Victoria Unikel
Victoria Unikel (born October 30, 1977 in Moscow) is a Russian-German singer, model and actress. Unikel is the ceo and co-founder of Gossip Stone TV, 24Fashion TV, and President and co-founder of VUGA Enterprises Media Group and Edison Aerospace.[1][2]
Early life and career
[edit]Victoria Unikel was born in Russia on October 30, 1977. Unikel was born to parents with a Jewish, Polish, Russian, Dutch, and Ukrainian lineage. She attended the Gnesin Music High School majoring in Cello since the age of 5, eventually graduating from the Gnessin State Musical College in Moscow in 1995. From 1998 to 2002, Victoria studied at the Russian Institute of Theatre Arts, where she graduated with summa cum laude honors. In the late 2000s, she also performed on various theater stages in Moscow.[3]
In 2009, she organized a protest to remove Lenin's body from the Kremlin along with Nikita Dzhigurda. The song crafted for this campaign was called "Remove the Idol From the Kremlin Walls". Victoria's project, known as Balance, released an album titled Requiem, which features Latin prayers from the Requiem Mass alongside Sanskrit texts as its lyrics.[4] The album and its music were distributed in Germany and Russia and were included in several films, with Victoria credited as the composer. Victoria is a supporter of the LGBT community, notably participating in the Red Ribbon project. She is also the screenwriter behind several film projects including Innocent Voice and Flower of Cambodia.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ White, Tom (2024-06-11). "Victoria Unikel on iconic Miami Swim Week at Art Hearts Fashion! Why was the last show jam packed with everyone in Miami?". Daily Front Row. Retrieved 2024-09-24.
- ^ "Issue Preview – On cover Victoria Unikel". Totalprestige Magazine. Retrieved 2024-09-24.
- ^ "Self-made millionaire reveals how she clawed her way out of extreme poverty". The Independent. 2023-04-20. Retrieved 2024-09-24.
- ^ a b Staff, OK! (2023-07-04). "Victoria Unikel: Building an Entertainment Empire With Millions of Viewers and A-List Celebrities". OK Magazine. Retrieved 2024-09-24.