Vicky R

{{Infobox musical artist | image = | birth_name = Victoria Rousselot Azizet | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1996|08|19}} | birth_place = Libreville, Gabon | genre = {{hlist|Rap music|Hip-hop}} | instrument = Vocals | label = Believe Digital, Le Crcle, PlayTwo }} '''Victoria Rousselot Azizet Désirée''', known professionally as '''Vicky R''', (born 19 August 1996) is a Gabonese rapper and singer active in France who also produces music.<ref name="bio rapnabisso">{{cite web|access-date=2018-12-06 |title=Profil de la semaine :VICKY (Gabon) LEGGO (nouveau clip) |url=http://rapnabisso.blogspot.com/2013/10/profil-de-la-semaine-vicky-gabon-leggo.html}}</ref> In 2013, she gained public recognition with the release of her single "''Leggo''", produced by Owoninho and featuring Pitt Platinum.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ralph |first=Tony |date=19 November 2018 |title=focus-vicky-la-petite-princesse-du-rap-gabonais |url=https://fr.wazemusic.com/focus-vicky-la-petite-princesse-du-rap-gabonais/ |website=Wazemusic}}</ref> On 16 March 2017, Trace TV presented her as the Gabonese sound producer and rapper ready to shake up the rap scene.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2017-03-16 |title=Découvrez Vicky, la beatmakeuse et rappeuse gabonaise prête à chambouler le rap game |url=https://fr.trace.tv/people/vicky-r/ |access-date=2018-12-06 |website=TRACE |language=fr}}</ref>

Between 2018 and 2019, Vicky R participated in various talent discovery events in Paris and gained attention on social media through her various freestyles, including one on Chilla's Planet Rap show on Skyrock to coincide with the release of her album. There, she performed her track "Shooter", a previously unreleased song.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Lozo |first=Le Prince de |date=2019-07-05 |title=Freestyle: VICKY R déchire sur l'émission "Planète Rap" !!! |url=https://fr.wazemusic.com/freestyle-vicky-r-dechire-sur-lemission-planete-rap-chilla/ |access-date=2020-07-08 |website=Wazemusic N°1 des musiques urbaines au Gabon |language=fr-FR}}</ref>

In October 2019, she made an appearance on the mixtape La Relève<ref>{{Cite web |title=La Relève playlist - Listen now on Deezer {{!}} Music Streaming |url=https://www.deezer.com/en/playlist/5751158462 |access-date=2019-12-20 |website=Deezer |language=en-GB}}</ref> by Deezer, a compilation of new artists of French-language rap and signed with the record label Believe Digital.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-01-04 |title=Vicky R. débute l’année chez Believe Music France |url=https://gmtme241.com/2020/01/04/vicky-r-debute-lannee-chez-believe-music-france/ |access-date=2020-07-06 |website=GMTme |language=fr-FR}}</ref>

== Biography == Born in Libreville, Gabon, Vicky R began her studies and left Gabon to settle in France with her family in 2008. Her cousin, Edan Ngomo, took her to a recording studio for the first time in 2008. She learned the basics of rap and began her music career at age 12.<ref>{{Cite web |title=#hiphop241 Interview de la rappeuse gabonaise Vicky - Auletch |url=https://www.auletch.com/hiphop241-interview-de-rappeuse-gabonaise-vicky/ |access-date=2018-12-06 |website=www.auletch.com}}</ref> In 2013, after performing several freestyles, she met Owoninho, the future producer of the track "''Leggo''". That same year, she continued her career with tracks such as " T'es pas fait pour" (''You're Not Made For It''), which was her first music video at the time, and "''Sabado''", a collaboration with J-Rio'.<ref name="wazemusic">{{cite web|access-date=2018-12-06 |date=2018-11-19 |first1=Tony |last1=Ralph |title=Focus: VICKY, la petite princesse du rap gabonais !!! |url=https://fr.wazemusic.com/focus-vicky-la-petite-princesse-du-rap-gabonais/ |website=Wazemusic}}</ref>

''All Over The World'' (''AOTW'') is the name of her first mixtape, released in 2014. This 8-track mixtape includes several tracks such as "''Leggo''" and "''Let's Kick It".<ref name="konect africa">{{cite web|access-date=2018-12-06 |date=2018-11-18 |title=GABON: VICKY « Je qualifierais mon genre de rap de Cloud -Trap, Trap mélodieuse » |url=https://konect.africa.com/gabon-vicky-node-je-qualifierais-mon-genre-de-rap-de-cloud-trap-trap-melodieuse/ |website=KONECT}}</ref>'' The project was released under Owoninho's Hit Me Up Music label in collaboration with the ''We Up Grade''.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Killaz |first=Dym |date=2014-09-13 |title=« All Over The World » la mixtape de VICKY est en ligne |url=https://fr.wazemusic.com/all-over-the-world-la-mixtape-de-vicky-est-en-ligne/ |access-date=2018-12-06 |website=Wazemusic  |language=fr-FR}}</ref> Later that year, Owoninho's ''Hit Me Up Music'' and NIX's ''High Definition'' merged to form ''The Node Music'' , which became the rapper's new production company.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Killaz |first=Dym |date=2017-04-12 |title=Bienvenue chez The Node Music : le Label Haut De Gamme !!! |url=https://fr.wazemusic.com/bienvenue-chez-the-node-music/ |access-date=2018-12-06 |website=Wazemusic  |language=fr-FR}}</ref>

== Discography ==

=== Albums === * 2014: ''All Over The World'' (Mixtape) * 2020: ''V''

=== Singles ===

* 2013: ''Leggo'' * 2013: ''T’es pas fait pour'' * 2013: ''Sabado'' feat J-rio * 2015: ''It's ova'' feat Magasco * 2015: ''Ça te fait mal où?'' feat J-rio et Ng Bling * 2016: J''e reviens bientôt'' * 2016: L''a base'' * 2016: Easy * 2017: ''Plan B'' * 2017: ''Plan B remix'' feat J-rio and Zyon Stylei * 2018: ''God bless me'' * 2019: Horama * 2019: Comme Personne * 2019: Shooter * 2019: Merci * 2020: BB * 2020: Bleu Bombay

=== Collaborations ===

* 2013: ''Sabado'' with J-rio * 2014: ''Je flippe'' with Dark Haze * 2015: ''It's ova'' with Magasco * 2015: ''Ça te fait mal où?'' with J-rio et Ng Bling * 2017: ''Plan B remix'' with J-rio et Zyon Stylei

== References == {{Reflist}}

Category:1996 births Category:Living people Category:People from Libreville Category:Gabonese emigrants to France Category:Record producers Category:Gabonese singers Category:21st-century Gabonese women