Valeriya

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Valeriya, real name Alla Yuryevna Perfilova (Russian: Валерия / Алла Перфилова) (born April 17, 1968) is a Russian singer.[1] [2]

She has released 9 albums and over 30 music videos.

Valeriya has also produced a fragrance—"De Lery", and in 2006 she designed and produced jewelry for Smolensk Diamonds “de Leri Jewelry”, John Galliano who has designed a number of her dresses.[citation needed]

Valeriya was born in the city of Atkarsk of Saratov Oblast, Russia. Her parents are both academic musicians. She briefly retired in 2001, before meeting and marrying Joseph Prigozhin, the head of Nox Music. She resumed her music career in 2003.

Contents

[edit] Discography

[edit] Albums

  • The Taiga Symphony 1992
  • Stay with Me 1992
  • Anna 1995
  • Familiya. Part 1 1997
  • The Best 1999
  • The first Internet Album 2000
  • Sky-Blue Eyes 2001
  • Love Land 2003
  • My Tenderness 2006
  • Out of Control 2008

[edit] Singles

  • "My Moscow" 1995
  • "Snowstorm" 2000
  • "Riga - Moscow" 2000
  • "Break It All" 2007
  • "The Party's Over" 2008
  • "Wild" 2008

[edit] Video albums

  • Stay with Me 1993
  • The Taiga Symphony 1993
  • The Taiga Symphony & Stay with Me 1997
  • Familiya & Anna 1997
  • Love land 2004
  • "My Tenderness" 2006
  • Mega-concert in Olympic Stadium 2007

[edit] Books

  • 2006 - autobiography book “Life, tears and love”

[edit] Awards

  • 1987: - Spectators' Prize (call-in) at the Jurmala Young Pop Singer Competition[3]
  • 1991 - the winner of the Morning Star TV contest[2]
  • 1993 - "Person of the Year" by the official publication of the Russian Union of Journalists[2]
  • 2000 - A Hit-FM radio award "A Hundred-pood Hit from Hit-FM" ("Стопудовый хит от Хит-FM".)[2]
  • 2001 - A prize of the "Radio favorite of the year" nomination of the "Alexander Popov Professional National Prize" in radio broadcasting [2]
  • 2001 - "Record- 2001" - Riga-Moscow[citation needed]
  • 2003 - "The most popular and most beautiful Russian singer" of Year 2003 named by weekly magazine "7 Days"[citation needed]
  • 2003 Valeriya was decorated by the Order "For the Revival of Russia"[citation needed]
  • 2004 - "Best Female Act" "Muz-TV Awards 2004"[citation needed]
  • 2004 - "Best Female Act" "MTV Russian Music Awards 2004"[citation needed]
  • 2004 - The best duet (Valeriya and Stas Pieha - Ti grustish)[citation needed]
  • 2005 - awarded with Mariinskiy Order for Professional Achievements[citation needed]
  • 2005 - "The Honoured Artist of Russia"[citation needed]
  • 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007 - Golden Gramophone national prize[2]

[edit] References

  1. ^ "Town of Atkarsk is the birthplace of singer Valeriya" (Russian)
  2. ^ a b c d e f "Perfilova Valeriya (Alla) Yuryevna", profile at kino-teatr.ru (Russian)
  3. ^ Саратовские тайны певицы Валерии (Saratov Mysteries of Valeria the Singer) Comment: the official bio of the singer claims the year 1992. (Russian)

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