Groups Leningrad Alisa. Ex-soloist of "Leningrad" Alisa Vox: biography

Alice Vox is Russian singer, who received recognition from an audience of millions as a soloist of the Leningrad group. No, this is not an exaggeration. Just look at the song “Exhibit”, the video for which was viewed on the Internet by more than 60 million people! And all mainly thanks to the unsurpassed vocals of Alisa Vox. The girl’s biography can be called rich and interesting, but first things first.

Childhood and youth

Alisa Mikhailovna Vox (Kondratieva is her real name) was born in Leningrad. This happened on June 30, 1987. Now giving an interview and talking about her biography, Alisa Vox says that as a child she was looking for an opportune moment to climb onto a chair and sing a song or recite a poem.

The girl’s mother, who dreamed of her child’s career on stage, enrolled the little girl at the age of 4 in a ballet studio and put her on a strict diet. About a year later it became clear to everyone that, unfortunately, the girl did not do special success in this field. But Alice’s mother did not give up and enrolled her in the Music Hall children’s studio, where teachers soon appreciated the vocals of the young talent.

It's time to go to school. Alice, passionate about plays and music, did not have enough time for lessons. The parents considered that studying was more important, so they insisted on their daughter leaving Music Hall, allowing her to practice vocals in the school club.

After graduating from school, Alisa entered SPbGATI without any difficulties, and a year later she moved to the capital of Russia and transferred to GITIS. When the girl turned 20, she was forced to return to hometown(due to financial problems) and continue studying at the University of Culture and Arts.

Biography of Alice Vox: beginning of a career

After graduating from university, the girl worked part-time as a presenter at weddings and many other celebrations, and was a vocalist at the NEP restaurant. But the first success came immediately after Alice began collaborating with the Duhless club. She skillfully improvised on stage, singing popular tunes to the electronic beat of the DJ. Very soon the public appreciated this direction, and a girl named MC Lady Alice began to be invited to perform in prestigious nightclubs. But sharp turn in the biography of Alisa Vox-Burmistrova (this is her last name after marriage, but about the singer’s personal life a little later) occurred in 2012, when she successfully passed the audition and was accepted into the Leningrad group.

Finest hour

At first, the girl took part only in the studio recordings of “Leningrad”, replacing which she went on maternity leave, but promised to return. But already in 2013, Alisa, who pleasantly surprised everyone with her serious vocal abilities, charisma and self-confidence, became a full member of the group and took to the stage. She herself sang all the female parts in the group’s compositions, and together with her staged such provocative, incendiary and candid shows that literally made some people's hair stand on end.

It is interesting that the leader of the group and the soloist allowed themselves such behavior only on stage, but behind the scenes Alisa called him by name and patronymic for a long time, even lowering her eyes when talking with Sergei Shnurov.

“Patriot”, “Exhibit”, “Fire and Ice”, “Bag” - these and many other songs became real hits. Alice's vocals, so sonorous and multifaceted, could not help but attract attention and interest.

Having gone through such an interesting, fun and full of scandals way, Shnurov and Vox decided to stop collaborating in 2016. As the singer says, she just wanted to finish the scandalous stage of her biography and start solo career. According to some sources, the initiator of the breakup was Shnurov himself, but the singer does not give any specific comments on this issue.

Personal life

Many fans of the singer are also interested in this page from the biography of Alisa Vox-Burmistrova. For how many years she appeared in public in revealing outfits, behaved on stage sometimes playfully, sometimes defiantly, gave interviews at the most different topics, but all these years she preferred not to talk about her personal life. It is only known that even before participating in “Leningrad” she married famous photographer and amateur club life Alice always respected her husband, took his opinion into account, and spoke only positively about him. The girl has repeatedly said that this is a wise man who understands the need for her such piquant behavior on stage that he perfectly sees the difference between show and reality.

But already at the end of 2015, she began to be noticed without a wedding ring, at the same time everyone joint photos graphy with her husband from social networks she deleted it. Dmitry and Alisa finally broke off their relationship at the very beginning of 2016.

Conclusion

Today the girl creates solo compositions and records albums. It cannot be said that the public rated her new songs very highly. Perhaps fans are simply accustomed to perceiving Alisa as an indispensable member of the Leningrad group, seeing her constantly next to the charismatic Shnurov. Most likely, fans will need time to get used to Alice's new image. We wish the girl success in this difficult period for her and look forward to new hits.

