Begonia is the same flamboyant performer onstage and off

Winnipeg’s Alexa Dirks, better known by her stage name Begonia, is one of the coolest voices in alt-pop with a bombastic, technicolour sense of style. On her new album, “Fantasy Life,” she pushes the boundaries of her sound, her visuals and, most importantly, her amazing voice. She sits down with Tom Power to talk about the record, her critical acclaim, and the difference between Begonia the flamboyant performer and Alexa the songwriter (spoiler: they’re not too different at all).