Oksana Pochepa is known to music lovers under the creative pseudonym Shark. In the early 2000s, the singer's musical compositions sounded in almost all discos in Russia.
Shark's work can be divided into two stages. After returning to the stage, the bright and open artist surprised fans with her new and unique style.
Childhood and youth of Oksana Pochepa
Oksana Pochepa is from Russia. The girl spent her childhood in the provincial town of Rostov-on-Don.
Almost nothing is known about Oksana's childhood. She was born in an ordinary family, she has an older brother, whose name is Mikhail.
From early childhood, Oksana was fond of sports. The girl attended an acrobatics club. Parents noticed that their daughter loves the stage. Pochepa, the youngest, said that when she grows up, her photographs will decorate the honor roll.
The fact that Pochepa loved to be the center of attention was clear when the girl attended kindergarten. Oksana reincarnated as the stars of the national stage. The girl managed to parody Alla Pugacheva and Sofia Rotaru.
Parents never put pressure on the girl, they always gave her the right to choose. So, after graduation, her father asked her if she would choose music or dance. It is probably clear that Oksana chose the second option.
Oksana's love for music did not arise from scratch. The girl's father Alexander at one time also tried to conquer the big stage. He did not succeed due to personal circumstances, so he tried with all his might to make his daughter's dreams come true.
It is interesting that in the arsenal of the Russian performer there is a video clip "I forgot your warm hands." In the video, the girl sings to the guitar accompaniments of her father.
In 1991, Oksana became a student of the music school. N. A. Rimsky-Korsakov. Despite the workload at the music school, the girl studied well in a regular school and was a class leader.
Oksana's creative career began by accident. Once in Rostov-on-Don, the local radio DJ Andrey Baskakov held a casting for the place of the soloist in the musical group "Maloletka".
Oksana did not even think to take part in the casting, but got on it quite by accident. The girl supported her friend who wanted to become part of the group.
But when the organizers saw the attractive Pochepa, they asked her to sing. When Oksana began to sing, Andrey was so amazed by the girl's voice that he immediately offered to conclude a contract with her.
The musical project "Maloletka" is in some way an innovation in the world of music in the mid-1990s. Thanks to the talented Oksana, they learned about the group on the territory of the Russian Federation. At this time, Pochepa wrote songs on her own and traveled around Russia.
In addition, the Russian singer had a unique chance - to attend the Youth Against Drugs tour. Then the singer went with her concert to Germany.
Often the performer performed on the same stage with other stars. Especially in her memory, the performance with Decl and the Legalize group was postponed.
14-year-old Oksana Pochepa became a real idol for the youth of the beginning of the "zero". She got a huge number of fans. Perhaps there is nothing surprising in the fact that the leader of the Hands Up! group drew attention to the girl. Sergey Zhukov. He noted that Oksana has great potential.
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The leader of the musical group "Hands Up!" offered Pochepa cooperation. The girl without hesitation went to conquer Moscow.
Oksana admitted that her mother was against the move of her daughter, but her father supported his daughter, and she went to the metropolis.
Upon arrival in Moscow, Oksana signed a contract with Sergei Zhukov. It was Sergey who came up with a bright image and a stage name for the girl. Now they knew about her as the singer Shark.
Sergei Zhukov made efforts to ensure that her career "went up." The musical composition "Acid DJ" (2001) from the singer's debut disc of the same name made the girl famous.
This musical composition sounded for days on popular radio stations in the country. Interestingly, the song sounded not only in the girl's homeland, but also abroad. There were rumors that a radio station in Japan was named after "Acid DJ".
2003 was marked by the release of the second studio album "Without Love". In 2004, Pochepa went on a tour of the United States of America. By chance, Shark stayed there to live.
The shark not only enjoyed the local landscapes, but also got acquainted with the musical culture of the United States. Later, this caused echoes in the works of the performer.
Oksana says that while living in the United States, she received letters from fans asking her to return to her homeland.
Oksana Pochepa decided to return to Russia. In 2006, the girl pleased the fans of her work with the new musical composition "Such Love". This track was included in the singer's new record of the same name. The album contains 15 tracks.
In 2007, the Russian singer decided to give her fans another gift. Shark presented the video clip "Morning without you", which is filled with lyrics and a love theme.
Oksana later officially announced that she had terminated the contract with her producer Sergei Zhukov. After that, the singer no longer had the right to perform under the pseudonym Shark.
These changes were necessary for Oksana. The fact is that the girl said that she could no longer coexist with Sergei Zhukov. Her creativity began to fade. She completely began to lose her "I".
Leaving the name Shark in the past, the girl began to actively build a solo career. Since 2010, Oksana has released new musical compositions and albums one after another.
Personal life of the performer
Oksana is an energetic and cheerful girl. She plays sports and leads a healthy lifestyle. The singer is an ardent opponent of smoking and drinking alcohol. Pochepa has a blog on Instagram. More than 50 thousand users have subscribed to her profile.
Oksana does not like to talk about her personal life. Of course she was in a relationship. For example, when she lived in America, she fell in love with a guy named Tim. Together with Tim, she founded the record company TIMAX.
Despite the fact that their business developed well, the couple broke up. Oksana says that the obstacle to creating a harmonious relationship was that she and the young man were too different. In addition, the mentality also affected.
In 2009, a real scandal erupted around the Russian performer. And all due to the fact that the network somehow leaked pictures from the rest of the singer. She was credited with a holiday romance with Mel Gibson.
The "yellow press" immediately accused the Russian singer of the divorce of Mel and his wife Robin, who had been married for more than 20 years. However, apart from pictures, there were no details in the press. Oksana was dumb as a fish, and chose not to comment on the rumors.
In 2009, Oksana was invited to become the main character of the Let Them Talk program hosted by Malakhov. Andrei asked the girl to comment on the accusations of journalists.
Oksana said that she is not the culprit of the star's divorce. It is likely that the journalists confused Akula with Oksana Grigorieva in fuzzy photographs.
Oksana Pochepa now
At the moment, Oksana Pochepa does not perform under the creative pseudonym Akula. Although most of her fans are looking for new works of the girl, they write in the search engine exactly the old creative pseudonym of the star. Oksana says that she is a little surprised.
The Russian singer continues to delight fans of her work with new works. In 2015, Oksana presented the song "Melodrama", which was nominated for the Music Box award.
A year later, Pochepa's repertoire was replenished with the musical composition "Girlfriend". Viewers left a lot of flattering comments under the video, saying that the clip "Girlfriend" is a real work of art.
In 2019, Oksana became a guest of the Muz-TV Disco. Golden Hits. There, the singer performed the best compositions of her repertoire. The hall met the girl with real applause.
