In 2004, at the age of 17, Dayneko became a participant in the Star Factory-5 popular TV project on
Channel One under the direction of singer
Alla Pugacheva. At the end of the TV project, Russian composer and producer
Igor Matviyenko began working with Dayneko. The singer's debut video for Leila song (music by I. Matvienko, lyrics by Y. Buzhilova) was filmed in 2005 in Thailand. In 2006, Dayneko released a music video for the song "Ya Prosto Srazu Ot Tebya Uydu" (music by I. Matviyenko, lyrics by O. Rovnaya). This song became a Russian hit. In early 2007, Dayneko recorded a soundtrack for the movie
V Ozhidanii Chuda -
Film Ne O Lyubvi (music by I. Matviyenko, lyrics by O. Rovnaya). At the same time a video clip for this song was shot. In fall of 2007 she was a candidate for
MTV Russia Music Awards, ceding the nomination to singer
MakSim. She also was a Fashion TV award recipient as 2007 Fashion singer. In the same year she participated in the "Ice Age" project along with
Alexei Yagudin with whom she reached the end of the project. Together with Alexei, Victoria recorded the song "Igolka" (music by I. Matviyenko, lyrics by O. Rovnaya) and a video clip. which became a first album after three years of work. In 2009, Dayneko became a co-host of the
Scarlet Sails Festival in
St. Petersburg, Russia. In late 2010, she was a voice of the character Rapunzel in
Walt Disney Pictures animated film "
Tangled" in Russian. In 2011, she participated in the “Star Factory. Returning” project where Star Factory graduates of different years competed. Victoria was part of producer Igor Matvienko’s team. As a result of the audience vote, Dayneko won the project. On May 12, 2014, Dayneko's music single video clip "Bei Sebia" premiered. This clip has garnered more than 30 million YouTube views. In November 2014 Dayneko was declared Singer of the Year by Russian Glamour Magazine. In October 2016, an American
DreamWorks cartoon "
Trolls" was released in Russia. The character Poppy was voiced in Russian by Dayneko. In April 2018, the first season of director
Marius Weisberg's series "Ulyotnyy Ekipazh" was released. Dayneko played Natasha - the main character’s ex-wife. On February 1, 2019, Dayneko released the album "Magnitnye” (Eng. "Magnetic"). In April and May 2022, Dayneko participated in a series of concerts organized in order to support the
2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine. Dayneko has a role in
Tremendum, a
Tony Kaye film still in production. == Personal life ==