Viki Gabor

Wiktoria "Viki" Genowefa Gabor (born 10 July 2007) is a Polish singer. She began her career in 2019, as a runner-up on the second season of The Voice Kids Poland, and then later won the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2019 with the song "Superhero". She is the second Polish entrant to win the contest, and her win marked the first time a country had won the contest twice in a row.

Viki Gabor
Gabor in 2019
Background information
Birth name	Wiktoria Genowefa Gabor
Also known as	Viki Gabor
Born	10 July 2007 Hamburg, Germany
Origin	Kraków, Poland
Genres	Pop
Occupation(s)	Singer, Songwriter
Instruments	Vocals
Years active	2018–present
Labels	Universal Music Polska
Website	https://vikigabor.com

Early life

Gabor was born in Hamburg to a Polish Romani family.[1] After her birth, they returned to Poland, later moving to the United Kingdom, and then settling in Kraków when she was seven.[2] Gabor has an elder sister named Melisa, who is a composer and songwriter.[1]

Career

2019–present: The Voice Kids Poland, Junior Eurovision, and breakthrough

In late-2018, Gabor competed in the auditions for second season of The Voice Kids Poland. She joined the team of Tomson & Baron, and proceeded to continue to advance through the competition, ultimately reaching the finals and releasing her debut single "Time".[3][4]

After The Voice Kids, Gabor was selected to perform "Time" at Young Choice Awards of the Top of the Top Sopot Festival 2019.[5] Afterwards, she was selected to compete in the rebooted Szansa na sukces, which was being used to select the Polish representative for the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2019. Gabor advanced to the finals, where she ultimately was declared the winner with the song "Superhero".[6][7] Junior Eurovision was held on 24 November in Gliwice. Gabor performed eleventh in the competition, and ultimately won the competition, placing second with the professional juries and scoring the highest with the online fan vote. This win marked Gabor as the second Polish entrant to ever win the Junior Eurovision Song Contest, the first time a performer representing the host-nation won Junior Eurovision, and made Poland the first country to win the contest twice in a row.[8][9][10]

Since Junior Eurovision 2019, Gabor has released several singles, including "Ramię w ramię" with Kayah and "Getaway" in late April 2020. As part of a collaborative album with other child singers Roksana Węgiel, Marcin Maciejczak, Zuza Jabłońska and group 4dreamers, Gabor released her song "Still Standing" (co-written by herself and her sister Melisa). Gabor also released her single "Forever and a Night" in July 2020. In August 2020, she released "Not Gonna Get It", the last single from her debut album to be released before its première.

On 10 July 2020, her birthday, Gabor announced her first album (available September 4, 2020). This album is titled "Getaway (Into My Imagination)". Gabor has many views on YouTube, Spotify, and other platforms. She also has a Facebook page, with over 20,000 likes. She is frequently featured on playlists such as Spotify's 'Hity lata 2020' and Digster Polska's Spotify playlist 'POPSztos'.

Personal life

Polish media have depicted Gabor and fellow young Polish singer Roksana Węgiel (also a winner of Junior Eurovision) as being in a rivalry.[11] Both singers have denied these claims, with Viki describing Roksana as 'a great girl'.[12] On September 18, 2020, her father was confirmed to have been attacked in the Mokotów district of Warsaw.

Discography

Studio albums

List of studio albums, with selected chart positions, sales figures and certifications

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions	Sales	Certifications
		POL [13]
Getaway (Into My Imagination)	Released: 4 September 2020 Label: Universal Music Polska Formats: CD, digital download, streaming	6	POL: 15,000[14]	ZPAV: Gold[15]

Singles

List of singles as lead artist, with selected chart positions and certifications, showing year released and album name

Title	Year	Peak chart positions	Sales	Certifications	Album
		POL [16]
"Time"	2019	—			Getaway (Into My Imagination)
"Superhero"		1	POL: 40,000[14]	ZPAV: 2× Platinium[17]
"Ramię w ramię" (with Kayah)	2020	4	POL: 40,000[14]	ZPAV: 2× Platinum[17]
"Getaway"		6	POL: 10,000[14]	ZPAV: Gold[15]
"Forever and a Night"		—
"Not Gonna Get It"		46
"Wznieść się chcę"		—			Over the Moon
"Afera"		15			Getaway (Into My Imagination)
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Promotional singles

