User:Vika Vasilevich

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Viktoria (Vika) started writing lyrics at the age of seven and composed her first complete song at 14. Her first performance on national television from the Palace of Ukraine followed shortly afterwards Since then, she has written, arranged and recorded over 40 songs and has appeared in major music festivals throughout Europe and North America. In June of 2005 Vika completed her masters degree with honors from the prestigious Kiev University of Culture and Art and embarked on her full time music career. Vika’s formal education spanned the spectrum of stage direction, acting, dance and choreography, but her heart will always belong to her music. Vika was the special guest artist for many festivals throughout North America during the 2005 season including Toronto’s Bloor Wet Festival and Harborfront Center. Three songs from Vika’s first album “Minutes” made it to the top ten internet downloads on Muzon. In November 2007, her song “Don’t Lie to Yourself” from her second album Guilty Dreams became the number 1 most requested song on the top Rock Radio Station in Kiev.

In addition to what she has recorded herself, Vika has written more then 100 songs, and published them in her book of lyrics titled “String of My Soul”. She tries to write and make songs of different styles and genres so that not one of her songs will sound like another. Her focus is to write songs with a strong melody that also have meaning and will touch the hearts and souls of her listeners.

Over the last 9 years since her first public performance, she has also written many songs for popular performing artists in Ukraine. She wrote the theme song for the national children’s music festival and the nationally televised music contest “Step to the Stars". Vika wrote the theme song and performed in the televised music festival “Our song" featuring other popular performing artists.

Vika has performed in concerts with over 20,000 in the audience as well as numerous appearances at the Palace of Ukraine. She performed at the “Pearls of Season", The Televised Singing Contest “Step to Stars" hosted by Tavriysky Igry. Vika has also performed in the US and the Caribbean. She has had guest acting roles on nationally televised Ukrainian sitcoms as well as many modeling engagements.

Many of Vika’s concert and music videos have been televised on National TV in Ukraine as well as M1. Vika gets her most pleasure from seeing how her songs affect her fans. If she makes someone jump and dance, or if she makes them cry, she feels she has achieved the same result and has truly connected to another human being through her music.

Vika is 25 years and is an only child. She is from the city of Zaporosia and currently resides in Kyiv.