Biography

A multi-talented artist. Born in the former Soviet Union, on the Day of the Revolution, at exact the same time when the fireworks started. Is of Georgian, Kazakh, Tatar, Belarusian origins. Fluent in many languages, trained in many styles of dance, music and art since an early age. Has a love for science and everything technical. Loved building sets from an early age. Was forced to take acting classes in childhood and teenage years - for her transformations drove everyone mad. At the age of 5 a tragedy left her back damaged and she was told to become paralyzed before the age of 10. Had to give up her dream of becoming a ballet dancer, even though her talent was already recognized. Took singing classes with famous and highly respected vocal coach Setske Mostaert, after convincing her to give her an audition. Released records, that were all recorded, arranged and produced by her as well. Her debut album"Helios Selene" received a lot of attention in the press despite the fact that it was an Indie release with basically no promotion at all. Danced Flamenco in front of Dutch Royal Family at one of most prestigious concert halls of the Netherlands - live for prime time television. Was asked to perform forbidden Indonesian songs (the first time in 50 years) at the night of revealing Tan Malaka's murderer - her performance was mentioned in Indonesian media, that said that she "caught the exact spirit of those times in her performance, leaving them feeling as if they went back in time." Hopes to live every 3 years in another culture, make more records, portray challenging dramatic female roles in quality films (and hence live many lives in one!), do voice-overs for children's cartoons, write books, go on inspiring other women to become authentic in their power, continue to dance, photograph and start painting again. And simply be happy with who she is and what she is doing...
- IMDb mini biography by: Blowpipe Records / Wim Dekker