Glamazon

Victoria Rios (known by her stage name of Glamazon) is an electro-pop artist from London, United Kingdom and has achieved much recognition for her feminist-driven attitude, her lyrics and her tendency to carry around weapons (such as her famous axe). Since arriving into the music scene as Glamazon, she has released three studio albums (Demons, Brutality and UNCENSORED), as well as two EP's (License to Kill and Massacre). Her biggest hit singles include "Withering Love", "Lady Danger" and "How to Destroy Your Boyfriend".
==Early life and career beginnings==
Glamazon was born on April 2, 1986 in London, United Kingdom and spent much time traveling from her home to the United States, Spain and also Jamaica as a young girl for family related reasons.
In a recent interview, Glamazon revealed that her father abused her mother and was also a drug user, she then went on to confirm that they are no longer in contact.
Glamazon at first went to acting school to pursue her dream of becoming an actress and managed to appear on several popular televisions shows such as Eastenders in the early 2000's and also a children's television show which was later axed. Many years later, Glamazon dropped out of acting school and believed that a music career was what she had more interest in and hired a vocal coach to help enhance her vocal ability, she later set up a MySpace page under the name of Poser where her music was more pop-rap oriented. She managed to receive some popularity and secure a fairly small but supportive fanbase and had plans to release her debut album, however, due to disagreements with her record label, a mutual agreement was made to part ways.
==Rise to fame and Demons (2010)==
After parting from her old label, Glamazon took a few years off to work on her debut album Demons and after much time, she managed to receive recognition from Junction Records who signed her. She launched a web series titled "Lethal Love", the same title as her debut single, which received positive reviews. Her second single "Heart Malfunction" was a bigger success for her, topping airplay charts for two consecutive weeks. She released two further singles before the album release, both "2012" and "Bad Bitch", both became moderate hits and by the time Demons was released, hype for her was at a high, managing to get the album a top 10 peak of #9 in the U.S., also charting at #11 in Asia and #21 in the UK. To date, the album has sold 1.8 million copies.
==Brutality (2011)==
Brutality is the second studio album from Glamazon and is cited as the album to break her into major mainstream success. Lead single "Killer Motives" became her third airplay number one, although second single "Never Gonna Say Goodbye" didn't achieve the same success, it remains a fan favourite for being one of the few ballads she has released. The albums third single "Brutality" once again didn't match up to the success of the lead single, however, fourth single "Withering Love" was a huge hit for her, charting at #1 on airplay and winning an award for best lyrics. Brutality reached the same peak as her debut in the UK, however, it charted higher in the U.S. at #8, as well as around the world; charting at #10 in Asia and #11 in South America. To date, it has sold 3.3 million.
==UNCENSORED (2011)==
UNCENSORED is the third studio album from Glamazon and is her best selling to date, selling 3.8 million copies worldwide. The album's lead single "Mrs. Skeleton" received positive reviews but only moderate success, its chart success not enough for her label to be satisfied, leading the more mainstream "Lady Danger" to be released, topping airplay charts for two weeks and becoming a huge hit, especially in the U.S. Although the albums third single "Claws" featured Eric Quillington, and although it didn't achieve the same success as "Lady Danger", it still became a fair-sized hit and received positive reviews for the collaboration between her and boyfriend Eric. The song is recognised as a fan favourite. Glamazon embarked on her first headlining tour in support of the album, featuring support from Buzz & Hype, Jenny Hudson, David Walsh and Giselle.
==EP's==
Glamazon has released two EP's thus far in her career, her first, titled License to Kill was available only as a digital download from her official website, meaning it was unable to chart. Second EP Massacre received greater attention and was made available for free to fans, it features "How to Destroy Your Boyfriend" which has become one of her most recognised singles for its lack of chorus song structure and powerful lyrics.