[1][2][3] França was born in Recôncavo Baiano, spent her teenage years in Camaçari.

While working, she met Emicida, a Brazilian rap artist, who invited her to contribute to the production of his EP Sua Mina Ouve Meu Rep Tamém and his album Emicídio, (both released in 2010).

The following year, she joined the band Aláfia, alongside artists Pipo Pegoraro and Lucas Cirillo.

[10][8] In 2019, Xênia França became the first Brazilian artist to perform on the world-renowned COLORS YouTube channel.

[11] In 2022, França released her first self-published album Em Nome Da Estrela,[12] again collaborating with former members of Aláfia and Lourenco Rebetez,[13] for which she won the Latin Grammy Award for Best Portuguese Language Contemporary Pop Album in 2023.