Viktoria Hansen
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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
.
, 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.
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
, United Kingdom
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.
Songwriter
A songwriter is an individual who writes both the lyrics and music to a song. Someone who solely writes lyrics may be called a lyricist, and someone who only writes music may be called a composer...
, Recording Artist, Vocal Coach
Vocal coach
A vocal coach is a music teacher who instructs singers on how to improve their singing technique, take care of and develop their voice, and prepare for the performance of a song or other work. Vocal coaches may give private music lessons to singers, or they may coach singers who are rehearsing on...
in the field of music
Music
Music is an art form whose medium is sound and silence. Its common elements are pitch , rhythm , dynamics, and the sonic qualities of timbre and texture...
. Viktoria's professional career started in musical theatre at age 13 in her home town Aarhus
Aarhus
Aarhus or Århus is the second-largest city in Denmark. The principal port of Denmark, Aarhus is on the east side of the peninsula of Jutland in the geographical center of Denmark...
, Denmark
Denmark
Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...
.
Viktoria is responsible for songwriting many successful music artists’ careers, including those of Aggro Santos
Aggro Santos
Yuri "Aggro" Santos is a Brazilian-born English rapper from Balham, London.-Background:Santos was born in Sao Paulo and raised in London. He decided to become a musician after buying the Carlos Santana album 'Supernatural' when he was eight...
, Kimberly Wyatt
Kimberly Wyatt
Kimberly Kaye Wyatt is an American showgirl, singer-songwriter, dancer, model, actress and choreographer. She is best known as a former member of the American pop/R&B girl group and dance ensemble, the Pussycat Dolls. She joined the Pussycat Dolls in 2003...
, Girls Can't Catch
Girls Can't Catch
Girls Can't Catch were a British girl group. Their debut single "Keep Your Head Up" entered the UK Singles Chart at number 26. Their second single "Echo" was released on 18 January 2010, debuting at number 19 on the UK Top 40 singles chart. The band was dropped by their record company, Polydor...
, The Saturdays
The Saturdays
The Saturdays are a British and Irish pop girl group based in London, United Kingdom. The group consists of five members Una Healy, Mollie King, Frankie Sandford, Vanessa White and Rochelle Wiseman. In 2007 the band were formed through Fascination Records which gave them an instant record deal with...
, Lena, Medina
Medina
Medina , or ; also transliterated as Madinah, or madinat al-nabi "the city of the prophet") is a city in the Hejaz region of western Saudi Arabia, and serves as the capital of the Al Madinah Province. It is the second holiest city in Islam, and the burial place of the Islamic Prophet Muhammad, and...
, Cover Drive and Twenty Twenty
Twenty Twenty
Twenty Twenty is a British independent television production company which joined the Shed Media Group in September 2007. The company produces documentaries, current affairs, drama, living history, and children's television.-Current productions:...
.
Early years
She started in the town of AarhusAarhus
Aarhus or Århus is the second-largest city in Denmark. The principal port of Denmark, Aarhus is on the east side of the peninsula of Jutland in the geographical center of Denmark...
, Denmark
Denmark
Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...
where she trained as a dancer exploring such diverse genres as Classical Ballet
Classical ballet
Classical Ballet is the most formal of the ballet styles, it adheres to traditional ballet technique. There are variations relating to area of origin, such as Russian ballet, French ballet, British ballet and Italian ballet...
, Latin Dance, and Street Dance
Street dance
Street dance, more formally known as vernacular dance, is an umbrella term used to describe dance styles that evolved outside of dance studios in any available open space such as streets, dance parties, block parties, parks, school yards, raves, and nightclubs, etc...
before gradually moving into singing
Singing
Singing is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, and augments regular speech by the use of both tonality and rhythm. One who sings is called a singer or vocalist. Singers perform music known as songs that can be sung either with or without accompaniment by musical instruments...
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
Scandinavia
Scandinavia is a cultural, historical and ethno-linguistic region in northern Europe that includes the three kingdoms of Denmark, Norway and Sweden, characterized by their common ethno-cultural heritage and language. Modern Norway and Sweden proper are situated on the Scandinavian Peninsula,...
. 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 ScandinaviaScandinavia
Scandinavia is a cultural, historical and ethno-linguistic region in northern Europe that includes the three kingdoms of Denmark, Norway and Sweden, characterized by their common ethno-cultural heritage and language. Modern Norway and Sweden proper are situated on the Scandinavian Peninsula,...
and brought her to the attention of legendary record producer
Record producer
A record producer is an individual working within the music industry, whose job is to oversee and manage the recording of an artist's music...
Barry Blue
Barry Blue
Barry Blue is a singer / producer / songwriter from the United Kingdom. He is best known for his hit songs, "Dancin' " , which he co-wrote with Lynsey de Paul, and "Do You Wanna Dance" .At 14 he signed to record producer Norrie Paramor whose erstwhile assistant was one Tim Rice - the producer of...
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
Copenhagen
Copenhagen is the capital and largest city of Denmark, with an urban population of 1,199,224 and a metropolitan population of 1,930,260 . With the completion of the transnational Øresund Bridge in 2000, Copenhagen has become the centre of the increasingly integrating Øresund Region...
, Denmark
Denmark
Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...
in 2007 to study under the world-renowned vocal coach Cathrine Sadolin.
In early 2010 she moved to London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
, United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
and has recently had a string of releases including songwriting with Gary Barlow
Gary Barlow
Gary Barlow is an English singer-songwriter, pianist and record producer. He is frontman and lead vocalist of pop group Take That and is currently the head judge on the eighth series of The X Factor. Barlow is one of Britain's most successful songwriters...
, Steve Robson, Harry Sommerdahl.
She has had two major hits in United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
so far in 2010. Girls Can't Catch
Girls Can't Catch
Girls Can't Catch were a British girl group. Their debut single "Keep Your Head Up" entered the UK Singles Chart at number 26. Their second single "Echo" was released on 18 January 2010, debuting at number 19 on the UK Top 40 singles chart. The band was dropped by their record company, Polydor...
, 'Echo' released on Polydor Records
Polydor Records
Polydor is a record label owned by Universal Music Group, headquartered in the United Kingdom.-Beginnings:Polydor was originally an independent branch of the Deutsche Grammophon Gesellschaft. Its name was first used as an export label in 1924, the British and German branches of the Gramophone...
in January 2010 which reached number 19 in the UK Singles Charts and 'Candy' by Aggro Santos
Aggro Santos
Yuri "Aggro" Santos is a Brazilian-born English rapper from Balham, London.-Background:Santos was born in Sao Paulo and raised in London. He decided to become a musician after buying the Carlos Santana album 'Supernatural' when he was eight...
featuring Kimberly Wyatt
Kimberly Wyatt
Kimberly Kaye Wyatt is an American showgirl, singer-songwriter, dancer, model, actress and choreographer. She is best known as a former member of the American pop/R&B girl group and dance ensemble, the Pussycat Dolls. She joined the Pussycat Dolls in 2003...
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.