life In 2007, she had a voluntary below-the-knee leg amputation to improve her mobility and safeguard her future health. She had made the decision at the age of 15, however it took her five years to convince a surgeon to go through with the procedure. Her physicality has become known for challenging the modern perception of altered beauty, and has acted as an advocate for changing public views on the use of augmented body parts. Recognition She was recognized as one of the BBC's 100 women of 2016. Discography Extended plays EP1 (2010) Counterflow (2016) MOKSHA (2021) Singles "Only You" (2012) "Prototype" (2014) References External links 1988 births Living people Latvian emigrants to the United Kingdom Latvian people of Russian descent British people of Russian descent British people of Latvian descent British women singer-songwriters British female models British amputees Latvian amputees Soviet amputees Models with disabilities BBC 100 Women Amputee musicians Soviet expatriates in England Latvian expatriates in England 21st-century British singers