Our heroine today is former Leningrad soloist Alisa Vox. The article provides details of her biography, career and personal life. We will also talk about who became the new soloist of Sergei Shnurov’s group.

Alice Vox: biography, childhood

She was born in St. Petersburg in 1987, June 30. Her real name is Kondratieva, and Vox is just a pseudonym.

WITH early age our heroine showed Creative skills. The little girl climbed onto a stool and began to sing, dance and make faces. At that moment she imagined herself as a pop star.

Mom wanted Alice to receive a choreographic education. Therefore, at the age of 4, she enrolled her daughter in the ballet studio at the Palace of Culture named after. Lensovet. However, the girl visited this institution for only one year. She didn't turn out to be a ballerina. After some time, Alice's parents took her to the children's studio of the Music Hall. During choir classes, local teachers discovered that our heroine good voice and a perfect sense of rhythm.

Due to poor performance in secondary school, Alice was taken from the Music Hall. But the girl was not upset. She visited regularly music clubs. And also future singer I was engaged in dance sports and vocals.

Education

At the end of the 11th grade, Alisa went to Moscow, where she entered GITIS on her first try. Her choice fell on the pop department. A tiny scholarship and financial assistance from her parents (in the amount of 4,000 rubles) was not enough for the young girl to live a normal life. Therefore, she was forced to work part-time in karaoke bars.

At the age of 20, our heroine returned home and became a student at the local University of Culture and Arts. She studied at the pop-jazz vocal department.

The beginning of creative activity

Alisa Kondratieva (Vox) received a diploma of higher education. After that, she got a job at the NEP restaurant-cabaret. She received additional income from performances at corporate events and weddings.

The girl's first success came when she began collaborating with the Duhless club. Alisa improvised on stage, working in tandem with a DJ. The local public knew her as MC Lady Ali.

Soloist of the group "Leningrad"

Over time, our heroine got tired of performing in clubs and bars. She wanted to conquer big stage. And so, in 2012, she had a great opportunity to get into Russian show business. Sergei Shnurov announced a casting for his legendary team. At that moment, Leningrad soloist Yulia Kogan went to maternity leave.

Came to audition with Shnurov a large number of girls. As a result, the place of vocalist went to Alisa Vox. The group's first concert with her participation took place in September 2013 at Chaplin Hall. The people gathered in the hall highly appreciated her external and vocal abilities.

For the first year, Alisa, the soloist of Leningrad, called Shnur exclusively Sergei Vladimirovich. She could not raise her eyes once again, being next to him. Our heroine could not believe that she was working with such a famous and respected person. At the same time, on stage her embarrassment and excitement disappeared somewhere.

Personal life

Leningrad soloist Alisa Vox got married even before she began collaborating with Sergei Shnurov. Her chosen one was professional photographer Dmitry Burmistrov, who came to St. Petersburg from Rostov-on-Don.

They met at one of the club parties. A slender blonde with a pleasant voice immediately attracted Dmitry's attention. He did everything to win her heart. Soon the couple got married. On posters and her pages on social networks, the beauty signed herself as Alisa Vox-Burmistrova.

For several years, love and mutual understanding reigned in the relationship between the spouses. However, in the fall of 2015, rumors appeared about their separation. Allegedly, Alisa’s husband was constantly jealous of Sergei Shnurov.

The singer stopped putting it on her finger wedding ring. She also removed her husband’s last name on social networks. All joint photos with Dmitry Burmistrov also disappeared from her Instagram account.

In January 2016, the couple officially divorced. Our heroine immediately informed her subscribers on the social network about this. Now she is a free woman.

Solo career

At the end of March 2016, the Leningrad soloist informed subscribers on Instagram about her departure from the band. The singer decided to take up development solo career. She expressed gratitude to Sergei Shnurov for his support and fruitful cooperation, which lasted 3.5 years. Many fans of the Leningrad group will remember Alisa for her shocking behavior on the verge of a foul. The girl could go out and perform a striptease or hot dance on stage with one of the musicians. It was she who performed the most strong songs Shnura, which later became hits (“Fire and Ice”, “37th”, “Patriot” and “Exhibit”).

