Paxton Fielies

 

Who is Paxton Fielies?

Paxton Fielies is one of South Africa’s finest pop voices. Born in Bishop Lavis, Cape Town, in the year 2000, the singer has been building a reputation since winning Idols SA’s 13th season in 2017. Her love for singing started in church where she sang in the choir.

Paxton released her first single, “Demonstrate”, in 2017 towards the end of the Idols SA season. In the same year, she performed at the popular festive season, welcoming Cape Town Festival of Lights.

In 2018, she released chart-toppers such as “Smother”, a collaboration with The Voice winner, Craig Lucas. In May 2018, Paxton released her debut album, This Is Me, which she co-wrote.

The project came with the hit single “Angifuni” and saw her making appearances on various TV and radio shows, and performing at multiple festivals. She had the privilege to travel to different parts of the globe such as Sweden, as part of The World Children’s Prize foundation where she received an ambassadorship from Queen Silva; Russia, for the White Nights of St Petersburg festival where she shared the stage with the likes of Seal, Kool & The Gang and Sophie Ellis-Bextor, among other countries.

During the hard lockdown of 2020, which was due to the Covid-19 pandemic, Paxton didn’t slow down, as she collaborated with Cape Town electronic music producer, Jayden Lewis, for the single ‘Good Company’, a dancefloor packer in which she sang about the importance of surrounding oneself with great people. The song was a smashing success being on heavy rotation on multiple national radio stations.

 

A Re-Introduction: Paxton Today!

As she releases her second body of work, Paxton looks back and is proud of This Is Me and what it achieved. She looks at it as a great stepping stone in her career. She looks at her second releases as an opportunity to build upon her debut album. “When I did my first project, I had a lot of guidance. I didn’t know about the songs I wanted to go for. I wasn’t sure about a lot of things,” she says.

With this new album, the 23-year-old feels more in-tune with herself and understands herself better. “This album is about re-introducing my fans to who I am at this moment in time and for them to know me on a more personal level,” says Paxton. “It’s more authentic. I can say this one represents me as an artist and as an individual a lot more than the first one.”

Paxton achieved this by working with artists and producers she enjoys working with and has a real connection to. Some songs were born from conversations they had while in studio. It comes with understanding herself better as she grows as an individual and musician. “Right now, I’d say I’m a God-fearing young woman who’s appreciative of the gift that God has blessed her with. She wants to use it to move people and inspire and motivate them through her story,” she says, describing who she understands herself to be today.

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