From the shadow to the light.
Victoria Monét has just received the Revelation of the Year award at the Grammy Awards.
However, her name is far from being unknown: for many years, far from the spotlight of the stage, the singer has collaborated with the greatest.
She wrote many songs on Ariana Grande's studio albums, including
Thank U, Next
and
7 Rings
, which were nominated for Grammy Awards in January 2020. A year later, Victoria Monét was nominated for Best R&B Song for co-writing
Do It
by sister duo Chloe X Halle.
Among her influences, she cites Janet Jackson, Destiny's Child, Mariah Carey, Alicia Keys and Sade, Michael Jackson and Earth, Wind & Fire.
Until the consecration, this year, for the young woman of 34 years.
Victoria Monét has been nominated seven times.
In addition to the Grammy for the revelation, she received that of Best R&B Album for
Jaguar II
, her first.
Sunday evening, on stage in Los Angeles, she first thanked
“the waiters, for the champagne, it’s my first thank you”
.
Then became more serious to thank her mother who raised her alone in Sacramento, California.
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The Grammy for Revelation of the Year has often been awarded to future stars.
We think in particular of Dua Lipa in 2019, followed by Billie Eilish the following year.
Further back in time, Amy Winehouse (2008), Adele (2009) and even the Beatles (1965) had the honor of receiving this award.
And Victoria Monét will surely be no exception.