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This article is about the musican. For the Roman emperor with this nickname, see Caligula.
Little Boots
Musical artist

Victoria Hesketh (born 1984), known professionally as Little Boots, is a British electronica musician. She sings, plays synthesizers, Japanese electronic instrument the Tenori-on and the stylophone.

Biography

Hesketh was born in Thornton-Cleveleys near Blackpool, Lancashire and now lives in London. She attended Rossall School, Blackpool Sixth Form College and then the University of Leeds, gaining a first-class honours degree in Cultural Studies, with a dissertation on "The concept of originality in the music of Jamie Cullum".

At the age of 16, Hesketh participated in television talent show Pop Idol, being eliminated after three rounds. She went on to form a Jazz trio, toured Europe with a big band, and later formed the dance-pop band Dead Disco. Her solo stage name comes from a nickname given to her by a friend after watching Caligula (the Latin name Caligula translates as "little boots"). Little Boots appeared on Later... with Jools Holland in November 2008. She has collaborated with electropop band Hot Chip. In December 2008 she was completing her début album with producer Greg Kurstin.

In January 2009, Little Boots came top of the BBC's Sound of 2009 and second in the BRITs Critics' Choice Award behind Florence and the Machine.

Discography

EPs

  • Arecibo (2008)
  • Little Boots EP (2009)

Singles

  • "Stuck on Repeat" (2008)
  • "Meddle" (2008)

References

  1. ^ "Little Boots - The Profile". MTV. Retrieved 2008-12-30.
  2. BBC - Music Profiles - Little Boots. BBC.
  3. ^ "BBC Sound of 2009: Little Boots". BBC. 2008-12-05. Retrieved 2008-12-09. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)
  4. Wolfson, Sam (2008-10-12). "Flash forward: Little Boots". The Observer. Retrieved 2008-12-09. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  5. ^ "Later With Jools Holland - Little Boots". BBC. Retrieved 2008-12-09.
  6. Ettridge, Lisa (2009-01-08). "Fylde singing star tipped as next big thing". Blackpool Gazette. Retrieved 2009-01-08. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  7. Duke, Robin (2008-11-06). "Little Boots' Big Break". Blackpool Gazette. Retrieved 2008-12-30. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  8. Lester, Paul (2008-11-24). "Synths, glitter and a cosmic disco vibe". The Guardian. Retrieved 2008-12-13. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  9. ^ Heawood, Sophie (2009-01-10). "Little Boots is the big sound for 2009". The Times. Retrieved 2009-01-12. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  10. Alexis, Petridis (2009-1-10). "'I've done so much embarrassing stuff it's untrue'". The Guardian. Retrieved 2009-1-10. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= and |date= (help); Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  11. Monger, James Christopher. "Little Boots > Biography". Allmusic. Retrieved 2008-12-09.
  12. Clarke, Paul (2008-09-17). "Little Boots: queen of geek chic". Metro. Retrieved 2008-12-12.
  13. Levine, Nick (2008-12-28). "Ones To Watch In 2009: Little Boots". Digital Spy. Retrieved 2008-12-30.
  14. "Little Boots tops music tips list". BBC. 2009-01-09. Retrieved 2009-01-09.
  15. "Critics' Choice". The Brits. Retrieved 2009-01-08.

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