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Vikki’s Vocals Cover List

Abba: Dancing Queen, Waterloo, Super Trouper, Knowing Me Knowing You, Gimme!Gimme!Gimme! Adele: Set Fire To The Rain, Rolling In The Deep, Someone Like You

Amy Winehouse: You Know I’m No Good, Valerie, Back To Black, Love Is A Losing Game, Rehab

Anastacia: I’m Outta Love, Not That Kind

Cher: Gypsies Tramps And Thieves, Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down)

Cranberries: Linger, Zombie

Dusty Springfield: Son Of A Preacher Man, Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow, You Don’t Own Me

Etta James: At Last, Sunday Kinda Love, Purple Rain, I’d Rather Go Blind

Ella FitzGerald: Dream A Little Dream Of Me, Summertime

Nina Simmone: Feeling Good, Sinnerman

Otis Redding: Sitting On The Dock Of The Bay, Stand By Me

Paloma Faith: Changing, Can’t Rely On You, Never Tear Us Apart
Peggy Lee: Fever, He’s A Tramp

Portishead: Glory Box, Sour Times

Queen: A Kind Of Magic, Crazy Little Thing Called Love, I Want To Break Free

Shirley Bassey: Big Spender, Where Do I Begin (Love Story Theme)
Tina Turner: Proud Mary, River Deep Mountain High, Simply The Best, Addicted to love, I Can’t Stand The Rain

Rock N Roll: R**t Petite-Jackie Wilson, Tutti Frutti-Little Richard, Let’s Twist Again-Chubby Checker, Johnny B. Goode-Chuck Berry, Tainted Love-Imelda May, Rock Around The Clock, Hit The Road Jack-Ray Charles, Jailhouse Rock-Elvis Presley, Twist & Shout-Isley Brothers, La Bamba, Mustang Sally-Commitments

Disco Funk: I’m So Excited-Pointer Sisters, I Will Survive-Gloria Gaynor, Upside Down-Diana Ross, Long Train Running-Doobie Brothers

Classic Rock: Pretty Woman-Roy Orbison, All Right Now-Free, Knock On Wood- Seal, Summer Of 69-Bryan Adams, Jumping Jack Flash-Rolling Stones, Satisfaction-Rolling Stones, Respect-Aretha Franklin, Dreams-Fleetwood Mac, Hotel California-Eagles, Stuck In The Middle With You-Stealers Wheel

Christmas: Another Rock And Roll Christmas, I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday, Jingle Bell Rock, Last Christmas, Merry Christmas Everybody, Merry Christmas Everyone, Rocking Around The Christmas Tree, Santa Baby, Santa Claus Is Coming To Town

Spanish: Cancion Del Mariachi, La Isla Bonita-Madonna, La Bamba

Soul & Blues: Crazy-Patsy Cline, House Of The Rising Sun-The Animals, Moondance-Fred Caporale, Blue Jeans-Lana Del Rey, Wicked Game-Chris Isaak Black Velvet-Alannah Myles, I Got You (I Feel Good)-James Brown, Walk On By-Dionne Warrick, Kiss-Tom Jones, Ain’t No Sunshine-Bill Withers,

Motown: Be My Baby - The Ronettes, My Guy- Mary Wells, My Girl-The Temptations, Do You Love Me- The Contours, You Keep Me Hanging On-Supremes, , I Heard It Through The Grapevine-Marvin Gaye, Lets Stay Together- Al Green, In The Midnight Hour-Wilson Pickett

Country: Sweet Home Alabama-Lynyrd Skynyrd, Jolene-Dolly Parton

Modern, Pop, Dance, Electronic: Be The One-Dua Lipa, One Kiss-Dua Lipa , Sweet Dreams-Eurythmics, Killer-Adamski And Seal, Crazy-Gnarls Barkley, Sweet About Me-Gariella Cilmi, Happy-Pharrell Williams, Can’t Get You Out Of My Head-Kylie Minogue, Especially For You-Kylie Minogue, You’ve Got The Love-Florence And The Machine, Ex’s & Ohs-Elle King, You Oughta Know-Alanis Morisette, Waiting All Night-Rudimental Ella Eyre, Take Your Mama-Scissor Sisters, She Said-Plan B, Closer Than Close-Rosie Gaines, Hot’N’Cold-Katy Perry, Mercy-Duffy, Show Me Love-Robin S, Sleeping Satellite-Tasmin Archer, The Edge of Glory-Lady Gaga, Don’t Top The Music- Rihanna, Lets Dance-David Bowie, Dance Monkey- Tones And I

