Alesia Berulava ( Yasnaya Polyana [6] , Tula Oblast , RSFSR ) - Belarusian and Russian singer , producer , composer , songwriter, actress , founder and leader of the rock group Mantana (1999-2003, 2016 – present) [ 2] and syntypop group Merry Poppins (2004-2008) [3] .
| Alesia Berulava | |
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| Full name | Alesia Berulava |
| Date of Birth | |
| Place of Birth | |
| A country |  Belarus  Russia |
| Professions | singer , composer , songwriter, producer , actress [1] |
| Years of activity | Mantana (1999-2003) [2] Merry Poppins (2004-2008) [3] , 2016 — present |
| Instruments | |
| Genres | Rock [2] , pop rock , syntypop [3] , syntitron |
| Collectives | Mantana Merry poppins |
| Labels | Union , Gloria Media, Wigma |
| Awards | “Single of the Year” (2006) [4] The Golden Ear (2006) [5] |
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Biography
Born in Yasnaya Polyana (Tula region) in the RSFSR [6] , according to other sources - in Czechoslovakia .
- Father is a soldier ( paratrooper ).
- Mother is an artist .
- The younger sister is Marina Berulava (member of the Mantana rock band (1999-2003) [7] and the syntypop group Merry Poppins (2004-2008) [3] , artist, photographer [8] .
- The younger sister is Lyudmila Berulava (member of the syntypop group Merry Poppins) [3] .
The Berulava family, like many military families, moved many times. Therefore, Ales Berulava studied at different schools. They lived in Russia, Czechoslovakia , Moldova, Germany. Alesya began to compose songs as a child. She gave the first song she wrote to her classmate for her birthday. From the 4th grade, Alesya arranged performances, then her audience were parents and classmates [2] [9] .
In Dnestrovsk (Moldova), Alesya graduated from a piano school of music and was engaged in ballroom dancing . Thanks to her hobbies, Alesia participated in many all-Union competitions. Then the Berulava family moved to Germany.
In 1989, in Germany, she graduated from secondary school. In the same year, Alesya went to Minsk to enter the Belarusian University of Culture at the faculty of directing mass holidays, and later transferred to the faculty of pop vocal. After the institute, Alesya left for Germany, to study vocals, to sing world folklore and her own songs in clubs and on the streets, accompanying herself on the guitar. In Germany, she also worked as a fashion model in the youth magazine Yo Yo [6] .
Creativity
In early 1998, Alesya Berulava returned to Minsk and a year later (April 22, 1999 ) founded the rock group "Mantana" [2] . As part of the group, she recorded the single “Because ...” (2000) [10] and the album “Manicures” (2001) [11] [12] .
In 2004, Alesia, together with her sister Marina Berulava, created the syntypop group Merry Poppins. During the existence of the group, she recorded the maxi-single Merry Poppins (2006) [13] and the album Do svidania ... (2008) [14] . Alesia Berulava is a soloist, leader, composer and songwriter in both groups [12] . She is also the author of several unpublished songs relating to different periods of her work [15] .
Alesia Berulava in the period from 2001-2008 was engaged in acting. As an actress, she starred in 3 video clips of the rock group "Mantana" and 4 video clips of the syntypop group Merry Poppins, in several television projects and the film [1] [16] [17] .
Since 2016, she has been the vocalist and leader of the revived rock band Mantana.
Discography
Mantana
- 2000 - Because ... (single) (Union) [10] .
- 2001 - Manicures (album) (Union) [11] .
Merry Poppins
- 2006 - Merry Poppins (maxi-single) (Gloria Media) [13] .
- 2008 - Do svidania ... (album) (Wigma) [14] .
Unreleased Songs
- “1,2,3,4,5” (words and music: A. Berulava).
- “Gypsy” (words: A. Berulava; music: S. Buglak).
- “Because (eastern)” (words and music: A. Berulava).
- “Color Dreams” (words: N. Olev; music: M. Dunaevsky).
