Diana Arbenina facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Diana Arbenina
Concert in Toronto (May 2018)
Background information
Birth name	Diana Kulachenko
Born	(1974-07-08) 8 July 1974 (age 50) Valozhyn, Minsk Region, Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic, Soviet Union
Genres	rock, indie-rock, alternative-rock
Occupation(s)	Singer Songwriter Composer Poet Actor
Instruments	voice, guitar, accordion, piano
Years active	1991–present
Associated acts	Nochnye Snaipery

Diana Arbenina, born Diana Kulachenko on July 8, 1974, is a famous Russian singer, musician, and poet. She is best known as the leader of the popular rock band Nochnye Snaipery.

Diana is special because she writes and performs songs in both Russian and English. She has won the "Triumph" Literature Prize for her work. She is also an official ambassador for Gibson, a well-known guitar company, and the World Wildlife Fund, which helps protect animals and nature.

About Her Life

Diana Arbenina was born in 1974 in a town called Valozhyn, in what was then the Soviet Union. Her parents were both journalists.

When Diana was three years old, her family moved to Barysaw, and later to the Russian Far East. She studied foreign languages at the Magadan Pedagogical Institute. She also studied at Saint Petersburg State University. Diana started writing her own songs in the early 1990s.

In 1993, she teamed up with violinist Svetlana Surganova to create the band Nochnye Snaipery, which means "Night Snipers." In the same year, she married Konstantin Arbenin and decided to keep his last name.

In 2002, Svetlana Surganova left the band. After that, Diana Arbenina became the only singer for Nochnye Snaipery.

In 2005, Diana was given the special title of Merited Artist of Chechen Republic. On February 4, 2010, she became a mother to twins.

In 2014, some of Diana Arbenina's concerts in Russia were cancelled. This happened after she shared her feelings about events in Ukraine.

Movies She's Been In

Diana Arbenina has also appeared in a few movies: