Lika Star is a Russian pop, hip-hop and rap artist. The performer gained the first "portion" of popularity after the presentation of the tracks "BBC, Taxi" and "Lonely Moon". After the presentation of the debut album "Rap", the singer's musical career began to develop.
In addition to the first disc, the discs deserve considerable attention: “Fallen Angel”, “More than Love”, “I”. Lika Star among her fans has gained the status of a bright, outrageous and unpredictable singer.
The first clip "Let it rain", filmed by the then little-known director Fyodor Bondarchuk, gained fame as a scandalous and intriguing track. There were articles in the yellow press about the video clip and the singer's personal life.
Leakey's model appearance allowed her to appear nude for the Russian Playboy magazine. After Lika Star got married, she left the country, ceasing to make music. There was an awkward break and nothing was heard from Lika Star.
Recently, the Russian singer reminded of herself, but already as a guest of the show programs: “Alone with everyone”, “Let them talk” and “The fate of a person”.
Childhood and youth Lika Olegovna Pavlova
The birthplace of the future singer Lika Star is Lithuania. Lika's mother, Aldona Juoz Tunkyavichyute (Lithuanian), met Oleg Vladimirovich Pavlov (Lika's father) when, on the instructions of the Izvestia newspaper, he was sent on a business trip to Vilnius to write a report.
The feelings were mutual, and he stayed to live in Vilnius. Lika Star (Lika Olegovna Pavlova) was born on September 3, 1973. The girl's parents put a lot of effort into her education. She was enrolled to study at a school with in-depth study of the French language. They dreamed that after graduation she would enter the Moscow State Institute of International Relations.
The future singer attended the swimming section. Having achieved significant success in sports, Lika even received a master of sports. Then she abruptly changed her direction to a hobby and became seriously interested in music.
At the age of 15, Lika lost her father. After this tragic event, the girl left her hometown with her mother and moved to Moscow.
The creative path of Leakey Star
Lika Pavlova began her creative activity at the age of 15. Arriving in Moscow, she met DJ Vladimir Fonarev. He helped a talented girl settle in the capital, offering to work with him at the disco of the Klass studio.
The musical disco took place at the Orion cinema. Constant collaboration, discussions about recording music, creative discussions have moved from a working relationship to a personal one. Vladimir Fonarev was the singer's first great love.
Working with a DJ fascinated the girl. Soon she herself began to hold discos. Lika gained the status of the first female DJ in Russia, working under the pseudonym Lika MS. The singer broke the stereotype that the work of a DJ was created exclusively for guys.
In Moscow, Lika met producer Sergei Obukhov. He noticed the talent, perseverance of the girl in her work. Obukhov took up the "promotion" of the musical creativity of the aspiring singer. Lika seriously began to study vocals and studied foreign hip-hop. Together with the producer, she released the first song "Bi-Bi, Taxi". The song immediately became a hit. Thanks to the composition, the performer gained her first recognition.
Lika Star: debut album presentation
In 1993, the singer's discography was replenished with her debut album. The collection was called "Rap". The new direction in music was well received by the youth. In the post-Soviet space, it was unusual to see a liberated, confident, sexy, slightly naked singer on stage, from television screens. The viewer was simply in love with the outrageous image of Lika.
In 1994, the creative pseudonym Lika Star appeared. Then, together with Fyodor Bondarchuk, the singer shot the first video clip “Let it rain”. The clip turned out to be frank and intriguing.
Lika was filmed as a female vamp. It was a tidbit for the yellow press. On the pages of the newspaper, they discussed not only the clip, but also the relationship between the singer and the director, which was not entirely working. But the shooting ended and their romance too.
Presentation of the second studio album
Lika Star presented her second studio album Fallen Angel (1994). This collection includes the sensational clip "Let it rain." As well as compositions: "Thirst for new illusions", "Somewhere out there", "Smell".
It was simply impossible not to notice the star that appeared on the musical Olympus. The prima donna invited Lika to take part in the Christmas Meetings program. Alla Borisovna promised a great future in the musical career of the singer. In the program, Lika performed two techno songs - SOS and Let's Go Crazy.
