Victoria Canal

Victoria Canal Tinius (born August 11, 1998), known professionally as Victoria Canal, is a Spanish-American singer and songwriter.

Early life and education

Canal was born in Munich, Germany, to Gwen Tinius, an architect and artist, and Francisco Canal, a businessman. She was brought up in a global third culture kid lifestyle, living in Shanghai, Tokyo, Barcelona, Madrid, Dubai, and Amsterdam. Her piano teacher originally taught her to play with only her left hand, but her mother encouraged her to play with both hands. Not long after, Canal moved to Barcelona and studied at Jazz Conservatory en el Aula del Conservatori. She returned to Berklee College of Music the following summer with a second full-tuition scholarship. After receiving her certificate from el Aula del Conservatori, Canal traveled between Madrid and Atlanta, Georgia, to train with vocal coach "Mama Jan" Smith. In 2014, she won the Eddie’s Attic biannual Songwriter Shootout. After the song was released, she was brought onto Franti's Follow Your Heart World Tour in 2019 along with Snarky Puppy.

During this time, Canal released a number of singles, including "Ebony", "He Won't Know", "Drama", and "Second", while also featuring on "Will Call", a track by Thirdstory's Elliott Skinner. "Drama" was featured in large publications such as Rolling Stone and HuffPost and a Nike Air Jordan campaign for the Jordan FlyEase, a sneaker designed for athletes with disabilities. On August 28, 2020, she released her second EP, Victoria. She released three singles, "own me", "pity season", and "swan song", a track Martin regarded as "one of the best songs ever written". She also recorded "Bring It On", the theme song for the Apple TV series Best Foot Forward, in July 2022. In September 2022, she released Elegy, her first EP under the label. which recognizes promising music-creator careers. She was the fourth woman to receive the award since its inception in 2020.

In June 2023, Canal released a dual single, "Shape/She Walks In", She won her second Ivor Novello Award with "Black Swan", receiving Best Song Musically and Lyrically alongside co-writers Jonny Lattimer and Eg White.

On June 29, 2024, Canal performed "Paradise" with Coldplay on their headlining appearance at the Glastonbury Festival.

2025–present: Slowly, It Dawns On January 17, 2025, Canal released her first full-length album, Slowly, It Dawns. In a review of the album, The Guardian said the album marketed her as "neither out-and-out pop star nor radio-friendly balladeer but something altogether more fluid". At the first tour stop, the Kennedy Center, in February 2025, she went viral for wearing an anti-Trump shirt and broke the record for viewership of a Kennedy Center livestream. JP Saxe, Tall Heights, Leslie Odom Jr., Teddy Swims and Michael Franti. She did her second headline tour in 2025 for Slowly, It Dawns.

Acting career Canal made her acting debut in December 2022, playing the leading role of Ciela in episode 8 of season 2 of Little America on Apple TV+.

Personal life Canal is a disabled bisexual woman. Regarding her disability, she told HuffPost, "I've always seen [my identity] as a unique opportunity, really. I used to shy away from the word ['disabled'] and all the things it implied. But as I've grown up and lived a few more years, I've met a community of people who embody strength. 'Disabled,' to me, actually has a totally different connotation."

Discography