Victoria Eileen Elizabeth Duffield (born January 3, 1995) is a Canadian singer, songwriter, dancer, and actress. She is best known for her debut single "Shut Up and Dance", which peaked at number 12 on the
Canadian Hot 100
The Canadian Hot 100 is a music industry record chart in Canada for songs, published weekly by '' Billboard'' magazine. The Canadian Hot 100 was launched on the issue dated March 31, 2007, and is currently the standard record chart in Canada; a n ...
chart in 2011 and was certified platinum by the
Canadian Recording Industry Association
Music Canada (formerly Canadian Recording Industry Association (CRIA)) is a non-profit trade organization that was founded 9 April 1963 to represent the interests of companies that record, manufacture, produce, and distribute music in Canada. It a ...
(CRIA). Duffield gained recognition after appearing as a finalist on the third season of the
YTV reality competition series ''
The Next Star
''The Next Star'' was a Canadian reality competition television series that was broadcast on YTV. It was hosted by Adamo Ruggiero (seasons 1–5) and Carlos Bustamante (season 6–7). The series involved a competition to find the most talented ...
'' in 2010, signing with
Warner Music Canada
Warner Music Canada is the Canadian division of Warner Music Group. The label previously operated as WEA Music of Canada, Ltd. (French: ''WEA Musique du Canada, Ltée''), often shortened to WEA Canada, the Canadian subsidiary of WEA Internationa ...
the following year. Her debut studio album ''
Shut Up and Dance'' (2012) also saw the commercial success of the single "Break My Heart", which peaked at number 35 on the Canadian Hot 100 and was certified gold.
Duffield's second studio album, ''Accelerate'' (2014), was a commercial failure but saw the moderate success of its lead single, "More Than Friends", which peaked at number 49 on the Canadian Hot 100. She released her third studio album independently in 2019, ''Day Won''. As an actress, Duffield is best known as the singing voice of Cherry Jam in ''
Strawberry Shortcake's Berry Bitty Adventures
''Strawberry Shortcake's Berry Bitty Adventures'' is a CGI animated television series based on the '' Strawberry Shortcake'' franchise. The series, produced by MoonScoop Group (2010–2013) and Splash Entertainment (2015), follows the adventure ...
''. She has also appeared as a guest star on several Canadian television series, including ''
Mr. Young
''Mr. Young'' is a Canadian television series that premiered on March 1, 2011, on YTV. The series was filmed in Burnaby, British Columbia. The series was created by Dan Signer (who also worked on Disney Channel series such as ''The Suite Life on ...
''.
Early life
Victoria Duffield was born in
Abbotsford, British Columbia
Abbotsford is a city located in British Columbia, adjacent to the Canada–United States border, Greater Vancouver and the Fraser River. With an estimated population of 153,524 people it is the largest municipality in the province outside metrop ...
. She has two brothers. The older,
Burkely Duffield
Burkely Duffield (born August 9, 1992) is a Canadian actor known for his roles as Eddie Miller in ''House of Anubis'' and as Holden Matthews in ''Beyond''. His sister is actress and singer Victoria Duffield.
Career
Duffield made his screen debut ...
, appeared on the television series ''
House of Anubis
''House of Anubis'' is a Mystery fiction, mystery television series developed for Nickelodeon based on the Dutch–Belgian television series ''Het Huis Anubis''. The series was created by Hans Bourlon and Gert Verhulst and premiered on Nickel ...
''. The other brother is Mitchell Duffield. Duffield graduated from
Yale Secondary School in 2013.
Career
''The Next Star''
Duffield auditioned for season 3 of ''
The Next Star
''The Next Star'' was a Canadian reality competition television series that was broadcast on YTV. It was hosted by Adamo Ruggiero (seasons 1–5) and Carlos Bustamante (season 6–7). The series involved a competition to find the most talented ...
'', a Canadian reality competition series, in May 2010. After being one of 16 Canadian teens selected from over 4000, she flew to Toronto to sing for three judges, and was selected to be in the Top 6, along with Isabelle Stern, Mimoza Duot, Madi Amyotte, Brandon Bizior, and Diego Gomes. She sang and performed multiple tasks during the show, such as co-writing a single, singing solo, duets, group song selections, receiving a make-over, and filming a music video. Duffield worked with producer
Josh Ramsay
Joshua Keeler Ramsay (born June 11, 1985) is a Canadian singer, songwriter, producer, recording engineer, multi-instrumentalist. He is best known for being the lead vocalist of the pop rock band Marianas Trench. He has produced and has written ...
, lead vocalist of the Canadian pop rock band
Marianas Trench
The Mariana Trench is an oceanic trench located in the western Pacific Ocean, about east of the Mariana Islands; it is the deepest oceanic trench on Earth. It is crescent-shaped and measures about in length and in width. The maximum known ...
. Their collaboration resulted in the song "Fever". On September 26, 2010, Duffield lost ''The Next Star'' to 14-year-old Diego Gomes.
2010–2012: ''Shut Up and Dance''
Duffield released her single "Fever" on
iTunes
iTunes () is a software program that acts as a media player, media library, mobile device management utility, and the client app for the iTunes Store. Developed by Apple Inc., it is used to purchase, play, download, and organize digital mul ...
in September 2010, accompanied by a music video. Soon after, she independently released her debut extended play, ''Secrets'', which included two singles: "Bam Bam" and "Hey!!!" After signing with
Warner Music Canada
Warner Music Canada is the Canadian division of Warner Music Group. The label previously operated as WEA Music of Canada, Ltd. (French: ''WEA Musique du Canada, Ltée''), often shortened to WEA Canada, the Canadian subsidiary of WEA Internationa ...
