Little Boots

Little Boots
Little Boots
Little Boots
Background information
Birth nameVictoria Hesketh
Born (1984-05-04) 4 May 1984 (age 42)
Blackpool, Lancashire, England, UK
OriginThornton, Lancashire, England, UK
Genreselectropop, synthpop
InstrumentsVocals, keyboards, piano, Tenori-on, stylophone
LabelsIAMSOUND, Sixsevenine, Atlantic, Elektra
Websitewww.littlebootsmusic.co.uk

Victoria Christina Hesketh (born 4 May 1984), also known by her stage name Little Boots, is an English pop singer. She auditioned for the ITV Talent competition Pop Idol when she was sixteen. Afterwards she went on tour in Europe with a jazz group. Then she became the lead singer for a band called Dead Disco. After that, she started a solo career.

Little Boots' stage name is from a movie called Caligula. A friend gave her the nickname. She has been compared to other female pop singers like Lady Gaga, Ladyhawke, Florence and the Machine and La Roux. Little Boots got a lot of attention in January 2009 when she came top of a list called the BBC Sound of Music 2009 poll. She also got a BRIT critics choice award nomination that has brought her mainstream media attention.

Her first album, Hands, was released on the 8 June 2009. It got to #5 in the UK Albums Chart. Her second album, Nocturnes, was released on the 5 May 2013. Her highest charting single so far is "Remedy". As a musician Little Boots sings and plays the keyboard, piano, stylophone and a Japanese electronic instrument, called a Tenori-on.

References

  1. 1 2 Smith, Aidan (2009-02-15). "Little boots in a big bad world". Scotland on Sunday. Archived from the original on 2009-02-19. Retrieved 2009-02-26.
  2. ↑ "Little Boots". MTV. Archived from the original on 2009-04-18. Retrieved 2009-04-13.
  3. ↑ "BBC Sound of 2009: Little Boots". BBC News. 2008-12-05. Retrieved 2008-12-09.
  4. ↑ "Info on Little Boots – MTV". MTV. Archived from the original on 2012-06-14. Retrieved 2009-06-09.
  5. ↑ Day, Elizabeth (2009-04-19). "Pop's new wave: quirky, stylish girls fashioned from the 80s". The Observer. Retrieved 2009-04-20.
  6. ↑ "Little Boots tops music tips list". BBC News. 2009-01-09. Retrieved 2009-01-09.
  7. ↑ "Critics' Choice". The Brits. Archived from the original on 2009-01-19. Retrieved 2009-01-08.
  8. ↑ "Little Boots: the Tenori-On, the video and the interview". The Guardian. 2009-01-11. Retrieved 2009-04-13.

Other websites

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