Yulianna Yurievna Karaulova (; born 24 April 1988 in

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) is a Russian singer, television presenter and former lead singer of 5sta Family, and a former finalist of ''

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'' 5.

Biography

Karaulova was born in

on 24 April 1988. When she was four years old, her father was sent to the diplomatic service in

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, so she and her family moved to the country's capital,

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. She studied at the School of the Russian Embassy in Bulgaria. At the age of 11, she returned to Moscow and finished school there. In 2003, Karaulova placed second in the ''"Person of the Year"'' competition organized by a local teen magazine ''Yes!''. She eventually became one of the singers of the ''Yes!'' musical group. In 2004, she became a member of the

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''"Fabrika Zvyozd 5"'' under the direction of

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, and reached the finals. By the end of the project, Karaulova joined a new group of Maxim Fadeev's ''Netsuke''. After the ''"Fabrika Zvyozd",'' she studied in

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for six months, while occasionally working as an editor for the ''Yes!'' magazine. In 2011, Karaulova became a soloist of the group ''"5sta Family"''. During 4 years of staying there, the band recorded several hits and won a number of nominations and awards, including

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2013. In 2014, Karaulova graduated from the producer faculty

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, having previously graduated from the faculty of pop-jazz vocal academy. On 20 September 2015 Karaulova announced her departure from ''"5sta Family" to'' begin a solo career. She appeared in the sixth season of ice show contest ''

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''. In April 2023, Karaulova became the current host of the Russian version of

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, known as

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Personal life

Karaulova is in a relationship with sound producer Andrey Cherny. On 29 May 2021 Yulianna gave birth to a son, Alexander.

Discography

Solo studio albums

*2016: Чувство Ю ''/ Chuvstvo Yu / Sense Of Yu'' *2017: Феномены ''/ Fenomeny / Phenomena'' *2019: Быть сильными ''/ Byt' Sil'nymi / To Be Strong''

Singles

*2015: Ты не такой ''/ Ty Ne Takoy / You're Not Like That'' *2015: Хьюстон ''/ Khyuston / Houston'' *2016: Внеорбитные ''/ Vneorbitnye / Extra-Orbital'' *2016: Море ''/ More / Sea'' *2016: Разбитая любовь ''/ Razbitaya Lyubov' / Broken Love'' (cover version of a song by Lx24) *2017: Не верю ''/ Ne Veryu / I Don't Believe'' *2017: Просто так ''/ Prosto Tak / Just So'' *2019: Лучший враг ''/ Luchshiy Vrag / Best Enemy''

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Karaulova, Julianna 1988 births 21st-century Russian women singers Living people Singers from Moscow Fabrika Zvyozd Gnessin State Musical College alumni Russian pop singers Russian women television presenters Winners of the Golden Gramophone Award