Lisa Christmas tree personal life. Changes in creativity and large-scale success

Elizaveta Valdemarovna Ivantsiv(Ukrainian: Elizaveta Valdemarivna Ivantsiv), known as Christmas tree; July 2, 1982, Uzhgorod, Ukrainian SSR, USSR) - Ukrainian singer. Former member Uzhgorod team of KVN "Chamber No. 6".

Beginnings musical career as part of the Uzhgorod group B&B. In 2004, she signed a contract with Vlad Valov and released her successful debut album City of Deception, with the hits Girl in Peugeot and Good mood". Subsequently, in collaboration with Valov, two more albums were released: "Shadows" and "This Magnificent World", which were not as successful as the debut work of the performer.

In 2010, she acted as a judge on the Ukrainian show "X-Factor". In 2011, she gained great popularity with the song "Provence" and became a nominee in three categories for the 2011 Muz-TV awards. The fourth studio work of the singer "Dots Are Set" was a success both with music journalists and with the public. The album received positive reviews from critics, who considered it the best pop album of 2011. Magazines such as Afisha, Time Out and Interview have included the record in their editorial lists of the main albums of the year. "The Points Are Set" also headed Russian rating album sales "2M. Russia Top-25”.

Yolka is twice the winner of the Golden Gramophone award (for the songs Handsome Boy and Provence) and a nominee for the MTV RMA award. In 2011, she was recognized as the “Singer of the Year” according to Glamor magazine and entered the top ten most successful figures in Ukrainian show business, according to the Focus publication. In the same year she was recognized as the “Singer of the Year” at the ZD Awards, the Moskovsky Komsomolets newspaper

1982-2001: Childhood and adolescence

Lisa Ivantsiv was born on July 2, 1982 in Uzhgorod. Initially studied at high school No. 8 in Uzhgorod, and graduated from school No. 19. Growing up in musical family(father is a collector of jazz music, mother is a musician playing three instruments, grandparents sang in the Transcarpathian folk choir), Elizaveta sang in the school choir, then moved to the vocal circle at the Palace of Pioneers. While studying at school, she took part in the school KVN. Gained local popularity thanks to the Uzhgorod team of KVN "Chamber No. 6", which later became the team of Uzhgorod and Vinnitsa. According to the performer, she did not invent her pseudonym on purpose. From the age of eleven, everyone began to call her Yolka, after "one of the friends blurted out:" Yolka ", someone heard - and away we go." “... Yes, I have not responded to my name since the age of eleven. Even mom calls Yolochka. Only dad remembers everything and reacts very inadequately when my friends forget my name. He immediately lists all the vegetation of the Red Book to them, especially when they call at night, ”said the artist.

Yolka entered the music school in the vocal class, but did not finish her studies. According to her confessions, she did not develop relationships with teachers: “I honestly tried to study at the music school in the vocal class. But this idea was not crowned with success. I had disagreements with everyone in the world and everyone with me. Therefore, after six months, she simply dumped: “Let me quickly get kicked out before you yourself asked me.” In the mid-1990s, Yolka joined the Uzhgorod band B&B, where she performed as a backing vocalist.

2001-2005: Early career and album "City of Deception"

…the story of Cinderella still takes place in my life. Moreover, the meeting with Vlad took place at the moment when I finally forbade myself to even dream of big stage. Then I was dominated by youthful maximalism, I was indignant about what I see on the TV screen. I couldn't understand why so many artists who don't know how to sing and don't have a good repertoire regularly appear on the air? I thought: “Give me at least a folding bed in this city, and I will show you what a real artist is!” Christmas tree about the beginning of cooperation with Vlad Valov.

In 2001, the B&B group performed at international festival Rap Music'01, where Yolka was noticed by Vlad Valov, the leader of the Bad Balance group, who later became the singer's first producer. After the group broke up and the singer did not appear on stage for some time. At this time, she gave up her dream of becoming an artist and got a job as a waitress in a cafe. Three years later, Yolka received a call from Valov's company. The singer said that she thought for a long time that she was being played, but after that she spoke with Vlad, who sent her tickets to Moscow and suggested: “Come for a week, we will experiment.” Vlad Valov signs a contract with Yolka and one of the first songs recorded with him was “Words are spoken by you”, which was included in the collection “Girls Attack”.

