SORAYA VIVIAN
Vocalist | Ally | Ambassador | Presenter | Journalist
Vocalist
Soraya Vivian's vocals have been responsible for some of the most memorable dance tracks over the past two decades inc ‘When You’re Gone (AATW) Release Yourself (Maxwell House) Dirty Shake (Chris Montana).
Soraya’s recent single ‘Everybody’ reached the top ten in Music Week’s Commercial Chart (Nov 2025). It was a huge success across summer dancefloors and Pride Festival’s across the globe. Entering as a new release at #18 it climbed to number #5.
Soraya has two decades of collaborating with the leading producers in the industry inc Freemasons, Eric Kupper, Riffs and Rays, Strictly Rhythm and The Wideboys. Her talent has led to performances alongside artists such as Tom Jones, Sophie Ellis-Bextor, Heather Small, Blue, and Steps.
Pride Ambassador
A UK & Winter Pride LGBTQ+ Ambassador, Soraya has performed at the biggest international Pride Events in the UK and around the world.
In August 2025, as PridePay Ambassador, Soraya led the Pride in London parade on their Headline float, performing ‘Everybody’ to over 1.7 million people lining the streets of London. She also hosted an intimate Q&A and performance of her single at a PridePay Breakfast for more than 200 PridePay colleagues and clients before the parade.
November 2025 was Soraya’s 11th consecutive year of Headlining Winter Pride in Maspalomas, Gran Canaria, performing this year to over 45000 attendees but also to a global audience of millions via Spanish network RTVE.
In a major milestone for 2025, Pride Walk at Winter Pride was broadcast live on Spain’s national channel, RTVE, alongside RTVE Internacional, which reaches 190 countries across five continents with a potential audience of 450 million viewers.
In Dec 2025 Jet2 invited Soraya to headline their Christmas Ball at Leeds Direct Arena, performing in front of 1000’s of guests.
Soraya has also hosted and headlined Antwerp Pride, Cologne, Amsterdam, Berlin, International Snow Pride Tignes, Copenhagen and European Gay Ski Week.
Her music has become the heartbeat of Pride celebrations and dancefloors around the world, uniting communities through powerful anthems of love, empowerment, and unity.
Closer to home Soraya has performed at almost every single major and local Pride in the UK including Pride in London, Manchester Pride, Hull Pride, Lincoln Pride, Leeds Pride, Cardiff Pride, York Pride, Derby Pride, Herts Pride and many more.
In 2023 Soraya Vivian was the official Voice of Ukrainian Pride Anthem "Colours of Love".
Ally
Soraya is a true ally to the LGBTQ+ community, using her worldwide platform to raise awareness about important issues affecting the community, and is often cited as a role model for young LGBTQ+ people who look up to her as a symbol of strength courage and creativity.
As well as an HIV activist working with the likes of BioSURE who provide Self test kits for the detection of HIV Soraya Vivian is also An Honorary Member for Checkpoint which is the association of Sexual Wellbeing.
Media & Brand Partnerships
Launched in January 2026 Soraya is the host of ‘Pride This Way’ the first globe-trotting Pride vodcast-slash-podcas to document Pride Festival’s around the world inc NY, Miami, LA, London, Leeds, Manchester, Geneva, Ibiza, Madrid, Berlin, Amsterdam and beyond.
This is a first of it’s kind vodcast at a time when more support than ever is needed for our LGBTQ+ community globally.
In 2025 Horlock House secured Soraya’s first major brand partnership with PridePay. This led to Soraya representing the brand as their exclusive Headline performer and host on the PridePay float at Pride in London, a Couture fashion collaboration with KolchagovBarba, the sync of her track ‘Everybody’ across PridePay marketing, all supported by an extensive social media campaign.
Soraya presents a weekly Saturday night radio show ‘Pride Anthems : Less Bitter, More Glitter’ with Shaun Banger-Scott on GlitterBeam radio. Her guest column ‘Soraya’s Stage Door’ ran for 55 editions across the Doncaster, Rotherham, and Barnsley Gazettes, providing readers with a weekly dose of showbiz gossip, celebrity interviews, and personal insights.
Following on from their success at GlitterBeam, Soraya and Sean launched their new podcast ‘ Let’s Get Kettle on’ in Dec 2025. Every episode features a special guest who will join them over a cup of tea and biscuits to share memories past and present of favourite meals and songs.
For all bookings related to Soraya Vivian please contact hello@horlockhouse.com
