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Biography

The real full name of the singer Yolka is Elizaveta Valdemarovna Ivantsiv. The girl is interested in music for a reason. Her father, Waldemar Ivantsiv, is a collector of jazz music records, and her mother, Marina Ivantsiv, can play several musical instruments.

Singer Elka with mom

Father of the singer Yolka

The older generation of the Ivantsiv family, grandparents, sang in the folk choir. Therefore, Lisa has been associated with music from an early age and attended a vocal club at the Palace of Pioneers.

Singer Elka as a child

The place where the singer is from is Uzhgorod in Ukraine. Her birthday is July 2, 1982, she is now 36 years old. Elizabeth is Ukrainian by nationality. With a height of 162 centimeters, Lisa weighs 51 kilograms. Attractive and bright external features and a beautiful voice made Elka one of the most sought-after singers on the domestic stage.

Childhood and youth

In Uzhgorod, where the girl was born, many knew who she was already from the age of 14.

At that time she participated in the KVN team “Ward No. 6”. Elka often attended various music festivals, improving her musical skills and knowledge. In her youth, she was fond of soul and rap styles.

After graduating from school, the girl entered a music school, but studied there for only six months. The singer said that her tastes and preferences did not coincide with the teachers’ rules. She was very extraordinary, constantly experimenting with her appearance, applying tattoos, bright and catchy makeup, and getting piercings. At one time she walked bald, without being embarrassed at all.

Today, few people know the real name of the singer, since she herself rarely responds to her passport name. The nickname “Yolka” appeared in childhood. When she was 11 years old, a friend once called her that, after which all her friends and even her mother got used to the nickname.

Love for music

The path to the stage at Yolka was thorny and difficult. The singer began her musical career by participating in the group “B&B”, which existed in the mid-90s. The group's repertoire included Russian-language rap tracks; it was little known and not popular.

A great desire to conquer the stage brought the group to Moscow for the RAP MUSIC festival in the early 2000s. Here they took one of the prizes and were noticed by the famous producer and rapper SHEFF (Vladislav Vadimovich Valov).

However, no fateful changes occurred then, and Elka returned to her hometown, deciding to end music. She got a job as a dishwasher, and then as a barista at a local cafe.

After 3 years, a ticket to Moscow was sent to her name from the company of Vladislav Valov. Arriving in the capital, she sang the song “Bitch-Love” at a concert dedicated to the memory of Micah.

After this, the singer performed a musical composition at the Megahouse rock festival.

Valov noticed that Elka sings with particular ease, and the sound of her voice is unusual. Soon they signed a contract. Despite Vladislav’s persuasion to change her pseudonym Elka to Elizaveta Ivantsiv, the singer decided to keep it.

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Creation

The singer's first steps immediately brought her success and popularity. Elka’s talent and vocal abilities were discussed in the media and they predicted a great future for her. The audience noted the original style of singing, memorable intonations and powerful expression of performance.

At concerts, Elka most often sings live, fully experiencing every emotion, mixing tracks in different configurations.

Songs

After concluding a contract with Valov, the singer’s busy work began. In 2005, the first debut album “City of Deception” appeared. The tracks that were performed were released under the 100PRO label.

Fans of Yolka’s work heard songs of different styles: from rock to hip-hop. The singer called the style of music “heavy guitar R&B. In the same year, she became a nominee for the MTV RMA awards in the “Best Rap” category. The album included the first songs “Girl in a Peugeot” and “Good Mood”.

The following year, Yelka’s hit “Student Girl” appeared in the Russian radio chart in 17th place, after which the second album “Shadows” was released.

For the track “Handsome Boy” in 2007, the singer was awarded the Golden Gramophone award. And the very next year she recorded her third album, “This Magnificent World.”

It traced the internal changes in the singer’s character - she became peace-loving, less expressive and transferred these emotions into her work.

In 2008, Elka together with Al Solo released the song “Happiness”. It was included in the experimental album “Yolka. Duets." His list included 15 musical compositions recorded together with Russian hip-hop/R&B artists. In the fall of this year, the girl presented the Ukrainian-language song “Freedom” to the audience.

The fourth studio album, “The Points Are Placed,” was first written under the production of Valov, but soon the contract expired, and Elka stopped collaborating with him. This album did not include the song “Your Words,” for which a video clip was filmed. The track “I would like in your dreams...” was included in the list of songs on the fourth album, but in a new arrangement.

The informal singer’s attitude was influenced by her meeting with Alla Pugacheva at her rock tribute. Yolka performed the ballad “You exist in the world.” The singer listened to the advice of the Diva. The girl seriously thought about not only changing her musical style, but also about her appearance. Soon fans saw Elka with her hair down, in a dress and heels.

