Cleiton Sia


Cleiton Sia, 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.
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!".

Career

Musicals

Sia appeared as singer and dancer in the following musicals, since 2022 under the stage name Oxa:

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.
As Oxa, Sia appeared at the party series Animal Zircuz on the Reeperbahn in Hamburg in 2018.
In January 2019, Oxa won the annual young talent competition of the Hamburg Travestietheater Pulverfass Cabaret.
In 2021, Oxa was a co-writer of the Cypriot entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2021 on the song "El Diablo".

''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.
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. All four coaches expressed interest in working with Oxa. Ultimately, Oxa chose to join Team Shirin and finished in fifth place. In the final, Oxa performed their new original song, "Set Me Free".

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