MORE ABOUT BEGONIA + FANTASY LIFE
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.
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 her new record 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.
“There’s a spirit of freedom to this record that was such a big part of the songwriting sessions I had in LA with deadmen (Matt Peters and Matt Schellenberg),” says Dirks. “I spent a little over a month in total with them writing this record every day and it’s the most RIGHT in songwriting sessions that I've ever felt. Everything felt so easy and fun and that has never happened to me quite like that before. This freedom allowed me to go to more complex places with my voice and in my lyrics than I have in the past. I feel like I’ve grown so much in my sound and my confidence in the last few years and I know that reflects in this record.”
Begonia’s bold sound and style, combined with an intimate connection with her audience, invite you to feel everything more deeply, making you feel at once seen and a part of her world that is both brilliantly vibrant and unafraid of the shadows. It’s a space where you’re not just a listener, but a confidante, invited to feel everything more deeply and be exactly who you are, without shame.
Her longtime artistic collaboration with music producers deadmen is a central part of her career. The duo has produced, played, and written on nearly all of Begonia’s releases, and they provide her a crucial space to be vulnerable and take risks. The collaboration is anchored by an impenetrable emotional and creative connection.
Begonia 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. 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.
PERFORMANCE DATES
Oct 03 - Creemore, ON - Avening Community Hall
Oct 04 - Toronto, ON - Fantasy Life Listening Party
2026 Tour Supporting The Bros Landreth
Feb 13 - Paris, FR - La Marquinerie
Feb 14 - Maur, CH - Powerplay Studios
Feb 15 - München, DE - Live Evil
Feb 16 - Berlin, DE - Franzz
Feb 18 - København, DK - Vega
Feb 19 - Aarhus, DK - Train
Feb 20 - Esbjerg, DK - Tobakken
Feb 21 - Hamburg, DE - BHF Pauli
Feb 22 - Joldelund, DE - Gerd’s Juke Joint
Feb 24 - Frankfurt Am Main, DE - Brotfabrik
Feb 25 - Köln, DE - Luxor
Feb 27 - Ammerstol, NL - Cutureel Cafe
Feb 28 - Da Groningen, NL - Oosterpoort
Mar 01 - Amersterdam, NL - Tolhuistuin
Apr 09 - Dublin, IR - Whelan’s
Apr 10 - Galway, IR - Roisin Dubh
Apr 11 - Belfast, UK - Black Box
Apr 14 - Newcastle Upon Tyne, UK - The Cluny
Apr 15 - Leeds, UK - Brudnell
Apr 16 - Nottingham, UK - Rescue Rooms
Apr 17 - Manchester, UK - Band On The Wall
Apr 18 - Glasgow, UK - Oran Mor
Apr 21 - Portsmouth, UK - Wedgewood Rooms
Apr 22 - Bristol, UK - Thekla
Apr 23 - Cambridge, UK - Junction
Apr 24 - Brighton and Hove, UK - Old Market
Apr 25 - London, UK - Union Chapel