Since 2010, the singer has been a judge on the Ukrainian show “X-Factor”. In 2011, she performed on the stage of the show with the song “Provence,” which was popular at that time. The producer of the track was Konstantin Meladze. The girl began to perform pop music.

Elka named her next album identical to the famous track “Provence”. The author of the song is Egor Solodovnikov. The girl began to be invited to performances and competitions, and in 2011 she received an award at the Muz-TV Awards in the categories “Best Singer”, “Best Song” and “Best Video”. She was also awarded the Golden Gramophone for her performance of the song “Provence.”

The number one hits on the Russian radio chart in 2011 were the songs “On a Big Balloon” and “About You.” According to Glamor magazine, Elka was named “Singer of the Year.” In the fall, she recorded a joint track “Boy” with Pavel Volya. And soon she participated in the filming of the video “Make Dreams” performed by Vladi.

Due to workload, Elka had to stop judging on The X Factor.

Soon the singer gave a solo concert at the Olimpiysky sports complex. Here she performed 2 new songs “I Want” and “Higher”. The first appeared as a single for the film “Love with an Accent.” After this, the singer went on a tour of Russia. She performed Valery Meladze’s track “Midsummer” on “New Wave”.

In 2013, the song and video “Body went nuts” was released. Fans of the singer heard a new interpretation of the song “Higher” called “Fly, Lisa.”

Elka likes to perform tracks together with other artists. With Noize MC they released the song “We Don’t Understand.” And with the rapper Zhara they shot a video for the joint song “New World”.

In 2014, Elka sings with Burito. The video clip for the song “You Know” was filmed on iPhone 4S and iPhone 5. In the same year, she gave a solo concert, where she presented new compositions to listeners.

The famous soundtrack of the film “A Gift with Character” - “Everything Depends on Us” also belongs to the talented performer Elka.

The singer’s latest album, “#SKY,” was released in the winter of 2020. The name comes from posting many photos of the sky on your Instagram page and other social networks. The singer’s albums differ strikingly in genre and style of performance. “Song of the Year” in 2020 was the composition “The Sea Inside”. The singer released a song with Lagutenko, “Don’t Part With Your Loved Ones,” which became the soundtrack of the film “Yolki.”

In February 2020, Elka gave a big solo concert at Crocus City Hall in Moscow.

Filmography

Elka is recognized as a worthy musical performer who has won numerous awards. Her songs have become soundtracks to many films.

However, in addition to her singing career, she is mastering the acting profession. The girl played small roles in the films “Gentlemen, Good Luck!”, “Fight”, and in the television series “SashaTanya”.

The singer's childhood and youth

The pseudonym Elka appeared to the future artist when she was 11 years old. That's what her peers called her. Now the girl practically does not respond to the name Elizaveta - everyone calls her Elka.

The girl was born in 1982 in Ukraine, in the city of Uzhgorod. She is now 34 years old. The future star began singing from early childhood. At first she studied in the choir, and then mastered vocal singing. The girl loved music very much, especially jazz and soul. She often attended music festivals.

Singer Elka as a child

In addition, young Elka was very artistic. She played on the KVN team. Her team was quite popular. After school, the girl entered a music school. She studied to be a vocalist. But the teachers could not discern talent in Elka. Perhaps they did not like her because of her unusual bright appearance.

The girl had tattoos, provocative makeup, and wasn’t even embarrassed to shave her head. Elka could not come to terms with the lack of support from teachers and voluntarily left the educational institution after six months.

Singer Elka in her youth

Elka often performed on stage, as a vocalist, and earned her living by washing dishes in a cafe. One day, the aspiring singer met the then famous rapper SHEFF. He became its producer. Yelka admits that at first she had absolutely no faith in herself. When Vlad Valov offered her cooperation, I thought it was a joke. But it turned out that the popular producer really saw talent in her.

Brief biography of singer Yolka

Stage image

The first image of Yolka, in which she appeared on stage, is radically different from the current one. In her youth, the girl preferred an informal style in appearance. She appeared before the audience with short hair, in jeans and sneakers, with a plush toy in her hands.

This image allowed the girl to stand out from the rest of the artists and attracted the attention of the public. The singer claims that on stage she gives her all and experiences a storm of emotions. Unlike her stage image, in life the girl is calmer and more reserved.

In 2010, the performer changed the musical direction of her work. Along with this, the appearance also changed. Elka rethought her previous values, matured, and on the X-Factor project for the first time appeared before the audience in an image thought out to the smallest detail: her hairstyle accurately emphasized her facial features, her clothing style acquired femininity.

A new round in her stage image began with the video for the song “Provence,” where the singer appeared in an elegant white dress with heels. The girl began to be called a model of style in Russian show business.