In 2004, Yolka performed in a concert at the memorial day of Mikhey, with her group, which also included two guitarists and DJ Lenar. At the concert, Yolka sang Mikhey's song "Bitch Love". “It was a deliberate move. I didn't just pick up and sing this song. It was dedicated to the evening in memory of Mikhey, I performed the composition especially for his parents. Very, of course, there were many rumors, but still more positive feedback. I always emphasize that it is not a commercial move, but a tribute to a person, ”the artist later said. Continuing cooperation with Valov, the singer recorded a song of his composition "City of Deception". “Vlad, looking at me, wrote the song “City of Deception”, a song that is my reflection,” the singer recalled. The composition was released on the radio in the summer of 2004 and became Yolka's first hit, hitting the charts of the Maximum radio station and staying there for twelve weeks.

On November 9, 2005, the debut album of the performer, entitled "City of Deception", was released. Work on the disc, released on the 100PRO label, was completed in mid-2005, and as the performer said, the record was written "in one breath." Yolka presented music in a different style, which was attributed to both rock (due to guitar parts) and hip-hop (due to “broken” rhythms and scratches). The singer herself described her style as "guitar-heavy R&B". NewsMusic.ru wrote that "in Russia, such a mix is ​​being done for the first time." The album was greeted with different opinions. Rita Skeeter at InterMedia was positive about the work, saying: "Yolka and Valov have found a way to make this genre truly competitive even in our market with its national characteristics". Andrey Nikitkin wrote in Rap.ru that Yolka is still a pop project, but “very high quality. Incorporating elements of both r'n'b and rock, reggae, chanson and pop. And designed not so much for fans of one of these styles, but for a wide audience. Boris Barabanov in the Kommersant newspaper also spoke of the singer as the main hope of Russian pop music.

In 2005, Yolka was nominated for an MTV channel RMA award in the nomination " Best Rap". Several other singles were also released from the album, including successful songs"Girl in Peugeot" and "Good mood", the latter of which reached position 56 in the Russian radio chart.

2006-2009: Albums "Shadows" and "This Magnificent World"

In 2006, the singer released the song "Student Girl" as a single, which got to 17th place in the Russian radio chart. On October 19, the second studio album Trees "Shadows". Elena Kuzmina in Jamsession.ru wrote that the disc continued the traditions of the first album and described mostly city life. Guru Ken from NewsMusic.ru considered that in the new album, Yolka presented too pop material and noted that it no longer caused such a stir as the first one. “Projected for a romantic teenage audience, the second album of Yolka “Shadows” is unlikely to become the event of the year. But to confirm that r'n'b projects are still alive in Russia, and even gather crowded tiny (but pretentious) clubs - this album will be able to, ”the author noted. In March, Yolka voiced Red Hat in the Russian dubbing of the cartoon The True Story of Red Hat.

Christmas tree at the radio station "Echo of Moscow" in 2007.

In 2007, the performer received the Golden Gramophone Award for the song Handsome Boy. In April 2008, Yolka's third album, This Magnificent World, was released. new job the singer called more calm and philosophical. “In the first album there were pronounced tendencies of internal protest, struggle, pressing problems. And now I tried to record a more peaceful album, because I came to understand that so many problems can be smoothed out with love, ”said the artist. In 2008, she was also nominated for the Muz-TV award in the category "Best hip-hop project". In the same year, she recorded a joint composition "Happiness" with rapper Al Solo. The song was included in the singer's experimental album Yolka. Duets”, which included fifteen compositions recorded with artists of the Russian hip-hop/R&B scene. In September, the first Ukrainian-language song of the performer called "Freedom" was presented. At the radio station "Kurs" it was assumed that the composition was recorded in connection with political changes in Ukraine. “This light and bright composition will tell about freedom. Although it was written under the impression of not the most pleasant incidents in the singer's homeland, ”they wrote on the Kurs website.

