Begonia: The Fantasy Life Tour

Begonia: The Fantasy Life Tour

with Fontine

Begonia is your best friend. She’s the whimsical fairy on your shoulder making you feel all at once comfortable to be yourself while simultaneously making you think wtf is this fairy doing here and what is she wearing. With a voice that compels you to feel everything deeper, she sings like she’s calling you into her world. Sure, on the surface it may simply look like a world overtaken by flowers, colour and lightness but go deeper and it’s also a world that doesn’t shy away from the dark. It’s a world that invites you to be exactly who you are without shame. Her voice is like a delicate sandpaper with iridescent grit. Her lyrics will make you laugh and cry all within the span of a single phrase. A charm and presence that evokes some of the greatest entertainers of the past but no matter the size of the stage you always feel like you are hearing a secret that is especially for you. Begonia has many stories to tell, many iterations of life to walk you through, and she takes her fans on the journey with a stumbling grace and an uncanny wit. A true sight to behold, sometimes clunky but always beautifully and refreshingly entertaining. Begonia crafts some of the most honest pop music out there. With ‘Fantasy Life’, she’s simply at the top of her game. There’s more risk, more complex vocals, more pop diva mania, more feeling, more truth, and more fantasy.

Begonia, the stage name of Winnipeg entertainer Alexa Dirks, who launched her solo career in 2017 with the EP “Lady in Mind,” featuring the #1 CBC Radio single “Juniper.” Her critically acclaimed full-length albums “Fear” (2019) and “Powder Blue” (2023) have earned her two JUNO Award nominations and two Polaris Music Prize nominations. Begonia followed up with a three song EP, “Open Swim” (2024) which received remarkable response across streaming platforms and radio. Recognized by NPR as an “Artist You Need to Know,” Begonia is celebrated by her core fans for her powerful live performances, which Noisey describes as “obliterating the misery from this world one live performance at a time.” Her captivating stage presence has opened doors for her to perform at clubs, theatres, and festivals globally, connecting with audiences worldwide. Her newest full-length release “Fantasy Life” makes its debut October 2025, via Birthday Cake Records.

“Begonia’s latest is as eclectic as the singer herself, who’s never been more at ease and in command…on Fantasy Life, the artist peers ahead, wrestling with the wide-open possibilities of self-actualization as worldwide calamity enters the picture.” – Winnipeg Free Press

“Expect blunt honesty, bright colours and songs to get you through a variety of emotional situations.” – The Globe & Mail

FONTINE is Indigenous, queer and a self-proclaimed “real goofy guy.” These things all inform her art. She is the life of the party, her magnanimous laugh and smile filling up any room. But there’s also a lot of struggle behind all that. Navigating through relationships beginning and ending, identity exploration, self-doubt, activist frustration, people pleasing and friendship – all rooted in a real sense of place. This is what the album is all about.