Vandetta

Vanessa’s foray into the world of music and entertainment began when she was just 12. Together with her cousin and two other friends from the church choir, they entered and won the Girl Groups category on Rolling Good Times, a national talent show broadcast on free-to-air television in Singapore. When she was 16, Vanessa became part of the Singapore Repertoiry Theatre Young Company. At 18 she became part of one of Singapore’s most successful groups, Urban Xchange, fronting Coca-Cola’s “Life Tastes Good” campaign.

Vanessa continued on with the now defunct space-rock outfit, Parking Lot Pimp, while completing a diploma in Mass Communication at Ngee Ann Polytechnic. Fresh out of school in 2006, she was asked to join Mediacorp Radio’s 987fm, choosing the moniker by which she would become best known — Vandetta.

At the end of 2011, Vanessa embarked on a journey in Los Angeles to work on her debut solo effort. There she experienced a vibrant and eclectic underground music culture. A journey meandering the hip-hop/jazz inspired beat scene championed by the infamous Low End Theory nights at The Airliner, to the indie/new-wave sounds via performances with artist, Seven Saturdays, at iconic venues such as The Satellite in Silverlake and The Standard in West Hollywood.

The first single off her upcoming Vandetta EP entitled “Fly” received positive reviews from influential media such as Pitchfork, MTV Iggy and the LA Weekly.

Upon returning to Singapore in August 2013, Vanessa returned to radio as Assistant Programme Director of Lush99.5fm — Singapore’s premiere vehicle for art, culture and independent music. Her goal is to balance supporting and growing the music scene in Singapore while continuously evolving as an artist and performer.