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Valeria Kozlova

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Lera Kozlova
In 2011
In 2011
Background information
Also known asLeRa, LeRanetka, LERALERA, Lera Romantika, Lera Ranetka
Born (1988-01-22) 22 January 1988 (age 36)
Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Genres
Occupations
  • Singer
  • musician
  • actress
Instruments
  • Vocals
  • drums
Years active2005–present
LabelsMegaliner Records
(2005–2008)
KRUZHEVA Music
(2009–2011)
Zion Music
(2015–2017)
Warner Music Russia
(2020–present)

Valeriya Sergeevna Kozlova (Russian: Валерия Сергеевна Козлова; (born 22 January 1988), better known as Lera Kozlova, is a Russian musician most famous for her work with the pop-rock band Ranetki where she provided the vocals and played the drums (from 2005 to 2008). She is also the former vocalist of the band 5sta Family (from 2015 to 2017).

Early life

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Was born in Moscow. At 12 years old, she studied at the "Pinocchio" children's ensemble, where she learned to sing and play percussion instruments.

Life and career

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"Ranetki Girls" (2005–2008)

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In 2005–2008 she was the vocalist and drummer of the band "Ranetki", and also starred in the television series of the same name produced by the STS channel. The band participated in the tv-shows "Make kids" on MTV and "5 stars" on Channel One.

In 2006, the group recorded the first album "Ranetki" ("Ранетки") (Label "Megaliner Records"). In the same year she took part in the recording of the album "Lords of the Universe" ("Властелины Вселенной") of the Moscow punk rock band "Tarakany!" ("Тараканы!").[1] In 2008 participated in the recording of singles for the second album "Our Time Has Come" ("Пришло наше время").

According to the results of 2008, she received the People's Prize of Ukraine in the nomination "Discovery of the Year".[2]

1 November 2008 Lera gave the last concert as part of the band "Ranetki", which is in the Luzhniki Palace of Sports. 2 November 2008 it was revealed that Lera had left "Ranetki", under pressure of former boyfriend, producer Sergey Milnichenko.

Solo career: "LeRa", "LERALERA" (2009–2011)

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In 2009, she began a solo career under the pseudonym "LeRa" ("ЛеРа"). Gela Romanovsky became her producer. The first LeRa recital took place on 20 February 2009 in Samara (Russia). In the fall, the premiere of the debut album was expected which has been given the tentative title "My Summer Rain" ("Мой Летний Дождь"), but the release never took place.

At the end of 2009, she took up the solo project "LERALERA" under the production of Yuri Bardash (label "KRUZHEVA Music"). In the same year, Lera starred in the video of the band Quest Pistols for the song "He Is Near" ("Он Рядом"). In 2010, clips were released for the songs "She-Wolf" ("Волчица"), "Unpleasant" ("Неприятно"), "Safe Sex" ("Безопасный Секс").

In June 2010, a new debut album entitled "Give Me A Sign" ("Дай Мне Знак") was released. The album was released on 7 July 2010 in Ukraine. The album was released in Russia in December 2010. In the same year, the release of the game "LERALERA. Beginner's Star School" ("LERALERA. Школа начинающей звезды").

In 2010, after season 5, Lera left the series "Ranetki". In July 2011, together with the bands "Nerves" and "Khaki" ("Хаки") went on a joint tour "Summer, swim trunks, rock 'n' roll!" ("Лето, плавки, рок-н-ролл!").

In 2011, at the "OOPS" magazine party, Lera announced the closure of the "LERALERA" project and her departure from the scene.

"5sta Family" (2015–2017)

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On 23 May 2015, members of the band "5sta Family" reported that Lera became the new vocalist instead of Yulianna Karaulova. On 8 July, the single "Aptly" ("Метко") was released, which became a presentation for Lera in the band.

21 January 2016 released the second single "Erasing the Borders" ("Стирая границы").

On 6 May 2016, the single "5sta Family" "T-shirt" ("Футболка") was released, and on 24 May a clip.

On 24 January 2017, the single "5sta Family" "Vesuvius" ("Везувий") was released.

On 30 April, the single and clip "5sta Family" "High-Rises" ("Многоэтажки") was released.

On 5 November, on her Instagram, Valeria announced that on 2 December in Nizhny Novgorod, the last concert with her participation as part of the band "5sta Family" will be held.

"KURAGA" (2017–2019)

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In May 2017, former members of the band "Ranetki" created the YouTube channel KURAGA, dedicated to their life after the end of the group. In parallel with this, the girls began work on the reunion of the band (consisting of Kozlova, Tretyakova, Ogurtsova, Baydavletova, Rudneva). Later, the latter refused to participate in the reunion. The project also began to have problems due to threats from the former producer of the band "Ranetki" Sergey Milnichenko.

On 29 June 2019, Lera performed at the festival "Generation NEXT" as part of the ex-"Ranetki".

"NYUTA&LERA" (2019–2020)

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On 8 November 2019, Lera announced the creation of a musical duet called "NYUTA&LERA" together with Anna "Nyuta" Baydavletova under the label "Warner Music Russia". On 14 February 2020, the first song "My Boy" was premiered. In the summer of 2020, Baidavletova announced on her Instagram page the closure of the project on her own initiative.

Discography

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Studio albums

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  • Ranetki (Ранетки) (2006) – Ranetki Girls
  • Give Me a Sign (Дай Мне Знак) (2010) – LERALERA

Backing vocal

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  • Lords of the Universe (Властелины Вселенной) (2006) – Tarakany!