New soloist of the Leningrad group

Sergei Shnurov quickly found a vocalist to replace Alisa Vox. His choice fell on a young, attractive and an ambitious singer Vasilisa Starshov.

The new soloist of “Leningrad” actively uses social networks. Posts on his Instagram page candid photos and videos. More than 45 thousand subscribers have already appreciated her magnificent figure and amazing sense of humor.

What is known about new soloist group "Leningrad"? Vasilisa was born in 1994, on August 22. Its homeland is the city of Shlisselberg, located in the Leningrad region. From the age of 5 she studied piano. After school I entered the vocal department at College of Music them. Rimsky-Korsakov (St. Petersburg). However, the girl did not finish it educational institution. Even in her first year, she realized that she did not want to sing with an operatic voice.

In 2011, Vasilisa moved to Moscow. A beautiful and talented girl became a member of the “Flashmob” team, formed during the casting of the 2nd season of the show “Factor A”. The guys performed in the capital's karaoke bars and nightclubs. In 2013, Starshova went to the competition “ New wave" She managed to captivate the audience and the professional jury. Vasilisa successfully made it to the semi-finals, but was unable to win the competition.

The new vocalist of the Leningrad group was not officially married. She has no children. The heart of the young beauty is free. And while there is no worthy gentleman on the horizon, she plunges headlong into work.

Lineup changes

In March 2016, Shnur took another soloist into the group - the dark-skinned beauty Florida Chanturia. Little is known about her.

Born in March 1990. She is from St. Petersburg. Graduated from St. Petersburg State University of Culture and Arts (pop and jazz department). IN different time worked at the Gelsomino Cafe restaurant and performed as part of the MARMELAD party band.

Finally

Now you know where Alice Vox was born, studied and with whom she was in a relationship. Former soloist“Leningrad” is not going to leave the stage. Thanks to her talent and perseverance, she will definitely achieve success in creative activity. The names and surnames of the new vocalists who appeared in the group were announced in the article.

Alisa Vox for the first time about the reasons for leaving the Leningrad group, divorce from her husband and support from Lagutenko

It would not be an exaggeration to say that the soundtrack of 2016 in Russia was the song of the Leningrad group “Exhibit”. Having burst into rotation on radio stations and TV channels in January, the song instantly became popular throughout the country and even became part of cultural life: At the Van Gogh exhibition held in Moscow at the beginning of the year, female visitors in Louboutins and the Seregas accompanying them were allowed in free of charge.

Against this background, another event happened - this time on a local scale. For the first time in the almost 20-year history of the Leningrad group, not only frontman Sergei Shnurov, but also the lead singer of the group, Alisa Vox, came to the fore. It was she who became the voice of “Exhibit”, as well as several other popular songs from the repertoire, which attracted everyone’s attention.

However, at the peak of popularity, in March 2016, Alisa unexpectedly announced her departure from the group. She posted the news about this on her page on the social network, saying that she decided to move on regardless of Shnurov. Sergei did not seem very upset. Having said that the group was, first and foremost, him, Shnurov quickly found two new singers to replace Alisa and continued to work as if nothing had happened. And Alisa Vox took up a solo career.

In an interview with HELLO.RU, Alisa Vox for the first time gave answers to questions that concern her fans about leaving the group and talked about what other events had happened in her life in recent months.

Alisa, how did you become the lead singer of the Leningrad group?

This happened in 2011. I learned that they were looking for a singer to join the group during the maternity leave of the current soloist Yulia Kogan. I decided to give it a try and ended up passing the casting. The castings lasted from the moment it became known about Yulia’s pregnancy; about 300 applicants were screened, but they approved me.

You ended up in a very popular group, which became even more popular after the release of the song “Exhibit”. And suddenly they left the group. Why?

Nothing much actually happened. This decision was not spontaneous; it was initially clear to me that I would not survive in the group until I was old. We talked with Sergei and decided that I had already done all the best in the group, it was time to move on.

The press wrote that there was supposedly a conflict between you, and it was connected with the fact that Sergei’s wife Matilda was jealous of him. This is true?

It's a lie. (Laughs.) There was not the slightest reason for jealousy. No one quarreled with anyone, a work situation arose - I made this decision.

So you didn’t quarrel with Sergei?

Sergei is a difficult person, demanding, authoritarian. How was it working with him? Did he allow you to express your individuality?

