Victoria Anthony (singer)

Victoria Anthony
Born (2005-08-27) August 27, 2005
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
GenresPop, Pop-punk
OccupationsSinger, songwriter, director
InstrumentsVocals, piano, guitar
Years active2019–present
Websitevictoriaanthony.com

Victoria Anthony (born August 27, 2005) is a Canadian singer-songwriter. When she was 12 years old, she sang at a Pink concert, which went viral and received attention from national news outlets. She released her first original song, "Without You", at the age of 13,[1][2] and her first album, Real Life, at the age of 15.[3] She has been featured twice in The Recording Academy's series Press Play At Home[4][5] and once in their series It Goes To 11.[6] In March 2023, she was included in People magazine's list of emerging artists.[7]

Life and career

Early life and career beginnings

Victoria Anthony is from Vancouver, British Columbia,[8] and has three brothers.[9] She started singing when she was two years old. At the age of 12, she taught herself piano and guitar and picked up songwriting.[1][10] That same year, with encouragement from her mother, she started a Twitter campaign called #VicAndPink to convince American singer-songwriter Pink to sing with her at Rogers Arena on her 2018 Beautiful Trauma World Tour.[11][12][13] The campaign was reported by local news outlets, retweeted by Canadian singer-songwriter Sarah McLachlan, and eventually noticed by Pink, who located Anthony in the crowd and allowed her to sing "Perfect" during the concert.[14][15] The video of Anthony singing went viral, garnering 100 million views within a year,[14] and received attention from multiple national news outlets, including Global News[10], Today[16], and People.[17]

2019–2021: Real Life

Anthony released her debut single, "Without You", in February 2019.[2][3] The song gained 70,000 streams on Spotify and 100,000 views on YouTube within its first week.[2] A month later she released her second single, "Because I'm a Girl", co-written with multiplatinum production team The Fourth Floor.[18] The song, which is about female empowerment,[14] received 180,000 streams on Spotify and 350,000 views on YouTube within its first month.[18] Anthony's debut album, Real Life, came out on October 23, 2020, and garnered one million streams within its first three months.[3] A live acoustic of one of the album's songs, "Breathe Underwater", was featured in an episode of The Recording Academy's series Press Play At Home.[4][19] In 2021, her performance of "Breathe Underwater" was included on a live acoustic EP called LIVE along with covers of "Blank Space" by Taylor Swift and "We Are Young" by Fun.[19] The Recording Academy also featured her cover of "Blank Space" in Press Play At Home.[5][19]

2021–present: New Disaster

In June 2021, Anthony released "Dirty Lipstick", the process of which was explained in an episode of The Recording Academy's series It Goes To 11.[6] Her second single of 2021, "How Cute", was released on her 16th birthday.[20] In late 2021, she did her first-ever US tour opening for Devon Baldwin.[20]

The first single off Anthony's sophomore album, "Kinda Into You", came out on April 15, 2022. On August 5, 2022, she released the second single, "Stupid Girl", which the Alternative Press compared to the sounds of American singer-songwriters Olivia Rodrigo and Maggie Lindemann. Throughout 2022, she opened for Hey Violet's West Coast tour[1] and Leah Kate's European tour, testing songs for her sophomore album.[21] The latter tour coincided with the release of "Should've Known Better", the third single off her sophomore album.[21][22] In January 2023, she released "Another Regret", the fourth single.[11] Following the release of the fifth single, "Can't Hold Back", in March 2023, Anthony was featured in People magazine's list of emerging artists.[7]

New Disaster, Anthony's sophomore album, came out on May 12, 2023, exactly five years after she sang at Pink's concert.[23] In a review of the album, Out Now Magazine remarked that the album had "a lyrical depth and directness that you wouldn’t expect from a 17-year-old".[24] Billboard included the album's title track in their top 10 songs of the week.[25]

Artistry

Anthony's first album, Real Life, had a contemporary pop sound.[26] The release of "How Cute" in 2021 represented a venture into a more pop-rock sound.[20] Her sophomore album, New Disaster, has largely been described as pop-punk[24][25][27][28] with rock elements[24][28] and noted for its high energy[21][24][28] and angst.[21][27][28]

Anthony is involved in every step of the creative process, including conceptualizing and co-directing all her music videos.[3][11][29] In an interview with SOCAN, she explained:

