Moxie Raia
Birth Name: Laura Raia
Place of Birth: Queens, New York City, New York, U.S.
Date of Birth: c. 1991
Ethnicity: Sicilian Italian
Moxie Raia is an American singer and sngwriter. Her main influences include The Temptations, Stevie Wonder, and John Coltrane, among other artists. Her musical influences come from her parents, who listened to soul and Motown artists.
She stated that she is of Italian descent in an interview on Hot 97. She has said that her family is from Sicily.
Source: http://noisey.vice.com
She is sicilian, raia is a sicilian surname. Btw, she can pass in many southern european countries.
there are loads of Raia in Naples too:
http://www.gens.info/italia/it/turismo-viaggi-e-tradizioni-italia?cognome=raia&x=0&y=0
But she is sicilian
She said it on twitter
https://mobile.twitter.com/yomoxie/status/719038386502131712