Natasha Korolyova facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Natasha Korolyova
Natasha Korolyova in Arhangelsk
Background information
Birth name	Natalia Vladimirovna Poryvay
Born	(1973-05-31) 31 May 1973 (age 51) Kyiv, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union (now Ukraine)
Genres	Pop
Occupation(s)	singer actress
Years active	1985–present
Associated acts	Igor Nikolayev Sergei Glushko

Natalia Vladimirovna Poryvay (Russian: Ната́лия Влади́мировна Порыва́й; Ukrainian: Наталія Володимирівна Порива́й, romanized: Nataliia Volodymyrivna Poryvai; born 31 May 1973), well known as Natasha Korolyova (Russian: Наташа Королёва), is a Russian singer of popular music. She was named Meritorious Artist of Russia (2004).

Early career

Korolyova was born in Ukrainian capital Kyiv. She gave her first public performance in 1976, at the age of three, singing The Cruiser Aurora at the annual congress of the Komsomol. In 1985, at the age of 12, Korolyova recorded several songs including "World Without Miracles" and "Where Went the Circus", achieving popular success in Ukraine. In 1987, Korolyova won the Golden Kamerton music prize. From 1988 to 1991 she studied vocal performance at the Kyiv-pop circus school.

Korolyova made her first international appearances, in the United States, in 1989. Shortly thereafter she moved to Moscow. She participated in many competitions and television broadcasts, among them Christmas Meeting and Morning Mail. In 1990 she recorded the song Yellow Tulips, which launched her success both within the USSR and internationally. The song reached the finals of the Pesnya goda festival.

In 1992, Korolyova embarked on her first concert tour of Russia, concluding with major shows at the Olympic Stadium. She toured Israel in 1993, Germany in 1994, and performed in New York City in 1997.

Family

Natasha Korolyova has a sister, Russya, a successful Ukrainian singer. Her first husband was the well-known Russian pop singer-songwriter Igor Nikolayev. She is currently married to Sergei Glushko. She has a son named Arkhip.

Mainstream success

Between 1990 and 1997, Koreleva made twelve music videos for television: Yellow Tulips (directed by Mogilevskaya, 1990), First Kiss (directed by Pesotsky), Under the Summer Rain (director Vladimirov), Why the Love Dies (director Pesotsky), Kyiv Boy (director Pesotsky, 1993), Sunflowers (Fix, 1995), Is It Me? (Fix), Small Country (Gusev), The Man With Bellows (Fix, 1996), Do Not Die (Gavrilov), Summer Castanets (Nikolayev, 1997) and Diamonds of Tears (Bazhenov).

After her divorce from Igor Nikolayev, she released the albums Fragments of the Past, Heart, Believe It or Not and Paradise Where Are You.

She was a host and moderator of various television programs and concerts, and participated in the TV shows Dancing with the Stars (in Russia and Ukraine) and Two Stars. .....

Korolyova appeared in several film roles, including Recipe Witch and The Cheerful Family 2, the latter for Ukrainian television. She has also undertaken jewelry design, releasing a collection entitled Daughters-Mothers in 2008. .....

In 2018 Korolyova was banned from entering Ukraine for three years because of "committing illegal acts related to encroachment on the territorial integrity of Ukraine. Using the media, she supports the actions of the Russian Federation on the annexation of Crimea". Crimea is currently under dispute by Russia and Ukraine. Korolyova lost a 2018 appeal at the Supreme Court of Ukraine; its verdict referred to Korolyova as "a foreigner."

Discography

Studio albums

1. 1991– Zhyoltye tyul'pany (Yellow Tulips)
2. 1992 – Del'fin i rusalka (Dolphin and the Mermaid), with Igor Nikolayev
3. 1993 – Poklonnik (Admirer)
4. 1995 – Konfetti (Confetti)
5. 1997 – Бриллианты Слёз (Diamonds Tears)
6. 2001 – Serdtse (Heart)
7. 2003 – Веришь Или Нет (Do You Trust Me or Not), with Tarzan
8. 2006 – Рай Там, Где Ты... (Where Are You, Paradise?)
9. 2015 – Магия Л... (Magic L' )
10. 2016 – Магия Л... переиздание (Magic L' revised)
11. 2019 – Ягодка (Berry)

See also

In Spanish: Natasha Koroleva para niños