biography
Inspired by everyday life and the vast intricacies of being human, Montreal-based artist Vikki Gilmore’s empathic insight and wisdom beyond her years resonate in her songs. By drawing on authentic experiences, she crafts meaningful narratives that ring tenderly relatable, backed by soulful, generally acoustic instrumentation.
Her August 2020 single “Doubt of My Mind” offers listeners gentle encouragement in embracing the collective experience of worry in life and relationships, particularly during these recent difficult times. The song received placements on Spotify’s Folk Favourites playlist and AlexRainBirdMusic’s 2020 Fall Compilation, which amassed over a million views in a month. “Doubt of My Mind” charted on the iTunes top 100 Singer-Songwriter charts in Australia, United Kingdom, France, and more. Another notable release, Vikki’s 2018 Someone EP has accumulated over 280,000 Spotify streams and over 3 million YouTube views in acclaimed playlists. The namesake single “Someone” charted #1 on iTunes Singer-Songwriter chart in India.
Vikki has been performing live for the past 5 years, opening for internationally acclaimed artists such as Ziggy Alberts, Still Corners, Damian McGinty, Reina del Cid, and Port Cities. On top of her personal acoustic projects, she has spent the past year honing her songwriting craft as a featured artist on songs with chart-topping EDM producers such as Rain Man (formerly of Krewella) and Sonny Alven.
