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Pelageya
Пелагея
Pelageya in 2012
Pelageya in 2012
Background information
Birth namePolina Sergeyevna Smirnova[1]
Born (1986-07-14) 14 July 1986 (age 38)
Novosibirsk, Russian SFSR, USSR
GenresFolk rock, folk, art rock
OccupationSinger
Years activeLate 1990s – present
LabelsFeeLee Records, Soyuz, Misteria Zvuka

Pelageya Sergeyevna Telegina (Russian: Пелаге́я Серге́евна Теле́гина; before marriage Pelageya Sergeyevna Khanova; born Polina Sergeyevna Smirnova; 14 July 1986), known mononymously as Pelageya, is а Russian singer. She sings folk-songs from different nations in different languages, romances and compositions written by the members of her group, mostly in rock arrangements.[2][3] Honored Artists of the Russian Federation (2018).

Life and career

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Pelageya's mother, Svetlana Gennadiyevna Khanova (Russian: Светлана Геннадьевна Ханова), formerly a jazz-singer, theatre director and performing arts instructor, is now a producer and art director of her daughter's band.[4] Pelageya's father is unknown. Her last name Khanova is the surname of her mother's last husband.[5] At the age of eight, Pelageya entered the musical school attached to Novosibirsk Conservatoire. At nine she was awarded the title "Best folk-singer of Russia in 1996" at a television contest.[3]

In 1997, she sang at Moscow's 850th Anniversary Pageant concert, was the sole performer at the Heads of Government of Three States Summit (Jacques Chirac, Helmut Kohl, Boris Yeltsin)[6] and participated in KVN TV show as a member of Novosibirsk State University team.

In July 1999, she was invited by Mstislav Rostropovich to a musical festival in France alongside Evgeny Kissin, Ravi Shankar, B.B. King.[7] In an interview to a French newspaper Galina Vishnevskaya – Rostropovich's wife – called her then "a future of the world's opera".[8] In 2000 Pelageya assembled a band under her name.

In 2009, Pelageya was awarded the title "Best female soloist of the year" according to Nashe Radio.

In 2015 she was awarded "Best Folk Artist" at the Russian National Music Awards.[9]

After the birth of her daughter, she returned to music by taking part in the anniversary concert of Nikolay Rastorguyev, the leader of the band Lyube, where she performed the song "Конь" ("Horse") in a duet with him.[10]

Personal life

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In 2010, Pelageya married Dmitry Efimovich, a television director. They divorced two years later. In 2016 she married Russian hockey player Ivan Telegin. They have a daughter Taisiya (Russian: Таисия). In December 2019, Pelageya announced on Instagram her separation from Telegin.

Discography

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  • 2003 — Pelageya (Пелагея)
  • 2007 — Maid's songs (Девушкины песни)
  • 2009 — Siberian drive (Сибирский драйв)
  • 2010 — Paths (Тропы)

Band members

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  • Pelageya – vocals
  • Pavel Deshura – guitar, back vocals, arrangement – died on 15 July 2022, aged 36.[11]
  • Konstantin Polyakov, since 08.14.22 – guitar
  • Svetlana Khanova – producer, lyrics, arrangement, audio mixing
  • Anton Dashkin – drums
  • Alexander (Sanya) Savinykh – bass guitar, back vocals
  • Anton Tsypkin — bayan (accordion), keyboards
  • Sergey Poluboyarinov – sound director

References

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  1. ^ "Андрей Ханов. Немного о Пелагее". 7days.ru. Retrieved 15 July 2022.
  2. ^ "Pelageya Khanova – Biography (from official site)". Archived from the original on 13 March 2012. Retrieved 21 December 2012.
  3. ^ a b "Пелагея Ханова – Биография – Рождение фолк-этно-рок певицы и создание группы". Archived from the original on 10 February 2012.
  4. ^ Хальзова, Анастасия. "Воспитание детей – это тоже творчество". Здоровье школьника (№9 2008). Archived from the original on 26 March 2012. Retrieved 9 January 2011.
  5. ^ Бирюков Сергей (21 January 2010). "Пелагея: "На телевидении и без меня тесно"". Труд. Archived from the original on 10 May 2011. Retrieved 9 January 2011.
  6. ^ Вундеркинды. Телефильм. ООО «Альфа-фильм». Канал «Rossiya 1». Автор сценария — Юлия Семёнова, режиссёр — Илья Цветков, 2006. фрагмент с 14:10 по 20:32
  7. ^ Грум-Гржимайло Тамара (6 July 1999). "Безудержный Ростропович". Moskovskiye Novosti. Archived from the original on 17 October 2013. Retrieved 27 December 2012.
  8. ^ Новые известия 2006-03-06 Archived 21 January 2014 at archive.today Певица Пелагея. Я хочу делать модную русскую музыку
  9. ^ "Вручена Первая российская национальная музыкальная премия". Intermedia News Russia (in Russian). 11 December 2015. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
  10. ^ "Pelagia for the first time after the birth came on the scene – Celebrity News". Capelino.com. Retrieved 15 July 2022.
  11. ^ "Умер один из музыкантов Пелагеи". Starhit.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 15 July 2022.
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