Cleiton Sia | |
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| Also known as | Oxa |
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| Occupation(s) | Singer, actor, performer |
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| Years active | 2011–present |
| Website | oxaofficial |
Cleiton Sia (born 1990 in Brazil), known professionally by their stage name Oxa, is a Brazilian musical actor, dancer, and singer. Known for their unique stage presence and dynamic stage production, Sia has appeared in several television shows as both a dancer and a singer.
According to their own account, Sia grew up as a foster and adopted child on a farm in Taquarituba, about 300 kilometers from the Brazilian city of São Paulo. As a dancer, Sia has performed classical ballet, modern dance, hip-hop, Latin and acrobatics. Sia has been living and working in Germany since 2015. [1]
In 2019, Oxa stated that they were genderfluid, using they/them pronouns. They state "I am a man, I am a woman, I am transgender, I am a performer, dancer and singer!". [2]
In 2011, Sia took second place on the Brazilian television dance show Se Ela Dança, Eu Danço , a spinoff of the show So You Think You Can Dance . The following year, Sia won the national dance competition ¡Q'Viva!: The Chosen and then performed as a background dancer for Jennifer Lopez in Las Vegas for six months. [3]
As Oxa, Sia appeared at the party series Animal Zircuz on the Reeperbahn in Hamburg in 2018. [4]
In January 2019, Oxa won the annual young talent competition of the Hamburg Travestietheater Pulverfass Cabaret. [5]
In 2021, Oxa was a co-writer of the Cypriot entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2021 on the song "El Diablo". [6]
As Oxa, Sia auditioned for the ninth season of the reality competition show The Voice of Germany . They performed Netta's "Toy" in the first phase of the show. Of the show's four coaches, only Mark Forster expressed interest in working with Oxa. Oxa made it to the semi-final where they lost a place to fellow Team Mark member Fidi Steinbeck in the final of the show. [7]
| Performances on The Voice of Germany 2019 | ||||||
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| Round | Song | Original artist | Original air date | Result | ||
| Blind Auditions | "Toy" | Netta Barzilai | 19 September 2019 | Mark Forster turned; defaulted to Team Mark. | ||
| Battles | "Don't Stop Me Now" (vs. Sabina Noronha) | Queen | 24 October 2019 | Saved by Mark Forster | ||
| Sing offs | "Born This Way" | Lady Gaga | 27 October 2019 | |||
| Semi-final (Top 10) | "I'm Still Standing" | Elton John | 3 November 2019 | Eliminated | ||
In 2025, Oxa returned to the fifteenth season of The Voice of Germany as an "All Star". In the blind auditions phase of the show, they performed "Earth Song" by Michael Jackson. [8] All four coaches (Rea Garvey, Michi & Smudo, Shirin David, and Nico Santos) expressed interest in working with Oxa. Ultimately, Oxa chose to join Team Shirin and has currently progressed to the finale of the show. [9]
| Performances on The Voice of Germany 2025 | ||||||
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| Round | Song | Original artist | Original air date | Result | ||
| Blind Auditions | "Earth Song" | Michael Jackson | 2 October 2025 | Rea Garvey, Michi & Smudo, Shirin David, and Nico Santos turned; elected to join Team Shirin. | ||
| Battles | "What About Us" (vs. Vasco José Mano) | Pink | 24 October 2025 | Saved by Shirin David | ||
| Teamfights | "Frozen" | Madonna | 21 November 2025 | Saved by studio audience | ||
| Semi-final (Top 14) | "What's Up?" | 4 Non Blondes | 5 December 2025 | Through to grand final | ||