Natalya Ilinichna Ionova (russian: link=no, Наталья Ильинична Ионова; born 7 June 1986), better known by her stage name Glukoza ( rus, Глюкоза, p=ɡlʲʊˈkozə, ''

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singer.

Biography

Ionova was born in

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, Kuybyshevskaya Oblast,

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. As a child, her hobbies included ballet and

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. She also did some acting and was in the films ''Triumph'' and ''War of the Princesses'', as well as a few episodes of ''

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''. Currently she has a passion for aviation, her two

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, which she enjoys driving. She describes her favorite musical artists as Madonna, Moby,

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and Agatha Kristi.

Music career

In December 2005 she recorded and released an English version of her popular song "Schweine" that never took off with the public. In late June 2006 Glukoza married Alexander Chistyakov, manager of the power supply systems of Russia. After her pregnancy leave, she released another single called "Dengi" (''Money''). During the festival, " New Wave" she sang a duet with

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"Sicily". In May 2010 she released new single "Vot Takaya Lubov'", video. In 2011, Glukoza competed on the Russian version of the television show Fort Boyard.

Personal life

She married Aleksandr Chistyakov (born 23 January 1973) on 17 June 2006. The couple has two daughters: Lidia Chistyakova (born 10 May 2007) and Vera Chistyakova (born 8 September 2011). Both girls were born in Spain. She currently lives in Moscow, Russia with her family. In August 2020 Glukoza was banned from entering

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for three years because of a violation Ukrainian law "by visiting the

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occupied by her country,".

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is currently under dispute by Russia and Ukraine.

Discography

*2003: '' Glukoza Nostra'' Tracklist: *A1 Глюк’oza Nostra *A2 Аста Ла Виста *A3 Невеста *A4 Ненавижу *A5 Малыш *B1 Ля Мур *B2 Моя Любовь *B3 Шуга *B4 Вокзал *B5 Снег *2005: '' Moskva'' Track listing *"Швайне" (English: from german language "Pigs") – 4:25 *"Снег Идёт" (English: It's Snowing) – 3:58 *"Горилла" (English: Gorilla) – 5:01 *"К Чёрту" (English: To Hell) – 5:14 *"Юра" (English: Yura) – 3:26 *"Москва" (English: Moscow) – 5:46 *"Пипец" (English: Shit) – 3:08 *"Корабли" (English: Ships) – 3:48 *"Ой-Ой" (English: Oh-Oh) – 3:39 *"Карина" (English: Karina) – 3:36 *"Москва" (version 2) *"Юра" (version 2) *"Швайне" (version 2) *2011: '' Trans-FORMA'' Тракинг *01. Vzmah *02. Hochu muzhchinu (Suka GAGA) *03. Vot takaya lyubov *04. Naigralis *05. Moy porok *06. Sledy slyoz *07. Frik *08. Tantsuy, Rossiya!!! *09. Babochki *10. Vystrel v spinu *11. Dochka *12. Kak v detstve *13. Sugar (Live) *14. High Sign *15. Schweine (Live) *16. Forget you not

References

External links

Glukoza's Official Site

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Glukoza 1986 births Living people People from Syzran 21st-century Russian singers Russian pop singers Russian pop musicians Russian television presenters Russian film actresses Russian voice actresses Russian television actresses 21st-century Russian women singers Russian women television presenters MTV Europe Music Award winners Winners of the Golden Gramophone Award