Thanks to what circumstances did this shy girl from the city on the Neva become a Russian pop star? Alisa Vox is a well-known soloist of the scandalous group "Leningrad" in the recent past. However, parting with a musical group does not mean the end of the creative process. Alice has not yet said everything, sang and demonstrated.
Girl from the Northern Capital
Connoisseurs and lovers of Russian chanson are well aware of sad and even whiny songs about unhappy love. The fate of Little Tavern Girl or Nagasaki Girl is tragic but not instructive. Years flicker like trains in the steppe, and captains and producers are looking out for pretty girls to convert them to their faith and property. The future performer of hits of controversial content Alisa Vox was born in Leningrad. The Kondratyev family had nothing to do with the nobility or bohemians.
Yes, parents attended theater, exhibitions and other events where creative personalities gathered. Leningrad in those years was rightfully considered the capital of the Russian provinces. Writers, artists and composers who were unable to gain a foothold in Moscow often found shelter here. The mother of the growing Alice really wanted her daughter to achieve fame and success on stage. In an enlightened society then, and today to a greater extent, there is an opinion that it is necessary to engage in child development from an early age. One eccentric from Japan wrote a serious book that after three years it is too late to do this.
Alice was brought to the ballet studio when she was four years old. It makes sense to note here that adults subconsciously seek to direct their children to the path on which they, in their time, suffered a fiasco. About a year later, it turned out that the girl was missing something to become a ballerina. However, every cloud has a silver lining. Quite by accident, it was discovered that she had a voice. More precisely - a voice that needs to be developed and correctly "put". From that moment on, work on the education of a creative personality was carried out systematically and purposefully.
The young performer of songs and vocal parts in children's performances showed some promise. To get an appropriate education, Alice after school entered the St. Petersburg Academy of Theater Arts. A year later, she picked up and transferred to the Moscow GITIS. Shrewd critics, who also have to be psychologists, regarded this step as reckless. Indeed, after a short period of time, she had to return to her hometown.
Magic and cynicism of show business
A successful career in show business is only possible with strong financial support. Technical means, lighting effects and computer graphics can turn a completely mediocre person into a “star”. Yes, there is no reason to call Alice mediocrity. But in St. Petersburg, which suddenly began to be called "gangster", she had to leave her creativity and take up routine work. Thanks to the remaining connections, student Kondratyeva got a job as a vocalist in a night restaurant.
By that time, corporate parties, status weddings with shooting and fireworks had already become fashionable. The nouveau riche wanted not only French cognac and Bavarian beer, but also something sublime. It was these requests for "high art" that the talented vocalist satisfied, solving her financial problems and gaining experience. The "star" biography of many representatives of show business began in drinking establishments. Here they sang thieves' songs, strummed on shattered pianos, and composed congratulations to especially respected guests on the go.
The young and bright singer was noticed quickly. Alice began to be invited to nightclubs, where representatives of the financial and creative elite were having fun. Need and material shortages were by that time a thing of the past. And the popularity, as they say, grew before our eyes. It was during this period that a native of Leningrad Kondratyeva chose her stage name Alisa Vox. Creative ambitions have grown on a corresponding scale. Clubs, cabarets, corporate parties and other closed events have already lost their attractiveness. Even for a lot of money.
The natural continuation of her career was the competition for the place of the vocalist in the Leningrad group. Already famous for his scandals, at the same time a hard-working and talented team leader Sergey Shnurov was pragmatic about “recruiting”. Connoisseurs, ill-wishers and just neutral viewers, as they say, in real time watched the successes and spasms of "Leningrad". Alisa Vox has organically integrated or "blended" into the team and added a portion of energy, like a stream of fresh blood.
Will there be a continuation
Critics and simply lovers of contemporary art continue to argue about the contribution of the vocalist Alisa Vox to the asset of the popular group. Leningrad has long been recognized as an interesting and creative team. And not only because the lyrics of the songs performed use profanity. Sergey Shnurov is not only a great creator of lyrics and musical arrangements, but also a skillful manager. I must admit that Alice fell into good hands. However, life has put everything in its place.
The personal life of the leading soloist of "Leningrad" initially developed according to the existing traditions. The husband, a famous photographer, was well aware of the customs of the creative environment and bohemia. He treated his wife's work calmly and with understanding. But everything has its beginning and end. The moment came when the couple decided to leave. What happened is anyone's guess. And it's not difficult to guess, but that's not the point. Unexpectedly for fans and for Shnurov, Alisa announced her departure from the group and the beginning of a solo career.
Obviously, Alice has enough experience, strength and creativity. But for a star who intends to gain a foothold "in every TV in the country", an experienced and disruptive producer is needed. Fans and fans greeted the first independent works of the freelance artist with coolness. Some of them saw "politics" in the last video. It would seem that this is so-so? But the love and addictions of fans are as changeable as the wind of May.
The singer did not follow the audience's lead and continues to work. Songs are being recorded. Clips are removed. Concert activity continues. What results, what heights Alice will reach in her solo career is not yet clear. And there is no need to guess about it. Our business is to wish her good luck and success, and then as God willing.