He manages more than two dozen people - of course, there is no time for simplicity. He is a tough leader, but for me personally this was not a problem. He puts professional relationships first, which I think is right. I felt comfortable working with him.

After you left, Sergei said that the Leningrad group is him, and it doesn’t matter which soloist will sing in it.

Well, that's how it is. (Laughs.) It would be strange to disagree with this. You will stop anyone on the street and ask what associations he has when he hears the name “Leningrad”. They will definitely answer you: Cord.

IN this moment Does the fame of the ex-soloist of “Leningrad” hinder you or help you?

Hard to tell. I try not to exploit this; I don’t perform the group’s songs or Shnurov’s songs. I have a different image, a different direction in music. I don't want to be perceived as part of a team that I'm no longer involved with.

Do you have any restrictions on performing Shnurov’s songs? If you wanted to sing something at your concert, could you do it?

No restrictions and court orders there was no word on this matter; I also did not receive any verbal instructions from Sergei. But, to be honest, we never discussed this.

Your first solo composition, “Hold,” caused a mixed reaction from the public. Some people liked it, others found it downright boring. How can you comment on this?

I'm moving in musical direction, which I consider the most popular today in the world musical culture. This is synth-pop, electro-pop, pop-rock. But people are used to seeing me in a different image, they are accustomed to different vocabulary, so perhaps what I do now seems boring to some - those people who simply do not understand my new image. It's a matter of taste.

Initially, I found myself in the wrong field. Large audience fans of "Leningrad" were watching and expecting a continuation from me in the spirit of "Leningrad", but this did not happen. People who were not interested in associating me with the group greeted the release positively. My work received four stars from the Intermedia portal - this is the same as the last album received Red Hot Chili Peppers, For example. I read the impartial, critical analyzes from a professional point of view and am pleased with the result.

Can you say that being part of the Leningrad group you were not yourself and did things that were not close to you?

"Leningrad" is Sergei Shnurov, starting with music and ending with images. He creates everything, everyone there plays the roles that he assigned to them. This is a theater of one director.

Are you prepared for the possibility that you might lose some of your audience?

I think you need to do what you believe in.

Shortly before leaving the group, changes occurred in your personal life - you separated from your husband. Why did they suddenly decide to burn bridges in all directions at once?

I divorced my husband, but, despite the fact that at that moment the media wrote everything about this, there was no drama. It happens that sometimes feelings just pass - you get up and silently leave. At some point I realized that I had no future with this person - and I left.

Are you currently communicating with Sergei Shnurov and ex-husband?

No. It is not necessary. Now I'm focused on work. A video will be released soon; it has been filmed, but is currently in the post-production stage. Then an EP will be released - a mini-album, which will include five songs, three of them new and two fresh versions of old ones. In December I will present a song for which I wrote the music and lyrics myself. It is very important for me, new point countdown. In terms of musical style, I plan to continue moving towards electro-pop rock. By the way, Ilya Lagutenko supports me in this. He listened to my songs and reacted very positively to them; his assessment is very important to me. I was pleased to receive words of encouragement from him. So life goes on.

Childhood and studies

After school, Alisa entered the St. Petersburg state academy theatrical arts(SPbGATI), a year later she moved to Moscow and entered GITIS. Alisa calls GITIS vocal teacher Lyudmila Alekseevna Afanasyeva, who trained more than one celebrity before Alice, as the teacher who gave her a start in life.

At the age of 20, she returned to St. Petersburg and entered the University of Culture and Arts in the pop-jazz vocal department.

Starting a career in show business

Participation in the group "Leningrad"

As part of the group, Alisa Vox performed such hits as “Patriot”, “37th”, “Prayer”, “Bag”, “In short”, “Dress”, “Crying and crying”, “Exhibit” and others.

