Photo by Kalina Efremova Viktoria Nikolova / glasoveteVIchuvam / is a vocalist, performer, sound artist, and curator based in between Sofia and The Hague. Committed to the art of storytelling, she traverses genres with ease and is as likely to be heard in an opera as singing folk music whilst operating a wired electric sewing machine.
Viktoria Nikolova is a vocalist, performer, and sound artist based in the Netherlands, working at the intersection of voice, sound, and artistic research. Moving fluidly between classic and experimental performance, improvisation, and sonic storytelling, her work explores memory, mediation, and the transformation of everyday objects into artistic expressions. Blending Western classical techniques, folklore, electronics, and site-specific practices, she shapes immersive soundscapes and interdisciplinary performances.
Her collaborations span contemporary music, opera, and experimental scenes. Bitter Blossoms, her folklore vocal trio with Julie Hasfjord and Phoebe Kirrage, was formed in 2022. The trio builds its repertoire from songs of the members’ home countries, weaving them together with field-recorded interviews, landscape videos, and storytelling, and has toured the Netherlands and the UK. Together they have two EP releases. Parent is Viktoria’s duo with sound artist Isul Kim, where they bring together voice, electronics, experimental sound and performance. The two met at the Institute of Sonology and have performed together at Sofia Underground Performance Art Festival and Sofia Experimental, among others. Viktoria has also performed at Holland Festival, Opera Forward Festival, Ghrachtenfestival, November Music, VoxLAB VårFEST, Nine Elephants Festival, and Bachfest.
Alongside her practice, Viktoria is involved in curatorial projects, organising exhibitions and experimental events between Sofia and The Hague. She is an associate member of SoundHouse, a musician-run venue in The Hague for independent artists working outside traditional institutions, and a guest programmer at Radio WORM in Rotterdam.
She studied classical singing, graduating Cum Laude from the Royal Conservatory of The Hague, and holds a degree in Arts, Media, and Society from Leiden University. In 2024, she completed the One-Year Course at the Institute of Sonology in The Hague.