Valeriya

Biography:

Russian pop singer, known mononymously as Valeria. People's Artist of Russia (2013), as well as People's Artist of the Chechen and Kabardino-Balkarian Republics. Member of the Council for Culture and Arts under the President of the Russian Federation. Winner of 13 Golden Gramophone awards. Winner of 4 Muz-TV awards (Best Female Artist 2004, Best Female Artist 2010, Best Video 2014, Best Female Artist of the Decade 2015). Winner of 2 MTV Russia Music Awards (Best Performer 2004, Best Song 2005). Winner of 13 “Song of the Year” awards. She has performed solo concerts at such venues as: O2 Arena and Royal Albert Hall (London), the State Kremlin Palace, the Olympic sports complex (Moscow), Minsk-Arena (Minsk) and others. Student of People's Artist of the USSR Iosif Kobzon and People's Artist of the Russian Federation Gelena Velikanova.