Dramatic folk. Melodic bitch slaps.

Antonia Vai is a Swedish singer-songwriter with Hungarian roots, born and raised in Stockholm. In 2013 she moved to Budapest and had a breakthrough on the Hungarian music scene. Known as the "bohemian soul diva", she has gained big attention on Hungarian TV and radio, was nominated for ”Songwriter of the year” by Artisjus, shared the stage with international acts like Selah Sue (BE) and Yasmine Hamdan (LB) and played at countless festivals and clubs around Europe.

Captivating with her unique presence, dynamical performance and raw lyrics - Antonia’s music is a passionate, storytelling journey. Antonia has been writing songs since her early childhood, as a teenager she started recording and producing her songs alone in her bedroom. After living a year in London, and moving around in Europe, she finally released two self-produced albums at the same time, “Lovers and Prophets“ and “Dirt From When The Earth Was Flat“, in September 2012. In 2014, Antonia recorded the album “Stories After Bedtime” in Budapest. The first single from the album was “The Pirate’s Waltz” and the full album was released the same year. Antonia Vai toured the country with alternative rock band Quimby, released two songs with gypsy-punk band Bohemian Betyars, played at MR2 Akusztik, released three songs with German producer Phonique. 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 and Saiid from Akkezdet Phiai . In 2015 Antonia released “Remember How”, which was the first single from the EP ’Tightrope’, which had its official release in Akvarium Club in Budapest.

In October 2017 Antonia released her fifth and newest album ”RITUAL” which had a sold-out premier at Budapest’s most famous club A38. The making of the album took place on different continents, as Antonia decided to travel and create an album on the road. ”Ritual” is an alternative pop-soul album with influences from world music, recorded with musicians from Morocco, Hungary, Sweden and Brazil. The songs are versatile in styles, from the dark tango ’Love Song For An Ex’ to the gypsy-R&B ”Warrior Soul” or the obscure pop-ballad ”The Witch”.

Antonia tells her thought on the album:
”I had to hit the road and be a nomad for a while to find my voice again. The result became Ritual. My inner revolution. A celebration of freedom, strength, mysticism, the woman in me. I sang myself through catastrophes and returned with these songs.”