Natasha Koroleva
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Natasha Koroleva in Arhangelsk
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| Birth name | Natalia Vladimirovna Porivay |
| Born | 31 May 1973 |
| Origin | Kiev, USSR (now Ukraine) |
| Genres | Pop |
| Occupation(s) | singer |
| Years active | 1985– |
| Associated acts | Igor Nikolayev |
| Website | koroleva.ru |
Natalia Vladimirovna Porivay (Russian: Ната́лия Влади́мировна Порыва́й; Ukrainian: Наталія Володимирівна Порива́й) (born 31 May 1973), well known as Natasha Koroleva (Russian: Наташа Королёва), is a Russian singer of Ukrainian origin.Meritorious Artist of Russia (2004).
Koroleva was born in Ukrainian capital Kiev. She gave her first public performance in 1976, at the age of three, singing The Cruiser Aurora at the annual congress of the Komsomol. In 1985, at the age of 12, Koroleva wrote several songs including World Without Miracles and Where Went the Circus, achieving popular success in her home country. In 1987, Koroleva won the "Golden Kamerton" music prize. From 1988 to 1991 she studied vocal performance at the Kiev-pop circus school.
Koroleva made her first international appearances, in the United States, in 1989. Shortly thereafter she moved to Moscow. She participated in many competitions and television broadcasts, among them Christmas Meeting and Morning Mail. In 1990 she recorded the song Yellow Tulips, which launched her success both within the USSR and internationally. The song reached the finals of the "Song of the Year" festival.
In 1992, Koroleva embarked on her first concert tour of Russia, concluding with major shows at the "Olympic". She toured Israel in 1993, Germany in 1994, and performed in New York City in 1997.
Natasha Koreleva has a sister, Russya, a successful Ukrainian singer. Her first husband was the well-known Russian pop singer-songwriter Igor Nikolayev. She is currently married to Sergey Glushko[], who sometimes performs with her under nickname "Tarzan". She has a son named Arhip.
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