Victoria Smeyukha is a popular Ukrainian singer, ex-member of the group "Not angels". She gained significant weight in the Ukrainian show business thanks to her work in a duet, but in 2021 the paths of Ekaterina Smeyukha and her bandmate Slava Kaminskaya - broke up.
The news caused an unprecedented resonance among fans of the team. Most listeners regretted the information about the collapse of their beloved Ukrainian duet. But, the singers themselves are sure that this is for the best, because they no longer see the future together.
Childhood and youth years of Ekaterina Smeyukha
The artist's date of birth is December 13, 1985. Ekaterina Smeyukha (real name of the artist) was born on the territory of Kharkov (Ukraine). From early childhood, Katya was engaged in vocals and music, and she also drew very well. The girl dreamed that in adulthood she would definitely become a singer.
Parents noticed their daughter's craving for creativity in time, and therefore enrolled her in a music school. She honed piano lessons. Ekaterina studied well at school, and she also drew cool.
By the way, Katya's parents are directly related to creativity. Mom worked as a music director in a kindergarten, the head of the family realized himself as a conductor, and my grandmother taught the children how to play the bandura.
“My parents have always supported me in my desire to become a singer. Dad even once sent a questionnaire to VIA Gro. I took guitar lessons, studied vocals and choreography, ”says Smeyukha about her childhood.
After receiving a matriculation certificate, Katya entered one of the educational institutions of Kharkov (Smeyukha's father worked there). After some time, the girl came to the conclusion that her ambitions are not for her native city, but also the profession that she mastered does not attract her.
She packs her bags and goes to Kyiv. In the capital of Ukraine, Ekaterina enters the Institute of Culture and Arts, choosing for herself the specialty "cultural manager".
The promising performer stubbornly tried to achieve success, due to which she was noticed on the television program Chance. She appeared on the show, but she never achieved recognition of her talent. By the way, the artist's debut performances were held under the creative pseudonym Kaira.
The creative path of Victoria Smeyukha
Vika's solo career progressed slowly. She clearly lacked the support of an experienced producer. After some time, she became part of the Ukrainian team "SMS", but even there she clearly felt out of place. Leaving the group, she again took up the implementation of a solo career. Things were going badly, but everything changed in 2006.
During this period of time, the Ukrainian producer Yuri Nikitin decided to "put together" an interesting project, which, according to his idea, should have included two sexy and "vociferous" singers. Actually, this is how the NeAngely team was formed. Ekaterina's partner was charming - Slava Kaminskaya.
The singers loudly declared themselves after the presentation of the track “You are one of those very ones”. The composition became a mega-hit, and the long-awaited popularity hit the girls. On the wave of success, another track was released with an application for victory. We are talking about the composition "Yura, I'm sorry." At the end of the year, the duo opened their discography with the release of the LP "Number One". By the way, the album received the so-called "platinum" status.
The collection sold in record numbers. The team became number 1 in Ukraine. Cool videos were premiered for the main songs of the presented album.
There were some interesting collabs. Two years later, the Ukrainian duo, together with Dana International, released a "delicious" combination. We are talking about the composition I Need Your Love. For about 3 months, the composition held a leading position in the Ukrainian music charts.
The duo then toured extensively. They performed not only on the territory of Ukraine, but also in the CIS countries. In 2009, Vika and Slava presented another hit. The composition "Little Red Riding Hood" was warmly welcomed by fans. A year later, their repertoire was replenished with the song "Let go."
Release of the second studio album "Roman"
In 2013, Victoria and Slava pleased the "fans" with information about the release of their second studio album. The album "Roman" received rave reviews from music critics. In the same year, they took part in the national selection for Eurovision 2013.
The charming singers presented the track Courageous to the jury. By the way, the composition for the duet was written by the popular Swede Alexander Bard, who is familiar to listeners from the Army of Lovers and Vacuum projects. Alas, the victory went to another contender - the main bachelorette of Ukraine - Zlata Ognevich (in 2021, Zlata took part in the reality show "The Bachelorette").
Further, Victoria and Slava pleased with the release of the tracks “By the Cells” and “You Know”. Around this period of time, the premiere of the video for the composition "Bridges over the Dnipro" took place. Note that many Ukrainian stars took part in the creation of this novelty.
