In 2015, Monetochka (Elizaveta Gardymova) became a real Internet star. Ironic texts, which are accompanied by synthesizer accompaniment, scattered throughout the Russian Federation and beyond.
Despite the lack of rotation, Elizabeth regularly organizes concerts in major cities of the Russian Federation. Moreover, in 2019 she took part in the Blue Light, which was broadcast on one of the major Russian TV channels.
Childhood and youth
So, Monetochka is a creative pseudonym under which the name of Elizabeth Gardymova is hidden. The girl was born in Yekaterinburg in 1998. Birthday, Monetochka celebrates June 1st.
The singer's parents are far from creativity. Dad works as a builder, and mom is a manager in a travel agency. Elizabeth admits that her parents always supported her desire to make music. In an interview with The Flow, Lisa said that she even watched the meeting of rappers Oxxxymiron and Purulent with her parents.
The girl composed her first poems at a very young age. Parents have a video in which the girl is only 4 years old and she says, “Brook, brook, give us water for tea.”
In adolescence, the girl has already come to grips with poetry. Then Lisa begins to raise two topics - the war and its rigidity and, of course, unrequited love. Now Lisa is skeptical about her early work. Gardymova posted her first poems on blogs and on specific sites.
Parents notice that their daughter is actively drawn to creativity, so they decide to send her to school, where they study music and painting more closely. In parallel with studying at school, the girl is engaged in ballet. At school, the girl received not only a general, but also a musical education in the piano class.
After 9 classes, the girl enters the Specialized Educational and Scientific Center of the Ural Federal University, graduating from the 10th and 11th grades here. Elizabeth has always been a creative person. Music and ballet alone were not enough for her. She begins to cross-stitch and delves into the study of classical literature.
Coin loved to listen to Ranetok and Zemfira. A little later, she went crazy over the work of Noize MC. She always liked texts with deep meaning. Later, Elizabeth began to upload her work to the Internet, and what a surprise it was that her idol Noize MC responded to her work.
Musical career
December 13, 2015 is a key date for the young performer. The girl, who is registered on the Internet as Elizaveta Moneta, uploads a collection of her songs under the creative pseudonym Monetochka. After a couple of hours, the girl saw already 181 reposts, and this plunged her into a joyful shock.
Later, the performer will comment: “I didn’t rely on hype, I didn’t think that my work could interest users so much.
And if I had known that Noiz himself would listen to my work, I would have uploaded something more serious.
This evening the girl was loaded with messages. The girl herself says that in these messages you can find everything: criticism, praise, flattery and obscene language.
Monetochka was approached by a representative of the Disco Crash group. They recommended that the performer go to the "bright side of music." However, the singer saw herself in music in a completely different way.
Already next year, Monetochka will record her debut album, which was called Psychedelic Cloud Rap. In her works, Elizabeth raised acute social issues. Her listeners are music lovers aged 18-30.
Monetochka: moving to Moscow and entering VGIK
The young singer, meets her 18 years old, and moves to Moscow, where she enters VGIK at the Faculty of Production and Economics.
Elizabeth gives an interview to representatives of the media, in which she says that she loves classical cinema, but she also wants to get an education in the field of economics. The girl has to study in absentia, since there is practically no time left for creativity.
In 2016, he records a fit with Noize MS ("Childfree") and rappers Khan Zamai and Glory to the CPSU ("Pokémon"). A year later, the singer will present another album, which she "modestly" called "I'm Lisa." The musical compositions that are collected in this album allow us to define the genre as pop-rock and electronic music.
In the spring of 2018, one of the brightest and most worthy works of the singer Monetochka comes out. The third album "Coloring for adults", the singer records with the participation Dolphin and groups Bi-2. "Russian Ark" is becoming a mega popular composition. The singer's songs are still based on social criticism; the music is more varied than on previous albums.
Very soon, fans of Elizabeth's work will see the girl on the big screen.
The coin managed to light up in the Comedy Club and Evening Urgant. In the program "Evening Urgant" Monetochka performs the song "Every Time".
Coin: personal life
Elizaveta Gardimova gained popularity in a short time. And it was her popularity that caused the break in relations with the young man. Between Elizabeth and her boyfriend, quarrels began to arise more and more often, against the backdrop of her popularity.
Monetochka prefers not to comment on her personal life. On her page there are several photos with her young man, but the girl does not name his initials. The singer willingly gives comments regarding school life, university studies and her family. The girl's best friend is another young Russian singer, whose name is Grechka.
10 interesting facts about the singer Monetochka
- The girl wrote the first song "I'm Lisa" while still studying at the university. In the musical composition, she spoke in simple words about girlish joys and global problems.
- Already now it is called the inevitable and merciless mirror of the Russian revolution.
- A couple of days after the presentation of Coloring Pages for Adults, several songs hit the top 100 Yandex. Music".
- Monetochka dreams of writing and performing a song about the President of the Russian Federation, Vladimir Putin.
- Monetochka performs at bachelorette parties for the "golden youth".
- Haters often compare the singer with Renata Litvinova.
- Elizabeth performs musical compositions in the genre of pop-rock and anti-folk.
- Monetochka has its own merchandise, so fans can purchase clothes with the singer's logo.
- Elizabeth's menu is dominated by vegetables.
- The singer has an official website where fans can see the poster of her concerts and learn about the latest news.
And Monetochka actively maintains her own blog on Instagram. She updates her page with new photos almost every week.
Solo concert for Monetochka's birthday
The girl celebrated her 20 years on stage in Moscow. In the capital of Russia, her concert took place, which the singer held in support of the release of her third album. The girl uploaded photos from the festive event to her Instagram. The performer also presented the video clip "Zaporozhets".
A couple of days later, Monetochka performed at Kinotavr. For the singer, it was a great surprise that Ksenia Sobchak herself wished to be photographed with her.
In the middle of 2018, Monetochka holds a number of concerts in major cities of the Russian Federation. Tickets for the concerts of the performer are sold out almost instantly. Most of Monetochka's audience is young people under 25 years old.
Monetochka dedicated 2019 to recording video clips. So this year, the performer pleased her fans with such clips: “No coins”, “Nymphomaniac”, “Burn, burn, burn”, “Fall into the mud”. Interestingly, her videos are gaining a lot of views and positive comments. For example, the clip "No Coins" gained about 700 views in a week.
When asked when to expect a new album, Monetochka comments that not before 2020. Now every day of the singer is literally scheduled by the hour. She performs a lot, and do not forget about her beloved. Her social networks are filled with photos from time to time with beautiful, picturesque places.
Coin now
At the beginning of October 2020, the singer's third studio LP premiered. The album was called "Decorative and Applied Art". The collection was produced by Vitya Isaev. More vocal parts and less electronic motives - this is how you can characterize the fresh studio album Monetochka. In the same year, she became the invited guest of the Noize MC track - “Live without a trace”.
At the end of 2021, she presented the first composition of this year. "Shagane" - she dedicated to dear girls and all men who respect them. She also published a list of cities she plans to visit in 2022.
On January 18, 2022, it was revealed that Mash had disclosed Monetochka's address. Now she has to sell the apartment.
"MESH, YOU SHIT! You burned the address of my house for an audience of 1M+. You did it on purpose, finding my apartment and coming there without an invitation, guarding for several hours at the door, asking the HOA about me. Mash, I thought you were normal, but it seems that all the nasty things that were said about you turned out to be true. I consider this the most shameful journalistic act ... ”, - Monetochka turned to Mash with such a post.
