Viva Seifert
Viva Seifert | |
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![]() Viva Seifert in 2009 | |
Born | [1] | 15 April 1972
Occupation(s) | Gymnast, musician, actress |
Viva Seifert (born 15 April 1972)[2] is a British gymnast, musician, and actress, who was a member of the band Bikini Atoll, and is currently a member of the band Joe Gideon & the Shark.
Life and career
Born in London, she competed as a rhythmic gymnast at the 1990 Commonwealth Games and finished fourth in the individual competition, winning bronze medals in the hoop and ribbon disciplines.[2] She also participated in the 1992 Summer Olympics[3] finishing in 29th place in the individual rhythmic gymnastics competition.[4] She appeared in an episode of the first series of Art Attack in 1990.
After leaving rhythmic gymnastics, she joined her brother Joe's band, Bikini Atoll, as keyboardist, with which she recorded two albums. After the band split, Seifert and her brother continued their musical activities in the duo Joe Gideon & the Shark.[5]
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In 2015, she played a double role in the video game Her Story, a crime fiction video game by Sam Barlow.[6] For the role, she won a Game Award for Best Performance.[7] In 2018, she voiced the character Merethiel in the video game RuneScape.
Filmography
Discography
Studio albums
Released with Bikini Atoll
Released with Joe Gideon & The Shark
Accolades
- Game Award for Best Performance – Viva Seifert for Her Story (2015)[7]
References
- ^ "Viva SEIFERT - Olympic Gymnastics Rhythmic | Great Britain". International Olympic Committee. 17 June 2016.
- ^ a b http://www.commonwealthgames.com/ Archived 23 July 2008 at the Wayback Machine Commonwealth games.com
- ^ "Viva Seifert Bio". Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 6 January 2009. Retrieved 17 December 2008.
- ^ "Viva Seifert". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 28 June 2015.
- ^ "NME Reviews - Album Review: Joe Gideon & The Shark - NME.COM". NME.COM. 20 March 2009. Retrieved 28 June 2015.
- ^ a b "Steam Greenlight :: HER STORY". steamcommunity.com. Retrieved 28 June 2015.
- ^ a b "Nominees | The Game Awards 2015". The Game Awards. Ola Balola. 12 November 2015. Archived from the original on 14 November 2015. Retrieved 13 November 2015.
- ^ a b "Bikini Atoll". 7 June 2008. Archived from the original on 7 June 2008. Retrieved 6 March 2020.
- ^ "Album Review: Joe Gideon & The Shark | NME". NME Music News, Reviews, Videos, Galleries, Tickets and Blogs | NME.COM. 20 March 2009. Retrieved 6 March 2020.
- ^ Freakish by Joe Gideon & The Shark, retrieved 6 March 2020
- 1972 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from London
- Musicians from London
- British keyboardists
- British rock drummers
- British female drummers
- British rhythmic gymnasts
- English sportswomen
- Olympic gymnasts of Great Britain
- Gymnasts at the 1992 Summer Olympics
- Gymnasts at the 1990 Commonwealth Games
- Commonwealth Games medallists in gymnastics
- Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for England
- 21st-century English women musicians
- 21st-century drummers