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WINKY LUX is back with the second annual Unicorn Carnival 2017! Bigger, better, bolder-- celebrate the end of #NYFW with #music, #art, and of course #makeup We've got an incredible lineup of fab artists including Justine Skye, Alli Simpson, Lily Lane, Lucki Starr, Beyonce's protege Sophie Beem, Wyclef's artist Jazzy Amra and more! See lineup below.
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Brooklyn native, Justine Skye is a singer, songwriter and model. She scored her first hit with “Collide” featuring rapper Tyga, and followed it up with “Bandit” which reached #5 on the US Hot R&B/Hip Hop Songs charts. She recently signed with Republic Records/Roc Nation and is working on has become a bonafide member of the A list calling Kylie and Kendall Jenner among her inner circle, and showing up at the hottest fashion and music events in the world.
19 year old Alli Simpson is an Australian actress, host, and now singer with her hit song "Roll Em Up" featuring Jack and Jack. Between hosting a radio show on Radio Disney, posting covers and fun challenge videos on her youtube channel, and being the face of imPress nails, Alli has amassed a following of millions. Shown the ropes by her brother, popstar Cody Simpson, Alli is poised to take over the music industry starting with her first performance at Unicorn Carnival.
Alexis "Lucki Starr" is a model, popstar and internet sensation. With over 1 million Musical.ly fans and more than 300,000 instagram followers, she is poised to become a household name in 2017. Lucki Starr has performed at the U.S. Open, with Beyonce for her "Let's Move" campaign with First Lady Michelle Obama, on the Late Night Show with David Letterman, and at the Barclays with Kendrick Lamar, Big Sean & French Montana, Kalin and Myles, and Snoop Dogg just to name a few! She co-headlined a sold out tour for Musical.ly stars with Jacob Sartorious, and is now taking over the Unicorn Carnival Stage. Follow @lucki_starr to stay up to date with all her endeavors!
Singer, Curve Model, and Self Love Activist Lily Lane is best known for her debut EP and single "Nothin' But Trouble", which was featured in abc family's hit show "Pretty Little Liars". Her follow-up EP is debuting this summer-live!- at Unicorn Carnival. More recently, Lily has made waves as a curve model and body activist working with companies like Amazon, Fashion Nova, Natori, RebDolls, Burlington Coat Factory and many more showing that beauty comes in many forms and you should embrace your own!
Baby Raptors is the creation of native New Yorker, Tora. Her songwriting roots originated in the dance music scene with her 2011 hit 'Never Lose Control' released on Eric Morillo's, Subliminal Sessions. Baby Raptors was created with the sole purpose of making feel good party music through various producer collaborations. She has performed at the SxSw Festival, Rockwood Music Hall, the Unicorn
Festival, Brooklyn Bazaar, Surflodge Summer Concert Series and was featured on Adrian
Grenier’s Wreckroom Sessions for Verizon’s Go90 Series.
Sophie Beem is a rhythmic pop singer from New York City, discovered and developed by Beyonce. She released her first EP in 2016 with songs like "I Got It" featuring Fetty Wap, "Nail Polish" which was featured in HBO's Insecure, and "Girls Will Be Girls" which was featured in the box office smash, Bad Moms, and BET's hit show Being Mary Jane. Sophie toured with Charlie Puth, opened for Beyonce inter nationally on the historic Formation World Tour, performed at the US Open Arthur Ashe Kids Day, the VFiles fashion show, Jay-Z's Made In America festival and many more.
Chicago-born, New York-based singer-songwriter Janelle Kroll is gearing up to release her new EP “Barricade”, a sultry romp through R&B sensuality, pop sensibility, indie dreamscapes and vocal-driven melodies. Kroll broke onto the scene with her 2015 hit, “Sunny Days,” which was featured on Spotify’s New Music Playlist and went Top 10 on their US Viral Chart and Global Viral Chart. Further backed by ongoing support from tastemaker media outlets like Harper's Bazaar, Billboard, and Pigeons & Planes, Kroll secured a performance slot at Lollapalooza in her native Chicago in 2015 and this year rocked out at SXSW and NYC’s very own Panorama Festival. Catch her at Unicorn Carnival next!
CHARITY: A portion of the ticket sales & money raised will benefit Social Tees Animal Rescue.
TICKETING: All Attendees MUST have tickets ($25 general admission) to attend!
To access the VIP tent, you must present your VIP ticket at entrance to receive your wristband ($150).
FOOD: No outside food or drinks are allowed but Greenwood Beach features an open air food court with some of New York’s favorites like Neapolitan Express, Chick'nCone, Coney Shack, The Hop Shoppe, Patacon Pisao and more.
BAR: The festival is open to all ages but unicorns seeking to buy alcohol must be 21 and have a valid legal ID.
GETTING THERE: Greenwood Beach at the Coney Art Walls is a 3 block trot from the D,F,N,Q Coney Island subway stop.