Quick Facts
Biography
Alexandra Petkovski, also known professionally as her artist project, FJØRA, is a Canadian composer, producer, artist, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist.
Life and career
Petkovski was born in Toronto, Ontario. She received a Bachelor of Music degree from Queen's University, and applied for a Master of Music in Composition from Belmont University, but decided not to take it. Insteadshe entered the music industry, taking a sabbatical from New York University's Steinhardt School of Music, where she was pursuing postgraduate studies for film scoring.
Petkovski serves on the Board of Directors for the Alliance for Women Film Composers, Screen Composers Guild of Canada, is a voting member at the World Soundtrack Academy, member with the Society of Composers & Lyricists, and was invited to join the Recording Academy's voting member class of 2022. She is an alumnus of the Slaight Family Music Lab at the Canadian Film Centre.
Filmography
As composer
- 2023 : The Routine (short film)
- 2023 : Happily Undead After (pilot - short film)
- 2023 : Kids Help Phone: Feel Out Loud (short film - PSA)
- 2023 : I Was Here (short film - documentary)
- 2023 : Laced (additional score composer - Feature film)
- 2022 : White Ribbon: I Knew All Along (short film - PSA)
- 2022 : This Place (additional vocal score; feature film)
- 2022 : Adidas Women: Support is Everything Campaign (Campaign series)
- 2022 : More Than Robots (additional music; documentary)
- 2021 : Better at Texting (short film)
- 2021 : Scotiabank Canada #SaidBefore Campaign (TV special)
- 2021 : Deathloop : "Déjà Vu" (video game)
- 2020 : Welcome to the Blumhouse (feature film campaign)
Discography
- 2022 : tiger’s eye (EP)
- 2022 : Sondheim Series
- 2021 : Onyx
- 2021 : Jade(d)
- 2019 : Cruel World
Awards and nominations
| Year | Result | Award | Category | Work | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Nominated | Hollywood Music in Media Awards | Original Song/Score — Trailer (Video Game) | "Get Down" from Fortnite Chapter 3 Season 4 Battle Pass trailer | |
| Nominated | Original Song/Score — Commercial Advertisement | "Support is Everything" (Adidas Women) | |||
| Nominated | Original Song — Short Film | "Call Me By Any Name" from Better at Texting | |||
| Won | Game Audio Network Guild Awards | Best Original Song | "Déjà Vu" from Deathloop | ||
| 2021 | Nominated | Hollywood Music in Media Awards | Best Original Song - Video Game | ||
| Nominated | Best Original Song/Score - Trailer | ||||
| Won | Clio Awards | Bronze Clio - Television Trailer/Teaser | Welcome to the Blumhouse |
