Even those who are not interested in rock music know the name of Yanka Diaghileva. The songwriter and singer were called punk lady. The talented poet and singer has become a symbol of the era. In the late 80s, the vocalist was one of the brightest representatives of the Siberian underground.
In the Soviet underground, Yana Stanislavovna quickly gained recognition, respect, her unauthorized albums were released. Yanka did not strive for popularity. She even refused the offer of the company "Melodia" to release a disc; no materials about the singer and the author were filmed on television.
Takeoff start
The biography of the future celebrity began in 1966. The child was born on September 4 in Novosibirsk in a working-class family. My father worked as a heat power engineer, my mother worked as an engineer.
The girl preferred to spend time at home reading books, writing poetry. At school, she adored humanitarian subjects. At the age of 7 or 8, the girl became interested in music. Classes at the music school had to be abandoned: it turned out to be too difficult to combine the two schools.
However, Yana herself mastered the piano. Later, the schoolgirl learned to play the guitar. From the moment she studied in the guitar circle, she began to develop as a professional musician.
After school, the graduate planned to continue her education at the Kemerovo Institute of Culture, but family troubles forced her to stay in her hometown. The girl did not like studying at the Institute of Water Transport.
Singing career
She became a member of the student ensemble "Amigo", becoming its soloist. From the second year she left their university and completely switched to creativity.
In 1986, Yanka met the "rock mom" Irina Letyaeva. Thanks to her, a meeting with Alexander Bashlachev, who influenced Diaghileva's music, took place.
In early 1988, the singer recorded her first album, "Not allowed", in June she received an invitation to a rock festival in Tyumen. It was then that the first performance of the future star on the big stage took place. Tour time has begun.
From 1988 to 1990 Yanka sang in the group "Civil Defense", continued to write songs. Her hits were "For a rainy day", "On tram rails." In 1991 the last songs of the singer "Water will come", "Nyurkina's song", "Above feet from the ground", "About devils" were released, which became cult. Diaghileva's last concerts were held in Angarsk and Irkutsk.
Stage and family
The vocalist's personal life is also closely connected with creativity. With her first chosen one Dmitry Mitrokhin, known as Dementius, she met in 1986.
The young people broke up due to the Yankees' reluctance to immerse themselves in everyday problems. However, the ex-lovers have maintained friendly relations. Yana was romantically involved with Yegor Letov, but their couple also broke up.
Diaghilev passed away in 1991, on May 9. The reasons for her death remain unclear to this day. The song "Ophelia" was written in memory of the talented performer. It was performed by the "Civil Defense" group. The compositions of the groups "Umka and Bronevichok" and "Warm Track" are addressed to Yanka.
In 2011 in Novosibirsk, on the 45th anniversary of the birthday of the singer-songwriter, a big concert took place. In 2014, on the last day of May, a memorial plaque was installed on the house where the celebrity lived.
A documentary film "Healthy and Forever" was released. The film tells about the early work of the "Civil Defense" group and, in particular, about Yank. Vladimir Kozlov presented in the same year a picture about Siberian punk "Footprints in the Snow", partially dedicated to Diaghileva.
