Ekaterina Leonidovna Ivanchikova (Katsiaryna Leanidawna Ivanchykava) (russian: link=no, Екатерина Леонидовна Иванчикова; , born on ) is a Belarusian singer and vocalist at Belarusian-Russian band

IOWA Iowa () is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States, bordered by the Mississippi River to the east and the Missouri River and Big Sioux River to the west. It is bordered by six states: Wisconsin to the northeast, Illinois to the ...

. She was born in

Chavusy Chaussy, Chavusy or Chausy ( be, Чавусы; pl, Czausy; russian: Чаусы; Belarusian Latin alphabet, Łacinka: Čavusy) is a town in the eastern Belarusian Region of Mogilev Region, Mogilev. Chavusy serves as an administrative center of C ...

and is now living in

Saint Petersburg Saint Petersburg ( rus, links=no, Санкт-Петербург, a=Ru-Sankt Peterburg Leningrad Petrograd Piter.ogg, r=Sankt-Peterburg, p=ˈsankt pʲɪtʲɪrˈburk), formerly known as Petrograd (1914–1924) and later Leningrad (1924–1991), i ...

Career

Katya's first performance on stage was in 1992 at the regional competition among kindergarteners, while the jury awarded her first place. In school, she was engaged in various kinds of art, including painting, dance, music, piano, and of course, singing. Throughout her adolescence, Ivanchikova was busy writing songs and developing ideas for creating a music group. In 2005 she moved to

Minsk Minsk ( be, Мінск ; russian: Минск) is the capital and the largest city of Belarus, located on the Svislach and the now subterranean Niamiha rivers. As the capital, Minsk has a special administrative status in Belarus and is the admi ...

for education on linguistics and journalism in BSPU.

IOWA

IOWA was formed in 2009 in

Mahilyow Mogilev (russian: Могилёв, Mogilyov, ; yi, מאָלעוו, Molev, ) or Mahilyow ( be, Магілёў, Mahilioŭ, ) is a city in eastern Belarus, on the Dnieper River, about from the border with Russia's Smolensk Oblast and from the bor ...

. In 2010, after a series of concerts in

St. Petersburg Saint Petersburg ( rus, links=no, Санкт-Петербург, a=Ru-Sankt Peterburg Leningrad Petrograd Piter.ogg, r=Sankt-Peterburg, p=ˈsankt pʲɪtʲɪrˈburk), formerly known as Petrograd (1914–1924) and later Leningrad (1924–1991), i ...

, the group decided to move to St. Petersburg, where the band members live today.

Filmography

Personal life

12 October 2016 Ekaterina Ivanchikova married

's guitarist Leonid Tereschenko, which met for over 9 years. The wedding took place in

Karelia Karelia ( Karelian and fi, Karjala, ; rus, Каре́лия, links=y, r=Karélija, p=kɐˈrʲelʲɪjə, historically ''Korjela''; sv, Karelen), the land of the Karelian people, is an area in Northern Europe of historical significance for ...

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Ivanchikova, Ekaterina 21st-century Belarusian women singers Belarusian emigrants to Russia 1987 births Living people Maxim Tank Belarusian State Pedagogical University alumni