Lada Dance is a bright star of Russian show business. In the early 90s, Lada was considered the sex symbol of show business.
The musical composition "Girl-night" (Baby Tonight), which was performed by Dance in 1992, was unprecedentedly popular among Russian youth.
Childhood and youth of Lada Volkova
Lada Dance is the stage name of the singer, under which the name of Lada Evgenievna Volkova is hidden. Little Lada was born on September 11, 1966 in provincial Kaliningrad. The girl grew up in a working-class family. My father worked as an engineer, and my mother worked as a translator.
Like everyone else, Volkova Jr. at one time became a high school student. School teachers managed to raise not only a famous singer. The ex-wife of Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin and Oleg Gazmanov studied within the walls of the educational institution.
From early childhood, Lada showed her parents strong vocal abilities. Later, her mother enrolled her daughter in a music school, where Lada was able to hone her natural abilities.
After successfully graduating from music and high school, Volkova Jr. became a student at a music school.
At the music school, Lada studied academic vocals. A little later, Volkova moved from academic vocals to the jazz and variety department.
While studying at the school, Lada was an active student. She took part in various competitions and performances.
Lada said that her creative life began in her school years. At school, the girl played the keys in a local music group.
In her student years, Lada also did not leave the stage. She worked part-time at local discos, sang in restaurants and at corporate parties.
It is noteworthy that at the beginning of her creative career, Lada did not sing, but played musical instruments. Becoming a student at a music school, the girl for the first time picked up a microphone and began to sing.
When Lada was asked a question about who she would like to become if it didn’t work out with music, the star replied: “I was intoxicated by the feeling when I stood on stage. If I hadn’t become a singer, I would have been happy to work as an actress.”
The beginning and peak of the creative career of Lada Dance
Lada Dance's professional career began in 1988 at a music festival in Jurmala. The presence at the music festival did not give Lada Dance absolutely no awards. However, the Russian performer was noticed by the “right” people.
At the festival, Lada Dance met Svetlana Lazareva and Alina Vitebskaya. Later, this trio of girlfriends "blew up" local discos with their incendiary music. Lada, Sveta and Alina are known to the public as the Women's Council trio.
The peak of the popularity of the musical group comes in the years of perestroika. The songs of the female trio had an acute social character.
Girls often became guests of various political and popular programs. For example, they were able to participate in the Searchlight for Perestroika program.
The moment of the collapse of the Women's Council group came at the beginning of 1990. The musical compositions of the girls were no longer listened to by music lovers. Popularity began to decline, so Lada decided to leave the group.
Lada Dance recalls that the collapse of the musical group deprived her of her earnings. However, the girl did not want to return to the provincial city of Kaliningrad.
She began to look for ways that would help her "catch" in the capital. Soon, Dance got a job as a backing vocalist in Philip Kirkorov's group.
She worked as a backing vocalist for a short time. The Russian singer dreamed of a solo career. The girl managed to achieve her goal.
To make dreams come true, Lada Dance was helped by Leonid Velichkovsky, whose name became known thanks to the popularity of the Tekhnologiya musical group.
The acquaintance of Lada Dance and Velichkovsky turned out to be very productive. Soon the singer presented the musical composition "Girl-Night". The track became a real hit. It was this musical composition that opened the way for Lada Dance to show business.
The singer began to receive invitations to various musical events and festivals that were held in Russia. On the wave of popularity, Lada presented the song “You need to live in a high” to fans.
Soon "Girl-night" and "You need to live in a high" were included in the debut album "Night Album". The first album was released with a circulation of 1 million copies nationwide. Lada Dance went on tour, where crowded halls of fans awaited her.
At this stage, the productive collaboration between Dance and Velichkovsky ceased. Lada was forced to again go into "solo swimming".
She sang in the musical group "Kar-Man", but in 1994, after the hit "To Nothing, To Nothing" sung with Lev Leshchenko, the performer's creative career again began to increase exponentially.
