Yuliya Mikhalchik

Yulia Sergeyevna Mikhalchik (; born February 2, 1985, Slantsy, Leningrad Oblast, RSFSR, USSR) is a Russian pop and folk singer, composer and songwriter.

Early life Yulia Sergeyevna Mikhalchik was born on February 2, 1985. Her parents noted her musical abilities at a young age and enrolled her a in music school where she studied piano. At the age of 6, she debuted on stage at the music school, performing the song "Kiss-Kiss-Meow." In 1994, she and her mother moved to Saint Petersburg where Mikhalchik gave her first serious performance at the Samanta music festival. Following this, she was accepted into the choir of the Saint Petersburg-based channel 5TV, where she competed in competitions and festivals for a number of years.

Mikhalchik graduated from secondary school in 2002 with a silver medal. She subsequently studied public relations at the Saint Petersburg Humanitarian University of Trade Unions. Later, Mikhalchik graduated from the Russian State University for the Humanities with a degree in PR. She was scouted by producer Sergey Kokay in 2002 to become part of the group Korona, with which she performed in night clubs in St. Petersburg.

During the first year of her studies at the university, she presented the programme Youth Channel on TNT. However, she rose to prominence a year later when she applied to the Russian reality music competition Fabrika Zvyozd upon Alexander Shulgin's invitation. In 2005, she sang two duets with Al Bano in the State Kremlin Palace during his concert show Al Bano and His Ladies. where she on the Grand Prix. Subsequently, she released her second album Kosy.

In 2008, she participated in the Russian preselection for the Eurovision Song Contest 2008. With her song "Cold Fingers", she finished sixth in the final. In 2009, she starred as Charlotte in the rock opera Perfume, on the play by Patrick Süskind.

During the 2010s, Mikhalchik changed her style from pop-folk to Russian chanson. In 2011, she released a third album, containing old Russian chansons. In 2019, Mikhalchik performed "Snova i snova", an electropop song, during New Wave. In that same year, she took part in the television programme The Fate of a Person on Russia-1, chronicling her life.

Personal life Mikhalchik was engaged to musician Alexander Shulgin in 2003, but up broke with him a year later. but the proposal was cut out in later broadcasts of the final.

In 2011, Mikhalchik married a businessman named Vladimir. In 2013, their son was born. In March 2016, the couple divorced. she started struggling with anorexia nervosa and was hospitalised for one month in her most critical phase. 2006 — Grand Prix of the festival 5 Star of young artists 2012 — Prize Star of Road Radio