About Naoko
Born 2007. Naoko is a Russian street musician, pianist, singer and singer-songwriter.
Diana Germanovna Loginova (; born 10 March 2007) is a Russian singer performing under the stage name Naoko and frontwoman of the band . She gained her greatest fame in October 2025, when she was arrested for performing songs by artists banned in Russia on the streets of St. Petersburg.
Biography Her mother's name is Irina. Diana has been involved in music since childhood. Loginova previously performed as part of the band NeXti.
Diana lives in the urban-type settlement Rakhya.
Arrest and criminal case
In October 2025, a video of the St. Petersburg street band Stoptime performing Noize MC's song Cooperative Swan Lake (see also Ozero), which had been banned by the Primorsky District Court of St. Petersburg, went viral on social media. On 15 October Naoko was detained by police, and the following day, she and the band's percussionist were each jailed for 13 days, while the guitarist was jailed for 12. The charges stemmed from Stoptime's performance near the Ploshchad Vosstaniya metro station on 11 October.
That same day, a petition was created on the website Change.org demanding Diana's release.
Music critic Artemy Troitsky, journalist Dmitry Kolezev, pianist , film critics Nikita Nikitin and Ekaterina Barabash, opposition politicians Boris Nadezhdin, Lyubov Sobol, Nikolay Rybakov, Ekaterina Duntsova, and Maxim Reznik, Noize MC, Mikhail Novitsky, Kasta, Pornofilmy, and Yuri Shevchuk spoke out in support of Diana. In Russia and many other countries, rallies and performances began to take place in support of Loginova and her musical band.
Official and pro-government sources, on the contrary, supported the intervention of law enforcement officers.
Two protocols under the article on public discrediting of the Russian army, which the singer is accused of, were filed with the courts of St. Petersburg on 20 October 2025. Diana's lawyer, Maria Zyryanova, appealed the arrest. The day before, guitarist Alexander Orlov was also arrested again. (Allegedly, General Roman Plugin (; born 10 March 1975, Stavropol) who has headed the Main Directorate of the Ministry of Internal Affairs for St.) Petersburg and the Leningrad Region for 6 years and whose father Yuri Plugin (; born 1 June 1948, Kazan, Tatar ASSR. USSR) was among Vladimir Putin's authorized representatives in the 2024 Russian presidential election, supported the repression against members of Stoptime .
Leontyev was released on the evening of November 9. Loginova and Orlov were not released from the detention center; on November 10, they were taken to St. Petersburg Police Station No. 2. On November 11, they were remanded in custody for another 13 days. Their appeal was denied.
Loginova and Orlov left Russia on November 23. The musicians were later seen performing in Yerevan. On December 29, Diana Loginova gave an interview to Yuri Dud.
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Frequently asked questions
Who is Naoko?
Russian street musician (born 2007)
When was Naoko born?
Naoko was born on 10 March 2007 in Rakhya.
What is Naoko's occupation?
Naoko is a street musician, pianist, singer and singer-songwriter.
What nationality is Naoko?
Naoko is Russian.
Sources & further reading
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Naoko. https://biography.guide/naoko/
MLA: "Naoko." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/naoko/.
Chicago: "Naoko." Biography.guide. https://biography.guide/naoko/.
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