Viktoria Modesta is a 26-year-old British singer-songwriter. She's also got just one leg. And it was voluntarily removed below the knee to ease mobility after suffering from a birth injury. But that hasn't stopped her from becoming 'The World's First Bionic Pop Star'.
This is her music video dubbed "Prototype".
It premiered on the finale of UK's X-Factor.
It shows her in every pop-star way possible, as well as her prosthetic leg.
Clearly, she's redefining sexy. Watch the video:
The press release reveals Modesta's motivation for choosing to do the video and become a pop star icon:
For a long time, pop culture closed its doors on me as an amputee and alternative artist. I think people have always found it hard to know what to think or feel about an amputee who wasn’t trying to be an Olympian. In sports, ‘overcoming' a disability makes you a hero, but in pop there is no place for these feelings.I have never felt comfortable thinking of myself as disabled and this has inspired me to actively challenge old-fashioned views and create a platform in mainstream pop-culture, with other artists, where I have always known I belonged.
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