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Viktoria Modesta

Artist Biography For Viktoria Modesta

Viktorija Moskaļova Born On 25 February 1988 In Daugavpils Latvia Better Known As Viktoria Modesta Is A Latvian-Born English Singer-Songwriter Performance Artist And Model. Modesta Was Born In Daugavpils In 1988 Where She Learned Singing Aged Six At A Local Music School. Moskaļova Moved With Her Family From Latvia To The United Kingdom When She Was 12 Years Old. Due To A Doctor's Negligence At Her Birth Moskalova Spent Most Of Her Childhood In And Out Of Hospitals. This Accident Led To A Lasting Problem With Her Left Leg. In 2007 She Had A Voluntary Below-The-Knee Leg Amputation To Improve Her Mobility And Safeguard Her Future Health. Her Physicality Has Become Known For Challenging The Modern Perception Of Altered Beauty. Viktoria Modesta Has Forged A Unique And Empowering Identity As A Singer Model And Performance Artist Since Emerging On The London Scene In 2008. Born In Latvia During The End Of The Cold War She Struggled During Childhood Enduring Numerous Failed Procedures To Correct Her Dislocated Left Leg And Hip An Affliction She'd Suffered Since Birth. In The Late '90s Her Family Immigrated To Britain Where Her Physical Disability Continued To Plague Her Throughout Her Teenage Years. At The Age Of 20 She Underwent Voluntary Surgery To Amputate Her Leg Below The Knee. The Operation Turned Out To Be A Positive And Life-Altering Event And With The Aid Of Advanced Prosthetics Modesta Returned To Her Fledgling Career In Fashion And Music With A Renewed Vigor Turning Her Disability Into A Sort Of Personal Symbol And Challenging Society's Modern Perception Of Physical Beauty. Returning To Her Music School Roots She Paired With Songwriter Nik Hodges To Collaborate On A Set Of Brassy Club-Oriented Pop Songs That Would Comprise Her 2010 Release EP1. Immersing Herself In The Fashion Scene And Creating Her Image As A Distinct And Cutting-Edge Artist And Personality She Began Working With Forward-Thinking Prosthetic Designers At The Alternative Limb Project To Push The Envelope Of Art Fashion And Utility. She Soon Began Appearing In Photos And Videos Sporting A Variety Of Unusual Leg Designs. Her Performance At The 2012 Paralympic Closing Ceremonies Alongside Coldplay Was A Deciding Moment Branding Her As An Icon For Challenging The Views Of Disability And Sexuality. In 2014 She Built On This Image Working With London's Channel 4 To Debut The Video For Her Song "Prototype." Accompanied By The Tagline "Born Risky " The Provocative Video Featured Modesta Performing With A Number Of Bizarre Prosthetics Like A Black Spike A Glowing Neon Lamp And A Jewel-Encrusted Leg Bolstering Her Claim As The World's First Amputee Pop Star. Official Website Www.Viktoriamodesta.Com