Anna Sedokova Анна Седокова |
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Sedokova in 2008
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Born |
Kiev, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union (now Ukraine) |
16 December 1982
Citizenship | Ukrainian |
Occupation |
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Years active | 2001–present |
Spouse(s) |
Valentin Belkevich (m. 2004; div. 2006) Maxim Chernyavsky (m. 2011; div. 2013) |
Children | 2 |
Website | annasedokova |
Musical career | |
Genres | Pop |
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Associated acts | Nu Virgos |
Anna Sedokova discography | |
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Studio albums | 1 |
Singles | 21 |
Anna Vladimirovna Sedokova (Ukrainian: А́нна Володи́мирівна Сєдоко́ва; Russian: А́нна Влади́мировна Седоко́ва, born 16 December 1982) is a Ukrainian singer, actress and television presenter. Sedokova came to prominence in 2002 as a member of pop girl group Nu Virgos, known in the CIS countries as VIA Gra and in which she was nicknamed Anya (Ukrainian; Russian: Аня). Following two years in the "golden line-up" of the group, she pursued a solo music career in 2006. The singer released a string of singles until her debut album, Lichnoe, was released in 2016 to commercial success, peaking at number two in Russia.
Simultaneously to her music career, Sedokova achieved popular recognition as an actress and television presenter in Ukrainian and Russian productions. From 2004 to 2006, Sedokova was married to Belorussian footballer Valentin Belkevich. After that, in 2011 she married businessman Maxim Chernyavsky. Now she lives in Los Angeles with her two daughters.
Anna Sedokova's parents moved from Tomsk, Russia and divorced when she was young. She was born in Kiev. She developed a childhood interest in music and dance, and she entered The National Culture & Art University of Ukraine when she was 17. Her first TV project was work as a news anchor for the music TV channel, O-TV. By the age of 18 she had worked in three TV programs: NEWS BLOK, Fashionable Life, and The Big Sunday News Digest. In 2001 she passed an audition for the morning show Podjem (“Waking up”), which had the highest ratings in the country, on Novyi Kanal (New Channel). At the same time, she continued her studies at the university.
Between 2002 and 2004 she was a member of the Nu Virgos pop group.
She appeared in a movie titled Cinderella and another based on a Gogol book, which was called The Evenings on the Homestead. Her 2006 role in The Tunguska Meteorite was a turning-point and in 2008 she acted in The Power of Attraction. Her most recent movie is Pregnant.