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Fa11on
Birth nameVicky Fallon O'Neill
Born (1984-06-03) 3 June 1984 (age 40)
GenresPop
Occupation(s)Singer, songwriter, producer & tv personality

Fa11on also known as Vicky Fallon, is a UK based singer/songwriter and television personality. Fa11on was engaged to ex 5ive star Abz Love and featured in their hit documentary series Country Strife: Abz on the farm which aired on BBC two[1][2] in 2015 and on the subsequent Christmas special Country Strife: Abz on the Christmas farm.[3] During her career in music Fa11on has performed session and back up vocals for Disney, Pixar,[4] Alesha Dixon[5] and Russian singer Alsou. She has also written for the Sugababes[6] and Alan Braxe.[7] Currently, Fa11on has a YouTube channel under the name, iamFa11on[8] where she uploads covers of hit songs and also original material. She is a featured artist on Abz Love's comedy single Cockadoodledoo (2016)[9] and on Alan Braxe's single Nightwatcher (2008).[10] Fa11on has previously recorded, written and produced under the names Fallon, Vicky Fallon and Vicky O'Neill.

Early life

Fa11on was born Vicky Fallon O'Neill on 3 June 1984. At 8 years old she was sent to Fyling Hall School as a full-time boarder.[citation needed]

Girl band (Smoke 2 Seven)

At the age of 16 Fa11on was signed by president and owner of Curb Records[11] Mike Curb as part of a 3 part girlband called Smoke 2 Seven. Smoke 2 Seven signed a 7 album deal and the group enlisted ex London Records MD Laurie Cokell as their manager. S2S toured with Daniel Bedingfield, released two UK singles "Been There Done That" (UK 26)[12] and "Envy" (UK 79).[13] Fa11on left the band in 2002. After being released from her contract with Curb Records Fa11on returned to London and began working as a session singer and songwriter, working for Disney, Pixar, Alesha Dixon, Alsou and various other pop acts. In 2001 Fa11on was booked to appear at an R.A.F tattoo event which involved flying in on a helicopter with ex 5ive member and popstar Abz Love.

Eurovision scandal

In 2007 Fa11on was caught up in a controversy when The Sunday Mirror newspaper ran a front page headline accusing Scooch had used two hidden 'ghost singers' as part of their performance on Eurovision: Making Your Mind Up[14] with the implication that this had given the group an advantage over rival entrants, although this was perfectly allowed. This led to accusations of miming.[15] Fa11on was one of the two hidden singers.

Underground solo career

In 2006 O'Neill dropped her surname and began performing as 'Vicky Fallon.' Fa11on wrote and recorded a debut album with Cornwall-based producer and songwriter Gareth Young. During this time Fa11on also co-wrote "Shake It" for the Sugababes. The song appears on the B-side of the single Easy (2006).[16] Fa11on was offered a deal by Mathew Knowles, father and manager of Beyoncé. In December 2007, following several crisis meetings, Fa11on parted ways with Mathew Knowles and left Music World.

In 2008 Fa11on started to work with the record label Eye Industries. She wrote a collection of tracks for other dance artists with DJ & producer Alan Braxe. She is featured along with Killa Kella on Alan Braxe's song Nightwatcher,[17] which received solid airplay on Radio 1 and enjoyed relative success on the UK underground. Fa11on's debut album caught the attention of 2point9 and they set about developing her as a solo artist. Fa11on co-wrote with Jersey-based super producers Ray Hedges and Nigel Butler before abandoning the project in 2009.

On 16 July 2017 Fallon changed her performing name to 'Fa11on' and announced the change across her social media platforms.[citation needed]

Finding Love

In 2009 Abz Love reconnected with Fa11on via Myspace. They started dating shortly after and began songwriting and producing tracks for other artists. Fa11on took a hitaus from performing to focus on supporting Love back to health. Fa11on became Love's manager in late 2009. She has navigated Love's career through ITV2's the Big Reunion, Celebrity Big Brother 12, and most recently with BBC two for the couple's hit documentary series 'Country Strife : Abz on the Farm'.

Country Strife : Abz on the Farm

In August 2015, Country Stife: Abz on the Farm aired BBC Two. Series one featured three 30 minutes episodes. The show follow Fa11on and then partner Abz Love's journey throughout 2014 as they purchased a dilapidated smallholding and navigated the highs and lows of adjusting to rural life on a budget.The show was produced by Andrea Cornes of Tin Can Island and commissioned by Tom MacDonald.[18] Many felt BBC Two were taking a risk in introducing Love to their audience and were criticised heavily for it.[19] But the show was an unexpected success and even secured a Christmas special Country Strife: Abz on the Christmas farm which aired on Boxing day 2015.[20]

Critic reviews – Abz on the Farm

Abz on the farm Sam Wollaston (TV critic for The Guardian) - "It's perfect, from a TV point of view if not as a first attempt as self-sufficiency.[21] Can this really be real, or is it mockumentary? Whichever, it’s hilarious and brilliant."