In 2009, the singer released two new songs: "Dreams" and "Your Words", the last of which was filmed with a video clip. The composition was recorded for the fourth studio album Yolka. Work on the fourth album was initially carried out with Valov, but after the completion of the contract with Yolka, the cooperation was terminated and the recorded song "Your Words" was not included in any of the singer's albums. The song "Dreams" was subsequently included in the fourth album, but under the title "I would like in your dreams ..." and in a different arrangement.

2010-2011: Changes in creativity and the album "Dots are placed"

After the release of the third studio album, changes began to occur in Yolka's work. Aleksey Mazhaev in InterMedia noted that the singer had reached a dead end, but it was too early to put an end to her. The journalist advised her to expand the circle of authors and practice intonation (“masterpieces of the world stage and rock of different years are suitable for this”). Denis Stupnikov in KM.ru wrote that the artist heeded this advice and in 2009, at the rock tribute to Alla Pugacheva, she performed the ballad “You are in the world”, and a year later her contract with producer Vlad Valov ended. After Yolka began working with Liana Meladze and Alena Mikhailova from Velvet Music, and in 2010 she became a judge on the Ukrainian show "X-Factor". According to the artist, the interview that she gave to Alla Pugacheva a year before the appearance of the song "Provence" prompted her to change her life:

A year before Provence, Pugacheva herself invited me to her radio program Alla. And talking to her, along with a few other important conversations, really stimulated me. Alla Borisovna and I had a very sincere conversation! I left with such an impression! I told her that I had my own little niche and didn't need more. She asks - and if I want to come to your concert, where will you invite me? Or I want to come to visit, where will you call me? And it hurt me.

In the work of the singer there is a "radical change". If a before the song Yolki were performed in the styles of R&B and alternative rock, but now they have become more positive and sustained in the style of pop. On September 20, the singer released new single"Provence", written by a young Ukrainian author Egor Solodovnikov. In early 2011, the song became a big hit. The singer described the new album as reflecting her inner state. “Any artist, even with minimal creative ambitions, wants to be listened to and heard. By the age of 29, I realized that being a pop singer is not only not shameful, but very cool, ”Yolka said in an interview with Sounds. RU". The success of "Provence" helped the singer receive three nominations for the Muz-TV award in 2011, in the categories "Best Singer", " Best Song" and " Best video". In June, the performer entered the list of the most successful show business figures in Ukraine for the 2010-2011 season, compiled by the Ukrainian edition of Focus. The singer was placed on the tenth line in the ranking. 2011 also saw the release of such successful singles as the number one hit on the Russian radio chart Na Bolshoy hot-air balloon' and 'Around you'. In September, the duet of Yolka and Pavel Volya was presented - the song "Boy". On October 1, at the RU.TV awards ceremony, the performer received an award in the category "Best Song" for the song "Provence".

The singer's fourth studio album, Dots Are Set, was released on November 18, 2011 on Yandex. Music. Music critics praised the work, calling it one of the best pop albums of the year. In the same month, Yolka became the “Singer of the Year” according to Glamor magazine, and on November 26 she received her second Golden Gramophone award for the song “Provence”. In December, the Moscow magazine Time Out noted the work of the singer and included her composition "Provence" in its editorial list of "100 songs that changed our lives", and the album "Dots are arranged" in the list of "25 major albums of 2011". Afisha magazine also included "The Dots Are Set" in its editorial list of the main albums of 2011, in the "soul of the year" category. The musical editors of the Interview magazine website included the disc in the list of the best albums of the year, in the Russian female pop category. Editorial music section Lenta.ru included the song "On a Big Balloon" in its list of the main songs of the year.

