Rexi Max

*This name uses Velkanian naming customs; the last name is a matronymic, not a family name. This person should be properly referred to by the given name* Roksana.

**Roksana Hrafnhildur Magdardattir** (born 28 March 1997), known professionally as **Rexi Max**, is a Velkanian singer, songwriter, record producer, and rapper. Known for her sexually provocative lyrics and performances, Max has established herself as one of the most internationally successful musicians in Velkanian music history.

Born to a single mother in Narísandur, Max grew up in a working-class family. After graduating from primary school in 2013, she enrolled in the Velkanian National School of Music, where she studied music production and graduated in 2017. After graduating, Max worked as a disc jockey in the Narísandur nightclub circuit while also recording demo tapes in her spare time. One of her demo tapes was discovered by Iconique Sounds executives in October 2017, leading to Max being signed by the label.

She released her debut single "Waiting (For the Fire)" in March 2018, which quickly became a number-one hit in the Velkanian Isles. By the summer of 2018, the single had begun receiving traction abroad, eventually peaking at number-one in seven other countries. Following the international success, Max became only the second Velkanian musician to achieve a number-one single outside of the Velkanian Isles, and was signed to an international recording contract with Lioness Records. She later went on to release her debut extended play *Golden Girl* (2018) and her debut studio album *Green Fairies* (2019), which became an international success. She promoted the album with the Green Fairies Tour (2019) and while supporting Katja Klark on her Goddess World Tour (2019–2020).

## Early life and education

Max was born on 28 March 1997 in Narísandur to single mother Magda Karlsdattir (born 1965). She has never met her father, and was told by her mother that he was a one-night-stand who she did not know much about. Max has one elder maternal half-sister, Jósefína Þórstína (born 1990), who was crowned Miss Velkanian Isles 2011. Max was raised in a working-class family, with her mother working as a hairdresser and often relying on government assistance programs. She recalls very often being in the care of her maternal grandparents while her mother was working, and grew up in a two-bedroom apartment in the Breiðalströnd neighborhood of Narísandur.

Max began her education in 2003, attending a local, public primary school in Breiðalströnd. Max developed a love for music and performing while in primary school, largely due to the encouragement of her music teacher and choir leader. At age ten, Max began playing the piano, and later learned guitar at age twelve. Upon reaching adolescence, Max became interested in electronic music. She graduated from primary school in 2013, and subsequently was accepted into the Velkanian National School of Music, where she studied music production, inspired by her developing love for electronic music. While in music school, Max performed as a frontwoman for a number of electronic music groups, often performing at underground raves and nightclubs. She ultimately graduated from school in 2017.

## Career

### 2017–2019: Breakthrough and *Green Fairies*

After graduating from music school in 2017, Max decided to pursue a professional career as a musician. Immediately after graduation, she found work as a go-go dancer and bartender at Narísandur nightclubs in order to build connections, later beginning a career as a nightclub disc jockey, playing mostly electronic music. While working as a disc jockey, Max recorded demo tapes that she self-produced in her friend's at-home recording studio, frequently publishing her music on online platforms. In October 2017, one of her demo tapes was discovered by a record executive at Iconique Sounds, a Velkanian independent music label. She was signed to the label later that month.

After signing to Iconique, Max left her disc jockeying job in order prioritize her own music, later admitting that she "hated playing other people's music." The label initially had Max working with a songwriting team to write lyrics for already produced tracks, but after seeing little success with the method, they allowed for Max to be brought into the production aspect as well; while initially skeptical of her music production knowledge, they were comforted by her educational background. Max released her debut single "Waiting (For the Fire)" in March 2018; the song became a hit in Velkanian electronic music circles and nightclubs, later achieving mainstream success in the country as well due to a nationwide promotional campaign on television and radio shows. In June 2018, the song became Max's first chart-topping hit in the Velkanian Isles. The song began receiving radio airplay abroad during the summer of 2018, leading to mainstream success in a number of international markets. By the autumn of 2018, the song had become a number-one hit in seven additional countries, and reached the top ten in six more; this made Max only the second Velkanian musician to achieve a number-one hit in a foreign market, after only Octavia.

Following the surprise international success of "Waiting (For the Fire)," Max signed an international recording contract with Lioness Records and Varner Music Group to supplement her Velkanian contract with Iconique. Max then began working with producers and songwriters in Dollchester. She released her debut extended play *Golden Girl* in December 2018, which included "Waiting (For the Fire)" and three other tracks recorded in Dollchester; the extended play was a commercial success both in the Velkanian Isles and abroad, peaking within the top ten in thirteen countries. She then began work on her debut studio album, releasing her sophomore single "You Look So Pretty," which became an international underground hit in nightclubs, peaking within the top forty in seven countries. Her debut studio album *Green Fairies* was later released in May 2019; the album debuted atop the Velkanian albums chart, also reaching the summit in four other countries, while peaking within the top five in six additional ones. She supported the album with the Green Fairies Tour, which performed shows in eight countries from May to September 2019, later supporting Katja Klark on her Goddess World Tour, performing shows in thirty-two countries from October 2019 to August 2020.

### 2020–present: Second studio album

In April 2020, Max revealed that she had begun writing songs for her upcoming second studio album, but did not plan for the process to "really kick off" until she was finished with touring later that summer.

## Personal life

Max identifies as bisexual, stating that she had known that she was attracted to both boys and girls "since [she] was a child." She came out to her family at age 14, and was readily accepted. Max has additionally publicly identified herself as an atheist, calling religion "stupid," which attracted controversy. She has also attracted controversy for her sexual and raunchy performances, often exposing her breasts and simulating sexual acts on stage. Her performance in Caratina during the Goddess World Tour was abruptly canceled following a petition by religious activists due to her sexual performances and comments on religion; she was replaced as Katja Klark's supporting act by Karsylvanian singer Alexia Timos for the performance.

Max owns property in both Narísandur and Dollchester, stating that while she spends most of her time in Dollchester, she "will always call Narísandur [her] home." Max references Narísandur in a number of her songs, specifically her hometown neighborhood of Breiðalströnd. She is fluent in Velkanian, Framish, and Ditrovian.

## Discography

*Main article: Rexi Max discography*.

* *Green Fairies* (2019)

## Concert tours

### Supporting

* Goddess World Tour (2019–2020; supporting Katja Klark)

## Awards and nominations

*Main article: Awards and nominations received by Rexi Max*.