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)