Cleiton Sia | |
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| Also known as | Oxa |
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| Occupations | Singer, actor, performer |
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| Years active | 2011–present |
| Website | oxaofficial |
Cleiton Sia (born 1989 in Brazil), known professionally by their stage name Oxa, is a Brazilian musical actor, dancer, and singer currently based in Germany. Known for their unique stage presence and dynamic stage production, Sia has appeared in several television shows as both a dancer and a singer.
Early and personal life
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]
Career
Musicals
Sia appeared as singer and dancer in the following musicals, since 2022 under the stage name Oxa:
- 2013: O Rei Leão (The Lion King) in Brazil[3]
- 2015: Tarzan in Stuttgart, Germany[4]
- 2016–2017: Tarzan as Terk in Oberhausen, Germany[4][5]
- 2017–2018: Kinky Boots as Angel, Referee (In This Corner), and Cover for Lola in Hamburg, Germany[6]
- 2018: Tina – The Tina Turner Musical in Germany[7]
- 2019-2020: West Side Story as Chino in Nuremberg, Germany[8]
- 2022: Moulin Rouge as Baby Doll in Cologne, Germany[9][10]
- since December 2024: MJ the Musical as alternate for the main character, Michael Jackson[11][12]
Various television appearances and competition participations
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.[13]
As Oxa, Sia appeared at the party series Animal Zircuz on the Reeperbahn in Hamburg in 2018.[14]
In January 2019, Oxa won the annual young talent competition of the Hamburg Travestietheater Pulverfass Cabaret.[15]
In 2021, Oxa was a co-writer of the Cypriot entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2021 on the song "El Diablo".[16]
The Voice of Germany
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.[17]
| Performances on The Voice of Germany 2019 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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.[18] 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 finished in fifth place.[19] In the final, Oxa performed their new original song, "Set Me Free".
| 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 | ||
| Final (Top 7) |
"Set Me Free" | Cleiton Sia (Oxa) | 12 December 2025 | Fifth place | ||
| "Man's World" / "It's a Man's Man's Man's World" (with Shirin David and Vasco José Mano) | James Brown | |||||
Discography
Singles
- "Bixa" – 2020
- "It's Okay" – 2020
- "Amor Com Você" – 2020
- "Sientate" – 2021
- "Não Tenta" – 2022
- "Bate Cabelo pela Paz" – 2022
- "MINHA BRISA" – 2022
- "Onipresente" – 2024
- "True to Yourself" – 2025
- "Outcast" – 2025
- "Set Me Free" – 2025
References
- ↑ "Clayton Sia". Staatstheater Nürnberg (in German). Retrieved 2025-12-06.
- ↑ Matta, Rodrigo da (2019-12-30). "Psicotrópicos Festival - OXA". Bossa FM. Retrieved 2025-12-06.
- ↑ "Dançarino escolhido por Jennifer Lopez no Brasil estrela musical O Rei Leão". uol.com.br (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2013-10-02. Retrieved 2019-11-19.
- 1 2 "Clayton Sia". unitedmusicals.de (in German). 31 January 2016. Retrieved 2025-12-19.
- ↑ "Tarzan – Disney (Oberhausen 2016)". unitedmusicals.de (in German). 5 November 2016. Retrieved 2025-12-19.
- ↑ Archived 16 January 2022 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ "Oxa". tage-entertainment.de (in German). Retrieved 2025-12-19.
- ↑ ""West Side Story": Deutsche Erstaufführung in Nürnberg". frankenpost.de (in German). 2019-10-16. Retrieved 2025-12-19.
- ↑ "Moulin Rouge: Sie verkörpern das Moulin Rouge". WestdeutscheZeitung.de (in German). 2022-06-15. Retrieved 2023-11-05.
- ↑ ""sei, was du bist, sei stolz auf dich"". readly.com (in German). 2022-10-26. Retrieved 2025-12-19.
- ↑ "Get a 1st Look at the Cast of MJ the Musical in Germany". playbill.com. 2024-12-02. Retrieved 2025-12-19.
- ↑ "Die Besetzung von MJ - Das Michael Jackson Musical". stage-entertainment.de (in German). Retrieved 2025-12-19.
- ↑ "Oxa — Psicotrópicos Festival 2020 - Artists". Bossa FM. 2019-12-30. Retrieved 2025-12-06.
- ↑ "Animal Zircuz - Im Interview OXA alias Clayton Sia". schwulissimo.de (in German). Retrieved 2025-12-06.
- ↑ "Pulverfass Cabaret - Noch eine "Queen of Drags"?". schwulissimo.de (in German). Retrieved 2025-12-06.
- ↑ "Eurovision 2021 Cyprus: Elena Tsagrinou - "El Diablo"". Eurovisionworld. Retrieved 2025-12-06.
- ↑ Ottmann, Mathias (2019-09-20). "Spektakuläre Moves und eine Kampfansage: OXA ist die schrillste Kandidatin bei "The Voice of Germany"". GQ Germany (in German). Retrieved 2025-12-06.
- ↑ Team, Admin (2025-10-03). "From Hamburg's MJ Stage to The Voice: OXA Delivers Powerful "Earth Song"". MJVibe. Retrieved 2025-12-06.
- ↑ ""Donnerwetter, was 'n Abriss!": Allstar Oxa versetzt die "The Voice"-Coaches in Staunen". www.joyn.de (in German). 2025-10-06. Retrieved 2025-12-06.