2012: New album

In early 2012, there were reports that Yolka was going to release new album in the middle of the year, although the previous disc was released only in November 2011. According to the singer, at that time she already had several new songs that she was going to record in the studio. At the end of January, Vladi, a member of the Kasta group, released a video for the song "Compose Dreams", in which Yolka starred. On February 2, 2012, the disc “Dots Are Placed” topped the Russian album chart “2M. Russia Top-25”. On March 26, it became known that the singer was nominated in four categories, - “ Best Female Artist», « Best Album"("The dots are placed"), "Best song" ("Near you") and " Best duet"(with Pavel Volya) ("Boy"), - at the Muz-TV 2012 award. On April 20, the singer's concert took place in the new Severny stadium (part of the Moscow Olimpiysky sports complex). During the concert, Yolka presented two new compositions - “Fly, Liza” and “I want”

Which will be the topic for discussion in this article, as a child began to show the ability to music. However, fate played with her, and for some time it seemed to Elka that her dream of becoming a singer was unrealizable. Now she is a successful artist, touring not only in the CIS countries, but also in foreign countries. She is loved by millions, criticized by hundreds, but no one is indifferent to her work.

Christmas tree: biography of the artist. stage name

The real name of the singer is Ivantsiv Elizaveta Valdemarovna. I once called her a Christmas tree in my youth best friend, and the new name took root so much that some of the familiar girls did not even know her real name. And even the father of the future singer was offended when relatives sometimes forgot the name of his daughter. Elka was born on July 2, 1982 in Uzhgorod (a city in western Ukraine). The girl's family was musical - her father collected jazz music, my mother played three instruments, my grandparents sang in the folk choir. Elka also followed in their footsteps - at first she sang in the school choir, then she developed her data by attending a vocal circle. For some time she played in the KVN team and performed backing vocals for the rap group "B&B". And in 2001, she tried her hand at the role solo artist rap music. Her performance at the festival was noted for himself (already a successful producer at that time), and three years later he remembered the talented girl and offered cooperation. Elka was very surprised by the offer, as she had already lost hope that her dream would ever come true, and got a job as a waitress in a restaurant.

Elka: biography. On the road to glory

The hard but fruitful work began. The first song performed by Elka in collaboration with Valov was "Words spoken by you." In 2004, she performed with the composition "Bitch Love" at the evening in memory of Mikhey, after which the singer gained her first fans and critics. Then one of her most successful songs "City of Deception" was released, which became the beginning of the album, released in the fall of 2005. All subsequent compositions and albums of the singer increased the number of her fans. The Christmas tree was repeatedly awarded the Muz-TV and Golden Gramophone awards.

Elka: biography. turning point

Once the singer was invited by Alla Pugacheva herself to the program, which was broadcast on the Alla radio. Elka said that she occupied her small niche and did not particularly strive for more. Pugacheva gave an incentive to the young performer by asking where she would invite her if she wanted to come to her concert or come to visit. The Christmas tree was very hurt, an interview with the Primadonna herself pushed her to new victories.

Elka: biography. Personal life

In her life behind the scenes, the singer prefers not to dedicate anyone, especially journalists. She believes that the personal should always remain behind the scenes, otherwise it ceases to be so. However, journalists know their business. Despite the fact that the singer carefully concealed her life partner, they managed to find out his name. When the information was made public, many were surprised, because no one even knew that she was married.

Married Tree: biography

The singer's husband is Sergey Astakhov, who is now the singer's administrator. They say they have great relationship and Elka is very happy in her personal life.

Childhood and youth

Elka (the real name of the singer is Elizaveta Valdemarovna Ivantsiv) was born on July 2, 1982 in Uzhgorod (Ukrainian SSR, USSR, now Ukraine) in a creative family.

Liza's father, Valdemar Mironovich Ivantsiv, collected music records, mainly jazz direction, and my mother, Marina Eduardovna Lyashenko, played music on various instruments herself.

The girl early discovered in herself a craving for creativity, already in childhood her parents enrolled her in a choir, and a little later - in a vocal circle.

Christmas tree in childhood with dad

Lisa grew up, her musical preferences changed, which often happens among teenagers looking for themselves and their place in the sun, and at some point the girl became interested in soul.

At the same time, young Lisa tried herself on stage and in another capacity - an actress, she played in the KVN school team.

After graduation secondary school the girl decided to continue her studies in creativity at a local music school, but six months later she left there - the teachers did not accept the artist's passion for fashion trends, they also did not like Lisa's bright appearance.

By the way, it was because of him that a girl in her teens was called Elka. The nickname stuck, and after her friends, Lisa began to be called like that by her parents.