It’s really important to me to see a song through the finish line, because I’m the only one who really knows what it’s about, and can get into the nuance of the way it would look if you made it into a picture, and if you made it into a video. And so, in the end, everything that I release, it has my name on it, and I want it to really be mine, and give as much input and vision that I can into it. And what’s even more important to me than that, is that I can really make sure that I get the most out of the story, the most out of the writing, and take it all the way to its full potential.[11]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Abrams, Margaret (August 8, 2022). "AP&R: How Victoria Anthony went from singing with P!nk to creating pop-punk-inspired anthems". Alternative Press. Retrieved December 23, 2025.
  2. 1 2 3 "Canadian teen who went viral last year releases her first song". Daily Hive. February 13, 2019. Retrieved December 23, 2025.
  3. 1 2 3 4 Doole, Kerry (December 16, 2020). "Victoria Anthony: Breathe Underwater". Billboard Canada. Retrieved December 23, 2025.
  4. 1 2 "Press Play At Home: Canadian Singer/Songwriter Victoria Anthony Does The Impossible On "Breathe Underwater" | GRAMMY.com". grammy.com. December 10, 2020. Retrieved December 23, 2025.
  5. 1 2 "Victoria Anthony Leans Into Impassioned Cover Of Taylor Swift's "Blank Space" | ReImagined At Home | GRAMMY.com". grammy.com. Retrieved December 23, 2025.
  6. 1 2 "It Goes To 11: Singer/Songwriter Victoria Anthony Explains How She Coaxes Songs From Her Piano | GRAMMY.com". grammy.com. December 21, 2021. Retrieved December 23, 2025.
  7. 1 2 Irvin, Jack; Avila, Daniela (March 31, 2023). "Meet the Talented Emerging Artists You Won't Want to Miss This Spring". People. Retrieved December 23, 2025.
  8. ↑ Reslen, Eileen (May 15, 2018). "Pink Invites 12-Year-Old Superfan to Sing at Her Concert in Vancouver". Redbook. Retrieved December 23, 2025.
  9. ↑ Williams, Valerie (May 14, 2018). "12-Year-Old Blows Pink Away By Singing One Of Her Songs And We're In Tears". Scary Mommy. Retrieved December 23, 2025.
  10. 1 2 Duran, Estefania (May 13, 2018). "Dream comes true for B.C. girl campaigning to sing with P!NK". Global News. Retrieved December 23, 2025.
  11. 1 2 3 4 Bliss, Karen (January 19, 2023). "How Victoria Anthony seized her moment". SOCAN Words and Music. Retrieved December 23, 2025.
  12. ↑ Oswald, Anjelica (May 15, 2018). "Pink invited a 12-year-old to sing at her concert — and she left the pop star stunned". Business Insider. Retrieved December 23, 2025.
  13. ↑ Mazoni Porcaro, Gabriela (May 9, 2018). "B.C. girl campaigns to sing on stage with P!NK". Global News. Retrieved December 23, 2025.
  14. 1 2 3 "WATCH: This kid went viral at a Pink concert, now she's singing her own song". CBC Kids. March 16, 2019. Retrieved December 23, 2025.
  15. ↑ Loughrey, Clarisse (May 15, 2018). "Pink left speechless after inviting 12-year-old to sing at concert". The Independent. Retrieved December 23, 2025.
  16. ↑ Dawn, Randee (May 15, 2018). "Pink has 'Perfect' reaction to 12-year-old fan's rendition of her song". Today. Retrieved December 23, 2025.
  17. ↑ Runtagh, Jordan (May 15, 2018). "Pink Blown Away by Big-Voiced 12-Year-Old Fan She Invited to Sing at Her Concert". People. Retrieved December 23, 2025.
  18. 1 2 "Victoria Anthony Releases Music Video for "Because I'm A Girl"". Newswire Canada. April 23, 2019. Retrieved December 23, 2025.
  19. 1 2 3 Savoie, Dan (April 23, 2021). "The Many Colours of Victoria Anthony". 519 Magazine. Retrieved December 23, 2025.
  20. 1 2 3 Read, Jesse (August 27, 2021). "Victoria Anthony Celebrates Her 16th Birthday With The Release Of New Music Video "How Cute"". Dropout Entertainment. Retrieved December 23, 2025.
  21. 1 2 3 4 "INTERVIEW // VICTORIA ANTHONY is back with her 4th single tells us about it". Amplify Music Magazine. November 5, 2022. Retrieved December 23, 2025.
  22. ↑ Luciano, Abby (December 9, 2022). "Culture Envy: Victoria Anthony – The Runner". Retrieved December 23, 2025.
  23. ↑ "Victoria Anthony on her sophomore album 'New Disaster'". Global News. May 16, 2023.
  24. 1 2 3 4 "Victoria Anthony Unleash Sophomore Album "New Disaster"". Out Now Magazine. May 15, 2023. Retrieved December 23, 2025.
  25. 1 2 Lipshutz, Jason; Lynch, Joe; Bowenbank, Starr; Havens, Lyndsey (May 15, 2023). "10 Cool New Pop Songs to Get You Through The Week: Lauren Daigle, Daft Punk, Charlotte Cardin & More". Billboard. Retrieved December 23, 2025.
  26. ↑ Fowell, Ian (December 11, 2020). "Victoria Anthony gives impressive live performance of 'Breathe Underwater' at Recording Academy/GRAMMY organisation - ESC Covers". Retrieved December 23, 2025.
  27. 1 2 Wark, Randal (May 12, 2023). "Victoria Anthony Album Launch: "New Disaster" Delivers Chic Teen Angst". Montreal Rocks. Retrieved December 23, 2025.
  28. 1 2 3 4 Tlusty, Emma (May 28, 2023). "Album Review: Victoria Anthony - New Disaster -". mxdwn Music. Retrieved December 24, 2025.
  29. ↑ Gonda, Christopher (March 7, 2021). "Behind the Video: Victoria Anthony on Making Her "Breathe Underwater" Music Video". V13.net. Retrieved December 23, 2025.
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