America may have Madonna and Mariah but Russia has their own Queen of pop. In her native country, Valeriya has sold millions of albums, regularly sells out her huge stadiums tours, and is considered to be one of Eastern Europe’s most popular and widely acclaimed talents. Now she is embarking on an all encompassing campaign to win us over in the UK and make her mark on the western world.
To kick start her mission, Valeriya has launched her first ever UK website, http://www.valeriya.co.uk/ This retro style but sophisticated websites contains an intriguing video wall of trailers for 9 different videos on You Tube, Valeriya info and links to her pages across the social networks. To add a British voice to the website, Valeriya and her team took a bold step and invited members of the public, both men and women to listen to songs from her new album, Out of Control, for the first time. Their reactions were filmed and placed on websites homepage, un-edited to create an interesting section called Valeriya's People.
Whilst Valeriya may not be recognised in the UK, back home in Russia, she is on the front pages of the celebrity and fashion magazines more times than Victoria Beckham. Both her music and her private life is a constant source of news for the Russian media. Her life story is definitely something that would be a hit on the True Movie channel!
Valeriya is a big fan of the British music scene and is confident that she will be able to appeal to a wide audience in the UK. "Nobody knows who I am in Britain yet but I want to become as famous here as I am in Russia. London is the world's music capital and it's a chance to show what a Russian pop singer can offer."
So if Australia can give us Kylie and Canada give us Celine Dion, why not let Russia give us Valeriya??!!
Sunday 18 May 2008
“SATURDAY NIGHT FEVER” BRINGS THE UK AND RUSSIA TOGETHER!
At a Central London studio late on a Saturday night, Russian mega-star Valeriya (sold 100m records in her homeland) and the legendary Robin Gibb (Bee Gees) recorded a red-hot version of the world-wide hit “Stayin’Alive”. For the first time in the history of pop-music it features a leading female vocal immaculately combined with Gibb’s bespoke falsetto.
Valeriya was extremely excited in getting the ball rolling with such a momentous collaboration. “Paying tribute to the 30th anniversary of the iconic film and album “Saturday Night Fever” (December 1977) we decided it would be a splendid idea to record a cover of this great song!”
Valeriya had originally recorded her own version of the song and sent the CD with a letter as a greeting to both Gibb brothers and John Travolta. Robin was immediately very enthusiastic about it and agreed to meet with Valeriya to talk about a duet:
"I heard Valeriya singing the song 5-6 weeks ago. As soon as I heard it I got very interested at the prospect of recording the song with her, and that's why I'm here. It’s not a complex story, it’s just something that you hear, you like it and you want to do it. I was attracted by the tonality of Valeriya’s voice which matched the track perfectly.”
Valeriya’s new album “Out of Control” is to be released in Russia and the UK in early summer which will feature this collaboration.
Valeriya was extremely excited in getting the ball rolling with such a momentous collaboration. “Paying tribute to the 30th anniversary of the iconic film and album “Saturday Night Fever” (December 1977) we decided it would be a splendid idea to record a cover of this great song!”
Valeriya had originally recorded her own version of the song and sent the CD with a letter as a greeting to both Gibb brothers and John Travolta. Robin was immediately very enthusiastic about it and agreed to meet with Valeriya to talk about a duet:
"I heard Valeriya singing the song 5-6 weeks ago. As soon as I heard it I got very interested at the prospect of recording the song with her, and that's why I'm here. It’s not a complex story, it’s just something that you hear, you like it and you want to do it. I was attracted by the tonality of Valeriya’s voice which matched the track perfectly.”
Valeriya’s new album “Out of Control” is to be released in Russia and the UK in early summer which will feature this collaboration.
Introducing Valeriya
In recent years, Russian politicians and businessmen have taken centre stage in the Western world. Now Russian superstar Valeriya will follow in their footsteps and, in 2008, a multi- faceted campaign will ensure she takes the UK by storm.
She has sold millions of albums, regularly sells out stadiums and arenas and boasts the similar stardom status as the likes of Madonna and Celine Dion. The Valeriya Empire is continually expanding and we are excited to introduce her to the UK in
2008.
Valeriya has recorded 8 top-selling albums and has shot 30 videos. Her next album features collaborations with a number of European and US writers and producers including Robin Gibb, David Richards (Queen, David Bowie), Martin Kierszenbaum (Sting, DJ Shadow), Dylan Burns (BodyRockers), Simon Gogerly (U2, New Order, Gwen Stefani) and Sergey Galoyan (Jennifer Lopez, t.a.T.u., Prodigy.
