Meet The Grammy-Nominated Croatian-American Jazz Vocalist Singing The Stories Of Women Everywhere

Thana Alexa's 2020 album ONA, pictured here, garnered two GRAMMY nominations this year.

The Journey to ONA

“Having that celebration and acceptance from the Croatian people has been incredible,” Alexa beamed, yet “in the States, I feel like I’ve been working my ass off as a freelance musician sticking to my integrity and doing what I feel presents me in the most truthful way possible”—and the road has not been easy.

Every step of the process of creating ONA was more difficult than expected. First, Alexa raised tens of thousands of dollars for the album on the PledgeMusic platform—but the platform unexpectedly shut down, leaving her without a majority of the money raised. She still owed her fans the rewards she promised them, and decided to deliver them out of pocket. She was ultimately able to complete the project thanks to a generous grant from the Cafe Royal Cultural Foundation.

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