Elka emphasizes that her favorite fashion designer is Lilya Litkovskaya, who creates the singer’s concert outfits.

Is Elka divorcing her husband?

According to rumors, the singer left Sergei Astakhov and fired him

Gossip is spreading on the Internet that singer Elka has separated from her husband and administrator Serey Astakhov after five years of marriage. The media refer to a certain neighbor of the star, who claims that the couple have not been together for a long time: allegedly Lisa (the singer’s real name) not only left her husband, but also fired him.

Elka herself has not yet commented on these rumors, but she has indeed been appearing at high-profile events lately without Astakhov.

Let us remember that Lisa and Sergei got married in 2010, but their relationship began long before that. The couple has no children.

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The opposite sex pays enough attention to the singer Elka, since there are many men among her fans. But a busy schedule, busyness, desire to work and develop does not leave time for personal life.

At one time, the girl was considered gay because she carefully hid her relationship. Despite touring and being constantly busy, love and family idyll were still present in Yolka’s life.

Vasily Krainyai

The girl met her first love as a teenager. The 22-year-old captain of the KVN team “Ward No. 6” Vasily Krainyai won the heart of 14-year-old Lisa, and they began a relationship that lasted 7 years.

Vasily did not become the girl’s husband, because she went to Moscow to conquer the big stage. Now Kraynyay is the chief director of the KVN Association of Ukraine.

Husband Sergei Astakhov - the reason for the divorce

At a young age, the performer began a romantic relationship with Sergei Astakhov, the namesake of the famous actor. The romance was fleeting and ended quickly. 6 years later, Sergei and Lisa met again, feelings flared up with renewed vigor. As a result, they got married and began life together in Sergei’s house in the Moscow region.

Elka worked hard, strived for success and earnings, Sergei did not see this. In 2010, the performer hired him as her administrator, but this did not save the marriage.

The couple divorced due to the fact that Astakhov gradually turned into a gigolo. In 2020, the pop singer fired her husband from his position as an administrator and filed for divorce. Friends of the couple claimed that Sergei actually lived at the expense of his wife and did not try to change the situation.

The Internet contains photographs of the joint house of Elka and Sergei in Sergiev Posad, which they did not complete. A lot of plans and effort were invested, but the girl’s dreams of a happy family life were not destined to come true.

Viewers are concerned with the question of whether the singer is married or not now. According to the singer's latest comments, she is not dating anyone and devotes herself entirely to work.

The tree contains a gigolo husband

At the age of 14, the future singer was abandoned by her own mother

At the age of 14, the future singer was abandoned by her own mother

Over the past year, it was this purring young lady that the majority of music media called the most popular and rotated Russian performer. Crowds of fans are thrilled by her hits “Provence”, “I Want”, “Near You”, but YOLKA herself is going crazy for her husband Sergei ASTAKHOV. The singer fulfills every whim of the young man, while forgetting about her parents.

Express Newspaper was the first to reveal the secrets of Yolka ( details ), telling not only about the beginning of her singing career, but also her first sexual experience. After the release of this material, Liza Ivantsiv (the artist’s real name) thoroughly cleaned up her lists of friends, excluding the most chatty ones, and strictly forbade the rest from communicating with journalists. The singer is hiding from people her closest relatives living in the city of Uzhgorod in Ukraine: her mother Marina Eduardovna and her younger sister Zhenya.

Bitter loss

The only person whom Elka did not hesitate to show to people was her father, Voldemar Mironovich. A healthy jock with biceps measuring 54 centimeters in size, he doted on his beautiful daughter and contributed in every possible way to the development of her fan club: he communicated with Lisa’s fans on social networks, posted her photos and songs. But in June last year he passed away. Elka learned about her dad’s death during a concert in Saratov.

“The death was sudden,” they told us at the Olympus sports club, where the singer’s father worked as a coach. “We immediately called an ambulance, but the doctors couldn’t do anything.”

Sergei Varga , a friend of the Ivantsiv family and the administrator of Olympus, immediately contacted Lisa. Elka barely survived the tragic news. Although an hour late, the girl still went on stage and even performed several songs for her Saratov fans. True, after some time the singer turned pale and almost lost consciousness. The nightclub administrators were forced to stop the show and explain themselves to Lisa's fans.

Family drama

We tried to call Elka’s mother, but no one answered the phone in the apartment where the singer once lived with her parents.

“Since Lisa’s dad died, no one lives here,” neighbor Tatyana Gritsko . “Her mother moved long before that.” Lizonka was fourteen years old when Marina met another man. Voldemar found out about the betrayal - there was a terrible scandal. We were all worried, no matter what happened: he’s a strong guy - he’ll break in - you can’t break his bones! But, thank God, there were no tragedies. This is the merit of Lisa: she loved her father very much, calmed him down, and even stayed to live with him. And Voldemar tried to be a friend for his daughter - he knew her whole company, helped her with her creativity as best he could.

