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Viktoria Hansen | |
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| Birth name | Viktoria Siff Emelie Hansen |
| Origin | London, United Kingdom |
| Genres | Dance, pop, rock, R&B, hip hop, grime |
| Occupation(s) | Singer songwriter, recording artist, vocal coach |
| Instruments | Vocalist |
| Labels | Universal, Polydor, Syco, Sony Music, Epic |
| Associated acts | Aggro Santos, Kimberly Wyatt, Girls Can't Catch, Vanessa Amorossi, Scorcher, DaVinChe, 5 Seconds Of Summer |
Viktoria Hansen was born in Aarhus, Denmark. Viktoria is a Singer Songwriter, Recording Artist, Vocal Coach in the field of music. Viktoria's professional career started in musical theatre at age 13 in her home town Aarhus, Denmark.
Viktoria is responsible for songwriting many successful music artists' careers, including those of Aggro Santos, Kimberly Wyatt, Girls Can't Catch, The Saturdays, Lena, Medina, Cover Drive and Twenty Twenty. In 2013 co-wrote the music for I will pray (Pregherò) performed by Giorgia and Alicia Keys.
Early years
She started in the town of Aarhus, Denmark where she trained as a dancer exploring such diverse genres as Classical Ballet, Latin Dance, and Street Dance before gradually moving into singing and songwriting.
At 13 she started to perform professionally in musical theatre performing lead roles and at 18 started performing her own songs at Open Mic nights around Scandinavia. These intimate gigs with a one-to-one audience became a window to her life and gained her a substantial following.
Career
In 2006 she released her solo album 'Lost My Balance' which was critically acclaimed in Scandinavia and brought her to the attention of legendary record producer Barry Blue who signed her to his company Frontline Music in 2006.
To further her abilities for vocal technique Viktoria enrolled at the Complete Vocal Institute in Copenhagen, Denmark in 2007 to study under the world-renowned vocal coach Cathrine Sadolin.
In early 2010 she moved to London, England and has recently had a string of releases including songwriting with Gary Barlow, Steve Robson, Harry Sommerdahl.
She has had two major hits in United Kingdom so far in 2010. Girls Can't Catch, 'Echo' released on Polydor Records in January 2010 which reached number 19 in the UK Singles Charts and 'Candy' by Aggro Santos featuring Kimberly Wyatt in May 2010 and reached number 5 in the UK Singles Charts and stayed in the top 40 for 11 weeks. 'Candy' has reached over 220,000 download sales earning a BPI silver sales certification award. Her songs have been featured on many major TV shows and 'Candy' was featured in the film Street Dance 3D which was a UK top box office film grossing over £11,000,000 in 8 weeks of release.
Viktoria's Hansen's songs on the top 3 compilation albums of 2010.
External links
- Music Week Article featuring her song Candy
- Discogs on Viktoria Hansen
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