Viktoria Modesta

FashionDream · 2013-04-02T21:23:52+0000

Viktoria Modesta Moskalova (born Viktoria Moskalova Modesta in Daugavpils, Latvia on 25 February 1988) is a British model, singer/songwriter, club host. Modelling Moskalova began modelling at the age of fifteen. She has appeared on subculture magazine covers such as Bizarre[2][3] and Skin Two.[4] In 2008, she took Torture Garden Clothing to Zagreb for the high fashion week "Croa Porter" show,[5] where she caused controversy by mixing fetishwear with designs by designer Boudoir. Her nude portrait by James Stroud was featured in the National Portrait Gallery[6] and Kings Cross St. Pancrass Station. She appeared in music videos for Paloma Faith,[7] Peaches,[8] Mutia Bueno. Music Moskalova picked up her musical roots in 2002 and took a one-year course for vocal technology at London Music School. In 2009, she launched a music project, a writing collaboration with musician/producer Nik Hodges. Their first written track 'Jane Bond' was featured in Music Week Playlist.[9] In May 2010, Moskalova was selected as one of the six best unsigned artists in the UK[10] by Evo Music Rooms presented by Edith Bowman, broadcast on Channel 4.[11] Moskalova has been mixing her fashion work with music performing at London Fashion Week 2009[12] in a finale of Ziad Ghanem and Firetrap's fashion show "THE IMMORALIST"[13] and in at Milan Fashion Week 2012 closing the show of Sergei Grinko.[14] On 28 May 2012 Moskalova put out a digital, independent release of her debut single 'Only You' [15][16] which was featured by iD,[17] Wonderland [18] and Notion [19] magazines. In 2012 Moskalova is working as a featured collaborator on a comeback album of producer and DJ Adamski set to be in Neo-Waltz [20] genre. 2012 Summer Paralympics closing ceremony Moskalova performed as the 'Snow Queen' to a live performance of '42'[21] a song by Coldplay at the 2012 Summer Paralympics closing ceremony [22] in London directed by Kim Gavin in a 'Winter' section together with 6 warrior skaters from Dancing On Ice. Her performance wearing a Swarovski crystal covered prosthetic leg was written about in The Times,[23] Grazia[24] and Look (UK magazine) [25] as well as international newspapers. wikipedia