The charming Erika Herceg won the recognition of the listeners of the VIA Gra group for her openness, naturalness and the ability to work on herself. The adorable blonde is best known for her reality casting for the group. Admirers call Erica "the new Vera Brezhneva."
The future star was born on July 5, 1988 in Transcarpathia. Her homeland, the village of Malaya Dobron, is located near the Ukrainian-Hungarian border.
Childhood and youth
On the rural streets, mostly Hungarian was spoken. Erika, half-Romanian, half-Ukrainian, was no exception. Now she speaks Russian fluently, however, an accent is noticeable.
The girl's mother suffered severe mental trauma during the delivery of her second child. The father began to drink the tragedy in the family. From early childhood, Erica did not feel the support of loved ones. Therefore, she had to become strong.
Currently, relations have improved: parents are proud of their daughter, her fame, popularity. The star has a beloved younger brother Nikolai.
The girl was fond of music since childhood. She learned to sing in a church choir, and as a teenager she sang solo in it. After school, Erica entered the Ferenc Rakotsi Transcarpathian Institute in Beregovo. After three years of study, Erica decided to leave the path of an economist-manager.
The path to the dream
During this time, the quiet rural young lady has changed dramatically. In 2008, love came to the girl. True, the relationship did not last long. The young man left the girl, motivating the breakup by the fact that Erica was too far from his ideal.
The shocked girl was worried: true love will bypass her, since they only look at her appearance. Herceg tried to break out of the routine. The breakup played a catalytic role.
A twenty-year-old young lady lost 30 kg in 8 months. In 2009, Erica began her career as a fashion model. In 2011, the girl left Transcarpathia for Kiev. In the Ukrainian capital, Herceg signed her first big contract, starred twice for Playboy and had breast augmentation.
New "VIA Gra"
In the spring of 2013, the future singer went to the casting "I want V VIA Gro!" The relaxed and talented girl was lucky: she managed to attract the attention of both the producer and the public. The latter immediately noticed the similarity between Erica and Vera Brezhneva.
Herceg immediately made it clear that following generally accepted standards is not her rule. She proved this by completing the competition task in Hungarian, since she did not have time to learn the text in Russian. Surprised by the non-standard move, the jury let the contestant go further.
In the last round, Anastasia Kozhevnikova joined Eric and Misha Romanova. This was the composition of the new "VIA Gra". An unpleasant incident happened on one of the tours.
Concert dresses seemed to be too long for future stars, they interfered with complex choreography. Without notifying the management, the young ladies themselves cut off the outfits. Konstantin Meladze was furious. They would have dropped out of the competition, but the ex-soloist of the former group, Nadezhda Meyher-Granovskaya, stood up for the desperate singers.
Successful start
At the gala concert, the presentation of the first song of the new repertoire took place. The video for the hit "Truce" instantly collected thousands of views. The relationship in the group was friendly.
Contrary to media reports, there were no conflicts, much less collapse. After the successful first one, the next hit was recorded, "I've got another one." He received the Golden Gramophone.
In the same year, the girls came out with a new duet with the rapper Mot "Oxygen", which received the Muz-TV award. Two singles appeared at once in 2015: "So strong" and "It was great." In 2016, the song "Who are you to me?" Was released, for which a spectacular video was soon shot.
Personal life and creativity
Since 2011, a very influential man has been a fan of Erica. But the singer does not reveal the name. The beloved was proud of his girlfriend, the new soloist of "VIA Gra". However, the tight schedule of both led to a separation in 2013.
Herceg's personal life remains closed to everyone. At the beginning of 2018, a luxurious ring appeared on the girl's hand. In addition, the girl posted a joint picture with a man standing with his back to the lens. Guesses immediately began who the mysterious chosen one of the beauty was. Eric's fans were not satisfied with the curiosity of his fans.
In 2017, a new hit "My heart is busy" was recorded. Sergey Tkachenko shot a bright video for him. At the same time, the film "Yana and Yanko" was released, in which the girls played cameo roles.
In March 2018, one of the soloists decided to leave the band. Even before the name was announced, fans started talking that it was Herceg. They assured that the decision was made because of personal life or the decision to change jobs by taking up cryptocurrency. However, Misha Romanova decided to leave her musical career. Erica admitted that she was very saddened by the departure of her colleague, with whom she became very friendly.
