Ladyva started playing the piano at the age of 14, inspired by the music of the great masters of Boogie-Woogie. Only two years later, she began performing together with her brother, Pascal Silva. She has also been successful in her second homeland, the Dominican Republic.

In 2009, Ladyva released her first album Vanessa G – The Boogie Woogie Lady.

Ladyva was invited by promoter Rocco Buonvino to perform at Jerry Lee Lewis' 80th Birthday/Farewell U.K. Tour in London and Glasgow in September 2015. On 16 October 2015, she performed live on the famous The Late Late Show on RTÉ One in Ireland.

In November 2015, she toured through Europe, appearing on TV shows in Bulgaria, including Slavi's Show and the election of Miss Bulgaria. In London (Boisdale), she performed at the Cigar Awards with guests including Burt Reynolds and Jonathan Ross.

In May 2016, she was invited to perform at the Boogie Woogie & Blues Spectacular hosted by Jools Holland. On 12 December, she performed again at the Cigar Awards 2016, with guests such as Charlie Sheen and Kelsey Grammer.

On 22 April 2017, Ladyva and Silvan Zingg presented their first joint, four-handed CD Beloved Boogie Woogie. In August 2017 and 2022, she was invited to perform at the world’s biggest Boogie Woogie festival in La Roquebrou, France. She has also performed at many Jazz and Boogie-Woogie festivals around the globe.

On 13 September 2017 in London, Ladyva received the award for Best Boogie Woogie Pianist 2017 at the Boisdale Music Awards, hosted by Jools Holland, having just released her third album 8 to the Bar.

In November 2017, Ladyva performed at The Beatles Symphonic at the London Coliseum, singing the song Something, accompanied by the London Concert Orchestra alongside stars including Bonnie Tyler.

In 2018, Ladyva was invited to perform live on the famous British TV show Loose Women on ITV. Later that year, she returned to the Boogie Woogie & Blues Spectacular hosted by Jools Holland - this time joined by guests such as Hugh Laurie aka “Dr. House,”

In 2020 her piece Quarantine Boogie went viral on YouTube, which gave her great exposure, and she appeared again in Blick, Switzerland's most popular newspaper and TV show. In May 2021, she released her single Ladyva's Stomp.

On 28 September, Ladyva received the Boogie Woogie Artist of the Year award at the Boisdale Music Awards 2022, hosted by Jools Holland. In December 2022, she performed with Kool & the Gang at the Great Pyramids of Giza in Egypt.

On 8 December 2023, she released her fourth album Steam Train Boogie.

In November 2024, she performed on Jools Holland's UK tour in prestigious theatres such as the Symphony Hall in Birmingham and the Royal Albert Hall in London.
In the meantime, her YouTube channel reached over 120 million views.