, Duffield released her major-label debut single in July 2011, "Shut Up and Dance", which peaked number 12 on the
Canadian Hot 100
The Canadian Hot 100 is a music industry record chart in Canada for songs, published weekly by '' Billboard'' magazine. The Canadian Hot 100 was launched on the issue dated March 31, 2007, and is currently the standard record chart in Canada; a n ...
chart. She also released a bilingual English/French version for the
French Canadian
French Canadians (referred to as Canadiens mainly before the twentieth century; french: Canadiens français, ; feminine form: , ), or Franco-Canadians (french: Franco-Canadiens), refers to either an ethnic group who trace their ancestry to Fren ...
market featuring singer Lukay.
Duffield's debut studio album of the same name, ''
Shut Up and Dance'', was released in August 2012. Three additional singles were released from the album: "Feel", "Break My Heart"—which peaked at number 35 on the Canadian Hot 100 and was later certified gold—and "They Don't Know About Us", a duet with
Cody Simpson
Cody Robert Simpson (born 11 January 1997) is an Australian swimmer and singer-songwriter. Since his debut, he has released four solo studio albums: ''Paradise'' (2012), '' Surfers Paradise'' (2013), '' Free'' (2015), and ''Cody Simpson'' (20 ...
. Duffield toured Canada with
Faber Drive
Faber Drive is a four-piece Juno Award-nominated Canadian pop punk band from Mission, British Columbia, formed in 2004. The band consists of lead vocalist Dave Faber, lead guitarist Jordan Pritchett, bass guitarist Jeremy "Krikit" Liddle and drum ...
on their Lost in Paradise Tour to support ''Shut Up and Dance'', which finished in December 2012 in Trenton, Nova Scotia.
2013–present: ''Accelerate'' and ''Day Won''
In 2013, Duffield announced that she was recording new music in Los Angeles,
California
California is a U.S. state, state in the Western United States, located along the West Coast of the United States, Pacific Coast. With nearly 39.2million residents across a total area of approximately , it is the List of states and territori ...
. Her second studio album, ''Accelerate'', was released in June 2014 and failed to chart in any countries. However, its lead single, "More Than Friends", reached number 49 on the Canadian Hot 100. She also toured with the
Backstreet Boys
Backstreet Boys (often abbreviated as BSB) are an American vocal group consisting of Nick Carter, Howie Dorough, AJ McLean, and cousins Brian Littrell and Kevin Richardson. Lou Pearlman formed the group in 1993 in Orlando, Florida.
The gr ...
on the second North American leg of their
In a World Like This Tour. Following the tour, Duffield sustained injuries to her vocal chords and underwent surgery at
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center is a nonprofit, tertiary, 886-bed teaching hospital and multi-specialty academic health science center located in Los Angeles, California. Part of the Cedars-Sinai Health System, the hospital employs a staff of over 2 ...
in Los Angeles, resulting in a brief hiatus from performing. By Duffield's account, she had a new single scheduled for release in 2017, but was informed that Warner Music Canada was no longer working with her management team and she was subsequently dropped from the label.
In February 2018, Duffield independently released her first single in nearly four years, "WOW", and announced that she would be independently releasing her third studio album, ''Day 1'', which she had been working on for over three years. She then released three additional songs from the album: "Get Me High", "My Mistake", and "Remember You". In February 2019, Duffield announced via
Instagram
Instagram is a photo and video sharing social networking service owned by American company Meta Platforms. The app allows users to upload media that can be edited with filters and organized by hashtags and geographical tagging. Posts can ...
that she would be releasing her third studio album, now titled ''Day Won'', on February 12, 2019 across music streaming platforms to celebrate the one-year anniversary of the release of "WOW".
Charity
Duffield is a proud supporter of Free The Children and has performed at such events as
We Day
We Day (stylized as WE Day) was an annual series of stadium-sized youth empowerment events organized by We Charity (formerly known as Free The Children), a Canadian charity founded by brothers Marc and Craig Kielburger. WE Day events host tens ...
Manitoba. Duffield also supported the
Count Me In movement, and performed at the inaugural Count Me In Conference in Toronto, Ontario, on May 1, 2012.
Discography
Studio albums
Extended plays
*2010: ''Secrets''
Singles
Promotional singles
*2010: "Fever"
*2010: "Hey!!!"
*2010: "Bam Bam"
*2011: "Last Christmas"
*2012: "Feel" (and Version française featuring Jacynthe
Jacynthe Millette-Bilodeau (born September 13, 1979) is a Canadian pop music, pop singer who records as Jacynthe. She records material in English, French and Italian, and has had Top 40 hits on both the English language, anglophone and francopho ...
).
*2012: "Break My Heart" (and Version française featuring Djen Silencieux.)
*2018: "Get Me High"
Filmography
References
External links
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Video Interview with Victoria Duffield (August 2012)
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1995 births
21st-century Canadian actresses
21st-century Canadian women singers
Actresses from British Columbia
Canadian child actresses
Canadian child singers
Canadian dance musicians
Canadian female dancers
Canadian pop singers
Canadian television actresses
Canadian voice actresses
Canadian women pop singers
Child pop musicians
Dance-pop musicians
Living people
Musicians from British Columbia
Participants in Canadian reality television series
People from Abbotsford, British Columbia