Xavi

Xavi @ The Rialto Theatre by C. Elliott Photography  Used with permission.

Mexican-American Singer and Songwriter • Born 2003 • Regional Mexican • Corridos Tumbados • Cover Songs

Fast Facts

• Joshua Xavier Gutierrez Alonso is known professionally as Xavi.
• Xavi plays the requinto guitar, a popular instrument in Regional Mexican music. 
• Xavi was raised in Phoenix, Arizona and Sonora, Mexico. 
• The first song he learned to play on guitar was “Baby” by Justin Bieber. 
• At age 12 he wrote his first original song.
• Artists that inspire Xavi are Camila and San Bandera, popular for their traditional crooning vocal style. 
• Xavi almost died in a car accident that led to a fractured skull and a changed facial structure. The accident affected his outlook on life and also his musical style.
• He currently has a recording deal with Interscope Records, the same record label to which Billie Eilish is signed.
• Regional Mexican music is a term that describes several subgenres of Mexican country music and its influences from the Southwestern United States.
• Corridos Tumbados is a musical style that blends traditional corridos with urban and trap influences, and hip-hop elements.