Early life and first steps in music

Your first steps in the professional music scene she did in the mid-1990s, when she got a job as a backing vocalist in a B&B group that performed rap and R'n'B music.

Tree in youth

In 2001, the team decided that the time had come to conquer Moscow, and Elka went to the Russian capital with her colleagues on the stage. In the same year, the guys won a prize at the rap music festival, where they were noticed by producer Vladislav Valov.

However, according to data from open sources, for some reason, Valov contacted Elka only a few years later, when she no longer sang in this group. Moreover, by that time the girl had left Moscow and had nothing to do with music at all.

Later, Elka recalled that she decided that this call was a hoax, but the girl was sent a ticket to the capital, and now she is already standing on the Moscow stage and performing Mikheya's song at a concert dedicated to his memory.

Shortly thereafter, Valov, also known as Sheff, signed a contract with the aspiring singer. Not without long disputes, but they nevertheless agree that Lisa will be engaged in creativity under the pseudonym "Yelka".

In 2005, the debut album of the singer "City of Deception" was released, many songs from which became hits. Here, the craving for experiments comes from childhood, and Valov fully supports this passion of Elka. It was he who wrote the music for the diverse tracks of her first album.

The Moscow public and critics were supportive of the creative endeavors of the young artist, she was called the discovery of the year and the hope of pop music.

In the same year, the girl presents several singles, and in 2006 - the new album "Shadows". This does not always happen with novice musicians, but this is exactly what happened to Elka: the second disc of the singer, in general, repeated the success of her debut disc and even brought her the first Golden Gramophone. By the way, Valov wrote the songs again.

Christmas tree in the image

Vlad also wrote compositions from the artist's third album - "This Magnificent World" (2008). Experiments were also on this disc, but it was still clear that Elka was growing up and changes were coming in her world. The assumptions were confirmed - soon the singer decided to change her style and completed her collaboration with Valov.

New label and career blossoming

The singer began to expand her musical horizons together with Velvet Music. In 2011, her fourth album was released with speaking name"The dots are set." Listeners got to know Elka from a new side - still more as a performer of not modern, but popular music.

by the most famous compositions At that time, the songs “Provence” and “Near You” became, which brought the girl prestigious awards - the statuettes “Golden Gramophone” and “Soundtrack” and the award of the RU TV channel.

On the wave of success, Elka goes on her first big and long tour of the cities and towns of Russia, and almost everywhere she is waiting for a full house.

However, Elka does not forget about direct work, but since there is still catastrophically little time for it, instead of recording a new album, the singer is limited to releasing the collection Fake Love (2014), which includes old, but previously unreleased songs.

In addition, during the tour and immediately after them, Elka recorded several successful singles that received various awards, including a duet with Burito.

In 2015, the singer releases the long-awaited fifth album "#Heaven". The artist explains this name by the fact that she likes to publish pictures of the sky on social networks, accompanying them with the appropriate hashtag.

The songs from the disc were popular with listeners and brought Yolka various awards. So, in 2015, the artist won the Song of the Year, Golden Gramophone, Big Love Show, Tophit Awards and RU TV awards.

Recognition and present

In 2016, the singer presents the song “I warm happiness” to the public and receives the next “Golden Gramophone” and the RU TV award.

Christmas tree at present

In 2017, in order to consolidate success and reach a new level, Elka gives a big solo concert, we can say that it is significant for her and her work. The performance took place on a large and popular venue - in Crocus city ​​hall in Moscow.

Elka is not one singer, but a whole group of musicians. As part of her team, in particular, there is a keyboardist, drummer, guitarists, percussionist, saxophonist and DJ.

In addition to the awards we have already written about, in different time Elka has won such awards as Krasnaya Zvezda, Europa Plus Live, Russian Music Awards and Glamor Awards.

Film and television

The singer's songs are often used as soundtracks for various film projects - as feature films as well as television series.

For example, in 2012 the composition “I Want” became the soundtrack for the film “Love with an Accent”, and in 2015 the song “The Sea Inside” was chosen as the title song of the film “Without Borders”.