In 2015, the duo consolidated their popularity with the release of the track "Roman". An incredibly romantic video was filmed for the composition. A year later, they tried their luck again in the Eurovision qualifying round, but this time, the judges did not trust the duet to represent the country at the international competition. In 2016, another participant, Jamala, went from Ukraine.
This year was marked by the celebration of the 10th anniversary of the band's inception. The girls not only went on tour, but also pleased with the release of the track "Seryozha". At sunset in 2016, the release of the LP "Heart" took place.
A year later, Vika and Slava pleased the fans of their work with the premiere of the clip "Points". Then they went on a massive tour.
Victoria Smeyukha: details of the artist's personal life
In 2019, Victoria admitted that she was going down the aisle. The artist's past relationship with a man named Ivan ended in a broken heart, so the fans were very pleased with the information about the wedding.
But, already in 2020, it turned out that Vika and her lover never reached the registry office. The singer says that she is ready to create a family and have children, but has not yet found "the one."
“My man should be a kind and spiritually rich person. Definitely self-sufficient, realized in life. I don't want anyone to infringe on my freedom. It is very important for me to do what makes me happy. Of course, he must love me, but for me love — it is, first of all, devotion and honesty,” says the singer.
In 2018, the premiere of the track SlavaVictoria took place. A video was filmed for the song, which gained an unrealistic number of views on YouTube. A year later, the duo replenished their discography with the LP "13". In support of the album, the band went on a tour through the territory of Ukraine. In addition, the performers presented the single “Blows” in 2019, and “Love” and “Ripped” in 2020.
Victoria Smeyukha: solo work
In March 2021, it was revealed that the duo had broken up. Soloists Slava Kaminskaya and Victoria Smeyukha started solo careers. It was a common decision of the artists and their producer Yuri Nikitin.
It seemed that the girls broke up without common claims to each other, but in November 2021, the silence was broken. Victoria began to take out the "garbage from the hut."
On November 15, she posted a controversial post on Instagram. The post was accompanied by a short video in which the waiter brought Vika a cake decorated with a photograph of Slava Kaminskaya. Smeyukha took a knife and walked it over an edible photo of a former colleague. Glory reacted instantly. She wrote a comment: "Unexpected, but you deserve better."
“And fame is not so bitter. I am Victoria, which means victory. Not so long ago I started a new story. Of course, I would not have grown wings without you - my audience. Bon appetit to me, and you - good mood from the video. Thank God, I am now free…”, – with these words Vika accompanied the scandalous post on Instagram.
The relationship of the singer VIKTORIA with Slava Kaminskaya
In addition, an exclusive interview was aired on the DOROTYE channel in November. Victoria gave the most detailed interview. In particular, the presenter and the artist talked about the following topics: what caused the scandalous post on Instagram, about bullying by Slava Kaminskaya, why Slava constantly overshadowed Vicki's popularity. The video also raised the topic of physical abuse by Kaminskaya.
Fans are divided into two camps. Some began to harshly “hate” Slava for poisoning Victoria. But, there are those who believe that Smeyukha is engaged in frank "hype" and is simply promoting herself in order to make "noise" around her solo career. Slava has already managed to reply to Vika with a post:
“It seemed to me that the story of our duet was a beautiful romance. A whole musical era that should have ended beautifully. I love humor myself. Vika did not cut me with a knife, she cuts the love and respect of all her and my fans ... ".
Meanwhile, Smeyukha starts as a solo artist. The first independent work was released in the summer of 2021. The clip received the symbolic title "We are not angels." She uploaded the video under the creative pseudonym VIKTORIA.
“Now Victoria has her own story and I am sure that she will have a cool solo career! The clip is gorgeous! ”- with these words the fans support the artist.
Victoria Smeyukha today
At the end of 2021, the premiere of the second single by Victoria Smeyukha took place. A bright video was released for the track. "Say what you want" in a month gained more than 500 thousand views.
“My songs ... They are about close, intimate, deep, feminine. They are about what was, is and will be familiar to every woman. When love leaves, words remain. And those whose time is past are richer than ever, ”Smeyukha wrote in the description under the clip.
