Victoria Kimani

BIO

Born 28 July 1985, Victoria Kimani, is an American-born Kenyan singer, songwriter, actress and entertainer popularly known for her numerous hits which have received numerous nominations and airplay across Africa. Victoria grew up partly in Benin City, Nigeria while her parents were there doing missionary work. She began singing at the age of nine until the age of 16 when she begun performing alongside other church choir members as a back-up and writing songs for others. She moved back to Kenya and joined campus where she also did back-ups for Mercy Mara where she had to travel a lot. She later dropped out to pursue a career in music.

In 2010, she performed a remix of Ice Prince’s hit single Oleku (remixed by Nathaniel Williams Jr.). In late 2012, she signed into Nigeria's music label Chocolate City and became the first female artist to sign into the label. This was followed by the release of her first single under the label, "Mtoto", Swahili word for Child later in March 2013.

From 2013 to 2015, she released numerous mixtapes such as 'Whoa', 'M'Toto', 'Show', 'Prokoto' and many others. She also released several mixtapes namely; 'Oya', 'Heaven', 'Hate Me', 'Open Up Your Heart', 'F.U.M.F', 'Do What You Want' and 'Freaks' (refix). In 2014, she released yet another single, 'Show', produced by singer and producer Tekno Miles.

In 2016, she announced that her debut album may be out on the onset of 2016. Apart from singing, she has appeared in the film 7 Inch Curve,[8] a movie that talks about an upcoming singer that decides to make a wrong decision and change for the worst.[9] The movie is directed by Shola Thompson.