Vika Starikova is a young singer who became a member of the popular TV talent show Minute of Glory. Despite the fact that she was criticized by the jury, she managed to win recognition from the widest audience.

Biography of Vika Starikova

Vika Starikova was born on August 18, 2008 in Nizhny Tagil. She has a prosperous family, there is a mother and father. Parents always encouraged Vika’s desire to make music, noticing a real talent early. Already at the age of 4, Vika became interested in notes and memorized melodies. At such an early age, the girl consciously demanded that her parents buy her a musical instrument. The very first creative experience began with a banal program on a tablet.

In 2017, when the girl was 8 years old, her parents brought her to Moscow, to Channel One, to participate in the Minute of Glory show. On stage, Vika performed a cover version of Zemfira’s song “Live in Your Head”, she performed it a year before participating in the show and, according to reports close to her family, the girl was invited to the MS precisely because of this composition.

The judges on the project, among others, were TV journalist Vladimir Pozner and actress Renata Litvinova. Vladimir Pozner said that Victoria’s parents are too ambitious, they dream of dragging her onto the stage at any cost. And the song does not suit the girl at all due to her age. Renata Litvinova, about whom it is known that she is Zemfira’s closest friend, supported Posner’s point of view.

Later, the parents admitted that under such pressure from the authoritative jury, it was not easy for them. The desire to help a talented child in his passion for music was perceived in this way.

During these events, the girl was also worried and did not hold back her tears. There was a huge scandal. In the second round, the situation worsened: the jury members continued their criticism. As a result, Victoria dropped out of the program.

But a little later, in her native Nizhny Tagil, Vika Starikova received an award at the “Person of the Year” ceremony in the nomination “Children who glorified the city.”

The work of Vika Starikova: “Three Wishes” and other songs

Of course, the TV show “Minute of Glory” played an important role in Vika’s creative biography. But the video clip “Three Wishes” brought her real popular recognition in Russia and other countries. It is based on the notorious children’s song “The Frog and Three Wishes”, the author of which is Francis Lemark (by the way, it was also covered by Rustam Nakhushev). In this video clip, the plot is that Vika sings a song in front of an authoritative jury of an international vocal competition. We can say that the idea of ​​the clip was suggested by life itself. The video was promoted instantly: in the first two weeks after the premiere, the video scored one and a half million views. These numbers continue to grow.

The cover version of Viktor Tsoi’s song “Cuckoo” is also very popular. Many performers have already recorded it, but the girl sounded in a special way and touched the hearts of the audience. Other famous songs in the creative biography of Vika Starikova are “Eccentric” and “Angel”.

Vika Starikova’s personal life

Vika’s personal life, due to her young age, is in communication with her parents and friendship with her peers. The young singer’s romantic hobbies are yet to come. While she is warmed by the love of fans of creativity.

In social networks and comments on YouTube, you can find rave reviews: listeners praise her voice and soulful manner of singing, claim that she feels the meaning of lyrical songs with extraordinary subtlety. People’s Artist of the Russian Federation Sergei Yursky also believes that she performs compositions in accordance with her age, voice, and love for music.

Victoria Starikova now

Despite the fact that Wikipedia does not yet have an article dedicated to the young singer, she will undoubtedly become a bright star in Russian show business. The views of her video clips on the YouTube channel are just going through the roof. For example, the video “The Frog and Three Wishes” has reached more than 20 million views. And in the social network Odnoklassniki, a record was also set: more than 15 million views. In addition, her tracks in the “minus” format are popular: fans sing their favorite songs online under them.

Due to the fact that Vika changed her image, she began to look a little older, and the question often began to sound: “How old is she?”. In 2019, Victoria turned 11 years old. Like all children, she studies at a general educational institution (Polytechnic Gymnasium No. 82), and also goes to a music school. Vika sings with pleasure in various competitions and wins prizes. In addition, she reads a lot of fiction. Parents say that a girl can choose any path in life – not necessarily a musical career. But they will support her anyway.