Derik John Baker, known as Virginia To Vegas, is an American-Born Canadian musician, singer, and songwriter.

Although Derik John Baker[1] was born in the Richmond, Virginia, United States,[2] he was raised in Guelph and Toronto, in Ontario, Canada,[3][4] as well as Charleston in West Virginia, United States.

[5] After high school, Derik attended Sheridan College for studies in travel and tourism.

[6] Virginia To Vegas was signed to an independent full service 100% Canadian music company Wax Records in July 2013, after label executive, Jamie Appleby, discovered him on YouTube.

His radio success with his first three singles "We Are Stars", "Don't Fight the Music", and "Our Story" contributed to him being nominated for Pop Artist or Group of the Year at the 2015 Sirius XM Indie Awards.

[44] "We Are Stars", "Lights Out" and "Selfish" all earned Virginia to Vegas Socan awards for pop recordings of the year.