Songs

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Title Year Album
Ranetki Girls
9 класс
(Devyatyy klass, 9th grade)
2005 no album
Надо рискнуть
(Nado risknut', We must take a chance)
Пусть идут дожди
(Pust' idut dozhdi, Let it rain)
Московские окна
(Moskovskiye okna, Moscow Windows)
Sunny (Cover version)
Venus (Cover version)
Мы Ранетки
(My Ranetki, We are Ranetki)
Ranetki
Она одна
(Ona odna, Shes Alone)
Мальчишки-кадеты
(Mal'chishki-kadety, Boys – Cadets)
В Москве всегда весна
(V Moskve vsegda vesna, It's always spring in Moscow)
Зима
(Zima, Winter)
Алиса
(Alisa, Alice)
Сердце не спит
(Serdtse ne spit, Heart Doesn't Sleep)
2006
Ангелы
(Angely, Angels)
Angels (English version)
Это всё о ней
(Eto vso o ney, It's All About Her)
О тебе
(O tebe, About you)
Он вернётся
(On vernotsya, He Will Return)
Тебя любила я
(Tebya lyubila ya, I Loved You)
Ей не до сна
(Yey ne do sna, She Can't Sleep)
Обещай
(Obeshchay, Promise)
2008 Our Time Has Come
Чемпионы любви
(Chempiony lyubvi, Champions of Love)
Нас не изменят
(Nas ne izmenyat, They'll Not Change Us)
Я в шоке
(YA v shoke, I'm in Shock)
Нет мира без тебя
(Net mira bez tebya, There is No World Without You)
LeRa
Было или не было
(Bylo ili ne bylo, Was Or Wasn't)
2009 My Summer Rain
(album didn't come out)
Вечеринка
(Vecherinka, A Party)
Всё это не просто
(Vso eto ne prosto, All This is Not Easy)
Сердце не плачь
(Serdtse ne plach', Don't Cry Heart)
Там
(Tam, There)
Вова
(Vova, Vova)
Встретишь, полюбишь
(Vstretish', polyubish', Meet, Love)
Эта музыка
(Eta muzyka, This Music)
Рядом
(Ryadom, Beside)
Тает снег
(Tayet sneg, The Snow Melts)
Последний звонок
(Posledniy zvonok, Last Call)
Не хватает мне тебя
(Ne khvatayet mne tebya, I Miss You)
Ничего не бойся
(Nichego ne boysya, Don't be Afraid of Anything)
Близко, но не рядом ты
(Blizko, no ne ryadom ty, Close, But Not Near you)
LeRa (Band Miami)
Одиночка
(Odinochka, Loner)
no album
Убегу
(Ubegu, I'll Run Away)
LERALERA
Медленные дни
(Medlennyye dni, Slow Days)
2010 Give Me A Sign
13-й февраль
(Trinadtsatyy fevral', Thirteenth February)
Неприятно
(Nepriyatno, Unpleasant)
До свидания
(Do svidaniya, Goodbye)
Леди
(Ledi, Lady)
Слёзы, слёзы
(Slozy, slozy, Tears, Tears)
Волчица
(Volchitsa, She-Wolf)
Я тону
(YA tonu, I'm Drowning)
Дай мне знак
(Day mne znak, Give Me a Sign)
Танцы под дождём (feat. Quest Pistols)
(Tantsy pod dozhdom, Dancing in the Rain)
Безопасный секс (Cover version)
(Bezopasnyy seks, Safe Sex)
Для друзей
(Dlya druzey, For Friends)
Lera Romantika
Я тону (feat. Nikita Goryuk)
(YA tonu, I'm Drowning)
2014 no album
Лети (feat. ScarS)
(Leti, Fly)
5sta Family
Небо в огне
(Nebo v ogne, Sky is On Fire)
2015 no album
Метко
(Metko, Aptly)
Стирая границы
(Stiraya granitsy, Erasing the Borders)
2016
Футболка
(Futbolka, T-shirt)
Везувий
(Vezuviy, Vesuvius)
2017
Многоэтажки
(Mnogoetazhki, High-Rises)
KURAGA
Bellyache (Cover version) 2019
NYUTA&LERA
Мой мальчик
(Moy mal'chik, My Boy)
2020

Music videos

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Year Clip Directed by Album
Ranetki Girls
2006 Shes Alone Vladimir Yakimenko
Ranetki
2007 About You
2008 Angels Rezo Gigineishvili
Quest Pistols
2009 He Is Near Yuri Bardash
Superklass
LERALERA
2010 She-Wolf Yuri Bardash
Give Me A Sign
Unpleasant
Safe Sex
5sta Family
2015 Aptly Stalker Semenovich no album
2016 T-shirt Igor Shmelev
2017 High-Rises Alexey Malakhov

Filmography

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Filmography
Year Title Roles Notes
2007 Happy Together Vocalist of the band Pipettes 2 episodes
2008–2010 Ranetki (TV series) Lera Novikova 224 episodes
2009 Arthur and the Revenge of Maltazard Princess Selenia Russian voiceover
2011 Summer, swim trunks, rock 'n' roll! As herself 8 episodes

References

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  • On some sites the last name of actress is indicated as Vodnikova. However, on confession of actress, it did not change the last name is simply error, which is often circulated in the internet at pointing of list of actors, playing in a serial.[3]
  1. ^ "RanetkiMusic.ru". Archived from the original on 8 September 2009. Retrieved 3 November 2009.
  2. ^ "Победители Народной Премии «Телезвезда». Сезон 2008". Archived from the original on 8 June 2009. Retrieved 2 July 2009.
  3. ^ "Кого в "Ранетках" играли актёры Ольга Мокшина, Руслан Ягудин и Валерия Водникова?". Ранетки. Национальный, неофициальный fan-club. Retrieved 15 November 2009.
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