Viktoria Modesta — Bellazon

Viktoria Modesta Moskalova (born Viktoria Moskalova Modesta in Daugavpils, Latvia on 25 February 1988) is a British model, singer/songwriter, club host.

Modelling

Moskalova began modelling at the age of fifteen. She has appeared on subculture magazine covers such as Bizarre^[2]^[3] and Skin Two.^[4] In 2008, she took Torture Garden Clothing to Zagreb for the high fashion week "Croa Porter" show,^[5] where she caused controversy by mixing fetishwear with designs by designer Boudoir.

Her nude portrait by James Stroud was featured in the National Portrait Gallery ^[6] and Kings Cross St. Pancrass Station.

She appeared in music videos for Paloma Faith,^[7] Peaches,^[8] Mutia Bueno.

Music

Moskalova picked up her musical roots in 2002 and took a one-year course for vocal technology at London Music School. In 2009, she launched a music project, a writing collaboration with musician/producer Nik Hodges. Their first written track 'Jane Bond' was featured in Music Week Playlist.^[9]

In May 2010, Moskalova was selected as one of the six best unsigned artists in the UK^[10] by Evo Music Rooms presented by Edith Bowman, broadcast on Channel 4.^[11]

Moskalova has been mixing her fashion work with music performing at London Fashion Week 2009^[12] in a finale of Ziad Ghanem and Firetrap's fashion show "THE IMMORALIST"^[13] and in at Milan Fashion Week 2012 closing the show of Sergei Grinko.^[14]

On 28 May 2012 Moskalova put out a digital, independent release of her debut single 'Only You' ^[15]^[16] which was featured by iD,^[17] Wonderland ^[18] and Notion ^[19] magazines.

In 2012 Moskalova is working as a featured collaborator on a comeback album of producer and DJ Adamski set to be in Neo-Waltz ^[20] genre.

2012 Summer Paralympics closing ceremony

Moskalova performed as the 'Snow Queen' to a live performance of '42'^[21] a song by Coldplay at the 2012 Summer Paralympics closing ceremony ^[22] in London directed by Kim Gavin in a 'Winter' section together with 6 warrior skaters from Dancing On Ice. Her performance wearing a Swarovski crystal covered prosthetic leg was written about in The Times,^[23] Grazia ^[24] and Look (UK magazine) ^[25] as well as international newspapers.

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