Leaving the Leningrad group

The leader of the group, Sergei Shnurov, commented on the breakup with Alisa Vox quite sharply; the media consider his comment to be an accusation of “stardom” of the ex-lead singer of the group: I didn't promise anything to anyone. At my own whim, I turn average singers into stars. I come up with an image, material, and promote it. I decide how to present them so that they will be loved. Well, not exactly theirs, an image, of course. Through the efforts of our team, we create a mythical heroine out of nothing. This is our job. And it is precisely because we do our job well that complaints and discontent arise. The audience loves the image we created and really don’t want the end. But it is inevitable. The Heroines of the myth, invented by me and created by the team, quite quickly and naively begin to believe in their own Divine nature. But we don’t know how to deal with Goddesses. We're burning pots here

Personal life

Discography

• 2012 - Fish
• 2014 - Minced meat
• 2014 - The beach is ours

Video clips

• Fish (November 20, 2012) - backup dancer, backing vocals;
• Battle of Red (May 30, 2013) - one of two roles;
• While alive (May 31, 2013) - backup dancer;
• Road (December 1, 2013) - supporting role;
• SIZONNAYA (April 14, 2014) - backup dancer, vocals;
• Garbage (February 6, 2015) - backing vocals;
• Bomb (May 10, 2015) - supporting role;
• In short (We want to go to Sochi) (June 24, 2015) - second vocals, second role;
• Prayer (June 30, 2015) - vocals, the main role;
• Exhibit (On Louboutins) (January 13, 2016) - vocals.

Alice Vox's childhood

The girl’s mother supported such endeavors, as she dreamed of her daughter performing on stage. Therefore, at the age of 4, she enrolled the little girl in a ballet studio, where she studied for a year, unfortunately, without achieving much success.

When it became clear that Alice had no predisposition for academic choreography, her mother took her to the children's studio of the Music Hall Theater. At first, Alisa sang in the choir, but then the teachers noticed the girl’s talent for vocals and began to trust her with solo parts.

Alice showed artistry in a variety of productions, and soon she got the main role in the musical “Alice's New Year's Adventures, or the Magic Book of Wishes” directed by Andrei Skvortsov.

By the beginning of school, Alice was so passionate about music and dancing that she had practically no time left for lessons, and her academic performance left much to be desired. It was too difficult for her to combine school and theater performances, so her parents insisted on 8-year-old Alice leaving Music Hall, deciding that her studies were more important, and allowing her daughter to engage in singing and dancing only as a hobby during extracurricular hours. Alisa continued her vocal training in clubs music school and studied choreography at the Dance Sports Federation.

After school, Alisa passed the competition for admission to the St. Petersburg State Academy of Theater Arts (SPbGATI) without much difficulty. After studying there for a year, the girl transferred to Moscow GITIS, where her development as an artist began. Of all the teachers, she remembered Lyudmila Afanasyeva with special warmth.

At the age of 20, she had to return to her hometown due to financial difficulties. Alisa completed her studies at the University of Culture and Arts, in the pop-jazz vocal department, while simultaneously laying the first bricks in her career ladder.

The beginning of Alice Vox's career

The next stage was performances in the popular clubs “Duhless” and “Candyman”, for which the aspiring artist chose the pseudonym MC Lady Alice. Gradually, the girl became a prominent character in St. Petersburg club life, began to receive invitations to the best nightlife spots in the city, and even went on tour with performances in the “vocal hosting” style.

All this brought good income, and the artist no longer experienced financial difficulties. But Alisa’s career took a sharp turn after being cast as a session vocalist in the scandalous famous group"Leningrad", which Alisa has been a fan of since the tenth grade.

Alisa Vox and Yulia Kogan at the rehearsal of “Leningrad”

Alisa Vox in the group "Leningrad"

It was her participation in the Leningrad group that brought her real popularity. She performed all the female parts in the group's songs and, together with Sergei Shnurov, staged incendiary, often frank and provocative shows on stage.

Alisa Vox and Sergey Shnurov - Prayer

In March 2016, after 4 years of fruitful cooperation, Alisa Vox left the team mutual consent, announcing the start of a solo career.

Personal life of Alice Vox

Alisa Vox - the owner of a luxurious figure

Alice Vox today

In May 2017, the singer was convicted of corruption: sources close to Vox said that the Kremlin promised her 2 million rubles for a video clip of an “anti-opposition” nature. The video “Baby” ironically described the events of March 26, when Alexei Navalny led thousands of people across Russia to anti-corruption rallies.

Alisa Vox – Baby (2017)

Vox advised listeners to “stay out of politics and learn materiel.” The audience received the singer's new work with lukewarmness and downvoted the video on YouTube. Former “boss” of Vox Sergei Shnurov called the video hack, adding that the quality of the video is inferior even to the efforts of novice video bloggers.