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.
Antonia Vai released her fifth album “Ritual” in September 2017 which had a sold-out premier at Budapest’s at A38 club in Budapest. 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 flamenco-R&B ”Warrior Soul” or the obscure pop-ballad ”The Witch”.