Annastasia Victory

“Creation of Equality” - song written for Hillary Clinton

-- read poem (by Jacqueline Suskin)

-- read lyrics

An accomplished pianist, music director, composer, arranger, orchestrator and recording artist, Annastasia Victory is known for her ability to play and integrate multiple styles of music. Known as "The Diva of the Keys" from 3 Mo' Divas, which was nominated for an NAACP Image Award.

She also arranged and recorded with Leslie Odom Jr. on his Grammy nominated album Simply Christmas, as well as the music director and pianist for Encores! production of The Bubbly Black Girl Sheds Her Chameleon Skin starring Nikki James which the New York Times hailed as “a hot five-person band...and spectacular vocal arrangements...led by Annastasia Victory.”

Ms. Victory is also the voice of AñaVañA, a pop/rock band signed to Australian Zip Records. She has also been nominated amongst the top songwriters in The Billboard Songwriting Competition for her original music.

Originally from Russia, her education includes the Juilliard School of Music, School of Sound and Audio Engineering, LaGuardia School of Performing Arts, Lucy Moses School of Music, Moscow Music Conservatory of Tchaikovsky Pre-School. She resides in New York City with her husband, an accomplished musician who is currently the Music Director for Amateur Night at the legendary Apollo Theater in Harlem.