Raised in Athens, Greece, to Greek and Egyptian parents, music has always been a part of Xenia – from piano and flute, to guitar and drums, to performing and writing: Xenia does not do music to live – she lives to do music.
Check out our interview below where Xenia reveals her highlights of 2017, reveals 2018 plans and also tells us one job that she would be terrible at.
T.H.E – Hey Xenia! What have you been upto?
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T.H.E – If you had to describe 2017 one word, what would it be?
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T.H.E – What are your top 3 highlights of the year?
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T.H.E – We hear you have big plans for 2018. What can you tell us about those?
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T.H.E – Not a lot of people might know this, but you started a rock band at school, what inspired you to start it and what was it called?
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T.H.E – How did you come up with ‘Funky Sheep Records’ as the name for your label?
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T.H.E – Time for some fun ones:
1. What job are you terrible at?
2. How would you sell a pizza if you were to answer the delivery line?
3. If electricity comes from electrons, does morality come from morons?
4. What color would a smurf turn if you choked it?
5. What do you call male ballerinas?
Xenia Ghali –
Xenia Ghali’s new single – Stick Around is out now on Sirup Music. Listen to it here.
About Xenia Ghali
Xenia Ghali is a classically trained musician, music producer, songwriter and self-taught DJ. Ghali can already claim two #1 Billboard Dance singles “Places” and “Under These Lights”. Xenia also released two singles “Broken” and “Get Dirty” featuring Grammy Award winner Wyclef Jean, through Pitbull’s label Mr. 305. DJ Xenia Ghali has headlined across Europe, including the Colour Day Festival, Summer Paradise Lindos, Summer Beach Festival and has played at world renowned clubs such as Cavo Paradiso Mykonos, the Ministry of Sound London and Cielo in New York to name a few.
Her captivating stage-presence has elicited a wide variety of fashion and beauty collaborations with Armani Exchange, Eastpak, H&M, Inglot, Yves Saint Laurent and partnerships with Adidas and G-Star. Her exposure has evolved from partnership centric to being a critical element in a full-blown campaign. Currently, Xenia is included in the next generation of notable Adidas creators in support of the iconic Adidas Superstar resurgence. Her notoriety has led to a unique collaboration with international fashion designer Michael Costello that allowed her to express her love of fashion in the best way possible; the curation of a runway playlist.
Her talents truly go beyond the charts to behind the scenes. Presently, she is also running her own record label, Funky Sheep Records, where she writes and produces song-based dance records. She strives for originality by fusing different sounds and genres into each record.
Through her music, she hopes to continue inspiring young girls to pursue their vision within the music industry; forging ahead to be the international face that invigorates the world to represent exactly who they are while executing with grace, passion and dedication.
Ghali has been featured in Cosmopolitan Greece, Esquire Greece, Hello Greece, InStyle Magazine Greece, Madame Figaro, Vice Greece, AOL, Huffington Post and performed on FOX 5 NY. Xenia splits her time between New York City and Europe.
