Maryna Shukyurava

Rusya (real name Maryna Shukyurava; born March 15, 1980) is a Belarusian vocalist of the band Indiga, a "rock-princess" according to the results of the tenth Rock Coronation. She is additionally the vocalist of the band Šuma and also takes part in the bands such as Akana-NHS.

Biography She was born in the urban village of Cierachoŭka in the Gomel Region. She graduated from Rechytsa Vocational and Pedagogical College in 2000, the Faculty of International Relations of the Belarusian State University in 2006. After that, she studied at the European Humanities University. Since 2001 she sang in the rock band Indiga. In parallel, she collaborated with the poet Andrej Chadanovič, musician Ihar Varaškievič, and the production center “Backlab collective” (Austria).

The singer also collaborates with the electronic band CherryVata.

Achievements On July 18, 2003, as a member of the band Indiga, she won at the festival Basovišča. On February 28, 2006, she received the Rock Crown and became a Rock-Princess at the tenth “Rock Coronation.”

Personal life In 2005, she was in a de facto relationship with the guitarist of Indiga Dmitry Demidov.

After taking pictures in the nude style for the capital magazine “RiO” in 2007, she received several offers to get married, but she did not accept a single one. At the end of 2007, “the close spiritual connection” between Rusya and bard Atmoravi became known, but the relationship ended up with performances as a duet only.

She married Yuri Matsyuin in 2009.

Discography

Indiga Dni (2004)

Šuma Жніво (2015) Сонца (2016)