Yulia Chicherina


Chicherina, officially Yulia Dmitrievna Chicherina, is a Russian pop-rock artist. She has been performing since 1997 and is part of the wave of Uralic rock along with Nautilus Pompilius and Chaif.

Biography

Chicherina was born in 1978 Sverdlovsk, now known as Yekaterinburg. In her childhood, she sang in the children's choir "Goroshinki". She spent some of her time drawing and attempted to enroll into an art institute. For a short time she played the guitar and drums in various bands, then entered a musical school as a pop vocalist.
In 1997, she formed her own band with Azat Mukhammetov, Aleksandr Buriy, and Aleksandr "DrOff" Aleksandrov. On June 1, 1997, Chicherina's first appearance occurred in the club "J-22". The band played at several festivals in western Siberia, and after the cassette with Chicherina's recordings was sent to Mikhail Kozyrev, they were invited to the Nashestvie festival.
Chicherina expressed support of the Donetsk People's Republic and the Luhansk People's Republic in their war to breakaway from Ukraine, and performed their numerous times to express her support. This led to her being banned to perform in the FIFA ”fan zone” in Rostov-on-Don during the 2018 World Cup.

Discography

Albums