Irina Smelaya is a popular Russian singer and blogger. Large-scale fame came to Ira after she became the wife of Ilya Prusikin, the leader of the team "Little Big". The girl performs under the creative pseudonym Tatarka.
Childhood and youth
Ira the Bold was born in the small provincial town of Naberezhnye Chelny. The celebrity's date of birth is December 21, 1991. The girl was brought up in an ordinary family. The head of the family was Russian by nationality, and his mother was Tatar. Most likely, Brave used the roots of her mother when choosing a creative pseudonym. Parents managed to give Irina not only a decent upbringing, but also everything necessary for a happy childhood.
Like all children, Ira attended a secondary school. Mom insisted that her daughter study in a math class. Bold never pleased her parents with good grades in her diary. Classes at school did not bring the girl absolutely no pleasure.
After graduating from school, Ira entered the Institute of Economics. Parents, who were worried about the future of their daughter, insisted on getting a higher economic education. Later Bold will comment:
“I attended the institute only for the sake of my parents. Then I was a timid girl, so I went with my parents on an occasion. As you understand, I did not receive a diploma of higher education. The soul lay to another ... ".
In her second year, Brave finally decided that she could no longer endure torture from classes at the institute. The girl informed her parents of her decision and took the documents. At this time, Ira is fond of video blogging. She decides to radically change her life. Soon Bold moved to live in the cultural capital of Russia - St. Petersburg.
Creative way Tatarka
For her popularity, Ira should thank social networks, but for large-scale fame - her ex-husband. The brave got accounts on several popular sites at once, and since that time she has regularly “sawed” cool videos and posts on the pages. The first experience of filming was held by a girl in her hometown. At one time, Tatarka helped Erik Rikka create content for his author's programs.
In 2014, the presentation of the Fashion Trashon project took place. The essence of the program was to transform bloggers. Irina chose interesting outfits for her guests. The project had a humorous basis.
A year later, on her YouTube channel, Smelaya launched a whole series of videos that were released under the name "Tatar Weekdays." In the video blog, Irina shared simple but useful information. She talked about cosmetics, tricks that every girl would be interested in, and also about how her everyday life goes. She also spoke about the concerts of Little Big in the videos.
The promotion of the video blog eventually became the main occupation of Irina. As her popularity grew, she was invited to participate in other rating projects. For example, at one time she visited the studio of the M / F program, which was hosted by Danila Poperechny and Eldar Dzharakhov.
The popularity of the singer
The popularity of Smelaya increased many times after the presentation of the composition "Altyn". Irina recorded a track in the Tatar language. The clip turned out to be so warm that it was incredibly well received by the public. In the video, Smelaya appeared in the clothes of the popular designer Gosha Rubchinsky against the backdrop of vehicles. The released video was an advertisement for a brand new Samsung gadget. This device was used by Irina during the filming.
In musical compositions, Smelaya was ironic about the situation of modern girls who are chasing likes on social networks, and are also in search of easy money. In just a day, the clip gained more than 2 million views. This track brought Irina popularity and recognition. Interestingly, the position for 2020, the video scored more than 40 million views.
Irina says that her musical activity does not bring her any income. She earns much more from blogging and streaming.
Music by singer Tatarka
In 2017, the track U can take was added to the singer's repertoire. Bold recorded the track, together with her then husband and founder of Little Big, Ilya Prusikin. In the same year, a video was filmed for the composition, which was shot for the guys by Alina Pyazok. The video was filmed in Phuket.
In 2018, she also realized herself as a producer. On the initiative of Smelaya, the ClickKlak project was launched. Irina became a generator of ideas that were embodied in the project's videos.
A year later, the girl presented the composition AU to fans of her work. A music video was later shot for the track. The video was filmed in Uzbekistan. Irina said that she visited the country for the first time, but she was very impressed by the picturesque places of vast Uzbekistan.
Details of privacy
Before moving to the cultural capital of Russia, she met with Eric Rikke. The romantic relationship did not last long. Soon, Irina's personal life took a sharp leap. Fans learned that she was dating the leader of the Little Big group, who is known to the public under the creative pseudonym Ilyich.
In 2016, the couple got married. Events moved incredibly quickly. It soon became known that the girl was expecting a child from Ilya. Bold continued to conduct a video blog, in which she talked about the brightest and at the same time strange moments of pregnancy. The newborn son was named Dobrynya.
Bold spends a lot of time raising her son. At such a young age, he sings, dances and recites humorous poems. The Prusikin family looked perfect, so no one assumed that they were preparing for a divorce.
In 2020, it became known that Irina and Ilya were getting a divorce. Bold commented on the situation. As it turned out, the relationship deteriorated, because the husband was constantly on the road due to the touring activities of the Little Big group. Former spouses stressed that, despite the divorce, they managed to maintain friendly relations. They had to take this step for the sake of their common son Dobrynya.
In 2021, a photo appeared on the singer's social networks with a young man named Irakli. Bold put a few hearts near the photo, which gave fans a reason to think that she had found herself a new boyfriend. Whether this is actually the case is not known.
Tatarka: Interesting Facts
- Ira believes that advertising is a great way to make money. In 2018, she, along with her husband (now ex), starred in an advertisement for the Frutis yogurt cocktail.
- For the first time after moving to St. Petersburg, she managed to work as a salesperson in a sex shop and a Zara brand store.
- Ilya and Irina have the same tattoos, which they got right after the engagement.
- Ira monitors weight and nutrition. By the way, she weighs only 45 kilograms, with a height of 162.
Singer Tatarka at the present time
The singer is actively developing her creativity. Together with Little Big and Clean Bandit, Ira presented the single Arriba. On October 30, 2020, Tatarka pleased her fans with the release of a video for the song KAWAII. The tracks BUBBLEGUM and VROOM were previously presented.
On March 22, 2021, Tatarka's mood video for the musical composition "Boys & Girls" premiered. The clip turned out to be incredibly atmospheric and relaxing. The highlight of the video was that it is distinguished by the atmosphere of the 1990s.
