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Valeriya
Валерия
Valeriya in 2016
Born
Alla Yurievna Perfilova

(1968-04-17)April 17, 1968(age 56)
Atkarsk,Russian SFSR,USSR
Alma materGnessin State Musical College
Occupations
  • Singer
  • model
Years active1989–present
Height1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
TitlePeople's Artist of Russia(2013)
Children3
Musical career
GenresPop
Instrument
Website

Valeriya(Russian:Валерия) is thestage nameofAlla Yurievna Perfilova(Russian:Алла Юрьевна Перфилова;born April 17, 1968), a Russian singer and fashion model.[1]Valeriya, who is a recipient of the titlesPeople's Artist of Russia(2013) and People's Artist of thePridnestrovian Moldavian Republic(2016), has also won numerous awards, includingGolden Gramophone(thirteen),Pesnya goda(thirteen),Muz-TV(four: Best Performer in 2004, 2010 and 2015, Best Video, 2014), andMTV Russia Music Awards(two, Best Performer, 2004, Best Song, 2005). She has been a member of the Council for Culture and Art under the President of theRussian Federationsince 2012.

Biography

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Valeriya was born on April 17, 1968, in a town ofAtkarskin theSaratov Oblast.

Career

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In 1985 Valeriya enrolled in theGnessin State Musical Collegein Moscow which she graduated 1990.

In 1989 Valeriya recorded two albums. Her first English-language disc,The Taiga Symphonycame out in 1991 via Shulgin Records.[2]Pobud' so mnoi(Stay with me), a collection of traditionalRussian romances,was released by Lad Records a year later.[3]In 1992 she won the first prize in a national TV contest Morning Star. Also that year she won the international contest Bratislavskaya Lira and received an Audience Choice Award atYurmala-92.

At the Ritz-Carlton Top Beauty Awards 2010

In 2005 Valeriya was awarded theHonoured Artiste of Russiatitle and ranked 9th in theForbes magazinelist of 50 most highly paid people in movie, sport, literature and music industry.

In March 2009 Valeriya was invited to join as a special guestSimply Red's "The Greatest Hits" Tour in the UK. She also took part in theRussian National Final for Eurovision 2009with the song "Back to Love" and later finished second behind "Mamo" byAnastasia Prikhodko.In 2010, Valeriya joined forces with Avon as a celebrity judge for Avon Voices,[4]Avon's first ever global, online singing talent search for women and songwriting competition for men and women.

Valeria's 2013 studio albumPo serpantinufeatured four duets (withValery Meladze,Nikolai Baskov,Alexander Buynovand, notably,Goran Bregovich,one of her all-time favourite artists). Most of the reviews, though, centered on theRussian chanson-tinged title track and "I Will Be Waiting for You", the latter included into the comedyPolar Flightsoundtrack.[5]It was followed by the Best Of compilationEto vremya lyubvi(This Is the Time of Love), which included "Ty moya" (You Are Mine), the duet with her daughterAnna Shulgina.[6]

Valeriya's 2016 studio albumOkeanyserved well to "prove the singer's intention to remain a 'a healthy man's perfect female singer'," but her "'formula of happiness' here is here being pronounced with the strictness of a harsh pedagogue," according to critic Alexey Mazhayev.[7]The material for her 2017 studio albumK solntsu(Towards the Sun) has been provided by the team of young, unknown songwriters, including Cyrill Yermakov from Belarus, "but if the idea was to bring in the feeling of freshness, it succeeded only in fragments," according to Mazhayev.[8]Highly successful though proved to be the singles "Minor Infarctions" and "The Heart Is Broken". The video for the latter gathered 112 million views on theYouTubein the first week.[9]

Activism

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Public activities and statements of the singer have triggered and still trigger mixed, at times even strident response in the neighboring (to Russia) countries.[10][11][12][13][14]

Personal life

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Valeriya has been married three times. Her first husband was Leonid Yaroshevsky, her second husband wasAlexandr Shulgin.She is currently married toIosif Prigozhin.Valeriya lives inMoscow.