Rock: Yellow-Coldplay, Twentieth Century Boy-T Rex, Seven Nation Army-The White Stripes, Sweet Child Of Mine-Guns N Roses, One Way Or Another-Blondie, Mr Brightside-The Killers, S*x On Fire-Kings Of Leon, Harder To Breathe-Maroon 5, I Predict A Riot-Kaiser Chiefs, Creep-Radiohead, Are You Gonna Be My Girl-Jet, With Or Without You-U2, Chelsea Dagger-The Fratellis, Hedonism(Just Because You Feel Good)-Skunk Anansie, Chasing Cars-Snow Patrol, Nancy Boy-Placebo, Just Like A Pill-Pink, Bitch-Meredith Brooks, Whats Up-4 Non Blondes

Reggae: You Don’t Love Me (No, No, No)-Dawn Penn, Sweat (A La La La Long)-Inner Circle, Three Little Birds-Bob Marley, Is This Love-Bob Marley, A Message To You Rudy-The Specials

Vikki’s Own: When You’re With Me, Basil & Pirate

Biography

I guess I've always sang from a young age. My mother was a professional singer and we used to sing along together as we played piano tunes and sang Christmas carols. In juniors school I remember being asked to sing in a class production to the school and asked to lead as I kept the others in tune. A friend and I even wrote a load of songs then and recorded them on a cassette and drew an album cover for it using made up names! In secondary school I auditioned for the chamber choir and was accepted singing soprano which I would struggle with now! I didn't really do anything singing wise after that except the odd kareoke not very well. I tended to sing using my voice box not my diaphragm struggling to project with commercial music. Then years later, singing "I will survive" on a kareoke to some impressed work colleagues, my voice opened up and from singing with a microphone it clicked and suddenly I learnt to belt it out not hold it back. It was still a long time after that before I did anything musically. A friend discovered I could sing and recorded me singing lyrics to his music. I then decided I should join a band so auditioned and joined Sticky Rock as lead singer. We were a newly formed rock cover band and all the musicians were still learning their instruments. Because of their inexperience confidence was an issue and they were reluctant to do many gigs. Another already formed band called Dockyard Rock got me to stand in as their singer where I got a bit more gig experience. Eventually, after winning a singing competition singing "What's up" in the Dominican Republic and with lots of international friends whilst travelling pushing me to take over the singing of other bands and guitar soloists, I decided to move out on my own starting with a few open mic nights. I would sing with just an acoustic guitar accompaniment, keyboard or backing track. From this I got my first solo booking for a 60th birthday party. I had my nephew Louis Black, who was only about 14 at the time, accompany my singing with his electric guitar. He is now a rising star, very musically talented playing guitar bass and piano, and soon to be in the next big boy band! Next at a open mic performance, singing a song I'd made up about my dogs with my friend Matt Giles on guitar, I was approached by the organizers of a local festival and asked to perform a set there. Following this I sang with various musicians at a music festival in Spain increasing my repertoire. My claims to fame, apart from my nephew Louis Black, are that I recorded lyrics on a dance track in Skunk Anansie's building for a record producer called Alexis Farshi who has had hits for Snoop Dog among others! I also took a song writing lesson with award winning singer- songwriter Maiuko Fi who started her career with a number 1 single in many countries around the world. More recently Billy Ocean's saxophonist David Baptiste has accompanied me a couple of times in my gigs. As a soloist now using back tracks I have an extensive repertoire of songs and genres. My voice is best suited to artists like Etta James and Amy Winehouse but I also have the power for Rock N Roll, Soul, Motown and of course I have the background of singing Rock in the bands. My sets are very varied and depend on the occasion. Usually I let it be audience choice and I perform like a human juke box. I have also worked in collaboration with DJ's doing a more tailored set for theme nights such as "Motown" or "70's" with just Abba and Queen tracks. I can do a whole Rock N Roll set too and have been part of hotels entertainment for a Rock N Roll weekend. I perform at wedding fayres, weddings, festivals, functions, charity fundraisers, bars, pubs, parties, hotels and restaurants each with its own vibe so music to suit the occasion, with more like lounge chill out music for dining and disco upbeat for parties.