Petalie

Petalie is an afro-descendant artist born and based in Italy.
Her aim is to experiment in the creative field weaving together the interests that she nurtures for music, performing arts, fashion and Central-African culture.
She took theatre and dance lessons, gravitated around local and international music festivals and took part in the videoclips of italian artists Gué Pequeno, Dj Shablo and Al Castellana.
In 2012 she got a job at Ronnie Scott's Club (London), in 2016 she worked at Céline (Paris), in 2017 she came back to her native country to develop a professional career in fashion, but she kept songwriting.
Among her vocal inspirations stand out Ella Fitzgerald and Mina, her style has been strongly influenced by Erykah Badu, Michael Jackson, Prince, Lauryn Hill to name a few.
In July 2023 she completed the program of Berklee Boston College of Music at Umbria Jazz Clinics. 
She is currently working on her first recording project and studying jazz singing at Conservatory in Perugia.