After the performance, Alla Pugacheva offered Lika to work for her in the theater. But the singer refused, believing that in her musical career she could achieve everything on her own. This decision of Leakey turned Alla Pugacheva against her.
The relationship of the stars worsened after rumors appeared about Lika's romance with Alla Pugacheva's son-in-law, Vladimir Presnyakov. Relations between the performers began during the filming of the video clip "Fallen Angel". Upon learning of this, the Primadonna, in order to save the marriage of her daughter Christina Orbakaite, asked Lika to leave Pugacheva's recording studio.
“I went to another studio without being very upset ...,” commented the self-confident Lika Star. The couple's love affair is over. Soon Vladimir Presnyakov returned to Kristina Orbakaite. But Alla Pugacheva, with great connections in the music world, decided to ruin Leakey's career. One after another, Lika's concerts were canceled, she was no longer invited to television projects. The singer did not despair and continued her musical career.
Presentation of the third studio album
In 1996, the singer's discography was replenished with the studio album "Is there anything more than love." Before the release of the record, for the first time in Russia, a single was presented on the cover of the magazine "OM" for the song "Lonely Moon".
In the same year, the video clip "Lonely Moon" was filmed. Singers and artists took part in the creation of the clip: Fyodor Bondarchuk, Gosha Kutsenko, Igor Grigoriev and others. The video clip won in the Best Script nomination. At the Soundtrack festival, Lika Star was recognized as the best dance music singer. Popular clips "Let it rain", "Lonely Moon" were included in the golden collection of MTV.
In 2000, Lika took part in the TV show Naked Truth. With DJs Groove and Mutabor they told the truth about what is happening behind the scenes of the domestic show business. After the scandalous TV show, Lika left the country and moved to London. There she worked with the music group Apollo 440.
Presentation of the album "I"
In 2001, Lika Star recorded the fourth album "I". Unexpectedly for her fans, the singer took part in the project "The Last Hero".
In the early 2000s, Lika met the Italian entrepreneur Angelo Sechi. Then she married him and left for the island of Sardinia. For a long time, Lika Star was forgotten. She appeared on the screen again in 2017-2018.
Lika Star: personal life
The singer had affairs with famous men from show business, and Lika also got married twice. Her first husband was Alexei Mamontov. The man was engaged in driving cars from Germany to Russia. At first, Lika was happily married to Alexei. In 1995, the son Artemy was born in the family. But Alexei's business was shaken, he owed a lot of money.
Competitors demanded to give up the business for debts, threatening Alexei and his family. Lika hid from her husband's enemies for a long time. During this period of her life, her mother became seriously ill. For several months, Lika did not know anything about her husband. He appeared at the funeral of the singer's mother. Alexei was tracked down and kept locked up, tortured and required to sign the documents they needed. When the documents were signed, he was released. Alexei took to drink, quarrels began in the family, and the couple decided to leave. He became addicted to alcohol. Alexey died of pneumonia at the age of 39.
Lika Star found female happiness when she met Italian businessman Angelo Sechi in the early 2000s. He was the owner of furniture chains in Italy. Lika moved with her son to her husband in Sardinia. In Italy, they had common children, Allegrina and Mark. The family took first place in Lika's life. She liked doing household chores.
Interesting facts about Lika Star
- Lika Star is the face of Librederm. She presents the collection "Grape Stem Cells".
- The song "Lonely Moon", which sounded back in 1996, was remixed "Moon". It was performed by a duet of Lika Star and Irakli. He immediately conquered the Russian top charts, leaving listeners indifferent to the gentle sound of the melody and nostalgia for the bygone years.
- The nickname "The Destroyer of Family Hearths" was firmly entrenched in the singer.
- Lika Star is one of the most discussed personalities in the yellow press.
Lika Star today
Today you can learn about Lika Star from the pages of Instagram, where she maintains her blog. The singer has her own business in Italy. She is engaged in gastronomic tourism in Sardinia, renting villas on the island.
Sometimes Lika sings, but creativity remains with her as a hobby. In 2019, she even replenished her discography with the album "Happiness", which included exclusively new compositions.
The last time the star was seen was on the program of Maxim Galkin and Yulia Menshova "Saturday Evening", where she was invited with other stars of the 1990s.