Discography

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Studio albums

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Compilation albums

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Singles

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Books

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  • 2006 —Tears and Love(autobiography, Azbuka-klassika,ISBN5-91181-135-9)
  • 2010 —Yoga with Valeriya(self-help,Eksmo,ISBN978-5-699-49341-8)

Awards

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State awards

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Valeriya receives the Order of Friendship from President Putin in Kremlin on 27 November 2018

Music awards

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  • 1992 — Morning Star TV contest, winner
  • 1992 — International contest Bratislavskaya Lira, winner
  • 1992 —Jurmala-92,Audience Choice Award
  • 1993 — Russian Union of Journalists, Person of the Year
  • 1994 —Song of the Year TV Festival,laureate, with "Business as Usual"
  • 1995 —Song of the YearTV Festival, laureate, with "Airplane"
  • 2000 — Hit-FM Award, "Metelitsa"
  • 2000 —Song of the YearTV Festival, laureate, "Riga-Moscow"
  • 2000 —Golden Gramophonenational prize for "Riga-Moscow"
  • 2001 — Alexander Popov Professional National Prize, Radio Favorite of the Year
  • 2001 — Record- 2001, "Riga-Moscow"
  • 2001 —Song of the YearTV Festival, laureate with "I Am Melting". Also:Klavdiya ShulzhenkoPrize, Singer of the Year
  • 2003 —7 Daysmagazine Awards, Best Female Act, Best Looking Female Act[21]
  • 2003 — Golden Gramophone, for "Chasiki" (Small Watch), Song of the Year
  • 2003 —Song of the YearTV Festival, with "Chasiki"
  • 2003 — Business People 2003 contest, laureate
  • 2004 —Muz-TV Awards 2004,Best Female Act[22]
  • 2004 —MTV Russia Music Awards2004, Best Female Act[23]
  • 2004 — Record 2004, Radio Hit of the Year, "Chasiki"
  • 2004 — Golden Gramophone, "Black and White"
  • 2005 —MTV Russia Music Awards,Best Duet, "You Are Sad", withStas Piekha[24]
  • 2005 — Golden Gramophone, for "You Are Sad"
  • 2006 — "Golden Gramophone", Brilliant voice of Russia, for "My Tenderness"
  • 2007 — Record 2007, Radio Hit of the Year, for "My Tenderness"
  • 2007 —Song of the YearTV Festival, laureate, with "We Are Together"
  • 2007 — Golden Gramophone for "We Are Together"
  • 2007 — Olympia Prize (from the Russian Association of Businesswomen)
  • 2008 — Golden Gramophone for "The Rain Man"
  • 2008 — TheOvation Award,the Best Vocalist
  • 2008 —ZD Awards,Best Artist, Best Video
  • 2008 — Olympia Prize, from the Russian Association of Businesswomen
  • 2008 —Song of the YearTV Festival, laureate, with "The Rain Man"
  • 2009 —ZD Awards,Best Female Act, Best Video
  • 2009 — Golden Gramophone for "Nobody Like You"
  • 2009 —Song of the YearTV Festival, Klavdia Shulzhenko Prize, Singer of the Year
  • 2010 —Muz-TVAwards 2010, Best Female Act[25]
  • 2010 —ZD Awards,Best Artist
  • 2011 — Golden Gramophone for "Bird of the Parting"
  • 2011 —Song of the YearTV Festival, Best Duet, "Keeping the Love", withNikolai Baskov
  • 2012 —Song of the YearTV Festival, "I've Let You Go", withIgor Krutoi
  • 2012 — Stars of the Road Radio, laureate
  • 2012 —RU.TV,Best Duet, "Keeping the Love", withNikolai Baskov
  • 2013 —Song of the YearTV Festival, for "Do Not Lose Me", withValery Meladze
  • 2014 —Muz-TVAwards 2014, Best Video for "Do Not Lose Me", withValery Meladze[26]
  • 2014 — Golden Gramophone for "We Are Afraid to Love"
  • 2014 —Song of the YearTV Festival, with "Time to Love"
  • 2014 — Stars of the Road Radio, laureate
  • 2015 —Muz-TVAwards 2015, Best Artist of the decade[27]
  • 2015 —Muz-TVAwards 2015, Best Duet, for "You Are Mine" with Anna Shulgina
  • 2015 — MUSICBOX-2015, Best Duet, for "You Are Mine" with Anna Shulgina
  • 2015 —First Russian National Music Prize,for "I've Let You Go"
  • 2015 — Golden Gramophone Jubilee, for "Riga-Moscow"
  • 2015 —RU.TV,Best Dance Track for "This Is the Time of Love"
  • 2015 —Song of the YearTV Festival, laureate, with "The Formula of Happiness"
  • 2016 — Stars of the Road Radio, laureate
  • 2016 —Song of the YearTV Festival, laureate, with "Oceans"
  • 2016 — Fashion Summer Awards, the Stylish Female Act
  • 2016 — Fashion People Awards, Artist of the Year
  • 2016 — MUSICBOX-2017, Best Duet, "Love Is Not for Sale", withKristina Orbakaitė
  • 2016 — Chanson of the Year, for "He and She", withAlexey Glyzin
  • 2018 — Zhara Music Award, Collaboration of the Year, "Chasiki" withEgor Kreed

