Antonia Vai

Antonia Vai

Antonia Vai performing live in Budapest, 2016.
Background information
Birth name Antonia Morvai
Born (1988-04-24) April 24, 1988
Stockholm, Sweden
Genres Pop, folk-pop, soul
Occupation(s) Singer-songwriter, musician
Instruments Vocals, keyboards, guitar, melodica
Years active 2008–present
Associated acts Antonia Vai Band, András Kállay-Saunders
Website antoniavai.com

Antonia Morvai (born April 24, 1988), known as Antonia Vai, is a Hungarian/Swedish singer-songwriter and musician.

Life and career

The daughter of Hungarian emigrants,[1] 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.[2][3] She attended Adolf Fredrik's Music School and the "Rock & Soul" program at Fryshusets Gymnasium. Other notable musicians who studied at Fryshusets Gymnasium include Lykke Li and Seinabo Sey.[4] 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.[2][5]

Antonia Vai Band

Antonia Vai is the front-person of the Antonia Vai Band. They are frequently performing in Budapest, Stockholm and surrounding areas.[6]

Current members:

Previous or non-permanent Members:

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 January 30, 2016. It qualified in the top 3 in Semi-final 1 on February 13, 2016 and competed again in the finals, on February 27 2016.[7]

TV & 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,[12] Saiid from Akkezdet Phiai and members of the gypsy-punk orchestra Bohemian Betyars.[13][14]

Quimby

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.[13][15]

Selah Sue

On May 12, 2015, Antonia Vai was supporting act for the Belgian musician Selah Sue.[16]

BalconyTV

Balcony TV Budapest hosted an episode with Antonia Vai Band feat. Sena in March 2015.[17]

Other ventures

Antonia Vai was interviewed and photographed in a six page feature of the Hungarian September 2015 edition of Elle magazine.[18]

Discography

Albums

  • Release date: September 2012
  • Format: digital download
  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"
  • Release date: September 2012
  • Format: digital download
  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"
  • Release date: September 2014
  • Format: CD, digital download
  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"
  • Release date: March 2016
  • Format: CD, digital download
  1. "Fisherman Feat. M3NSA"
  2. "Remember How Feat. Saiid"
  3. "Don't Fall In Love With Me"
  4. "The Hand I Raise"

Singles

  • Release date: August 2014
  • Format: digital download

Remember How Feat. Saiid

  • Release date: May 2015
  • Format: digital download

Music videos

References

  1. 1 2 "Antonia Vai - Wednesday, 10 February 23:20, M2 - A38 Ship". A38 Ship.
  2. 1 2 "Not just a girl who writes loads of songs but a real musician – Interview with Antonia Vai". artiq.hu.
  3. ↑ "Zene: Programajánló: Antonia Vai a CEU-ban" [Music: Program guide: Antonia Vai at the CEU]. est.hu (in Hungarian).
  4. ↑ "» Seinabo Sey utvecklades och hittade scensjälvsäkerhet på Fryshuset Fryshuset" [Seinabo Sey developed and found her stage confidence at Fryshuset]. fryshuset.se (in Swedish).
  5. ↑ "Antonia Vai, the Phenomenon". Raw Lines.
  6. ↑ "Shows | Antonia Vai". Antonia Vai.
  7. ↑ "A dal eredmények | MédiaKlikk" [A Dal results]. MédiaKlikk (in Hungarian).
  8. ↑ "Antonia Vai - Thursday, 8 October 2015 03:15, M2 - A38 Ship". A38 Ship.
  9. ↑ "Antonia Vai - Tuesday, 12 May 2015 00:30, M2 - A38 Ship". A38 Ship.
  10. ↑ "Akusztik: Antonia Vai" [Acoustic: Antonia Vai]. Médiaklikk (in Hungarian).
  11. ↑ "Antonia Vai - The Pirate's Waltz (Live @ Tilos Radio)". youtube.com.
  12. ↑ "Pulse Music Facts: 8 facts you probably didn’t know about M3nsa". pulse.com.gh.
  13. 1 2 "Antonia Vai - Müpa Budapest". Müpa Budapest.
  14. ↑ "The future looks bright for Budapest-based diva Antonia Vai". WeLoveBudapest.com.
  15. ↑ "Quimby". quimby.hu.
  16. ↑ "Selah Sue (BE) - Reason album-release, , Antoina Vai feat Saiid - A38 Ship". A38 Ship.
  17. ↑ "ANTONIA VAI BAND FEAT. SENA - PEOPLE (BalconyTV)". balconytv.com.
  18. ↑ "Észak-déli átjáró - Interjú Antonia Vai énekesnővel" [North-South passage - Interview with singer Antonia Vai]. Elle Magyarország (in Hungarian).
  19. 1 2 "Antonia Vai". Lady Obscure.
  20. ↑ "Introducing: Antonia Vai Band". spinnup.com.
  21. ↑ "Antonia Vai Band Feat. Saiid - Remember How (OFFICIAL VIDEO)". YouTube. May 9, 2015. Retrieved February 6, 2016.
  22. ↑ "Antonia Vai - Don't Let The Bedbugs Bite". YouTube. November 16, 2012. Retrieved February 6, 2016.

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