List of songs, showing year released and album name

Title	Year	Album
"Silent Night"	2019	Non-album singles
"Cicha noc"
"Still Standing"[upper-alpha 1]	2020	Getaway (Into My Imagination)
"That's What She Said"

Awards and nominations

Year	Ceremony	Category	Result
2020	Fryderyki 2020	New Face of Fonography	Nominated
		Song of the Year ("Superhero")	Nominated
		Video of the Year ("Superhero")	Nominated
	Kid's Choice Awards	Favorite Polish Artist	Nominated

Notes

1. "Still Standing" also appears on the compilation album of Śpiewajmy razem.

References

1. Dereszyński, Tomasz (2019-05-01). "Szansa na sukces: Wiktoria Gabor wygrała drugi odcinek programu. Finalistka Voice Kids Poland zaśpiewała "You May Be In Love"". polskatimes.pl (in Polish).
2. "Viki Gabor z Nowej Huty – finalistka "The Voice Kids 2"". gazetakrakowska.pl (in Polish). Gazeta Krakowska. 2019-03-10.
3. Królak, Sergiusz (2019-09-29). "Eurowizja Junior 2019: Polska wybrała reprezentantkę! Viki Gabor zaśpiewa w Gliwicach!". eurowizja.org (in Polish). OGAE Polska.
4. Grabska, =Paulina (2019-04-15). "Rewelacyjny "Time" Viki Gabor w trzech remiksach". media.universalmusic.pl (in Polish).
5. "Top of the Top Sopot Festival 2019, dzień 4. Roksana Węgiel laureatką Young Choice Awards! Na scenie m.in. gwiazdy "The Voice Kids"!". telemagazyn.pl (in Polish). 2019-08-17.
6. Prętnicka, Beata (2019-09-15). "Viki Gabor zwyciężczynią drugiego odcinka "Szansy na sukces"!". eurowizja.org (in Polish). OGAE Polska.
7. Kurdupski, Michał (2019-09-29). "Wiktoria Gabor reprezentantką Polski na Eurowizję Junior 2019". wirtualnemedia.pl (in Polish). Wirtualne Media.
8. Herbert, Emily (24 November 2019). "Poland: Viki Gabor wins Junior Eurovision 2019". Eurovoix.
9. Muldoon, Padraig (24 November 2019). "Junior Eurovision 2019 results: Poland's Viki Gabor is the winner with "Superhero"". Wiwibloggs.
10. "Viki Gabor wins Junior Eurovision 2019 for Poland!". EBU. 24 November 2019.
11. "Roksana Węgiel o rzekomym konflikcie z Viki Gabor". fakt.pl (in Polish). 3 May 2020.
12. "Roksana Węgiel i Viki Gabor mają konflikt? Roxie zabrała głos w sprawie: "Próbują z nas zrobić konkurentki"". plotek.pl (in Polish). 3 May 2020.
13. Peak chart positions for studio albums in Poland:
    • Getaway (Into My Imagination): "OLiS – sales for the period 04.09.2020 – 10.09.2020". OLiS. ZPAV. Retrieved 17 September 2019.
14. "Certification criteria" (in Polish). ZPAV. Retrieved 7 February 2020.
15. "Albums and singles certified Gold in 2020" (in Polish). ZPAV. Retrieved 7 September 2020.
16. Peak chart positions for singles in Poland:
    • "Superhero": "AirPlay Top: 14.12 – 20.12.2019" (in Polish). ZPAV. Retrieved 23 December 2019.
    • "Ramię w ramię": "AirPlay Top: 29.02. – 06.03.2020" (in Polish). ZPAV. Retrieved 9 March 2020.
    • "Getaway": "AirPlay Top: 13.06. – 19.06.2020" (in Polish). ZPAV. Retrieved 22 June 2020.
    • "Afera": "AirPlay Top: 28.11. – 04.12.2020" (in Polish). ZPAV. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
    • "Not Gonna Get It": "AirPlay Top: 05.12. – 11.12.2020" (in Polish). ZPAV. Retrieved 14 December 2020.
17. "Albums and singles certified Platinum in 2020" (in Polish). ZPAV. Retrieved 7 February 2020.

External links

Media related to Viki Gabor at Wikimedia Commons