Valeria Kozlova

Lera Kozlova
Kozlova in 2011
Background information
Born	(1988-01-22) 22 January 1988 (age 33) Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Genres	pop-rock, pop, dance-pop, R&B
Occupation(s)	Singer Actress Drummer Model
Instruments	Vocals, drums
Years active	2005–present
Labels	Megaliner Records (2005—2008) KRUZHEVA Music (2009—2011) Zion Music (2015—2017) Warner Music Russia (2020–present)
Associated acts	Ranetki Girls (2005—2008, 2019) 5sta Family (2015—2017) NYUTA&LERA (2020–present)

Valeriya Sergeevna Kozlova (Russian: Валерия Сергеевна Козлова) (born 22 January 1988 in Moscow) better known as Lera Kozlova is a Russian musician most famous for her work with the pop-rock band «Ranetki» where she provided the vocals and played the drums (from August 2005 to November 2008). Former vocalist of the band «5sta Family» (from 23 May 2015 to 2 December 2017).

Biography[]

Born in Moscow. From 12 years old, Valeria studied at the «Pinocchio» children's ensemble, where she learned to sing and play percussion instruments.

Life and career[]

«Ranetki Girls» (2005–2008)[]

In 2005–2008 she was the vocalist and drummer of the band «Ranetki», and also starred in the television series of the same name produced by the STS channel. The band participated in the tv-shows «Make kids» on MTV and «5 stars» on Channel One.

In 2006, the group recorded the first album «Ranetki» («Ранетки») (Label "Megaliner Records"). In the same year she took part in the recording of the album «Lords of the Universe» («Властелины Вселенной») of the Moscow punk rock band «Tarakany!» («Тараканы!»).^[1] In 2008 participated in the recording of singles for the second album «Our Time Has Come» («Пришло наше время»).

According to the results of 2008, she received the People's Prize of Ukraine in the nomination «Discovery of the Year».^[2]

1 November 2008 Lera gave the last concert as part of the band «Ranetki», which is in the Luzhniki Palace of Sports. 2 November 2008 it was revealed that Lera had left «Ranetki», under pressure of former boyfriend, producer Sergey Milnichenko.

Solo career: «LeRa», «LERALERA» (2009–2011)[]

In 2009, she began a solo career under the pseudonym «LeRa» («ЛеРа»). Gela Romanovsky became her producer. The first LeRa recital took place on 20 February 2009 in Samara (Russia). In the fall, the premiere of the debut album was expected which has been given the tentative title «My Summer Rain» («Мой Летний Дождь»), but the release never took place.

At the end of 2009, she took up the solo project «LERALERA» under the production of Yuri Bardash (label «KRUZHEVA Music»). In the same year, Lera starred in the video of the band Quest Pistols for the song «He Is Near» («Он Рядом»). In 2010, clips were released for the songs «She-Wolf» («Волчица»), «Unpleasant» («Неприятно»), «Safe Sex» («Безопасный Секс»).

In June 2010, a new debut album entitled «Give Me A Sign» («Дай Мне Знак») was released. The album was released on 7 July 2010 in Ukraine. The album was released in Russia in December 2010. In the same year, the release of the game «LERALERA. Beginner's Star School» («LERALERA. Школа начинающей звезды»).

In 2010, after season 5, Lera left the series «Ranetki». In July 2011, together with the bands «Nerves» and «Khaki» («Хаки») went on a joint tour «Summer, swim trunks, rock 'n' roll!» («Лето, плавки, рок-н-ролл!»).

In 2011, at the «OOPS» magazine party, Lera announced the closure of the «LERALERA» project and her departure from the scene.

«5sta Family» (2015–2017)[]

On 23 May 2015, members of the band «5sta Family» reported that Lera became the new vocalist instead of Yulianna Karaulova. On 8 July, the single «Aptly» («Метко») was released, which became a presentation for Lera in the band.

