Victòria Riba Muns (Catalan: [bikˈtɔɾi.ə ˈriβə ˈmuns]; born 10 March 1995), known professionally as Vicco (Catalan: [ˈbiku], Spanish: [ˈbiko]), is a Spanish singer, songwriter, and producer.
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| Birth name | Victòria Riba Muns |
| Born | 10 March 1995 Tiana, Catalonia, Spain |
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| Years active | 2015–present |
Early life edit
Riba grew up in a musical environment, with her mother being a former singer and her father an amateurish bass guitar player, both encouraging her to explore the discipline. She learned how to play the piano and compose at 9 years old. At the age of 11, she began singing, and by age 15, she started to do both at the same time.[1]
Career edit
Vicco began her musical career at the age of 19.[2] Before becoming a solo artist, she and her sisters formed the music group Carpanta, which sang in celebrations and shared the lyrics on social media networks.[3] She has participated twice in La Marató de TV3 with the song "Qué boig el món" with Carlos Gómez, the singer of Lexu's, in 2014,[4] and with "Llum de la vida" with Mariona Castillo and the Cor Jove de l'Orfeó Català, in 2019.[5]
On 26 October 2022, it was announced that Vicco would participate in Benidorm Fest 2023, which was held to select Spain's candidate for the Eurovision Song Contest 2023.[6] She received quite a bit of support in the semi-final and qualified for the final as the second highest-scoring entry of the night.[7] In addition, her proposal Nochentera was the most listened to song on Spotify of all the songs of the edition; at the time, it already had streamed more than one and a half million times,[8] as well as being the most searched on Shazam and the most used on TikTok.[9] Therefore, the Tiana City Council organized the viewing of the final live at Sala Albéniz, in the same municipality.[7] In the end, however, Vicco came third place, with 129 points in the final, behind Blanca Paloma and Agoney.[10] In the months following the contest, the song peaked at number five at the Spanish Singles Chart and obtained a octuplr platinum certification by Promusicae.[11]
Personal life edit
Vicco is the second cousin of singer Edu Esteve.[12] She has been dating Valencian multidisciplinary artist Sazza since at least 2022 and they live together in Madrid.[13] she has been captured in the middle of a possible romance with Ana Legazpi, a member of the musical group Marlena and ex-girlfriend of the influencer Dulceida.
Discography edit
EP edit
- No Me Atrevo (2020)
Singles edit
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | |||||||||||||||||
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| "Por las calles" | 2020 | — | Non-album singles | ||||||||||||||||||
| "Un trago de ti" | — | ||||||||||||||||||||
| "Con mucho gusto" | — | ||||||||||||||||||||
| "TEDM" | — | ||||||||||||||||||||
| "Quédate" | 2021 | — | |||||||||||||||||||
| "Puedes contar conmigo" | — | ||||||||||||||||||||
| "Autocine" | — | ||||||||||||||||||||
| "Memoria De Pez" | 2022 | — | |||||||||||||||||||
| "Nochentera" | 5 |
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| "Me Muero X Ti" | 2023 | — | |||||||||||||||||||
| "Todo Me Da Igual" | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||
| "Pop" | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||
| "tequiero" (with Abraham Mateo) | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released. | |||||||||||||||||||||
References edit
- ^ Domènech, Albert (January 28, 2023). "La nit de Vicco" (in Catalan). La Vanguardia. Retrieved February 5, 2023.
- ^ Vila, Arnau (February 2, 2023). "La sorpresa de Vicco abans del 'Benidorm Fest': preciós regal i missatge en català". Principal.cat (in Catalan). Retrieved February 5, 2023.
- ^ Sebastià, Josep M. (February 4, 2023). "Una catalana a la gran final del Benidorm Fest d'aquesta nit" (in Catalan). El Món. Retrieved February 5, 2023.
- ^ "Palance, Lexu's i Victòria Riba a La Marató". CCMA. November 11, 2019. Retrieved February 24, 2023.
- ^ ""Llum de la vida", per Victòria Riba, Mariona Castillo i el Cor Jove de l'Orfeó Català". CCMA. November 11, 2019. Retrieved February 24, 2023.
- ^ "Agoney, Alfred García, Meler y Alice Wonder, entre los aspirantes para el 'Benidorm Fest 2023'" (in Catalan). Diario de Navarra. September 8, 2020. Retrieved October 26, 2022.
- ^ a b Comas, Cugat (February 3, 2023). "Del Maresme a Eurovisió: el somni de Vicco a punt de fer-se realitat" (in Catalan). Capgròs. Retrieved February 5, 2023.
- ^ "Vicco, l'única catalana a la final del Benidorm Fest" (in Catalan). La Ciutat. February 3, 2023. Retrieved February 5, 2023.
- ^ Ramos, Jordi (February 2, 2023). "Vicco, de telonera d'Alejandro Sanz al Benidorm Fest: "La meva actuació no serà normal"" (in Catalan). RAC 1. Retrieved February 5, 2023.
- ^ "Blanca Paloma gana el Benidorm Fest y representará a España en Eurovisión con su flamenco" (in Spanish). Público. February 5, 2023. Retrieved February 5, 2023.
- ^ "Single Nochentera - Promusicae - Productores de Música de España". www.promusicae.es. Retrieved April 1, 2024.
- ^ Palés, Alejandra; Labró Vila, Maria (March 9, 2023). "On són la Mariona, l'Edu i el Triquell un any després dEufòria'?" (in Catalan). Ara. Archived from the original on March 10, 2023. Retrieved April 25, 2023.
- ^ Torrecilla, Andrea (February 18, 2023). "Conoce a la novia de Vicco, la cantante de 'Nochentera', que también se presentó al 'Benidorm Fest'" (in Spanish). ¡Hola!. Retrieved May 17, 2023.
- ^ "El portal de Música".