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KME Pop artist Vicky scores a Number 1 on the Radio 5 Poll
Fresh off collaboration with Istalian Electronica trio Deepwaves, New LP represents new direction for LTD
Sulari, Suldanor
January 8, 5215


Vicky's new KME LP "Mis Mujeres y Yo" is first KME album to top Pop charts in more than 8 years

While it languishes at number 7 on the flagship Radio 1 Hot 100 Albums chart, KME pop singer Vicky's new LP has busted through to number 1 on the Radio 5 Pop/Dance Charts, and represents a new push by LTD to appeal to international audiences. Three years ago, Vicky, born Victoria Santos, from Yoshimi, was a featured vocalist on Istalian electronica trio DeepWave's smash hit "I Need Your Love", and since then, she has been hard at work, touring Kalistan's clubs and music venues, bringing her mix of KME and RF to all night partiers from Kaliburg to Sulari. Now her new album, which is a collection of more pop oriented KME and short instrumental pieces, called "Mis Mujeres y Yo" has become one of the best selling KME albums in decades.

Santos, who is 21 this year, remained humble in her success, "Naturally," she said in Vrassan, "We wanted to make a record which brings in that Guaduri flavor. My family is from there, of course, and we all feel there is not enough KME on the radio." She counts as her major influences KME artists like La Sol and La Mas Mala, but also Vrassan language pop singers like Jennifer Stepanov, Madysin Shakespeare, and Monica K. McPhearson. "In Kalistan, we don't hear a lot of the pop music on most of our radio and music television stations," said Vicky. "For some reason, in Kalistan, Pop music is not always the most popular music, which seems kind of strange to me."

Lyrically, Vicky's album falls squarely into the pop and RF columns. She sings primarily about relationships, romance, and having a good time at the club. "Mostly normal 20 something stuff," Vicky summarizes. But there are also songs that describe deep friendship, especially on the title track of the album, which talks about people the narrator can relay on to get them out of scraps, when things happen.

"On the surface, you would think it was all about partying and having fun," Vicky notes, "But beneath it all is a bit of a subtext: the club scene isn't always the safest place for young men and women. It seems that people who can get involved in a lot of dangerous things, and at the end of the day, the people you have to rely on are your friends, and yes even to some degree your family, to keep you out of some of those pitfalls. I wanted to make sure we were thinking about all that: We can still have a good time, but we have to take care of ourselves too."

As far as what Vicky would like to do now that her album is a success in Kalistan, she indicates that she is thinking big. "We made some good friends with Deep Wave and I think the Label (LTD Records) would like to try to work out a tour with dates in both Kalistan and Istalia, and possibly some other countries too. It seems our country gets along pretty well with them and I would like the opportunity to see the world. Egelian is a similar language in some ways to Istalian, and I think we'd do well there." For the meanwhile, she just plans to bask in her victory on the charts. "We put a lot of work and time into that album. Sure its pop and not like art rock, but I'm ready to just take a few days off. Then its back to the Grind!"

Vicky's Radio 5 Number 1 Album "Mis Mujeres y Yo" on LTD Records is currently at all record stores in the Empire, and sells online to international audiences.