Moreover, Elka herself plays in episodes of films or voices cartoon characters. So, in 2005, the singer dubbed for Russian distribution main character cartoon "The True Story of Little Red Riding Hood".

In 2012, Elka played in an episode of the comedy Gentlemen, Good Luck!, and in 2013 she appeared on television in the popular SASHATANYA project and in the series The Process.

In 2014, the artist played herself in the film A Gift with Character, she could also be seen in an episode in the mini-series Fight. In 2015, Elka again appeared as a cameo in the film "About Love".

However, Lisa can be seen not only in these projects, but she is also frequent guest on television and participates in programs both as a performer and as a mentor.

For example, in 2010 Elka became one of the jury members of the Ukrainian version of the popular vocal show"X-Factor", and at different times appeared, in particular, in such shows as "The Big Difference", " Evening Urgant», « Ural dumplings” and “ProjectorParisHilton” and “Knocking on the Star”.

Personal life What little is known about is the personal life of the singer Elka. The fact is that the girl prefers not to advertise it. Sometimes rumors about this side of Lisa's life get into the press, but in most cases the girl does not comment on them in any way.

However, according to journalists from a number of publications, the artist is married, and her chosen one has nothing to do with secular parties. The media also called the name of the wife of Elka - Sergey Astakhov. We repeat, the singer does not respond to such statements, although she is very active on social networks. Speaking of which, Elka often writes about creativity, publishes her thoughts on literally everything in the world, shares photographs of what surrounds her, but very rarely writes about personal.

One of these posts was the memory of the Pope. Lisa literally said the following: “Two weeks before my thirtieth birthday, I left the stage and found out that dad had died. I remember this day and the next two in minutes. I very often catch his traits in the people I love. I know for sure that he is proud of me.”

In addition, Lisa loves animals and periodically encourages her Instagram followers to take care of a dog or cat. The fact is that the singer supports funds that help homeless animals find owners.

Christmas tree with kittens

In one of the posts, Elka admitted: “As a child, I dreamed that when I grew up, my dad would build me a big house where I could drag all the homeless animals.”

Christmas tree - unique singer on the Russian stage. Surprisingly, having appeared in the domestic pop sea as an absolutely alternative musician, she eventually attracted the attention of a very wide range of listeners. And until now, in his work, which today, probably, can already be attributed to pop music, he allows himself to easily switch to soul, reggae, rock and rhythm and blues, not only remaining interesting and understandable to a large audience, but and become her favorite. Today, according to many, Elka is one of the most popular singers in Russia.

Liza Ivantsiv (real name of the singer) was born in the small Ukrainian city of Uzhgorod in a versatile musical family, where her father collected jazz, her mother played several instruments, and both grandmothers sang in a folk choir. So from birth, the girl grew up in an atmosphere of good music. Apparently, it was at this time that she developed a unique musical taste. It would seem, in the music room and forward. However, in the life of the singer everything turned out much more interesting. Instead of music school she went to the vocal circle of the House of Pioneers, and already with school years began to play in KVN, where she found use for both her strong voice and creative thinking, with which she was fully awarded by nature.

Not like everyone else - this is definitely about the Christmas tree. Ever since her school years, the girl conducted experiments on herself. She dyed her hair red, then she cut it bald. That dressed in all black, but changed the Gothic image for a leather jacket and rivets. She adorned herself with piercings, then she did tattoos. Needless to say, such an extraordinary personality acquired a large number true friends, but at the same time she could not get along with the teachers. This, by the way, was the reason that the talented singer who owns her voice so professionally that music critics sometimes they compare her with Zemfira, sometimes with Zhanna Aguzarova, there is no musical education. At one time, she entered the music school, but she herself was forced to leave it, not finding common language none of the teachers. But otherwise, everything went fine, thanks to this, the Christmas tree did not depart from the music. After leaving the music school, she immediately began to sing in the local Uzhgorod group "B&B", taking the place of the vocalist.