21 January 2016 released the second single «Erasing the Borders» («Стирая границы»).

On 6 May 2016, the single «5sta Family» «T-shirt» («Футболка») was released, and on 24 May a clip.

On 24 January 2017, the single «5sta Family» «Vesuvius» («Везувий») was released.

On 30 April, the single and clip «5sta Family» «High-Rises» («Многоэтажки») was released.

On 5 November, on her Instagram, Valeria announced that on 2 December in Nizhny Novgorod, the last concert with her participation as part of the band «5sta Family» will be held.

«KURAGA» (2017–2019)[]

In May 2017, former members of the band «Ranetki» created the YouTube channel KURAGA, dedicated to their life after the end of the group. In parallel with this, the girls began work on the reunion of the band (consisting of Kozlova, Tretyakova, Ogurtsova, Baydavletova, Rudneva). Later, the latter refused to participate in the reunion. The project also began to have problems due to threats from the former producer of the band «Ranetki» Sergey Milnichenko.

On 29 June 2019, Lera performed at the festival «Generation NEXT» as part of the ex-«Ranetki».

«NYUTA&LERA» (2019–present)[]

On 8 November 2019, Lera announced the creation of a musical duet called «NYUTA&LERA» together with Anna «Nyuta» Baydavletova under the label «Warner Music Russia». On 14 February 2020, the first song «My Boy» was premiered.

Discography[]

Studio albums[]

• «Ranetki» («Ранетки») (2006) – «Ranetki Girls»
• «Give Me A Sign» («Дай Мне Знак») (2010) – «LERALERA»

Backing vocal[]

• «Lords of the Universe» («Властелины Вселенной») (2006) – «Tarakany!»

Songs[]

Title	Year	Album
«Ranetki Girls»
«9 класс» (Devyatyy klass, 9th grade)	2005	no album
«Надо рискнуть» (Nado risknut', We must take a chance)
«Пусть идут дожди» (Pust' idut dozhdi, Let it rain)
«Московские окна» (Moskovskiye okna, Moscow Windows)
«Sunny» (Cover version)
«Venus» (Cover version)
«Мы Ранетки» (My Ranetki, We are Ranetki)		Ranetki
«Она одна» (Ona odna, Shes Alone)
«Мальчишки-кадеты» (Mal'chishki-kadety, Boys - Cadets)
«В Москве всегда весна» (V Moskve vsegda vesna, Spring in Moscow)
«Зима» (Zima, Winter)
«Алиса» (Alisa, Alice)
«Сердце не спит» (Serdtse ne spit, Heart Doesn’t Sleep)	2006
«Ангелы» (Angely, Angels)
«Angels» (English version)
«Это всё о ней» (Eto vso o ney, It's All About Her)
«О тебе» (O tebe, About you)
«Он вернётся» (On vernotsya, He Will Return)
«Тебя любила я» (Tebya lyubila ya, I Loved You)
«Ей не до сна» («Yey ne do sna», She Can't Sleep)
«Обещай» (Obeshchay, Promise)	2008	Our Time Has Come
«Чемпионы любви» (Chempiony lyubvi, Champions of Love)
«Нас не изменят» (Nas ne izmenyat, They'll Not Change Us)
«Я в шоке» (YA v shoke, I'm in Shock)
«Нет мира без тебя» (Net mira bez tebya, There is No Peace Without You)
«LeRa»
«Было или не было» (Bylo ili ne bylo, Was Or Wasn't)	2009	My Summer Rain (album didn't come out)
«Вечеринка» (Vecherinka, A Party)
«Всё это не просто» (Vso eto ne prosto, All This is Not Easy)
«Сердце не плачь» (Serdtse ne plach', Don't Cry Heart)
«Там» (Tam, There)
«Вова» (Vova, Vova)
«Встретишь, полюбишь» (Vstretish', polyubish', Meet, Love)
«Эта музыка» (Eta muzyka, This Music)
«Рядом» (Ryadom, Beside)
«Тает снег» (Tayet sneg, The Snow Melts)
«Последний звонок» (Posledniy zvonok, Last Call)
«Не хватает мне тебя» (Ne khvatayet mne tebya, I Miss You)
«Ничего не бойся» (Nichego ne boysya, Don't be Afraid of Anything)
«Близко, но не рядом ты» (Blizko, no ne ryadom ty, Close, But Not Near you)
«LeRa» (Band «Miami»)
«Одиночка» (Odinochka, Loner)	no album
«Убегу» (Ubegu, I'll Run Away)
«LERALERA»
«Медленные дни» (Medlennyye dni, Slow Days)	2010	Give Me A Sign
«13-й февраль» (Trinadtsatyy fevral', Thirteenth February)
«Неприятно» (Nepriyatno, Unpleasant)
«До свидания» (Do svidaniya, Goodbye)
«Леди» (Ledi, Lady)
«Слёзы, слёзы» (Slozy, slozy, Tears, Tears)
«Волчица» (Volchitsa, She-Wolf)
«Я тону» (YA tonu, I'm Drowning)
«Дай мне знак» (Day mne znak, Give Me a Sign)
«Танцы под дождём» (feat. Quest Pistols) (Tantsy pod dozhdom, Dancing in the Rain)
«Безопасный секс» (Cover version) («Bezopasnyy seks», Safe Sex)
«Для друзей» («Dlya druzey», For Friends)
«Lera Romantika»
«Я тону» (feat. Nikita Goryuk) (YA tonu, I'm Drowning)	2014	no album
«Лети» (feat. ScarS) (Leti, Fly)
«5sta Family»
«Небо в огне» (Nebo v ogne, Sky is On Fire)	2015	no album
«Метко» (Metko, Aptly)
«Стирая границы» (Stiraya granitsy, Erasing the Borders)	2016
«Футболка» (Futbolka, T-shirt)
«Везувий» (Vezuviy, Vesuvius)	2017
«Многоэтажки» (Mnogoetazhki, High-Rises)
«KURAGA»
«Bellyache» (Cover version)	2019	N/A
«NYUTA&LERA»
«Мой мальчик» (Moy mal'chik, My Boy)	2020	N/A

