Begonia is the stage name of Alexa Dirks, a Canadian pop singer-songwriter from Winnipeg, Manitoba. [1] She is most noted for her 2019 album Fear, which was longlisted for the 2020 Polaris Music Prize [2] and shortlisted for the Juno Award for Adult Alternative Album of the Year at the Juno Awards of 2021. [3]
Formerly a member of the Juno Award winning band Chic Gamine, [4] Dirks launched her solo career in 2017 with the EP Lady in Mind. [5] The EP's single "Juniper" reached #1 on the Radio 2 Top 20. [5]
The single "Hanging on a Line" was released in June 2019 as a preview of Fear. [6] She undertook a Canadian tour over the summer, before releasing Fear in September. [7]
Her album Powder Blue was shortlisted for the 2023 Polaris Music Prize, [8] and received a Juno Award nomination for Adult Alternative Album of the Year at the Juno Awards of 2024. [9]
Begonia is the stage name of Alexa Dirks, a Canadian pop singer-songwriter from Winnipeg, Manitoba. [1] She is most noted for her 2019 album Fear, which was longlisted for the 2020 Polaris Music Prize [2] and shortlisted for the Juno Award for Adult Alternative Album of the Year at the Juno Awards of 2021. [3]
Formerly a member of the Juno Award winning band Chic Gamine, [4] Dirks launched her solo career in 2017 with the EP Lady in Mind. [5] The EP's single "Juniper" reached #1 on the Radio 2 Top 20. [5]
The single "Hanging on a Line" was released in June 2019 as a preview of Fear. [6] She undertook a Canadian tour over the summer, before releasing Fear in September. [7]
Her album Powder Blue was shortlisted for the 2023 Polaris Music Prize, [8] and received a Juno Award nomination for Adult Alternative Album of the Year at the Juno Awards of 2024. [9]