Vinka was born on June 27th 1994 in Kampala,
Uganda. A Makerere University graduate of Tourism and Hospitality,
she has always had a passion for music and dance.
She started out as a dancer for artists like Maurice Kirya, Cindy and
Jackie Chandiru before she worked as in intern at Uganda’s premier
record label Swangz Avenue while still at university.
Veronica moved through the ranks at Swangz and was tasked to
work as artist manager for several of the record label’s big artists at
the time. From 2013 through to 2016, she worked with Irene Ntale,
Winnie Nwagi and other artists.
Late 2016, the record label she worked for asked her to convert into a
musician. After considerations, Veronica took the opportunity and
signed a record deal under stage name VINKA in Febuary of 2017.
She debuted with a single titled “Level’ followed by a collaboration
with Irene Ntale “Stylo”. She has continued to sit on top on Uganda’s
music charts with every song she has released.