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Victoria Johnston’s Debut Singles Shortlisted for upcoming Grammy Awards and her New Single release ‘Land of Hope’ reaches No.1 on iTunes World Charts

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She is already being hailed as the next Enya” – HotPress Magazine

“A stunning Irish talent spreading a powerful message that is needed now more than ever” – 98FM’s Rebecca Shekleton 

“It’s a rare gem of a song, like a full moon on a clear night it holds your attention and the memory stays with you.” – Martin Bridgeman KCLR

‘Land of Hope’ is the new single by #1 Chart-Topping Irish singer and award-winning composer Victoria Johnston, and was released on Friday 9th October 2020 across all digital platforms.

Land of Hope spent four days at No.1 in the World Charts on iTunes and reached No.3 in the overall TOP 10 iTunes Charts in Ireland.

The single follows on from Victoria’s Debut Double ‘A’ Single release (March 2020) ‘Tar Liom’ and ‘You Are The Peace’. The songs reached National acclaim and were played across Irish Radio on BBC Radio Ulster, Rte Radio 1, Rte RnaG, Spirit Radio and many more stations. Both debut singles also went straight to #1 in the overall iTunes Charts in Ireland, and are now both shortlisted for ‘Song of the Year’ in the upcoming 63rd Grammy Awards. 

Victoria Johnston’s latest single ‘Land of Hope’ is co-produced by GRAMMY nominated Producer Denis Woods (Clannad, Enya, AC/DC), Ferdia Walsh-Peelo (Sing Street, Vikings), and multi-instrumentalist Oisín Walsh-Peelo/ O Deer (Hudson Taylor, and also support act for Hozier on his US tour).

Speaking about her new single ‘Land of Hope’, Victoria Johnston states that

“Even in our darkest hour, when we find ourselves journeying through times of immense uncertainty, loss and grief, there is always hope, peace and a brighter future to be found.”

On launching her solo career at the start of 2020, Hotpress Magazine double-featured Victoria Johnston as ‘New Artist’ and ‘New Music’ to watch for in 2020.

Victoria Johnston’s new single ‘Land of Hope’ is OUT NOW on all digital platforms.

Additional information:

Victoria, a classically trained singer, pianist and composer from Dublin, Ireland, began her classical music training at the Royal Irish Academy of Music at the age of 9 where she received annual scholarships. She continued her music training in college and holds a BMus Degree in Composition from DIT Conservatory of Music and Drama and also an MPhil in Creative and Cultural Entrepreneurship from Trinity College Dublin.

Online social media links below:

www.victoriajohnstonofficial.com

Instagram: @victoriajohnstonofficial

Facebook: @victoriajohnstonofficial

Check Out This New Summer Anthem ‘Anything for You’

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‘Anything For You’ –  newest summer anthem from VAVO ft. Zhiko is Out Now!

Calvin Scully, aka ZHIKO, is a Dublin (Ireland) based self taught musician starting from the early age of 12 he had a natural ear for music. As a self taught pianist/keyboardist and Music Producer, Calvin started hitting the airwaves at the age of 15 with his release of ‘Torn apart’ a dance track that was picked up and playlisted on Dublin’s 98fm and Rte 2FM. Calvin has also had song placements on many tv shows in Ireland, Uk, Portugal and Australia. 

Out of the spotlight, after many years of Studying and perfecting his Production skills, Calvin has written hundreds of tracks for artists on major and independent labels around the globe.

In 2018 Calvin combined talents with New York based French Producer Antoine Cara of Ultra Records and together created the duo ‘Dakotah’  they have released numerous pop dance tracks in 2019.

STREAM the track here:

Now known as ZHIKO, Calvin has many upcoming tracks set for release in 2019 including his comeback release ‘’Anything for you” which is a collaboration with New York based super duo VAVO. The release is set to be release on 26th April 2019, world premiering on Sirius XM on the 25th April.

VAVO, a Billboard charting Dance/Pop duo VAVO seamlessly blends the talents of Vancouver native Jesse Fischer and London born Alden Martin. They have over 50 charting positions on iTunes, Apple Music, and Spotify, VAVO seeks to raise the bar. Their last single “Right Now” has already reached the top 10 in the BPM Top 20 Countdown and has been supported by key tastemakers in the dance music community.

At their current pace, expect to see VAVO rise up as one of the hottest dance acts in 2019.

For more info and updates on Zhiko: www.zhikomusic.com

For more info and updates on Vavo: https://www.facebook.com/vavomusic