. "Intro"
  2. "Don't Let The Bedbugs Bite"
  3. "The Pirate's Waltz"
  4. "People"
  5. "In The Devil's Catacomb"
  6. "Arkansas"
  7. "The Trouble With You"
  8. "Kittens in Trees"
  9. "Click and Bang"
  1. "Fisherman Feat. M3NSA"
  2. "Remember How Feat. Saiid"
  3. "Don't Fall In Love With Me"
  4. "The Hand I Raise"
  1. "Intro"
  2. "Mantra"
  3. "Love Song for an Ex"
  4. "Mad Heart"
  5. "The Witch"
  6. "Brand Old Revolution"
  7. "The Devil Waits For Me To Slip"
  8. "Warrior Soul"
  9. "Laika's Ballad"
  10. "Secret Life"

Singles

Music videos

MiaFemme Podcast

The MiaFemme Podcast ("Girltalk Without Taboos"), was created by Luca Wilson and Antonia Vai in 2020.[24] MiaFemme is a feminist, anti-racist, LGBTQIA+ friendly, sex positive, body positive podcast. In 2022 hostesses Bernadett Rack and Lucy Cadena joined the podcast. They release episodes weekly, each episode based around one theme, and topics of discussions have included emotional labour, polyamory, the female orgasm, hair removal, catcalling, colourism, Black Lives Matter, queerness, male allyship, or harmful gender roles and stereotypes.[25]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Not just a girl who writes loads of songs but a real musician – Interview with Antonia Vai. artiq.hu.
  2. Web site: Zene: Programajánló: Antonia Vai a CEU-ban. est.hu. Hungarian . Music: Program guide: Antonia Vai at the CEU.
  3. Web site: Antonia Vai, the Phenomenon. Raw Lines.
  4. Web site: A dal eredmények | MédiaKlikk. MédiaKlikk. Hungarian . A Dal results.
  5. Web site: Antonia Vai - Thursday, 8 October 2015 03:15, M2 - A38 Ship. A38 Ship.
  6. Web site: Antonia Vai - Tuesday, 12 May 2015 00:30, M2 - A38 Ship. A38 Ship.
  7. Web site: Antonia Vai - Wednesday, 10 February 23:20, M2 - A38 Ship. A38 Ship.
  8. Web site: Akusztik: Antonia Vai. Médiaklikk. Hungarian . Acoustic: Antonia Vai.
  9. Web site: Antonia Vai - The Pirate's Waltz (Live @ Tilos Radio). youtube.com.
  10. Web site: Pulse Music Facts: 8 facts you probably didn't know about M3nsa. pulse.com.gh.
  11. Web site: Antonia Vai - Müpa Budapest. Müpa Budapest.
  12. Web site: The future looks bright for Budapest-based diva Antonia Vai. WeLoveBudapest.com.
  13. Web site: Antonia Vai Band Feat. Sena - People (BalconyTV). https://web.archive.org/web/20150518034033/http://www.balconytv.com/videos/antonia-vai-band-feat-sena-people. usurped. May 18, 2015. balconytv.com.
  14. Web site: Selah Sue (BE) - Reason album-release,, Antoina Vai feat Saiid - A38 Ship. A38 Ship.
  15. Web site: Észak-déli átjáró - Interjú Antonia Vai énekesnővel. Elle Magyarország. Hungarian . North-South passage - Interview with singer Antonia Vai.
  16. Web site: 2017-11-03. Felejthetetlen élmények és elképesztő látványvilág a Trip to the moonban!. 2022-12-04. rtl.hu. hu.
  17. Web site: Antonia Vai. Lady Obscure.
  18. Web site: Introducing: Antonia Vai Band. spinnup.com. 2016-02-05. https://web.archive.org/web/20160307201541/https://spinnup.com/en/2014/08/introducing-antonia-vai-band/. 2016-03-07. dead.
  19. Web site: Warrior Soul. spotify.com.
  20. Web site: GHOST. youtube.com.
  21. Web site: Antonia Vai Band Feat. Saiid - Remember How (Official Video). YouTube . May 9, 2015 . February 6, 2016.
  22. Web site: Antonia Vai - Don't Let The Bedbugs Bite. YouTube . November 16, 2012 . February 6, 2016.
  23. Web site: Antonia Vai - Warrior Soul (Official Video). YouTube . May 29, 2017 . December 4, 2017.
  24. Web site: 2020-04-23. Sokkolt minket, amikor kiderült, mennyi nő nem élvezi a szexet nlc. 2022-12-04. hu.
  25. Web site: MiaFemme Podcast. 2022-12-04. Spotify.

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