Rusya (real name Maryna Shukyurava; born March 15, 1980) is a
Belarusian
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vocalist of the band
Indiga, a "rock-princess" according to the results of the tenth ''Rock Coronation''. She is additionally the vocalist of the band
Šuma and also takes part in the bands such as
Akana-NHS.
Biography
She was born in the urban village of Cierachoŭka in the
Gomel Region. She graduated from Rechytsa Vocational and Pedagogical College in 2000,
the Faculty of International Relations of the Belarusian State University in 2006.
After that, she studied at the
European Humanities University
European Humanities University ( (ЕГУ/EHU), (EHU), (ЕГУ/EGU)) is a private, non-profit liberal arts university founded in Minsk, Belarus, in 1992. Following its forced closure by the Belarusian authorities in 2004, EHU relocated to Viln ...
.
She collaborated as a journalist, editor, and producer with
Radyjo Racyja,
European Radio for Belarus
European Radio for Belarus (ERB; ; ), also known as Euroradio (; ), is an international radio station that provides independent news, information, and entertainment to the citizens of Belarus. It launched on 26 February 2006. ERB operates on FM b ...
, translated and voiced films and cartoons for the
Belsat TV
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channel.
Creative work
As a child, Rusya liked the works of
Courtney Love
Courtney Michelle Love (née Harrison; born July 9, 1964) is an American singer, guitarist, songwriter, and actress. A figure in the alternative and grunge scenes of the 1990s, Love has had a career spanning four decades. She rose to promi ...
, and therefore she decided to become a singer too. Since 2001 she sang in the rock band
Indiga. In parallel, she collaborated with the poet
Andrej Chadanovič, musician Ihar Varaškievič, and the production center “Backlab collective” (
Austria
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).
As a guest vocalist, she collaborated with the rock bands
Partyzone,
Hasta La Fillsta.
She took part in the recording of
Lavon Volski’s compilation album “Takoha niama nidzie.”
On November 1, 2008, at the Bronx club, Rusya, as a member of the folk band
Akana-NHS, performed at the presentation of the EP “In Tune” by
Hair Peace Salon
Hair Peace Salon is a power pop band from Minsk, Belarus, influenced by Britpop bands and British indie rock. Hair Peace Salon's music is notable in Belarus rock music by its use of English lyrics. The group was founded in 1998, and they have r ...
, which attached her as a vocalist in the new band of Irena Kotvitskaya, the leader of the scattered NHS, and the transition itself took place during the “Golden Acoustics” contest project a month before due to the long creative leave of
Indiga owing to perturbations in the line-up.
The singer also collaborates with the electronic band
CherryVata.
In 2011, she created her electronic folk band
Šuma, followed by the birth of the new CityZen project in 2012.
Reviews
Following a concert of Czech bands in June 2006, Anatoĺ Miaĺhuj of
Muzykalnaya Gazeta
Muzykalnaya Gazeta was a Belarusian weekly newspaper that covered music and show business.
History
The newspaper was founded in Minsk by publisher Anatoĺ Kiriuškin (publishing house "Nestor") in 1996. Initially it came out once per week (lat ...
emphasized the artistry and emotionality of
Indiga’s vocalist, whose fans ''“are always impressed by her desire for theatricality on stage.”''
Achievements
On July 18, 2003, as a member of the band
Indiga, she won at the festival
Basovišča
Basovišča or Basowiszcza (, , pronounced in Belarusian; Belarusian Youth Music Festival) is the festival of Belarusian alternative and rock music, which is annually conducted by the Belarusian Association of Students since 1990.
The fes ...
. On February 28, 2006, she received the Rock Crown and became a Rock-Princess at the tenth “Rock Coronation.”
Personal life
In 2005, she was in a de facto relationship with the guitarist of
Indiga Dmitry Demidov.
After taking pictures in the nude style for the capital magazine “RiO” in 2007, she received several offers to get married, but she did not accept a single one. At the end of 2007, ''“the close spiritual connection”'' between Rusya and
bard
In Celtic cultures, a bard is an oral repository and professional story teller, verse-maker, music composer, oral historian and genealogist, employed by a patron (such as a monarch or chieftain) to commemorate one or more of the patron's a ...
Atmoravi became known, but the relationship ended up with performances as a duet only.
She married Yuri Matsyuin in 2009.
Discography
Indiga
* Dni (2004)
Šuma
*
Жніво (2015)
*
Сонца (2016)
References
External links
КУЛЬТурныя людзі: слухай Русю
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Belarusian folk singers
Belarusian rock singers
Belarusian women folk singers
Belarusian women rock singers
21st-century Belarusian women singers
Pseudonymous artists