Xonia

Xonia
Xonia, posed photo, 2009
Background information
Birth name	Loredana Sachelaru
Also known as	Xonia
Born	(1989-06-25) 25 June 1989 (age 27) Melbourne, Australia
Genres	Pop, dance, electronic
Occupation(s)	Singer, songwriter, actress, dancer
Years active	2008–present
Labels	Artist Media Agency
Associated acts	J Balvin, Deepcentral, Anthony Icuagu, Adrian Țuțu
Website	www.xoniamusic.com

Xonia (born Loredana Sachelaru; 25 June 1989) is an Australian-born Romanian singer, songwriter, actress and dancer.

Xonia was born 25 June 1989 in Melbourne, Australia to Romanian parents. Her full birth name is Loredana Sachelaru but she started promoting herself as "Xonia" since her adolescence.

In 1997, Xonia began showing interest in music and was subsequently signed to a recording contract with a local label in early 2003. Throughout her adolescence she worked with several music producers such as Rob Davis, Doug Brady and Kevin Colbert in order to record her debut album. Simultaneously, Xonia graduated the Australian Ballet School (Certificate III in Dance) and was taken under the mentorship of Robert Sturrock, a well-known choreographer and dance coach. In early 2000s Xonia put aside her musical career and focused on acting; shortly after she had a number of cameo appearances in high-profile TV series such as Noah's Arc, SeaChange, Holly's Heroes and Neighbours.

In 2006, Xonia was selected to represent Australia at the international Beauty Contest "Miss Diaspora", where she had the opportunity to perform in front of 20,000 live spectators. Same year later she performed in the Melbourne Commonwealth Games opening and closing ceremonies and was selected to dance with a guest star, the football player Nathan Brown from Richmond team. Throughout 2007, Xonia showcased her choreography abilities while working with pop singer Georgina Ward for her live shows; eventually she was featured as a backup dancer in some of the music videos produced by Ian Smith and Laura Gissara. At the age of 19, Xonia enrolled in at the Hollywood Pop Academy in California, where she studied dance theory for a short time.