Albina Borisovna Dzhanabaeva (; born April 9, 1979) is a Russian singer, actress, TV-Host. She is best known for being a member in the Ukrainian

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VIA Gra VIA Gra (), known outside of Ukraine and other nearby countries as Nu Virgos, was a Ukrainian girl group. The name VIA Gra is a triple wordplay; it is an allusion to the drug Viagra, the first three letters "ВИА" ("VIA") also stand for "VIA ...

from 2004 to 2013.

Biography

Born 9 April 1979 in Volgograd. She completed music school majoring in piano and also in the department of musical theatre at the Gnesynikh Institute. Then, in 1999 she traveled to Korea to take part in ''Snow White and the Seven Dwarves'' where she sang the part of the foreign Snow White in Korean. In 2002, she returned to Russia to join singer

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as a backing vocalist, where she stayed for two years. In the autumn of 2004, she joined Ukrainian girl group

following Valeriy’s recommendation. In 2012 she starred in the film

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. The film was selected to compete for the Golden Lion at the 69th Venice International Film Festival. VIA Gra had split 1 January 2013 and started her solo career and has gained success in both Russia and Ukraine.

Personal life

She currently lives in

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with her 2 sons, Konstantin and Luka

Singles

* 2013: Kapli (Drops) * 2013: Nadoyeli (Fed up)

Filmography

* 2012:

References

External links

Fan siteAlbina Dzhanabeva on Nu Virgos website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Dzhanabaeva, Albina 1979 births Living people Actors from Volgograd Nu Virgos members 21st-century Russian women singers Musicians from Volgograd Mass media people from Volgograd