Victoria Christina Hesketh (born 4 May 1984), also known by her stage name Little Boots, is an English electropop musician. As a musician Little Boots sings and plays the keyboard, piano, stylophone and a Japanese electronic instrument, called Tenori-on.
After a return to college to focus on her studies, Hesketh along with two of her fellow students formed the indie pop/electronic band Dead Disco. The band had limited releases of two their single...
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Victoria Christina Hesketh (born 4 May 1984), also known by her stage name Little Boots, is an English electropop musician. As a musician Little Boots sings and plays the keyboard, piano, stylophone and a Japanese electronic instrument, called Tenori-on.
After a return to college to focus on her studies, Hesketh along with two of her fellow students formed the indie pop/electronic band Dead Disco. The band had limited releases of two their singles but due to increasingly different ideas about the band’s musical direction Hesketh left to pursue a solo career.
Hesketh has cited Captain Beefheart, Britney Spears, Miley Cyrus, and Pink Floyd as influences.
Her new stage name was a nickname given to her from a friend who had seen the film Caligula (meaning 'Little Boot' in Latin), although it was actually a reference to her small feet. Hesketh began writing her own songs and posting covers on the social networking sites such as Youtube and Myspace. After appearing on several shows...
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