Ellen E Jones (TV critic for The Independent) - [22] Abz Love is a star (re)born. BBC2 isn’t usually associated with reality television, but it was immediately obvious why commissioners had made this exception. Gerald O'Donavan (TV critic for the telegraph) states "Abz on the Farm was abzolutely hilarious." [23]

YouTube

In 2013, Fa11on started a YouTube channel where she posts a mix of covers and original songs. She has had over 166,000 views on her videos. Her most successful video , “Boy (You’re Amazing) Just The Way You Are" is a cover of Bruno Mars hit single. She has also covered Adele, Emeli Sande, Bryan Adams, Chris Brown and Coldplay. Fa11on also has released original material in the form of lyric videos. Included in these videos is "Lay Your Head Down", " Sleeping Like Strangers" and "Rock Bottom Feat. Abz Love".

In December 2015 Love & Fa11on released a music video on Love’s YouTube channel of their comedy single “Cockadoodledoo”. Love describes the song as sounding somewhere between Souljia Boy's "Crank That" and "Old MacDonald Had A Farm."[24] It became available as a digital download worldwide on 4 January 2016.

On 23 July 2017, Fa11on released a cover of Shadow of the Day by Linkin Park to her YouTube channel. This was a tribute to the late Chester Bennington.

Blog

In December 2015 Fallon launched an official blog charting the couple's progress following on from their documentary series Abz on the farm.

Personal life

Fallon lives on a semi off grid smallholding called 'Love Farm' deep in the woods of Carmarthenshire, Wales (UK).

TV appearances

References

  1. ^ "Series 1, Country Strife: Abz on the Farm – BBC Two". BBC. Retrieved 27 March 2016.
  2. ^ "BBC – Abz takes on the good life on BBC Two – Media Centre". BBC. Retrieved 27 March 2016.
  3. ^ "Abz on the Christmas Farm, Country Strife: Abz on the Farm – BBC Two". BBC. Retrieved 8 March 2017.
  4. ^ Bird, Brad; Pinkava, Jan (29 June 2007), Ratatouille, retrieved 27 March 2016
  5. ^ "Knock Down – Alesha Dixon". Retrieved 27 March 2016 – via YouTube. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)
  6. ^ PrincePaulJohnathan (2 May 2009), Sugababes – Shake It, retrieved 27 March 2016
  7. ^ "AllMusic | Record Reviews, Streaming Songs, Genres & Bands". AllMusic. Retrieved 9 March 2017.
  8. ^ "1amfa11on". Retrieved 9 March 2017 – via YouTube. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)
  9. ^ WORDS, IF I. say the (5 January 2016). "New Single : Cockadoodledoo – Abz Love Featuring Vicky Fallon". Magic Music Magazine. Retrieved 9 March 2017.
  10. ^ "Alan Braxe Featuring Killa Kella* & Fallon (3) – Nightwatcher (Show Me)". discogs. Retrieved 9 March 2017.
  11. ^ "Home | Curb Records". www.curb.com. Retrieved 27 March 2016.
  12. ^ DigitalTechnique (9 February 2008), Smoke 2 Seven – Been There Done That, retrieved 27 March 2016
  13. ^ DigitalTechnique (9 February 2008), Smoke 2 Seven – Envy, retrieved 27 March 2016
  14. ^ Bryant, Tom. "THE EUROVISION SONG CON-TEST". mirror. Retrieved 27 March 2016.
  15. ^ MacInnes, Paul (20 March 2007). "Eurovision scandal: Scooch's winning sound augmented by ghost singers". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 27 March 2016.
  16. ^ "Sugababes – Easy". discogs. Retrieved 10 March 2017.
  17. ^ "Alan Braxe – Nightwatcher (Show Me) ft. Killa Kella, Fallon". Retrieved 9 March 2017 – via YouTube.
  18. ^ "BBC – Abz takes on the good life on BBC Two – Media Centre". BBC. Retrieved 10 March 2017.
  19. ^ "TV review: Country Strife: Abz on the Farm; The Saturday Night Story | The Times". The Times. Retrieved 27 March 2016.
  20. ^ sarahhamstera, Author (5 January 2016). "'Abz on the Christmas Farm' – On the Box". Dead Pixel Test. Retrieved 10 March 2017. {{cite web}}: |first= has generic name (help)
  21. ^ Wollaston, Sam (August 2015). "Guardian review" – via The Guardian.
  22. ^ Jones, Ellen E (August 2015). "The Independent : review of Country Strife" – via The Independent.
  23. ^ O'Donavan, Gerald (August 2015). "The telgraph : Review Country Strife" – via The Daily Telegraph.
  24. ^ Fallon, Vicky (3 January 2016). "COCKADOODLEDOO". Abz on the Farm. Retrieved 10 March 2017.
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