In honor of the celebrated Washington DC’s Capital Pride Festival event on June 11, 2017, recording Australian artist and singer VASSY performed alongside Miley Cyrus, the R&B/hip-hop artist Tinashe, R&B legends The Pointer Sisters.
Originating from Australia with Greek heritage, VASSY ‘s music incorporates dance, reggae, and soul as a base for her vocal styling.
The festival‘s performers hoped to bring attention to the critical issue of homeless LGBTQ youth in the Nation’s Capital, “It is very important to protect our most vulnerable youth and remind them they have a space where they can not only dance, but smile too,” explained VASSY.
The next stop in VASSY’s support for the 2017 June Pride was Chicago’s Annual Pride Festival on June 17, 2017. “I am very excited to be supporting the artistic and LGBTQ community in Chicago, said VASSY, “everyone has the right in America to love who they choose.”
As a singer, songwriter, and producer, her music speaks for itself and her progressive popularity in dance music is massive. Conquering the DJ world with her authentic sound has lead to a worldwide No. 1 hit with David Guetta & Showtek on their track “BAD,” which is certified 7 times double platinum, as well as winning an IDMA Award for Best Featured Vocalist Performance in 2015. “BAD” has had over 600 million views on Youtube, downloaded 2 million times and streamed via Spotify over 280 million times.
In 2015 she collaborated with Tiësto and KSHMR on their track, “Secrets,” hitting over 80 million Spotify plays and 130 million Youtube views. “Secrets” went straight to number 1 in 20 countries, reigned atop the Billboard Club Charts and Beatport charts, and earned an IDMA Award for Best Electro Progressive/House track in 2016. VASSY joined forces once again in 2016 with Tiësto on her #1 standalone hit single, “Nothing To Lose,” a high-energy dance-floor friendly masterpiece. Co-produced by the legendary Tiësto, this progressive house-gem is bound to fuel the urge to get up and dance.
In addition to her success in dance music, VASSY’s songs have been featured everywhere including, Target, Nickelodeon, Sketchers, Victoria’s Secret, Pepsi commercials, Grey’s Anatomy, and even Disney’s Oscar-winning film, “Frozen.” VASSY has always prioritized her philanthropic work with charity groups and civil rights organizations.
She is an active equal-rights ambassador for the NOH8 campaign, a spokesperson for environmental organization Green IT, works with Studio Samuel Foundation helping girls in Ethiopia, and supports youth through Playground of Dreams. Be it through her music, volunteerism giving back to the communities, VASSY’s goal is to inspire people to fight for their dreams.
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