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Joseph Achakji (born in Kingston, Ontario on February 11, 1981) and better known by his stage name XLA is a Canadian urban indie artist of Egyptian origin〔(''Founoun'' Montreal weekly: Interview with XLA (Joseph Achakji) ) 〕 In 2006, he also established the independent music production and record label Les Disques XWide Tidals Inc.〔(Les Disques XWide Tidals Inc Official website )〕 He sings mainly in French, but also occasionally in English, Spanish and Arabic. Besides vocals, he plays guitar, piano, keyboards, drums and tabla.〔(APCM: XLA page )〕 ==Career== In 2002, he was the "Pop star" competition winner in Ottawa organized by the University of Ottawa where Achakji studied Engineering. He graduated with a Bachelors degree in Electrical Engineering in 2004 with a Management option. However, he decided to pursue a musical career. In his YouTube page, he explains his artistic name was originally BETO XL and that he chose the letters X-L-A as pronounced English – French – world languages (Arabic / Spanish etc.) respectively as to represent a fusion of cultures. XLA performs in a music style he calls "Urbaine-Monde" (Urban-World). His debut album was ''Nouvel Autrefois'' that was released in 2007 on XWide Tidals record label and distributed by Sizzle-Distribution Select. The album has Latin, Middle Eastern, Reggaeton and World-Urban influences. The single "Quoi Faire" taken from the album was nominated in 2009 for Best Video Clip at the Trille Or awards gala, and XLA nominated for Best New Discovery and Best Singer-Songwriter. Other notable singles / videos from the album include "Jusqu'à Demain" and "J'aime Jammer". ;Festivals and events In addition to many gigs in various cities around Canada, XLA has taken part in a number of festivals and public events including: *"Francofêtes en Acadie" in November 2009, broadcast on Radio-Canada's ''Première Chaîne'' on December 16, 2009 〔(Radio-Canada: Le spectacle des Rencontres qui chantent ) 〕 *Three times at the Melkite Festival in Montreal in 2007, 2008 and 2010. *He was also part of a group of 12 North American French-speaking artists that took part between June 2009 and April 2010 in workshops organized jointly by Society of Composers, Authors and Music Publishers of Canada (SOCAN), l'Union des Artistes (UDA) and Alliance National de l'Industrie Musicale (ANIM)〔(Alliance National de l'Industrie Musicale (ANIM ) website〕 in Petite Vallée and Montreal in (Quebec) and Moncton in New Brunswick and taking part in "Festival en Chanson" and "Vue sur la Relève"〔(''Vue sur la Relève'': Les rencontres qui chantent )〕 *In 2010, he took part in the "Festival Quand Ça Nous Chante" broadcast by Radio-Canada〔(APCM: Cindy Doire et XLA aux rencontres qui chantent! ) 〕 *XLA also recorded a live concert for TFO television program "En Concert" to be broadcast in November 6, 2010. ;Membership He is a member of Association des Professionnel de la Chanson et de la Musique (APCM), L'Union des Artistes (UDA), Society of Composers, Authors and Music Publishers of Canada (SOCAN), Société Canadienne de Gestion du Droit de Reproduction (SODRAC) and "Association québécoise de l'industrie du disque, du spectacle et de la vidéo" (ADISQ) 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「XLA (singer)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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