Milyavskaya Lolita

Lolita Milyavskaya: Biography of the Russian Singer and Actress

Lolita Markovna Milyavskaya (born as Gorelik, stage pseudonym - Lolita) is a Russian singer, actress, TV presenter, and director.

Place of Birth and Early Years. Born in Mukachevo, Transcarpathian region. Childhood and youth were spent in Kyiv. Her mother, also a singer, worked in a jazz band. Her father worked as a host and conducted the orchestra alongside her mother. During her parents’ tours, little Lolita was raised by her grandmother.

In 1972, her parents separated, and in 1974, her father emigrated abroad. After his departure, her mother’s career came to an end. After finishing school, Lolita tried to sing in her mother's band, met Irina PONAROVSKAYA, took her first vocal lessons from her, and started working as a backing vocalist. She enrolled in the Tambov Institute of Culture in the directing department.

Career with Tsikalo... In 1985, Lolita graduated from the institute. The directing department helped her start her acting career. Her first steps on stage were taken at the Odessa Regional Philharmonic Society, where she performed in the genre of conversational miniature. At that moment, she began to shape her image as a conversational genre actress. In the provincial philharmonic society, she met Alexander Tsikalo.

In 1987, frequent conflicts and Lolita's maximalism led to her leaving the philharmonic society. She decided to try herself as a professional singer. The further career of artists is associated with Moscow.

In collaboration with Tsikalo, the cabaret duet 'Academy' was created. The first joint album 'Little Revolution', released in 1992 on 'vinyl' and later in 1995 on CD, went almost unnoticed by the mass listener. But the next album 'Dance Not For You' (1994) climbed to the top of the charts.

The extraordinary and funny duet of a beautiful tall girl and a small plump bearded man became popular. They are compared to the famous American couple 'Sonny and Cher'. Rarely did a concert take place without the 'Academy' performance or speech. Meanwhile, Lolita and Alexander tried themselves as hosts of their program 'TV Pizza', and started working on the project 'Morning Mail' on the ORT channel.

In 1995, the album 'You Want But Don't Speak' was released, and in 1997 - 'Wedding'. The concert versions of these albums were held on the stage of the GCKZ 'Russia' and were awarded.

At that time, a program 'Good Morning, Country!' appeared on the RTR channel, which was also broadcast on the Ukrainian channel 1+1. The project gained a high rating.

Lolita's work in the television project 'Old Songs About the Main' on ORT was very popular among viewers. Between shooting for TV shows and studio recordings, Lolita Milyavskaya successfully tours with concerts across cities in Russia, the CIS, Israel, Canada, the USA, Germany, and Cyprus.

In April 1999, the album 'TU-Tu-Tu Na-Na-Na' was released. According to viewer and record company assessments, this is the best 'Academy' album. In the same year, the 'thieving' album 'Fingerprint' was released, which due to the lack of proper advertising and falling into the 'non-format' category did not receive expected attention.

In 1999, Lolita Milyavskaya was awarded the 'Ovation' prize in the 'VIP' nomination as the most versatile singer, actress, director, host, and TV presenter.

Starting January 1, 2000, Lolita Milyavskaya began her solo career. On New Year's Eve, viewers saw her on the channels NTV, RTR, TV-6. Later, Lolita participated in 'Christmas Meetings with Alla Pugacheva', where she performed the song 'About Female Friendship' with Alena Apina.

Lolita's voice, combined with her acting skills and appearance, is well-known on the radio and television. She also works as a compere. She hosted programs alongside Alena Apina, Valdis Pelsh, and Alexey Kortnev. At the 'Creative Evenings of Composer Igor Krutoy', she performed as a host and concert director.

In November 2000, her first solo album 'Flowers' was released. A music video was later filmed for the title track. Soon after, a second video was released for the song 'Disappeared'.

In 2001, the singer starred in the musical 'Evenings on a Farm Near Dikanka' (alongside Philip Kirkorov, Lydia Fedoseeva-Shukshina, Andrey Danilko, and others). Later, the musical project 'Cinderella', the famous musical 'Chicago' (producer - F. Kirkorov), the production 'Rubber Prince' based on Oleg Bagaev's novel 'Phallus Immitter' (director - Nina Chusova, main male role played by Evgeny Stichkin), and the musical film 'Crazy Day or Figaro's Wedding' were released.

In 2003, Lolita released her second album and program 'The Show of the Divorced Woman' (RTR).

In November 2004, the premiere of the show 'I'm 41... And Who Will Give?' took place at the GCKZ 'Russia'. This was followed by a concert tour across more than 120 cities in neighboring and far-abroad countries.

From 2005 to 2007, Lolita hosted the program 'Lolita. Without Complexes' on 'Channel One'. Also, in 2005, her album 'Format' was released.

In September 2008, she became the host of the continuation of the TV project 'Superstar-2008' on the NTV channel.

In 2007