Xana

Xana Morris , known professionally as Xana , is a Canadian pop musician based in Vancouver. She is known for making music around the themes of queerness and identity. She released her debut album tantrums in 2022, followed by her second album The Sex Was Good Until It Wasn't in 2024.

Early life Xana was born in Victoria, British Columbia, and grew up in a music-loving family on Vancouver Island. At age 5, Xana took violin lessons, and at 10, she took vocal lessons.

Career

2015 - 2019: Career beginnings In 2015, Xana formed an acoustic pop-punk duo, Coffee Eyes, with Joel Cossette.

2020 - 2021: Early solo career

Xana released her debut single "Goddess" in 2020.

Xana subsequently released singles "Pray", "Tipsy", "Yellow", and "Kitchen Light".

Xana worked with the indie band Cold Fame on their debut single “tuesday.” which was released on November 23, 2021.

2022-2023: Tantrums Xana released her debut album, Tantrums, on April 15, 2022. The title reflects how, through her music, Xana is "throwing tantrums so other people don't have to". There has been positive reception to the album, with Xtra Magazine citing the opening track as one of "the best queer songs of April" and "the perfect song to throw up two middle fingers to after the end of a relationship gone awry".

The songs "Yellow", "Kitchen Light", and "19" from Tantrums, as well as the single "Tipsy", have music videos featuring the character Jodie, who is inspired by a woman with whom Xana had a relationship, and who was important to Xana's personal "life and "journey". Excluding "Tipsy", all the videos star Maia Cervellin as Jodie; the actor was changed after "Tipsy" due to the on-screen chemistry with Maia.

In November 2022, Xana released an acoustic single, "bet you'll get off on this." The song was written over two days and recorded over three days. In 2023, she released single "Bad Bandit," a Western-themed track with "splashes of country twang," and "babyblue," which reflects Xana's experience with lost childhood friendships.

Xana works frequently with producers and engineers Liam Moes and Shane Stephenson who both were a part of her debut album.

2024 - present: The Sex Was Good Until It Wasn't In 2024, Xana began releasing the first three singles from her upcoming album. In February she released "Better Kind Of Best Friend". In March she released "Homewrecking Era". In April she released "Monster." On May 10, 2024, Xana released her second album, The Sex Was Good Until It Wasn't. She went on tour in the United States that summer to support the album.

Artistry

Influences Xana has cited Avril Lavigne as her "first musical love" and inspiration at 6 years old, saying that "anti-pop very much formed the bones of my current sound. It allows the artist to branch out and can take so many different forms. I think that’s what makes it feel so authentic to the creator. I can experiment, try out different genres, themes and still sustain that anti-pop feel." She was inspired by Taylor Swift to write her own songs and describes her and Halsey as among her biggest idols.

Themes Xana's music primarily revolves around themes of queer romance, as well as female empowerment and sexuality.

Xana's music also tends to stem from personal experiences and struggles, explaining:“I’m going to write everything that I want to say and that I want to get out, and if it works, then it works, and if it doesn’t, it doesn’t, but it doesn’t matter because I need to say all of this stuff and I need to make the music that I want to hear more of.” She has just over 50,000 subscribers on YouTube and a total of seven music videos. The most popular, “Kitchen Light,” has over 2.6 million views. She also has over 91,000 followers on TikTok with a cumulative 1.9 million likes.

Discography

Albums

Title Details Tantrums Released: April 15, 2022 Formats: streaming

Singles Title Year "Goddess" 2021 "Yellow" "Kitchen Light" 2022 "bet you'll get off on this" 2023 "babyblue" 2025 "GIRLSGIRL"