References

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  1. ^"Valeriya: Russia's greatest export (after gas and oil)".The Independent.June 28, 2008.RetrievedDecember 17,2018.
  2. ^The Taiga Symphonyat discogs
  3. ^Побудь Со Мнойat discogs
  4. ^http:// avonvoicesArchived2011-03-11 at theWayback Machine
  5. ^По серпантину.Album review. newsmuz
  6. ^Это время любви.Album review.
  7. ^Океаны.Album review. intermedia.ru
  8. ^К Солнцу.Album review. intermedia.ru
  9. ^Певица Валерия представила новую песню "Сердце разорвано".miamusic.ru
  10. ^"Russian Pop Stars Banned From Entering Latvia Over Ukraine Crisis".themoscowtimes.July 21, 2014.RetrievedDecember 17,2018.
  11. ^"Gazmanov, Kobzon?i Valeria, interzi?i in Letonia".Unimedia.info.RetrievedJuly 26,2014.
  12. ^"(LETONIA) Kobzon, Gazmanov?i Valeria sunt apologe?i ai imperialismului?i agresiunii ruse | Ultima ora".Timpul.md. July 20, 2014.RetrievedJuly 26,2014.
  13. ^"Латвія заборонила в'їзд Кобзону та Валерії - BBC Ukrainian - Новини стисло".Bbc.co.uk. January 1, 1970.RetrievedJuly 26,2014.
  14. ^BC, Riga, 21.07.2014.Print version (July 21, 2014)."Foreign Minister blacklists Russian singers Gazmanov, Kobzon and Valeriya:: The Baltic Course | Baltic States news & analytics".The Baltic Course.RetrievedJuly 26,2014.{{cite web}}:CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  15. ^"Валерия — биография".to-name.ru.RetrievedDecember 17,2018.
  16. ^"Awarded the Russian President's Decree № 1241 on October 25th, 2005".RetrievedDecember 17,2018.
  17. ^Указ Президента Российской Федерации от 8 апреля 2013 года № 340 «О присвоении почётного звания „Народный артист Российской Федерации “»Archived2015-07-22 at theWayback Machine
  18. ^"Путин присвоил Валерии звание народной артистки РФ".Mail Кино.April 9, 2013.RetrievedDecember 17,2018.
  19. ^Указ Президента Российской Федерации № 464 от 11 июля 2018 года «О награждении государственными наградами Российской Федерации»
  20. ^Вручение государственных наград 27 ноября 2018 года.Пресс-служба Президента России. Новости, 27.11.2018.
  21. ^Валерия: «Быть красивой легко, если не лениться».7Дней.ру.November 25, 2014.RetrievedDecember 17,2018.
  22. ^"4 июня 2004 - Премия МУЗ-ТВ официальный сайт".premia.muz-tv.ru.RetrievedDecember 17,2018.
  23. ^MTV Russia Music Awards 2004
  24. ^MTV Russia Music Awards 2005
  25. ^"11 июня 2010 - Премия МУЗ-ТВ официальный сайт".premia.muz-tv.ru.RetrievedDecember 17,2018.
  26. ^Muz-TV Awards 2014
  27. ^Muz-TV Awards 2015
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