Anastasia Kozhevnikova

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Anastasia Kozhevnikova
Анастасия Кожевникова
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Born
Anastasia Dmytrivna Kozhevnikova

(1993-03-26) 26 March 1993 (age 29)
Yuzhnoukrainsk, Ukraine
CitizenshipUkrainian
Occupation
  • Singer
  • Songwriter
Years active2013–present
Height1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)
SpouseKirill Snytkov
Musical career
GenresPop
Instrument(s)Vocals
Labels
Formerly ofVIA Gra

Anastasia Dmytrivna Kozhevnikova (Ukrainian: Анастасія Дмитрівна Кожевнікова; born 26 March 1993) is a Ukrainian singer, songwriter and former soloist of the girl group VIA Gra.[1]

Life and career[]

Kozhevnikova was born on 26 March 1993 in Yuzhnoukrainsk. At the age of six, she was singing in a choir "Капельки" (Droplets), two years later, she went to a music school to take piano lessons. At the same time, she studied the basics of acting and choreography, studying at the model pop song theater "Галатея". Took part in various children's competitions, such as "Бегущие по волнам" (Running on Waves), "Первые ласточки", "Молода Галичина" but didn't receive much success with them.[2] At the age of 16, Kozhevnikova[3] participated to her first casting for the show "Супер зірка" (Supergirl) she passed the qualifying round, but the timing of the filming of the show coincided with the period of her exams and she had to decline the participation on the show.[4] At the next casting, in the show "X-Factor," Kozhevnikova made it to the first round, where she performed in a trio with the other participants, but they could not go further. In 2011, Kozhevnikova was admitted to the "Киевский Национальный Университет Технологии и Дизайна" university for the specialty manager of the organization.[5]

The show "Хочу V ВИА Гру" (I Want To Be In Nu Virgos)[]

On 25 November 2012, Konstantin Meladze announced the closure of the girl group Nu Virgos on 1 January 2013, explaining it by the fact that the group in the existing format is outdated. However, a week later it was announced about the casting in the format of a reality show called "Хочу V ВИА Гру" (I Want To Be In Nu Virgos). Meladze said that it's time for a new Nu Virgos in a new format.[6] Kozhevnikova performed in the first round of the show and made it to the second round by performing Konstantin Meladze's song "Безответно" (Unrequited). In the second round, Kozhevnikova successfully performed with Elena Pischikova and Diana Shimanovskaya, but later Konstantin put her in a group with Misha Romanova and Erika Herceg. In the end, the resulting eight trios had to fight to be taken over by one of the mentors, which were the former soloists of Nu Virgos. The groups chose their individual songs to perform. The trio of Anastasia, Misha and Erika was chosen by Albina Dzhanabaeva but Konstantin Meladze canceled the choice of the mentor due to the fact that before the performance, without the knowledge of the costume designers, the trio cut their concert dresses. The girls had to leave the show, but Nadezhda Granovskaya convinced Konstantin to keep them and hand the group to her. Under the guidance of Nadezhda the girls reached the finals, and according to the results of the audience vote on 25 October they won, becoming the new line-up of the group Nu Virgos. Also, in the finale, they presented the song "Перемирие" (Truce), which later won many awards and became the "calling card" of the new lineup.

2013–2018: VIA Gra[]

Kozhevnikova performing as member of the group in 2016

The first big event, at which the group performed in the new lineup, was the holiday concert of the artists "We are United," which took place in the Kremlin on 4 November.[7] After that, the trio started actively touring. Over time, in addition to new singles, the repertoire of the renewed lineup included 17 hits of past years with modified arrangements.[8] In December, Kozhevnikova, appeared in the first photo shoot with the group for the men's magazine XXL.[9] On 13 May 2014, the second single, "У меня появился другой" (I Got Another One) was released which was the most played song on the radio that year.[10] On 12 June, the music video for the song was released and became the most viewed Russian music video of the year. On 29 November, the group received an award at the Golden Gramophone Awards for the song "Перемирие" (Truce). According to TopHit, Nu Virgos was in the top of the most rotated groups on the radio in 2014.[11] On 6 June 2015, for the tenth time, the group received "Премию Муз-ТВ" for the song "Кислород" (Oxygen) which was featured with the Russian rapper MOT.

