Victoria Duffield

Victoria Duffield
Born (1995-01-03) January 3, 1995
Abbotsford, British Columbia, Canada
Genres pop, Dance
Occupation(s) Singer-songwriter, voice actress, dancer
Instruments Vocals
Years active 2005-present
Labels Warner
Associated acts Shannon Chan-Kent, Ashleigh Ball
Website www.victoriaduffield.com

Victoria Duffield (born January 3, 1995) is a Canadian singer, actress and dancer. She was a contestant of YTV's The Next Star season 3 and made it to the Top 6. Duffield is currently signed to Warner Music Canada. She is best known as the singing voice of Cherry Jam in Strawberry Shortcake's Berry Bitty Adventures.

Duffield released her debut single on the Warner label, "Shut Up and Dance" in September 2011, and the follow-up "Feel" in February 2012. She has also appeared on a number of Canadian television series, including the popular teen sitcom series Mr. Young.

Early life

Victoria Duffield was born in Abbotsford, British Columbia. She has two brothers. The older, Burkely Duffield, appeared on the television series House of Anubis. The other brother is Mitchell Duffield.

Duffield graduated from Yale Secondary School in Abbotsford, British Columbia.

Career

Duffield auditioned for season 3 of The Next Star, a Canadian reality television show 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.[1] 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, lead vocalist of the Canadian pop rock band Marianas Trench.[2] 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

Victoria Duffield released her single "Fever" on iTunes and CD on September 21, 2010. Her music video is also available on iTunes. On her debut EP, Secrets, she released two singles, "Bam Bam" and "Hey!!!" on iTunes.

Duffield is currently signed to Warner Music Canada. Her debut single "Shut Up and Dance" was available on iTunes on September 19, 2011. She also released a bilingual English/French version for the francophone market featuring singer Lukay. As well, she has released a cover of "Last Christmas".

In 2012, Duffield released a second single from the album "Shut Up And Dance" titled "Feel". The music video was released on February 13, 2012. Another single, called "Break My Heart" was released on June 26, 2012.

Victoria's latest single and video, a duet with Cody Simpson titled "They Don't Know About Us", was released in Canada in November 2012.

Duffield toured to support "Shut Up and Dance" along with Faber Drive for the "Lost In Paradise Tour". The tour finished on December 22, 2012 in Trenton, Nova Scotia.

2013 - Present: Accelerate

In 2013, Duffield announced that she was recording new music in Los Angeles, California for her second album, Accelerate, which was released on June 3, 2014 and was preceded by the single More Than Friends available on April 8, 2014. 'More Than Friends' reached #49 on the Canadian Hot 100 chart.[3]

Charity

Victoria is a proud supporter of Free The Children and has performed at such events as We Day Manitoba.[4] Duffield also supports the Count Me In movement, and performed at the inaugural Count Me In Conference in Toronto, Ontario, on May 1, 2012.[5]

Discography

Studio albums

Title Year Peak chart positions
CAN
[6]
Shut Up and Dance 12
Accelerate

Extended plays

Singles

Year Title Peak chart positions Certifications Album
CAN
[7]		 TUR
2011 "Shut Up and Dance" 12 - Shut Up And Dance
2012 "Feel" 37 -
"Break My Heart" 35 40
"They Don't Know About Us"
(featuring Cody Simpson)		 74 -
2014 "More Than Friends" 49 - Accelerate
"Paper Planes" - -

Promotional Singles

Filmography

Year Title Role Notes
2005 Cold Squad Elissa TV Series. 2 Episodes: And the Fury: Part 2

The Filth: Part 1 (uncredited)

2007 Painkiller Jane Young Elyse TV Series. 1 Episode: Breakdown
Supernatural Granddaughter TV Series. 1 Episode: Bedtime Stories
2008 Love Sick: Secrets of a Sex Addict Zoe Fedder TV Film
Smallville Young Chloe Sullivan TV Series. 1 Episode: Abyss
2009 Do You Know Me Isabel Carter TV Film. Starred along with Rachelle Lefevre
2010 The Next Star Herself/Contestant Reality TV competition. Top 6
2011 Strawberry Shortcake's Berry Bitty Adventures Cherry Jam Animated. Singing voice only
2012 Mr. Young Herself 2 Episodes Mr spring break and Mr first impression
R.L. Stine's The Haunting Hour Megan Season 2 Episode 31 Bad Feng Shui
Christmas Miracle Babysitter Christian Film
2013 Life with Boys Herself Season 2 Episode 14 Let's Duet With Boys Part Two

References

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  3. ↑ http://www.billboard.com/artist/430882/victoria-duffield/chart?f=793
  4. ↑ "'Yes, we can!': Thousands converge on MTS Centre for We Day". Winnipeg Free Press. 30 October 2012. Retrieved 6 June 2014.
  5. ↑ Archived May 31, 2012 at the Wayback Machine
  6. ↑ "Victoria Duffield – Chart History: Canadian Albums". Billboard.
  7. ↑ "Victoria Duffield – Chart History: Billboard Canadian Hot 100". Billboard.
  8. ↑ "Canadian digital download certifications – Victoria Duffield – Shut Up and Dance". Music Canada.
  9. ↑ "Canadian digital download certifications – Victoria Duffield – Break My Heart". Music Canada.

External links

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