Сlips[]

Year	Clip	Directed by	Album
«Ranetki Girls»
2006	«Shes Alone»	Vladimir Yakimenko	Ranetki
2007	«About You»
2008	«Angels»	Rezo Gigineishvili
«Quest Pistols»
2009	«He Is Near»	Yuri Bardash	Superklass
«LERALERA»
2010	«She-Wolf»	Yuri Bardash	Give Me A Sign
	«Unpleasant»
	«Safe Sex»
«5sta Family»
2015	«Aptly»	Stalker Semenovich	no album
2016	«T-shirt»	Igor Shmelev
2017	«High-Rises»	Alexey Malakhov

Tours[]

• LeRa (2009)
• Give Me A Sign (2010)
• Summer, swim trunks, rock 'n' roll! (2011)

Filmography[]

Filmography
Year	Title	Roles	Notes
2007	Happy Together	Vocalist of the band «Pipettes»	2 episodes
2008–2010	Ranetki (TV series)	Lera Novikova	224 episodes
2009	Arthur and the Revenge of Maltazard	Princess Selenia	Russian voiceover
2011	Summer, swim trunks, rock 'n' roll!	As herself	8 episodes

Awards[]

• People's Prize of Ukraine «TV Star» in the nomination «Discovery of the Year» 2008
• Best singer of 2010 according to RU.TV
• Golden statuette of the Otto Bravo Prize in the nomination «Best Russian Singer» 2011

References[]

• On some sites the last name of actress is indicated as Vodnikova. However on confession of actress, it did not change the last name is simply error, which is often circulated in the internet at pointing of list of actors, playing in a serial.^[3]

External links[]

• Valeria Kozlova at IMDb