Victoria Canal is a singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist based in New York City. She is born Victoria Canal Tinius in Munich, Germany, in 1998 and is described as German-born Cuban-American. She plays piano, ukulele, trumpet and guitar.

Early life and musical training

Canal is born without her right forearm due to amniotic band syndrome. Her grandmother introduces her to music at an early age. From the age of six she studies classical piano and voice, and she develops a high level of instrumental technique alongside her singing. She starts writing songs at 11, takes part in local and school competitions, and begins organising her own concerts.

At 13, while living in Dubai, she records her first original demo CD. She then receives a full-tuition scholarship to Berklee College of Music’s summer performance program. At 14 she moves to Barcelona and studies at Jazz Conservatory en el Aula del Conservatori, then returns to Berklee that summer on a second full-tuition scholarship. After earning her certificate from el Aula del Conservatori, she travels between Madrid and Atlanta in late 2014 to train with vocal coach Mama Jan Smith. In April 2015 she and her mother relocate to Atlanta so she can tour and record her debut EP.

Releases and collaborations

Canal records her debut EP, Into the Pull, with vocal coach Jesse Owen Astin and Demond Mickens. It is released in 2016. In 2018 Michael Franti discovers her on Instagram and invites her to Nashville to write and record a song with him for his album. She later releases singles including “Ebony”, “He Won’t Know”, “Drama” and “Second”; “Drama” and “Second” are part of her 2020 EP Victoria. She also appears on “Will Call”, a track by Elliott Skinner of Third Story.

In 2021 Chris Martin of Coldplay finds her music through a post she shares online and introduces her to the team at Parlophone Records. She releases her first EP on Parlophone, Elegy, in 2022. In 2023 she releases the dual single “Shape/She Walks In”.