Vicky has been singing for as long as anyone can remember her. She began her formal musical education at the age of five. At eleven, Vicky started performing in a Children’s Jewish Musical Theater “Pintele,” which became her first introduction to Jewish music and with which she performed around Italy, Switzerland, Germany, France, and the former Soviet Union.

After moving to the United States from Ukraine at age 13, Vicky continued to engage in Jewish music. She sang in the B’nai Emunah Temple Choir for seven years and as a cantorial soloist at Shaarei Atid of Glencoe for three years. Currently, Vicky is serving as a cantorial soloist and assistant to Cantor Richard Cohn at North Shore Congregation Israel (NSCI).

Some of her other musical experiences include leading roles in musical theater performances, Superior ratings at IHSA competitions, participation in IMEA regular and jazz choirs, “Outstanding Jazz Musician Award” from IMEA, performing with the Shiga'on Singers, and participation in “Take One”, a premier High School Vocal Jazz Ensemble, with which Vicky traveled to Sweden and Denmark and recorded a CD.

Vicky holds a Cum Laude Bachelor of Arts degree from Northwestern University, from which she graduated in 2001.

Vicky is married to Vlad Leybovich, and together they have two children: Adam and Michelle.