In the mid-90s, Lada Dance became one of the most popular singers in the Russian Federation. In 1995, the singer met German composers. The result of Lada's acquaintance with composers was the new hits of the singer.
In 1996, the new album of the performer "Taste of Love" was released. The tracks that were included in the second disc were recorded in the then popular disco style.
This was the finest hour for Lada Dance. With her concert program, the singer traveled all over the country, including she visited abroad.
The singer increased her popularity thanks to candid shootings for men's magazines. In 1997, the Russian performer presented two new albums to fans of her work.
The record "On the Islands of Love" has become one of the most popular albums in the discography. The musical composition "Fragrance of Love" was recognized as the best track from the repertoire of Lada Dance.
In addition, the songs “Cowboy”, “I won’t be with you”, “Happy Birthday”, “Fragrance of Love”, “Unexpected Call”, “Winter Flowers”, “Night Sun”, “Dancing by the Sea”, “Give-Give ” occupied the first positions in the local charts.
In the same year, the singer presented another work - the album "Fantasy". The orchestra of Oleg Lundstrem took part in the creation of the presented disc.
The track list of the disc includes musical compositions by Marilyn Monroe I Wanna Be Loved by You and Woman in Love by Barbara Streisand, as well as top tracks by Lada Dance. With new tracks, Lada Dance came to local Moscow clubs.
In 2000, the performer again tried to win the hearts of European listeners. However, performances in European countries cannot be called successful.
Lada did not accept this negatively and began to work on changing her image. The last album "When Gardens Bloom" was released in 2000, but, unfortunately, Lada Dance never repeated its former popularity.
But one way or another, the musical composition "Once a year the gardens bloom", which was previously part of Anna German's repertoire, was very popular with the audience.
Later, Lada also shot a video clip for this song. Despite the fact that Dance no longer released albums, she replenished her repertoire with new musical compositions: “How I loved”, “Control kiss”, “I fell in love with a tanker”.
Personal life of Lada Dance
Behind Lada Dance are two marriages. The first husband of the singer was the previously mentioned Leonid Velichkovsky. But the couple did not stay with the family for long. In 1996, Lada Dance gave an official interview to reporters, where she admitted that she had divorced her husband.
The second husband of Lada was businessman Pavel Svirsky. In this marriage, the couple had two children: son Ilya and daughter Elizabeth. However, this marriage cannot be called ideal. It soon became clear that Lada and Pavel divorced.
After the divorce, Lada suffered another severe shock - the singer broke her leg at a ski resort. The woman needed a long stage of rehabilitation. Every day, the singer had to swim in the pool and do special physical exercises.
Lada Dance owns a recruitment agency. Such famous personalities as Dmitry Kharatyan, Irina Dubtsova, Slava and Andrei Grigoriev-Apollonov contacted the singer's agency. Lada owns another business - interior design and clothing.
Today Lada says that she managed to achieve significant success not only in show business. And although the woman’s personal life did not work out, she still has fleeting novels.
However, now Dance has made it a rule for herself not to voice the names of her beloved. Lada pays considerable attention to the upbringing of her children.
Lada Dance pays special attention to its figure and appearance. She goes in for sports, and also visits beauty parlors.
Lada does not advertise visits to plastic surgeons. But fans are sure that it cannot do without the help of specialists.
Lada Dance now
The Russian performer was predicted a bright future - a brilliant career and lasting success. However, today it is impossible to say unequivocally that Dance is a recognizable person. Gradually, the singer was forgotten.
Fans are a little disappointed that the singer appears on stage less and less. Yeah, it's almost invisible in the movies. But Lada herself says that she will soon make up for the lost time.
Lada Dance is still touring the territory of Russia. In addition, the singer becomes a member of various TV shows.
In 2018, Dance appeared in Elena Malysheva's program “Life is great!”, And a month later she took part in the show “Who Wants to Be a Millionaire” with Evelina Bledans.
The artist plans to release the disc "My Second Self". While Lada does not comment on the release date of the new album.
