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 record producer. She participated in the Benidorm Fest 2023 with the song "Nochentera", placing third in the final. Subsequently, the single has been certified octuple platinum and reached fifth position on the Spanish music chart.

Vicco
Background information
Birth nameVictòria Riba Muns
Born (1995-03-10) 10 March 1995 (age 29)
Tiana, Catalonia, Spain
Genres
Occupations
  • Singer
  • songwriter
  • record producer
Years active2015–present
LabelsSony Music

Early life

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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

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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 an octuple platinum certification by Promusicae.[11]

On 24 April 2024, through her social media networks, Vicco announced the title of her first studio album, entitled Noctalgia. The album went on sale on 10 May.[12][13]

Remakeed the pop of la oreja de van gogh in 2023.

Personal life

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Vicco is the second cousin of singer Edu Esteve.[14] She has been dating Valencian multidisciplinary artist Sazza since at least 2022 and they live together in Madrid.[15] 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

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Studio albums

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  • Noctalgia (2024)
  • No Me Atrevo (2020)

Singles

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As lead artist
Year Title Peak chart positions Certifications Album
SPA
[16]
ARG
[17]
PAR
[18]
PER
[19]
2020 "Por las calles" Non-album singles
"Un trago de ti"
(with Suu)
"Con mucho gusto"
(with Bejo)
"TEDM"
2021 "Quédate"
"Puedes contar conmigo"
"Autocine"
(with Emlan)
2022 "Memoria de pez"
"Nochentera"
(solo or remix with Lali)
5 [n. 1] 71 13
  • PROMUSICAE: 9× Platinum[22]
Noctalgia
2023 "Me muero x ti"
"Todo me da igual"
"Te quiero"
(with Abraham Mateo)
87
  • PROMUSICAE: Gold[23]
2024 "La vuelta al mundo"
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released.
Promotional singles
Year Title Album
2024 "Como Britney" [24] Noctalgia
"Sorteo"

Footnotes

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  1. ^ "Nochentera (Remix)" did not enter the Billboard Argentina Hot 100 but it peaked in 12th place in the Top 20 General Argentina of Monitor Latino.[21]

References

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  1. ^ Domènech, Albert (January 28, 2023). "La nit de Vicco" (in Catalan). La Vanguardia. Retrieved February 5, 2023.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ "Palance, Lexu's i Victòria Riba a La Marató". CCMA. November 11, 2019. Retrieved February 24, 2023.
  5. ^ ""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.
  6. ^ "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.
  7. ^ 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.
  8. ^ "Vicco, l'única catalana a la final del Benidorm Fest" (in Catalan). La Ciutat. February 3, 2023. Retrieved February 5, 2023.
  9. ^ 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.
  10. ^ "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.
  11. ^ "Single Nochentera - Promusicae - Productores de Música de España". www.promusicae.es. Retrieved April 1, 2024.
  12. ^ Diaz, Paula (April 24, 2024). "Vicco comparte con sus seguidores el tema principal del que habla en 'Noctalgia', su álbum debut: "Habla de un proceso personal muy importante para mí"". Los 40 España. Retrieved April 26, 2024.
  13. ^ ""Me hace demasiado feliz": Vicco da las coordenadas del que será su álbum debut, 'Noctalgia'". Cadena 100. April 24, 2024. Retrieved April 26, 2024.
  14. ^ 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.
  15. ^ 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.
  16. ^ "Búsqueda: Vicco (canciones)". Productores de Música de España. Retrieved August 7, 2023.
  17. ^ Posiciones en listas de Argentina:
  18. ^ Posicionamiento en listas de Paraguay:
  19. ^ Posicionamiento en listas de Perú Pop:
  20. ^ "Certificaciones: Un trago de ti – Vicco / Suu". Productores de Música de España. Retrieved March 19, 2024.
  21. ^ "Top 20 General Argentina – Del 7 al 13 de agosto, 2023". Monitor Latino. Retrieved August 14, 2023.
  22. ^ "Nochentera – Vicco". Productores de Música de España. Retrieved August 7, 2023.
  23. ^ "Certificaciones: Tequiero – Vicco / Abraham Mateo". Productores de Música de España. Retrieved March 19, 2024.
  24. ^ "Vicco ahora es "Como Britney"". Emisoras Musicales.net. April 23, 2024. Retrieved April 26, 2024.