As part of this group in 2001, the Christmas tree was noticed by the person who played in her creative biography decisive role. Producer Vlad Valov. Having accidentally met Valov, the singer soon forgot about him, especially since the group in which she sang fell apart. Disappointed by everyone and everything, Elka decided to quit music and got a job as a waitress in a cafe. And now, three years later, Valov appeared in her life again - now to call her to Moscow. “Moreover, the meeting with Vlad took place at the moment when I finally forbade myself to even dream of a big stage. Then I was dominated by youthful maximalism, I was indignant about what I see on the TV screen. I could not understand why many artists, not being able to sing and not having a good repertoire, regularly appear on the air? I thought: “Give me at least a folding bed in this city, and I will show you what a real artist is!”, The singer later recalled about this episode.

She eventually went to Moscow in 2004. And really soon "showed" to everyone. Debut album, written for Elka by Valov, was called "City of Deception". With him, the singer in 2005 literally “blew up” the Moscow public. True, for starters, only club music - painfully difficult for a mass listener musical material was featured on the album. But Moscow music lovers, and most importantly, critics were very pleased, seeing in the singer's repertoire "elements of both r'n'b and rock, reggae, chanson and pop music", but at the same time recognizing it as designed "not so much for fans of some of these styles, how many for a wide audience".

After the album "City of Deception", the Christmas tree was declared "Supernova", and she soon confirmed this title.

Further in the work of Elka, all events take place before the eyes of the general public. A few more equally interesting musically albums make her more and more famous. The Christmas tree itself is gaining popularity points at the same time. The singer gives a very interesting interviews, including visiting Alla Pugacheva on radio "Alla". Appears as part of popular concerts. Shoots clips, participates in TV shows. With regard to music, Elka is becoming easier. In 2010, she broke off relations with her fateful producer Vlad Valov. The gap, however, did not hurt her popularity in the least. In the same year, the singer began working with producers Liana Meladze and Alena Mikhailova from Velvet Music. As a songwriter, she now collaborates with Ukrainian author Yegor Solodovnikov, who writes several hits for her, quickly occupying top positions in the charts. The songs "Provence", "In a Big Balloon" and "Near You" in style already, of course, belong to simple pop music, but they quickly break all records of popularity. And in 2013, Elka meets as the officially recognized most popular singer in Russia. Whether to regret the departure of the "musical phenomenon" from "musical complexity" or rejoice in success popular singer, each listener will decide for himself. The main thing is that in her person the Russian public definitely received a quality product - a truly talented artist.

Data

• Elka is not a specially invented pseudonym, but the real home and friendly name of the singer, which she has been called since she was 11 years old.

• Elka is a big cat lover. She has had a black cat at home for many years.

• Even before the appearance on the Moscow stage, the Christmas tree was famous person in his native Uzhgorod. As the singer herself said, she could often be found in the city with red hair, in black clothes and with a bunch of piercings. At the age of 15, she shaved her head and got her first tattoo.

• Singer Elka quit smoking.

• Singer Elka played for a long time in the KVN team "Ward No. 6"

Awards
2007 - "Golden Gramophone" for the song "Handsome Boy"

2011 - RU.TV Award for the song "Provence"

2001 - "Golden Gramophone" for the song "Provence"

2011 - Glamor Awards - singer of the year

2011 - ZD Awards - singer of the year

2012 - Muz-TV Award Best Performer

2012 - RU.TV Award - for the song "Near You"

2012 - "Golden Gramophone" for the song "Near You"

2012 - YUNA Award for the song "Near You" and Best Performer

Movies

Albums
Deception City (2005)

Shadows (2006)

This Magnificent World (2008)

Dots Dotted (2011)

There are very few original performers on the modern Russian stage who are unlike anyone else. If someone shocks the public with his appearance, then most often does it intentionally. And very rarely knows how to sing. That is why the strong voice, bright appearance, beautiful compositions and openness of this singer became her ticket to fame.

Biography

The girl Elka was born on July 2, 1982. Her homeland was Ukrainian Uzhgorod. The future star was lucky enough to grow up in a family in which everyone was somehow connected with music. Mother was excellent at several musical instruments. My father was fond of bodybuilding and worked as a security guard. But this did not prevent him from being an ardent admirer of jazz and the owner of an excellent collection of jazz records. Not far behind them older generation Singing in the choir was my grandparents' favorite pastime.

