Thana Alexa Pavelić (born March 19, 1987) is an American jazz vocalist, composer, arranger, and producer.
Alexa's interest in music began at age three when she disappeared from a birthday party and was discovered in the basement playing melodies to simple songs on a toy piano.
[1] She began singing songs in English as a way of maintaining her connection to her mother tongue and her childhood in the United States.
[2] Musician and club owner Boško Petrović mentored her – she began attending regional jazz workshops and performing professionally, including at Croatian festivals.
For four consecutive years, Alexa has also appeared in the DownBeat magazine Critics' Poll for Rising Female Vocalist.