Natalya Shchelkova is a Russian singer and actress, a member of the most popular rock-pop group Ranetki at the beginning of the 2000s. The collective became a laureate of the Five Stars competition, Eurosonic 2008, and two Muz-TV awards for the best album and soundtrack. A series of the same name was shot about the group and was shown on the STS channel. The ensemble is known for soundtracks to the TV series "Kadetstvo".
All the girls from the most famous group at the beginning of the two thousandth live their own lives. Fans do not forget them, they follow all the events that happen to them. The favorite of many, Natalia Shchelkova, has a happy family life.
Choosing the future
The future "Ranetka" was born in 1989 in the capital. The girl was swarming on April 6. The parents assigned the restless child to figure skating lessons with the famous coach Ilya Averbukh. Natasha loved to skate. She devoted a lot of time to her studies and achieved very good results. At the same time, the girl hardly rested and was very tired. At the same time, a passion for music began. Shchelkova especially singled out the works of the rock direction.
The daughter asked her parents to buy her a guitar. She learned the game herself. In high school, Natalya coped well with the solo instrument. The best friend of Shchelkova Evgenia Ogurtsova dreamed of creating her own rock group. She invited Natasha to start playing in it. Due to the need for rehearsals, I had to stop figure skating classes.
By August 10, 2005, the team was assembled. In addition to Natasha, the bass player, the lineup included Zhenya Ogurtsova, keyboard player, Anya Rudneva, guitarist, Lera Kozlova, main vocalist and drummer. Lena Tretyakova, who played the electric guitar, joined the band later. The girls' producer was Sergey Milnichenko.
The group got down to business very responsibly. All compositions at home were recorded on a computer. The first success was the video for the song "She is One". They filmed it in the gym of their school. It turned out great. In 2006, the debut album was released, which made the group super popular.
Natasha turned out to be one of the most notable participants. It was she who started the hall, hooligan on stage. In clothes, the girl preferred black tones, so she turned into the embodiment of the energy of gothic rock. In addition, of all the girls, Shchelkova was the smallest. The girl became a fan favorite.
Successful start
Soon there was an idea for a series about the team. The telenovela was called, like the ensemble. The participants in the new project had a chance to play themselves. Their names were left the same, only the surnames were changed. The plot was based on the stories of five female students from one school, united by music.
According to the script, Natasha's heroine is brought up by one mother. Father, a rock musician, did not even suspect the existence of an adult daughter for a long time. The series made the group even more recognizable, added fans and listeners. Basically, all compositions are associated with first love.
At the end of August 2008 on STS began showing the new show "Ranetki Mania". The project was associated with the musical creativity of the collective. Further, the show was included in the competition "STS lights a Superstar". His task was to find a group that will go on tour with the "Ranetki".
At the beginning of September 2008 the first broadcast of the project took place. It was conducted by the actors of "Kadetstvo" Aristarkh Venes and Kirill Emelyanov. Participated groups playing musical instruments live. Every week there were concerts with performances of compositions on the given themes. After the speeches, the jury commented on what they saw.
According to the selection conditions, the judges chose three outsiders. Some candidates were rescued by "Ranetki" in the studio, others could be helped by the audience by voting during the week, the third group left the project. The jury presented criticism in the person of the masters of cinema and music and defense in the person of Ranetok and their producer.
The separation of the participants turned into a real tragedy for the fans. The blonde vocalist Lera decided to start her first solo career. Many are accustomed to it. To save the team, a new soloist was invited. However, the fans demanded the return of Valeria, explaining that "Ranetki" without her are no longer what they used to be. The former popularity declined, and the ensemble ceased to exist.
Personal life
Natalia began an affair with producer Milnichenko. Sergey liked the young participant for a long time, but because of the solid age difference, the man preferred not to start a relationship. But Natasha decided to act more decisively. None of the group members confirmed or denied rumors about the beginning of the novel. All in unison announced that they did not know anything.
Fans believed that the couple simply had no future; possible scenarios for the development of relations were discussed on social networks. Pissed off, Milnichenko announced the upcoming wedding. In 2009 Natasha and Sergey became husband and wife officially. Pictures from the celebration were posted online.
The admirers rejoiced for their favorite, wished her happiness. Shchelkova did not start looking for a new group, choosing in favor of the family. A couple of years later, the ex-guitarist and her husband became parents. However, the sex of the unborn child was kept secret until the last moment. The parents themselves were in no hurry to find out about this. The daughter of the Story was born. Natalia in the ensemble was replaced by a new guy guitarist who played in another rock group.
After giving birth, Shchelkova returned to the stage. In 2013, the group officially announced its disbandment. The Melnichenko-Shchelkova family was replenished with another daughter. They named her Willow. Natasha spends most of her time at home with her children.
She made a decision that her children do not need nannies, they need a mother most of all. Her husband fully supported this decision of the wife.