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Elizaveta Ivantsiv in those years had not yet acquired her nickname and future pseudonym, but she could already boast of a beautiful voice. Relatives, of course, drew attention to him. So, as soon as I went to school, future star joined the local choir. Then she began to learn vocals from professionals in her field. The girl enjoyed attending all kinds of concerts and music festivals She liked to broaden her horizons.

At the age of 14, Elizabeth got into the KVN team. She played in "Ward Number 6" which quickly got to yes major league and had great amount fans. Lisa mostly sang on stage - her strong voice, combined with a fragile appearance, invariably amazed the audience and was a kind of team feature.

After graduation, the girl decided to get musical education. However, her relationship with the teaching staff proved so difficult that she chose to drop out before she was kicked out.

For some time, Elizaveta Ivantsiv worked as a backing vocalist in the local B&B group. They managed to perform at the Rap Music festival in 2001, but disbanded very soon. At about the same time, the triumphal procession of "Ward number 6" also ended. As a result, the girl was forced to wash dishes in a small cafe. It's funny, but many visitors came there to look at the "girl from TV."

However, it soon turned out that Vlad Valov drew attention to the performance of a talented singer at the festival. His group Bad Balance was already popular at the time. He decided to take the girl under his wing, brought her to Moscow. So Elka was born.

Already her first performance on the big stage did not go unnoticed. It was an evening in memory of Micah. The girl performed his song "Bitch Love". Many have argued that this well-thought-out commercial move brought her fame. However, ordinary listeners simply liked her voice and herself.

In 2005, the album "City of Deception" was released. He became the first sign and showed that people like the music and the manner of the singer's performance. She has been criticized by many for mixing styles too much in an effort to please everyone. But the majority recognized the talent and great prospects of the performer.

The album "Shadows" appeared in 2006. He did not become as popular, but still gave the public a few hits. For example, "Girl-student." A year later, for the composition "Handsome Boy", the singer received the "Golden Gramophone". At the same time, the album "This Magnificent World" was released.

Work on the next album was in full swing when the contract with Vlad Valov was terminated. Elizaveta Ivantsiv was forced to leave all her work to the former producer. As a result, the third album did see the light of day, but was received coolly. Critics started talking about the artist's creative crisis.

In 2011, the singer released the song "Provence". She instantly became a hit, topped many charts and brought the performer as many as three MUZ-TV awards. Many authoritative publications noted that the girl owes her revived fame to new producers - Liana Meladze and Alena Mikhailova. All the following albums turned out to be interesting, high-quality and worthy of the highest awards.

Personal life

The singer Elka does not like to talk about her personal life. She is sure that the audience should have enough of her bright image and beautiful songs. What goes on behind the doors of her house should not concern anyone. To all questions about her husband and family, she replies that she loves her cats, and she doesn’t need anyone else.

In fact, Elizaveta Ivantsiv bears little resemblance to the notorious lonely owner of several dozen tailed pets. The singer has a husband, his name is Sergey Astakhov. The young man works as an administrator for his famous wife.

According to the stories former producer singer Vlad Valov, it was he who became one of the reasons for the termination of their contract. The singer was unhappy with his unflattering comments about her lover. Besides, she wanted to get rid of extra people and make more money on your own.

And the singer needed money, because her future husband did not work anywhere, lived exclusively at her expense. The girl wanted her family to have all the best: housing, things, rest.

Be that as it may, but this moment she has everything she wants. Together with the love and adoration of her husband.

Journalists also unearthed information about the performer's very first novel. At the age of 14, young Lisa fell in love with the captain of the Ward No. 6 team, Vasily Krayny. Despite the fact that the young man was much older, he reciprocated her. The couple did not part for seven years. However, at one fine moment it became clear that Vasily was unlikely to be able to reach any significant heights after the dissolution of their team. Lisa dreamed of a great future.

The couple broke up. The girl left to conquer Moscow, and former lover I could watch her success exclusively on TV. By his own admission, he was very hard going through the gap.

Luck is very changeable. But it is safe to say that she loves stubborn and purposeful people very much. All this can be fully attributed to the singer Elka.