Victoria Black

Victoria Anna Lola Black is a British/Hispanic Singer-songwriter. She was born on th 20th of February 1992. Victoria is most known for being 1/5 of successful British Pop/R&B girl band Brown Sugar. Black's debut album "Hush" was released on 15th May 2011.
===Early Life===
Victoria was born on 20th February 1992 to Robert Black, a journalist who travelled the world, and Jaunita Lopes, a Hispanic model from Mexico. Her parents moved to London in 1991, a year and a half after meeting. Victoria was born in Chase Farm Hospital. At the age of 6, her mother took Victoria along to one of her photoshoots. However, people became more interested in Victoria's cute looks rather than her mother's and she soon became a child model. Victoria would model clothes for high street brands and she also became the face of "Shine" shampoo for children. By the time she was 13, Victoria gave up on modelling as it was not her ambition to become a famous model, it was to become a famous singer.
===Brown Sugar===
In 2008, Fascination Records were going bust. They decided to create and sign a new fresh girl band that could bring the label back on its feet and help it earn more money. Talent scouts found aspiring singers, Una Harvey and Ife Kuku and quickly signed them and made them part of the band. Victoria auditioned for the band and sang "Bleeding Love" by Leona Lewis. She blew everyone away and Chris Regent, head of Fascination Records said; "I couldn't believe that such a big, strong voice could come out of such a young, small, shy looking girl." She soon became part of the band along with Ife and Una. The line up was finalised with the addition of Saffia Saunders and Chloe Byrne, two best friends who were in a short lived R&B group "Scrumptious"
====Chasing Rainbows====
The group started to write and record material for their debut album. Victoria sang the leads on the majority of the album. The first single "Don't Wanna Know" reached No.27 in the UK. The album, "Chasing Rainbows" was released soon afterwards, it peaked at No.8 in the UK Albums Chart. The album also spawned 4 more singles that all went Top 10; "Moving Up", "Can't Hide It","Just Can't Get Enough" & "Be With Me". "Can't Hide It" peaked at No. 1 in the charts.
====Colonial Masses====
The group's second album was a success. It spawned two singles; "Turn Back The Page" which peaked at No.16 and "Your Ego" which peaked at No.12. The album was the first release in the USA from Brown Sugar. The album also includes the cancelled third single "Keep It Steady". Victoria stated that this was her favourite album with the group as it had a "darker and more serious sound"
====Making The Headlines====
Brown Sugar's third album "Making The Headlines" is the only album not to feature Victoria on main vocals on the majority of the songs as she was feeling strained. Instead, Ife and Saffia had more prominent vocals on the songs. It includes the singles "Miss You?" and "Take It Higher".
==== Fourth Studio Album====
The girls are in the studio recording their new album. It will be the first album to include the vocals of Sierrah and Serenity. The album is still untitled. Una Harvey said on her Twitter page; "We've recorded two song called, "Get Happy (Come On)" and "Syrup". Ife also stated via Twitter that they recorded a song which she loved but stressed that it will not be on the album, it is called "Old Ford Cortina". 
===Brown Sugar Controversy===
Three weeks after the release of the single "Take It Higher". Chloe and Saffia were controversially "booted out" of the group by Victoria. They were replaced by Sierrah Summers and Serenity White. Victoria stated; "Some people [Saffia and Chloe] just don't want to work....I have worked so hard in this group since day 1 and for them to question my work is just shocking. That's why I think it's best if they defect from the group, not me!" This news came as a shock to both fans as well as the group members. However all 3 girls involved in the split have now apologised to each other and continue to be friends, although Saffia and Chloe still refuse to return to the group as it "wouldn't feel the same".
===Solo Career===
Victoria started working on her solo career towards the end of promotion for "Chasing Rainbows". She had received song writing help from fellow Brown Sugar member Una Harvey as well as Ife's cousin and upcoming singer, Kookie Appiah. She described her solo work as; "A bit of everything. I think it is important to cater for everyone's musical taste. Although it is hard to fit every single genre into one album, I have tried my hardest. It is still like some of Brown Sugar's work but with a little Victoria twist." 
==Discography==
===Singles===
Single 	UK	IRE	US HOT 100	AUS	GER	POL	Album
The Rain 	3 	10 	17 	25 	7 	2 	Hush
Disco Chick 	2 	4 	4 	66 	3 	2 	Hush
Shut Your Pretty Little Mouth	1 	1 	12 	11 	2 	2 	The Seductress
===Other Charting Songs===
Single 	US Hot 100	Album
Kill Off Love	47 	Hush
Album 	UK Top100	Chart Heat	Ireland	Australia	Japan
Hush 	7 	5 	7 	28 	11
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