She is recording her next album and collaborating with famous European songwriters and sound-producers, ready once again to redefine the heights of musical success with her talent, timeless appeal, beauty and strength of a truly Russian woman, whose image Valeriya personifies.
Valeriya was the first Russian artist to team with top professionals in the music business to record and release her debut album in English. Recordings of The Taiga Symphony (1992), written by Vitaliy Bondarchuk and Richard Nyles, took place at the studios in London, Munich and Moscow and attracted musicians from Pink Floyd, Dire Straits, Pet Shop Boys , and Pavel Kogan's Moscow State Symphony Orchestra. 2001 marked a turning point in Valeriya's life. In a move reminiscent of the life of Tina Turner, whilst at the peak of her fame, Valeriya turned her back on music. After years of mental and physical abuse at the hands of her then manager and husband (and father of her 3 children) she very publicly quit show business. Since then and until now Valeriya's name has never left the headlines of Russian press. Her private life has been in the full glare of publicity. Rejecting all business offers from major Russian record-labels and managers, Valeriya together with her three children left for her native Atkarsk and for more than a year, Valeriya lived a very low-key life, totally devoted to bringing up her children. Much to the country's dismay, it started to look as though Valeriya would keep her promise to never come back.
But destiny took a different turn. Two years later, top Russian music manager Joseph Prigozhin, the president of Nox Music, arrived in Atkarsk and offered Valeriya an offer of a recording contract. The whole country watched the development of their professional and then romantic relationship. With Joseph by her side, Valeriya found the courage to make music again, catapulting her to super-stardom status.
Valeriya's comeback was spectacular and successful. Accolades and awards followed in quick succession – her first comeback single went to no1 and stayed there for 15 weeks, and her trophy cabinet soon bulged with silverware – 'radio hit of the year', 'gold gramophone award' 'best female act' at the MTV Awards and Muz-TV awards, 'most beautiful Russian singer' from huge-selling 7 Days magazine…… and the list goes on, crowned by the 'Order for the Revival of Russia Award' (akin to an OBE)
She has sold millions of albums, regularly sells out stadiums and arenas and boasts the similar stardom status as the likes of Madonna and Celine Dion. The Valeriya Empire is continually expanding and we are excited to introduce her to the UK in
2008.
Valeriya has recorded 8 top-selling albums and has shot 30 videos. Her next album features collaborations with a number of European and US writers and producers including Robin Gibb, David Richards (Queen, David Bowie), Martin Kierszenbaum (Sting, DJ Shadow), Dylan Burns (BodyRockers), Simon Gogerly (U2, New Order, Gwen Stefani) and Sergey Galoyan (Jennifer Lopez, t.a.T.u., Prodigy.
She is recording her next album and collaborating with famous European songwriters and sound-producers, ready once again to redefine the heights of musical success with her talent, timeless appeal, beauty and strength of a truly Russian woman, whose image Valeriya personifies.
Valeriya was the first Russian artist to team with top professionals in the music business to record and release her debut album in English. Recordings of The Taiga Symphony (1992), written by Vitaliy Bondarchuk and Richard Nyles, took place at the studios in London, Munich and Moscow and attracted musicians from Pink Floyd, Dire Straits, Pet Shop Boys , and Pavel Kogan's Moscow State Symphony Orchestra. 2001 marked a turning point in Valeriya's life. In a move reminiscent of the life of Tina Turner, whilst at the peak of her fame, Valeriya turned her back on music. After years of mental and physical abuse at the hands of her then manager and husband (and father of her 3 children) she very publicly quit show business. Since then and until now Valeriya's name has never left the headlines of Russian press. Her private life has been in the full glare of publicity. Rejecting all business offers from major Russian record-labels and managers, Valeriya together with her three children left for her native Atkarsk and for more than a year, Valeriya lived a very low-key life, totally devoted to bringing up her children. Much to the country's dismay, it started to look as though Valeriya would keep her promise to never come back.
But destiny took a different turn. Two years later, top Russian music manager Joseph Prigozhin, the president of Nox Music, arrived in Atkarsk and offered Valeriya an offer of a recording contract. The whole country watched the development of their professional and then romantic relationship. With Joseph by her side, Valeriya found the courage to make music again, catapulting her to super-stardom status.
Valeriya's comeback was spectacular and successful. Accolades and awards followed in quick succession – her first comeback single went to no1 and stayed there for 15 weeks, and her trophy cabinet soon bulged with silverware – 'radio hit of the year', 'gold gramophone award' 'best female act' at the MTV Awards and Muz-TV awards, 'most beautiful Russian singer' from huge-selling 7 Days magazine…… and the list goes on, crowned by the 'Order for the Revival of Russia Award' (akin to an OBE)
Thursday 17 April 2008
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