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Victoria Hesketh (born 1984), known professionally as Little Boots, is a British electronica musician. She sings, plays synthesizers, the Yamaha tenori-on and the stylophone. She was the former lead singer/synth player in Dead Disco.
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 18, 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, gradually shifting away from the band and their style, she bagan to write songs of her own and left Dead Disco in August 2007. 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.
The track
Stuck On Repeat was produced by Joe Goddard from Hot Chip and was released on limited 12” white-label vinyl in March 2008. The track gained popularity via attention from many popular music blogs.
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 18, 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, gradually shifting away from the band and their style, she bagan to write songs of her own and left Dead Disco in August 2007. 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.
The track
Stuck On Repeat was produced by Joe Goddard from Hot Chip and was released on limited 12” white-label vinyl in March 2008. The track gained popularity via attention from many popular music blogs.
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Valaro wrote:
La Roux's voice rules
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brunosuxxx wrote:
dance is my remedy, remedy. <3
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Hades24 wrote:
La Roux's voice sucks [2]
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ChaJam wrote:
no more poison killing my emotion, dancing is remedy, remedy, remedy <333
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J-Dreamer wrote:
Exclusive new song!
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lucascu wrote:
Stuck on Repeat is pure magic.
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I_AM_VIFANIA wrote:
La Roux's voice sucks
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truculenttyler wrote:
she just doesn't have the same luster anymore to me
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LewisElrick wrote:
679 plays, 679 records... im so easily pleased
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sarayuki wrote:
Little Boots ≠ La Roux [9]
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Glorify wrote:
last time i check this was little boots page not la roux, not compare who is better between them page, its not even relevant to anything.
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roybromwell wrote:
"Hands" is definitely one of the best albums of 2009 :)
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NotNaked wrote:
so tell me ur dreams and i tell u all my fears... great <3
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FreeMHZ wrote:
best of 2009
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ASTOKALOSOU wrote:
..........................Dancing is my remedy, remedy, oh!!! <3<3<3<3
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johanwearsprada wrote:
Little Boots ≠ La Roux [8]
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quicksand_ wrote:
stop talking about la roux, please [2]
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victornbitch wrote:
stop talking about la roux, please
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catwomaen wrote:
La roux >>>>>>>>>>>>> Little Boots :)
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sexypirate wrote:
she looks like a kitty cat :)
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