- “Once Again” (words and music: A. Berulava).
- “Because (first option)” (words and music: A. Berulava).
- “The Scarlet Flower” (“Mantana”) (words and music: A. Berulava).
- “New Year's” (“Mantana”) (from the movie “New Year's Adventures or Train No. 1”) (words and music: A. Berulava).
- “I promise” (words and music: A. Berulava).
- “Why don’t you sleep” (words: A. Berulava; music: S. Buglak) [15] .
Unreleased songs by Alesi Berulava can conditionally be attributed to those written before 1999 (“Gypsy” and “Why Are You Not Sleeping”) and all the others to those created during the existence of the rock group “Mantana” (1999-2003) [15] .
Songs on Soundtracks
- In the television movie " New Year's Adventures, or Train No. 1 " you can hear the songs: "It's not me" (at the beginning of the film) and "New Year's" (at the end of the film).
- In the Russian television series “Three from Above”, the song “Cupids” sounds. All 198 episodes begin and end with this song [18] [19] .
- In the television series " Kamenskaya 5 " there are songs: "Manicures", "Scarlet Flower" and "Girls-Chorus". In the movie "The Last Slaughter".
Filmography
- 2002 - "New Year's Adventures, or Train No. 1" (New Year's television movie ) [16] .
- 2005 - “At the Crossroads of Europe” ( telecast ) [17] .
- 2007 - “ I am a detective ” ( television series ) [1] .
Rewards
- “Single of the year” for Merry Poppins maxi-single at the “Mystery of Sound” awards in 2006 (based on sales) (as part of Merry Poppins) [4] .
- Laureate of the Golden Ear Music Radio Award from Alfa Radio in 2006 (as part of Merry Poppins) [5] .
See also
- Mantana
- Merry poppins
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 3 Alesia Berulava will become a detective’s girlfriend
- ↑ 1 2 3 4 5 Biography of the Mantana group (inaccessible link)
- ↑ 1 2 3 4 5 Biography of the Merry Poppins group (Inaccessible link) . Date of treatment February 11, 2012. Archived August 31, 2013.
- ↑ 1 2 The Mysteries of Sound awards were named best sellers. 2006 Archived August 31, 2013.
- ↑ 1 2 Artists added ears. Archived on August 31, 2013.
- ↑ 1 2 3 Mantana. Cinderella 2000
- ↑ Mantana: carrot love from Minsk
- ↑ Biography of Marina Berulava Archived on December 23, 2011.
- ↑ Alesya and Marina Berulava: As soon as the guests arrived, we ran to change clothes
- ↑ 1 2 Mantana Group gives away their cassettes for the New Year
- ↑ 1 2 “Mantana” does not spare manicures (inaccessible link) . Date of treatment February 11, 2012. Archived September 24, 2014.
- ↑ 1 2 Discography of Alesi Berulava at experty.by
- ↑ 1 2 Merry Poppins released their debut single.
- ↑ 1 2 Merry Poppins released a new album and went on creative leave
- ↑ 1 2 3 Unreleased songs by Alesi Berulava Archived on August 28, 2016.
- ↑ 1 2 Where is the New Year's train rushing?
- ↑ 1 2 Four brides from the “Mantana” - four grooms from the “Songs”
- ↑ Merry Poppins Elle Girl magazine article Archived January 19, 2011.
- ↑ "Three from above" together with "Merry Poppins" and Oleg Akulich (inaccessible link)
Links
- Official site of the rock group Mantana (Inaccessible link) . Date of treatment October 2, 2016. Archived October 9, 2016.
- Anna Shadrina. My name is love . www.sb.by (08/04/2005). Date of treatment October 2, 2016.
- Irina Turchina. Merry Poppins - two ladies from a fairy tale . www.expressnews.by (2.09.2005). Date of treatment October 2, 2016.
- Elena Yakzhik. Stylish little things . www.gazetaby.com (11/18/2005). Date of treatment October 2, 2016.