Under the creative pseudonym Rita Dakota, the name of Margarita Gerasimovich is hidden. The girl was born on March 9, 1990 in Minsk (in the capital of Belarus).
Childhood and youth of Margarita Gerasimovich
The Gerasimovich family lived in a poor area. Despite this, mom and dad tried to give their daughter everything necessary for development and a happy childhood.
Already at the age of 5, Margarita began to write poetry. Then she showed her singing talent. The first listeners were grandmothers from the yard. For them, Rita performed compositions by Christina Orbakaite and Natasha Koroleva.
Parents noticed that their daughter was interested in music. At the age of 7, her mother enrolled Margarita in a music school. The girl learned to play the piano.
In addition, she was in the school choir, where she studied the basics of vocals. Together with the rest of the school choir, Margarita went to festivals and music competitions.
At the age of 11, the first song came out from the pen of Margarita. She wrote the first composition, being impressed by the French film "Leon" and the composition Shape of My Heart by the British musician Sting.
She performed this composition with a school friend at the graduation party in the 4th grade.
The first team created by Dakota
As a teenager, Margarita wrote songs for a punk band. By the way, it was she who founded the team. Moreover, Rita sold musical sketches to local radio stations.
In order for the young girl to be taken seriously, she went to radio stations not alone, but accompanied by adults.
After receiving the certificate, Margarita planned to become a student at the prestigious Glinka Music School.
In the same period of time, the girl learned about the outstanding vocal teacher Gulnara Robertovna. It was Gulnara who helped record demos of Dakota's tracks in order to retain copyright on them.
In addition, Rita became interested in drawing and graffiti. Then graphite artists from Portugal visited the capital of Belarus, they saw the drawings of the girl and were delighted with her work.
They called the drawings of the girl "dakotat". Actually, this word impressed Rita so much that she decided to take her creative pseudonym Dakota.
The first steps to the popularity of the singer
The first serious step towards popularity was participation in the Star Stagecoach project. Rita Dakota was amazing. But despite this, she did not win.
The blame for everything is the accusation of the judges that her performance was not very patriotic. Margarita performed the composition in English.
This event confused the young performer a little. She commented on the decision of the judges as follows: “In this case, you need to evaluate vocals. And my performance. And not in what language I sang the song.
The fate and future path of Rita Dakota was decided when she became a member of the popular Russian project "Star Factory". This project has become not only her home, but also the starting point for popularity, fame, recognition.
Participation of Rita Dakota in the project "Star Factory"
The creative development of Rita Dakota was in 2007. It was at this time that the girl left Minsk and moved to Moscow to take part in the musical project "Star Factory".
According to Rita, she did not dream that she could at least become a participant in the project. Despite the fact that Margarita did not believe in herself, she reached the final.
When Rita's entourage found out that the Star Factory-7 project had begun in Moscow, they offered the girl to give or even sell several of her songs to other participants. Dakota said that if it were not for her friends, she would not have taken such a step.
On the project, Dakota not only performed popular compositions of domestic and foreign stars, but also songs of her own composition.
The musical composition "Matches", the author of which is Dakota, was watched by several million viewers on YouTube video hosting.
Margarita is distinguished not only by strong vocal abilities, but also by her bright appearance. These are the comments under her video left fans.
However, not everything was rosy and simple. Dakota did not take into account the harsh realities of Moscow. After the Star Factory project, Rita lacked neither money nor the support of friends.
The girl was very disappointed in Russian show business. At this stage, Dakota decided to leave her career as a singer and write songs for other artists.
Creativity Rita Dakota
From that moment on, Rita was a less prominent person. She created the independent collective Monroe. Dakota says that her reasons for leaving show business are clear:
“I realized that the world of show business is not as colorful as I imagined. There is no need for music. Gossip, intrigue, deceit are needed there. I made the difficult decision for myself to leave the stage as an artist.”
The new Dakota team became a frequent guest at the Kubana and Invasion music festivals. Rita, together with her band, toured all over Russia, gathering a significant number of grateful fans.
In 2015, the singer slightly changed her promises and principles. This year, she became a member of the Main Stage musical project, which was broadcast by the Russia-1 TV channel.
Rita got into the team of Viktor Drobysh. It is interesting that on the project the girl performed songs authored by her.
The peak of popularity was not after participating in the project, but after the release of the musical composition "Half a Man". Dakota's popularity as a singer has increased thousands of times. This encouraged her not to give up. She wrote new tracks and started recording a new album.
In February 2017, the press discussed that Margarita was going to leave the Russian Federation. Photos from Bali often appeared on her social networks. Yes, and Rita herself said that this place is dear and dear to her. She is very comfortable there.
Rita Dakota's personal life
As a member of the Star Factory-7 project, Rita met her future husband, Vlad Sokolovsky, there. This love story deserves considerable attention. The guys met in 2007, at first they were good friends.
On the project, Vlad Sokolovsky and Bikbaev created the BiS duet. The duet was very popular. The band's debut tracks occupied the leading positions of Russian radio stations. Vlad is the owner of a bright appearance.
At the peak of his popularity, there were dozens of fans near him. At that time, Rita and Vlad rarely crossed paths, except that they could see each other at parties. There could be no talk of any sympathy.
Two years later, Vladislav and Rita met at the birthday party of a mutual friend. A lot of time has passed, so young people have changed their outlook on life. They have matured noticeably. It was love at second sight.
In 2015, Margarita received a marriage proposal. Vladislav proposed to his beloved in Bali. The singer did not have to be persuaded for a long time. Soon there were photos from the magnificent wedding of the young.
The yellow press spread rumors that Vlad called Rita to marry only because she was supposedly pregnant. Margarita said that at the moment they are not ready to become parents. She denied rumors of pregnancy.
In 2017, Vladislav and Rita became parents. The girl gave her husband a daughter, whom she named Mia. Young parents talked about their emotions on the Youtube channel. The birth took place in one of the Moscow clinics.
Rita Dakota today
In 2018, Vladislav and Margarita started their own blog. There, the guys posted information about their personal lives and work. On the blog, the couple shared footage of rehearsals, relaxation, hobbies and simple friendly gatherings with their star friends.
In the same year, information appeared in the press that Vlad and Rita were getting a divorce. The reason for the divorce was the numerous betrayals of Vladislav.
The girl harbored a huge grudge against friends and Vlad's father, who for a long time covered the adventures of her husband.
The couple filed for divorce. However, the divorce dragged on for a long time. Vlad did not want to voluntarily transfer the property purchased in a joint marriage to his wife and little daughter.
The apartment bought in marriage was rewritten to Mia, and Margarita is no longer associated with the family business (the chain of grill bars "Brazier").
Rita did not grieve for long. Soon she "plunged headlong" into a new relationship. The director Fyodor Belogai was able to win her heart.
In one of the interviews, the girl said that the main thing in life is to set priorities correctly. At the moment, the first place in the life of the singer is occupied by a child, work, relationships.
In the spring of 2019, Rita complained about a creative crisis and lack of inspiration. However, this did not prevent the singer from signing a contract with Emin Agalarov's label Zhara Music and starting recording her debut album.
Soon, music lovers could enjoy the tracks: "New Lines", "Shoot", "You Can't Love", "Mantra", "Violet".
In 2020, Rita Dakota presented the single "Electricity". This year the singer is going to spend on tour.
At the moment, Margarita's concerts are held on the territory of the Russian Federation.
