Autism Light: Victoria Boland
Victoria Boland is from Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. She has lived in both Canada and Australia. In 2002, Victoria and her mother Viga Boland wrote the Autism Song, Don’t Give Up on Me as an autism awareness song. Victoria Boland is an Autism Light for the way in which Don’t Give Up on Me has brought awareness to autism.
At age 8 Victoria Boland started performing for audiences in her homeland of Australia. At the age of 15, she won two scholarships to Boston’s Berklee College of Music. In 1999 Victoria Boland performed at a Shania Twain concert and in 2000, she produced her first music CD called All Woman Girl. Victoria Boland sings pop rock and alternative music. She also performed at Queen Elizabeth’s Golden Jubilee in 2002. Additional information about her honors and experiences in music are at this link.
Although written in 2002, it took 3 years to raise funds to record Don’t Give Up on Me (the Autism Song). It was recorded in 2005 and was officially released on April 30, 2006, for the Canadian National Autism Foundation. The story of how the song was commissioned is at this link. The following is the original video presentation of Victoria and Viga Boland’s song Don’t Give Up on Me.
The following is a live performance of Victoria Boland singing Don’t Give Up on Me.
The chorus to the song says, “You’re the light in my dark, the current in my stream. my sun when it’s raining and drowning all my dreams. Without you, I can’t make it … so don’t give up on me. There’s a whole lot of love inside the person you can’t see (Source for Lyrics).
Websites: The following websites feature Victoria Boland’s career.
Social Media: You can follow Victoria Boland and her partner Andrew Rudd on the following social media areas:
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