Nadezhda Aleksandrovna Ruchka (russian: link=no, Надежда Александровна Ручка; also known as Nadia Ruchka) born April 16, 1981) is a Russian singer-songwriter, actress, model, and poet. Soloist of the female pop group "

Blestyashchiye Blestyashchiye ( rus, Блестя́щие, p=blʲɪˈsʲtʲæɕːɪɪ, lit. '' the brilliant ones'') is one of the first and most enduring all-girl singing groups in Russia. History 1996–1999: "Tam, tol'ko tam" and "Prosto mechty" Originally B ...

Early life and career

Nadia Ruchka was born on April 16, 1981 in Nikopol,

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. Her parents are metallurgists. At the age of five she started taking ballet lessons. At the age of nine she was accepted at Moscow ballet school but her parents were opposed to. Nadia finished mathematics school. When she was studying in eleventh form, she was challenged in

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to a beauty contest. She was also cast in to act in the music video. After winning in the contest, she received $2000. Soon, after graduating school, Nadia moved in Moscow and entered in

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. During that period she was working in a modeling agency and took vocal lessons by a lector from

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. In 1999 she became a vocalist of all-female group "Party". She was also an administrator and presenter in Moscow

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at that time. In 2004 Nadia joined the famous Russian girls-band "

Blestyashchie Blestyashchiye ( rus, Блестя́щие, p=blʲɪˈsʲtʲæɕːɪɪ, lit. '' the brilliant ones'') is one of the first and most enduring all-girl singing groups in Russia. History 1996–1999: "Tam, tol'ko tam" and "Prosto mechty" Originally B ...

" to replace

Jeanna Friske Jeanna Vladimirovna Friske (russian: link=no, Жанна Владимировна Фриске; born Jeanna Vladimirovna Kopylova; 8 July 1974 – 15 June 2015), better known by the stage name Zhanna Friske, was a Russian actress, singer and mo ...

. In 2009 she filmed in the comedy movie "Lopuhi: Episode perviy" (russian: link=no, ЛОпуХИ: Эпизод первый). In 2010 Nadia took part in the

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's show "Tanci so zvezdami" (russian: link=no, Танцы со звёздами) with a dancer Eldar Saifutdinov. In 2013 she took part in

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's show "Ostrov" (russian: link=no, Остров). In 2015 Nadia released her first book entitled "House of the Soul" in the United States. In 2016 she released her first solo song "S Kem Noviy God vstretish" which was written by producer of group "Blestyashchiye" Andrei Groznyi.

Personal life

Nadia Ruchka had a relationship with a Russian singer

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. From 2013 to 2015 she went out with Maksim Osadchy. In 2016 she started to go out with Denis Boyarko. On August 17, 2017 she gave birth a son named Lev.

Discography

Blestyashchie's albums

* '' Vostochniye skazki'' (Oriental Fairytales) * ''Odnoklassniki'' (Schoolmates) * ''Best 20''

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Ruchka, Nadezhda 1981 births Living people Russian actresses Russian female models Russian women singer-songwriters Russian women poets 21st-century Russian singers 21st-century Russian women singers