Yulia Chicherina
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Chicherina, officially Yulia Dmitrievna Chicherina ( is a Russia
n pop-rock artist. She has been performing since 1997 and is part of the wave of Uralic rock along with Nautilus Pompilius
and Chaif
.
, which is now known as Yekaterinburg
. She is a descendant of Georgy Chicherin
, the People's Commissar of Foreign Affairs. In her childhood she sung in the children's choir "Goroshinki". She spent some of her time drawing and attempted to get accepted into an art institute. For a short time she played on the guitar and drums in various bands, then entered a musical school as a pop vocalist.
In 1997 she formed her own musical collective in which alongside Chicherina herself entered Azat Mukhammetov, Aleksandr Buriy and Aleksandr "DrOff" Aleksandrov. On June 1, 1997 the first appearance of Chicherina occurred in the club "J-22". The group played at several festivals in western Siberia
, and after the cassette with Chicherina's recordings was sent to Mikhail Kozyrev (the producer of Nashe Radio
), they were invited to the Nashestvie
festival.
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...
n pop-rock artist. She has been performing since 1997 and is part of the wave of Uralic rock along with Nautilus Pompilius
Nautilus Pompilius (band)
Nautilus Pompilius , sometimes nicknamed Nau , was a prominent Soviet/Russian rock band formed by the lead singer Vyacheslav Butusov and bassist Dmitry Umetsky while the two studied in Sverdlovsk Institute of Architecture . The band, with its various incarnations, was active between the years 1983...
and Chaif
Chaif
Chaif is a Russian rock band formed in 1984 in Sverdlovsk , Russia, by Vladimir Shakhrin and Vladimir Begunov. Their name is derived from the word chai, meaning tea, and kaif , meaning pleasure. The band reached national fame in 1992 with songs such as Don't Hurry and 17...
.
Biography
Chicherina was born in 1978 SverdlovskYekaterinburg
Yekaterinburg is a major city in the central part of Russia, the administrative center of Sverdlovsk Oblast. Situated on the eastern side of the Ural mountain range, it is the main industrial and cultural center of the Urals Federal District with a population of 1,350,136 , making it Russia's...
, which is now known as Yekaterinburg
Yekaterinburg
Yekaterinburg is a major city in the central part of Russia, the administrative center of Sverdlovsk Oblast. Situated on the eastern side of the Ural mountain range, it is the main industrial and cultural center of the Urals Federal District with a population of 1,350,136 , making it Russia's...
. She is a descendant of Georgy Chicherin
Georgy Chicherin
Georgy Vasilyevich Chicherin was a Marxist revolutionary and a Soviet politician. He served as People's Commissar for Foreign Affairs in the Soviet government from March 1918 to 1930.-Childhood and early career:...
, the People's Commissar of Foreign Affairs. In her childhood she sung in the children's choir "Goroshinki". She spent some of her time drawing and attempted to get accepted into an art institute. For a short time she played on the guitar and drums in various bands, then entered a musical school as a pop vocalist.
In 1997 she formed her own musical collective in which alongside Chicherina herself entered Azat Mukhammetov, Aleksandr Buriy and Aleksandr "DrOff" Aleksandrov. On June 1, 1997 the first appearance of Chicherina occurred in the club "J-22". The group played at several festivals in western Siberia
Siberia
Siberia is an extensive region constituting almost all of Northern Asia. Comprising the central and eastern portion of the Russian Federation, it was part of the Soviet Union from its beginning, as its predecessor states, the Tsardom of Russia and the Russian Empire, conquered it during the 16th...
, and after the cassette with Chicherina's recordings was sent to Mikhail Kozyrev (the producer of Nashe Radio
Nashe Radio
Nashe Radio is a rock music station designed to promote Russian rock bands . It is broadcast in every major Russian city as well as having an internet stream...
), they were invited to the Nashestvie
Nashestvie
Nashestvie is one of the largest open-air festival of Russian rock, organized by Nashe Radio station. It is held annually during the first weekend of August somewhere in the environs of Moscow, Russia, since 1999 to this day with the exception of 2007...
festival.