On 24 August 2018, Kozhevnikova got married and during her wedding she announced that on 2 September her contract with the group "VIA Gra" is ending and she is not going to renew it because she has decided to build a solo career.[12][13]

2019–present: Solo career[]

On 7 February 2019, Kozhevnikova released her debut solo song "Любить тебя" (To Love You). The music was composed by Kozhevnikova herself, and the lyrics were co-written by her and her former colleague from Nu Virgos Misha Romanova.[14] On 1 August, Kozhevnikova released her second single "Так, как ты" (The Way You Are).[15] In October, Kozhevnikovva released a ″Mood Video″ for her new song "Вселенная" (Universe) and in December a promo single "Кокон" (Cocoon) was released.[16] In the Summer of 2020, Kozhevnikova came back with a new single "Мотылёк" (Butterfly).[17]

On 26 November 2021, Kozhevnikova released a collaboration with the Ukrainian group MBreeze "Тет-а-тет" (Face-to-Face)[18]

Discography[]

Singles[]

Solo[]

Year Title English translation Album
2019
  • Любить Тебя
  • Так, как ты
  • Вселенная
  • Кокон
[19]
  • To Love You
  • The Way You Are
  • Universe
  • Cocoon
 Non-album singles
2020 Мотылек[20] Butterfly

As featured artist[]

Year Title English translation Album
2021 Тет-а-тет (feat. MBreeze) Face-to-Face Non-album single

With VIA Gra[]

Year Title English translation Album
2013 Перемирие Truce Всё лучшее в одном
2014 У Меня Появился Другой

Кислород (feat. MOT)

I got another one

Oxygen

Всё лучшее в одном (only I Got Another One)
2015 Так Сильно

Это Было Прекрасно

So much

It Was Wonderful

Всё лучшее в одном (only It Was Wonderful)
2016 Кто Ты Мне? Who Are You To Me? Non-album singles
2017 Моё Сердце Занято My Heart Is Busy

References[]

  1. ^ "Участница "ВИА Гры" покидает группу". www.unian.net (in Russian). Retrieved 2022-03-26.
  2. ^ "Новая "ВИА Гра": ошеломляющие признания и первая откровенная фотосессия для Viva!". viva.ua (in Russian). Retrieved 2022-03-26.
  3. ^ "Анастасия Кожевникова из "ВИА Гры" впервые за долгое время показала мужа". Домашний очаг (in Russian). Retrieved 2022-03-26.
  4. ^ "Все составы "ВИА Гры": как менялась группа и что стало с бывшими участницами". Cosmopolitan (in Russian). Retrieved 2022-03-26.
  5. ^ ПАДЕРИНА, Ксения (2015-01-24). ""ВИА Гра": В ближайшие четыре года, пожалуй, обойдемся без личной жизни". kp.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 2022-03-26.
  6. ^ ""ВИА Гра". Продолжение следует". KLEO. 2012-12-03. Retrieved 2022-03-26.
  7. ^ "Новая "ВИА Гра" на первом концерте в Кремле спела на украинском 05.11.2013". ВЕСТИ (in Russian). 2013-11-05. Retrieved 2022-03-26.
  8. ^ "Константин Меладзе собирается заниматься группой "ВИА Гра" минимум пять лет". aif.ru (in Russian). 2013-10-27. Retrieved 2022-03-26.
  9. ^ Artem, Horbenko (2013-12-03). ""ВИА Гра" снялась в эротической фотосессии журнала XXL -". xxl.ua (in Russian). Retrieved 2022-03-26.
  10. ^ "Ежегодный доклад о значимых событиях 2014 эфирного года TopHit.ru" (PDF) (in Russian). tophit.ru. 2014.
  11. ^ "Ежегодный доклад о значимых событиях 2014 эфирного года TopHit.ru" (PDF) (in Russian). tophit.ru. 2014.
  12. ^ "Из группы "ВИА Гра" ушла участница". Вокруг.ТВ. Retrieved 2022-03-26.
  13. ^ "Солистка "ВИА Гры" Анастасия Кожевникова покинула группу". Cosmopolitan (in Russian). Retrieved 2022-03-26.
  14. ^ Соловьева, Слава (2019-03-01). "Экс-солистка "ВИА Гры" Анастасия Кожевникова выпустила соблазнительный клип". Караван (in Russian). Retrieved 2022-03-26.
  15. ^ "Анастасия Кожевникова - Так как ты (клип)". radiopotok.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 2022-03-28.
  16. ^ ""Кокон": Анастасия Кожевникова представляет песню-манифест против токсичных отношений (ПРЕМЬЕРА)". hochu.ua (in Russian). Retrieved 2022-03-28.
  17. ^ "ПРЕМЬЕРА! Анастасия Кожевникова пережила депрессию и выпустила клип "Мотылек"". Music Box Russia (in Russian). 2020-06-18. Retrieved 2022-03-28.
  18. ^ "Анастасія Кожевнікова та гурт Mountain Breeze – «Тет-а-тет». Пісня дворічної витримки. ..." (in Ukrainian). novy.tv. 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  19. ^ "Анастасия Кожевникова - Кокон: сексапильная экс-виагрянка выпустила трек о токсичной любви". Люкс ФМ (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 2022-03-26.
  20. ^ "Анастасия Кожевникова выпустила песню и клип для уязвимых сердец - Новости Русского Радио | Москва 105.7". rusradio.ru. Retrieved 2022-03-26.

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