Katya Lel
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Katya Lel born Ekaterina Nikolayevna Chuprinina , on September 20, 1974 in Nalchik
, Kabardino-Balkar Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic
(now the Kabardino-Balkaria
republic) is a Russian
pop
singer.
, Kabardino-Balkaria
, Russia
where she graduated from music school.
. There, her teachers were Joseph Kobzon
, who was acclaimed as the "official voice of the Soviet Union
" and Lev Leshchenko
, another renowned singer, who performed the closing theme at the 1980 Summer Olympics
in Moscow
.
In 1998, she graduated from the Academy with top honors.
. During their partnership, the hit Moy Marmeladny (Мой Мармеладный) became a top chart song in a few of the Commonwealth of Independent States
.
Nalchik
Nalchik is the capital city of the Kabardino-Balkar Republic, Russia, situated at an altitude of in the foothills of the Caucasus Mountains; about northwest of Beslan in the Republic of North Ossetia–Alania. It covers an area of...
, Kabardino-Balkar Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic
Kabardino-Balkar Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic
The Kabardino-Balkar Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic was an autonomous republic of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic in the former Soviet Union, originally part of the Mountain Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic. On 16 January 1922 the region was detached from the Mountain...
(now the Kabardino-Balkaria
Kabardino-Balkaria
The Kabardino-Balkar Republic , or Kabardino-Balkaria , is a federal subject of Russia located in the North Caucasus. Population: -Geography:The republic is situated in the North Caucasus mountains, with plains in the northern part....
republic) is a Russian
Russians
The Russian people are an East Slavic ethnic group native to Russia, speaking the Russian language and primarily living in Russia and neighboring countries....
pop
Pop music
Pop music is usually understood to be commercially recorded music, often oriented toward a youth market, usually consisting of relatively short, simple songs utilizing technological innovations to produce new variations on existing themes.- Definitions :David Hatch and Stephen Millward define pop...
singer.
Early life
Katya spent her childhood in NalchikNalchik
Nalchik is the capital city of the Kabardino-Balkar Republic, Russia, situated at an altitude of in the foothills of the Caucasus Mountains; about northwest of Beslan in the Republic of North Ossetia–Alania. It covers an area of...
, Kabardino-Balkaria
Kabardino-Balkaria
The Kabardino-Balkar Republic , or Kabardino-Balkaria , is a federal subject of Russia located in the North Caucasus. Population: -Geography:The republic is situated in the North Caucasus mountains, with plains in the northern part....
, Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
where she graduated from music school.
Music studies
In 1994, she attended the Russian Academy of Music's vocal department in MoscowMoscow
Moscow is the capital, the most populous city, and the most populous federal subject of Russia. The city is a major political, economic, cultural, scientific, religious, financial, educational, and transportation centre of Russia and the continent...
. There, her teachers were Joseph Kobzon
Joseph Kobzon
Iosif Davydovich Kobzon is a Soviet and Russian singer, known for his crooner style.-Early life:Kobzon was born to Jewish parents in the mining town of Chasiv Yar, in the Donbass region of Ukraine....
, who was acclaimed as the "official voice of the Soviet Union
Soviet Union
The Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991....
" and Lev Leshchenko
Lev Leshchenko
Lev Valerjanovich Leshchenko , is a renowned Russian singer, who was best known for his rendition of "Den Pobedy" and the 1980 Summer Olympics closing ceremony theme song "Do svidanja, Moskva".-Biography:...
, another renowned singer, who performed the closing theme at the 1980 Summer Olympics
1980 Summer Olympics
The 1980 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXII Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event celebrated in Moscow in the Soviet Union. In addition, the yachting events were held in Tallinn, and some of the preliminary matches and the quarter-finals of the football tournament...
in Moscow
Moscow
Moscow is the capital, the most populous city, and the most populous federal subject of Russia. The city is a major political, economic, cultural, scientific, religious, financial, educational, and transportation centre of Russia and the continent...
.
In 1998, she graduated from the Academy with top honors.
Music career
In 1998, following her graduation she started a solo career, releasing the successful album Champs Elysee and beginning a successful tour. In 2003, she changed the style of her performing music and began to work with producer Maxim FadeevMaxim Fadeev
Maxim "Max" Aleksandrovich Fadeev is a Russian singer-songwriter, composer and producer.-Early life and career:Maxim Fadeev was born on 6 May 1968 in Kurgan, Kurgan Oblast, USSR. When he was a child, he attended a musical school in Kurgan, and learned how to play bass guitar...
. During their partnership, the hit Moy Marmeladny (Мой Мармеладный) became a top chart song in a few of the Commonwealth of Independent States
Commonwealth of Independent States
The Commonwealth of Independent States is a regional organization whose participating countries are former Soviet Republics, formed during the breakup of the Soviet Union....
.