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XOVA (Pronounced Cross Over) are a POP/INDIE/REGGAE BAND from Birmingham, England.

X.O.V.A. are multi-racial band, fusing their rock-reggae base with the breadth of the modern world – ska, pop, dubstep, blues, Motown and folk, infused with protest and pain, but also hope.

The band have had headline and festival dates including some prestigious support slots with legendary bands like The Skatellites, and a home town Birmingham Town Hall Xmas gig with ’The Beat’ who they are now working on a collaboration track for release in 2013.

NBC TV New York, flew in to film lead vocalist Wayne about his songwriting talents in December 2012, to feature XOVA on the 'Jimmy Lloyd Singer Songrwiters showcase' which started airing April 27th 2013 on NBC and most USA networks, so 2013 see’s them heading off to the USA.

Xova had UK support slots with The Spin Doctors, and The Selector, and also confirmed their own dates in between.

They won a place at the massive ’ISLE of WIGHT Festival’ 2013 as one of the best of 2700 unsigned bands in the UK who entered.

The band have also just completed filming a movie based on the infamous NO11 Bus route and the many musical influences that have inspired the band along the route. The film features cameos from the likes of UB40, THE BEAT, WONDERSTUFF, FUZZBOX, MUSICAL YOUTH and many more, this will be released early in 2013 and accompanied by 11 webisodes on the bands website.

The latest EP release THE SOHO RD SESSIONS ,came out on Itunes late 2012 and has the lead track of '9 LIVES' which is accompanied by a quality video directed by Alex Kyrou (Tim Burton asst ), this has helped get the band NATIONAL UK RADIO airplay on BBC 2 (Alex Lester) and BBC 6 (Tom Robinson) where Tom commented ’This Is one of the tightest bands I have heard in a very Long time’.

Regional Radio’s such as BBC WM INTRODUCING announced them as ’BEING ON THE CUSP OF BREAKING THRU’ in 2013… Q RADIO, SCRATCH Radio, and many others now coming on board to support, including some great press from the likes of 'ECHOES MUSIC MAGAZINE' (The U.Ks Essential Black music monthly) who rave about the band.

Debut album 'Synchronise Your Leader’s' is due to released in the Spring/ Summer 2013

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XOVA (Pronounced Cross Over) are a POP/INDIE/REGGAE BAND from Birmingham, England.

X.O.V.A. are multi-racial band, fusing their rock-reggae base with the breadth of the modern world – ska, pop, dubstep, blues, Motown and folk, infused with protest and pain, but also hope.

The band have had headline and festival dates including some prestigious support slots with legendary bands like The Skatellites, and a home town Birmingham Town Hall Xmas gig with ’The Beat’ who they are now working on a collaboration track for release in 2013.

NBC TV New York, flew in to film lead vocalist Wayne about his songwriting talents in December 2012, to feature XOVA on the 'Jimmy Lloyd Singer Songrwiters showcase' which started airing April 27th 2013 on NBC and most USA networks, so 2013 see’s them heading off to the USA.

Xova had UK support slots with The Spin Doctors, and The Selector, and also confirmed their own dates in between.

They won a place at the massive ’ISLE of WIGHT Festival’ 2013 as one of the best of 2700 unsigned bands in the UK who entered.

The band have also just completed filming a movie based on the infamous NO11 Bus route and the many musical influences that have inspired the band along the route. The film features cameos from the likes of UB40, THE BEAT, WONDERSTUFF, FUZZBOX, MUSICAL YOUTH and many more, this will be released early in 2013 and accompanied by 11 webisodes on the bands website.

The latest EP release THE SOHO RD SESSIONS ,came out on Itunes late 2012 and has the lead track of '9 LIVES' which is accompanied by a quality video directed by Alex Kyrou (Tim Burton asst ), this has helped get the band NATIONAL UK RADIO airplay on BBC 2 (Alex Lester) and BBC 6 (Tom Robinson) where Tom commented ’This Is one of the tightest bands I have heard in a very Long time’.

Regional Radio’s such as BBC WM INTRODUCING announced them as ’BEING ON THE CUSP OF BREAKING THRU’ in 2013… Q RADIO, SCRATCH Radio, and many others now coming on board to support, including some great press from the likes of 'ECHOES MUSIC MAGAZINE' (The U.Ks Essential Black music monthly) who rave about the band.

Debut album 'Synchronise Your Leader’s' is due to released in the Spring/ Summer 2013

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