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Vita and the Vicious are an English pop rock band who formed in London in 2010. The band’s debut album is currently in production and they gig regularly on the London circuit.

The band consists of Vita Ross (lead singer), Giacamo Occhipinti (bass and backing vocals), Richard Dodd (rhythm guitar), Stefano Rocco (lead guitar) and Tom Kenyon (drums).

In 2012 they released their second video and upcoming single “Bender” to critical acclaim. A second video, and free download, of a cover of Depeche Mode’s “Question of Time” is imminent. The video was directed by famed fashion and music photographer Winter Vandenbrink.

Vita and the Vicious draw contemporary comparisons to The Vaccines, The Gossip and The Yeah Yeah Yeahs. The band, however, say their influences spring from pop/punk bands such as Blondie, The Bangles and The Primitives as well as the great pop music of any era.

They have recently played at renowned London venues such as The Water Rats, The Hope and Anchor and Cargo. Over the summer the band was invited to play at the Cambridge University Garden Party.

Vita Ross began her music career in Newcastle Upon Tyne, attending drama school and singing in local bands. Heavily influenced by dramatic theatrical performance, Vita is comparable in stage presence and vocal impact to Joan Jett and Shirley Manson. She studied Law at Newcastle University and has had a myriad of day jobs, all while singing in her spare time and spending a short time as an actress in musical theatre.