I was first impressed hearing Vic Anselmo's voice as the soundtrack to the famous Sergei Kondrashin's
calendar live reality show.
Later I knew the following:
Vic Anselmo is bound to be the first Latvian alternative lady to be known outside the Baltic States.
Her debut album “Trapped in a Dream†was released in Europe on October 10th 2008 and is being destributed by the German label Omniamedia.
Vic Anselmo was born in 1985 on March 21st in Riga, Latvia. From her childhood she was inspired by a lot of different music, first by Blues, Country, Soul. Later it was Rock, Grunge, Progressive, Goth, and Metal. At the age of ten Vic Anselmo went to a music school to learn to play the piano and started writing her own songs. Later she taught herself to play guitar.
When Vic Anselmo was about 16, she formed her first real band. Then the real story began. Vic Anselmo performed many live shows with her band in the Baltic States, shared the stage with such big names as Danny Cavanagh (Anathema), Mick Moss (Antimatter), Tito & Tarantula. Her songs appeared at high positions in local radio charts.
In September 2006 Vic Anselmo released a demo CD “Beverlyâ€.
In 2007 she performed several shows in Germany and the UK.
In March 2008 Vic Anselmo recorded her debut album “Trapped in a Dream,†which was released in autumn 2008 by her own management (Vic Anselmo Management) and distributed in Europe by Omniamedia.
Visit Vic Anselmo on MySpace.