— Did Lisa keep in touch with her mother?

— Marina appeared here extremely rarely. Almost immediately she had a daughter, Zhenya, from her second husband. And she worked a lot (Yelka’s mother is a doctor by profession - A.T. ): she was on duty at the hospital, taught students, and then ran to work part-time at a pharmacy.

- Elka never talked about problems in the family - on the contrary, in her interviews she says that they supposedly had an ideal family...
- It seems to me that this topic is unpleasant for her. What good is it about her mother leaving the family during her teenage years? I think Lisa was jealous of her mother’s younger sister. It’s unlikely that the girls communicated. My daughter studied at the same school with Elka. She said that it was during this period that the girl really “moved out”, started smoking, became interested in boys... Then this KVN (a 14-year-old informal girl was invited to the local team “Ward No. 6” - A.T. ), and final exams were coming up , admission. My daughter is going to a tutor, and Elka is going on tour! I never got anywhere.

- But well done - I still achieved success!

- This is true! Now the whole yard is proud of her. It's just a pity that he rarely comes. Now that his father is gone, he will probably forget the road altogether.

— Several materials wrote that Elka purchased an apartment for her parents in Uzhgorod.

- It is not true. Dad lived in their old apartment until his death. And mom is with a new family.

Someone else's relatives

her husband Sergei Astakhov more than ten years ago at a resort, but the romance between them broke out only six years later, when they met by chance in Moscow. Their relationship was witnessed by the leader of the legendary rap group “Bad Balance”, producer of “Mikhey and Jumanji”, Decl , Timati and Yolka herself Vlad Valov .

“Every evening a car drove up to the studio, a guy was sitting in it and was waiting for Elka,” Valov told Express Gazeta. – Lisa quickly got ready and left without further ado. We “twisted” her for a long time, asked her to introduce us to her gentleman, but she was either shy or simply didn’t want to. True, one time he did go up to the studio, and we exchanged a couple of phrases. This guy is from the Moscow region. He did not work anywhere and lived at her expense. In short, he turned out to be a gigolo. And then the Christmas tree began to change. She was always worried about how to earn more. Apparently, it was expensive to support this boy and rent an apartment at the same time, and they went to live with his parents.

All these years, the star lived in the house of Sergei’s parents in the city of Khotkovo. Nowadays, due to frequent tours, the singer is met there less often.

“At first we thought that Seryoga brought our local girl into the house,” the Astakhovs’ neighbor Viktor shared his thoughts. – I didn’t even know such a singer – Elka! And then his father, over a bottle, said that their daughter-in-law was not easy - she was promising! Overall, I'm happy with my son's choice. But this is understandable: he himself earns money from time to time - he digs wells. The work is seasonal: when it’s busy and when it’s empty. Natalya, his wife, worked at the Abramtsevo estate-museum, but she retired a long time ago and is often sick. And here, whatever one may say, help!

“Astakhov Sr. is also not doing well with his health,” a nurse from the hospital next door to the singer’s in-laws’ house shared with us.
– My blood pressure fluctuates, I often call an ambulance. I was at their house once on a call. They live modestly, but with the advent of Elka they became a little rich: she installed heating for them, installed gas, provided them with satellite television, helped them complete the garage... Everyone would like such a daughter-in-law! - What does her husband do? How do you make a living?

“I haven’t heard of him working anywhere.” I know that I was a taxi driver at one time. An ordinary Khotkovsky slacker!

— In September 2010, Elka officially married him. Did you have a wedding in Khotkovo?

- Oh, we didn’t hear anything about the wedding, which means there was no celebration. They generally once again try not to stick their heads out. Elka used to go to the local fitness club, but now she doesn’t show up there either. She bought land somewhere and is now building a house there. Apparently, they will soon leave Khotkovo completely.

Elka is building a house overlooking the Lavra

The star will live behind a high fence

There were rumors that the singer purchased a plot of land in the same village where her newly-made relatives live. However, local realtors assure that the artist chose Sergiev Posad.

Ruslan Kuskov , a specialist at a local real estate agency, brought us up to date . “It was he who chose a closed cottage community in the city center instead of the quiet but publicly accessible Abramtsevo. Construction is proceeding gradually, but it is already clear that the house overlooking the Holy Trinity Lavra of St. Sergius will cost the singer at least 1.5 million dollars - the land there is very expensive! I heard that in her project, Elka asked to protect them from prying eyes with a tall, blank fence.

Singer now

The Russian pop singer is quite secretive and rarely communicates with media representatives. She doesn’t tell where she lives, what’s going on in her personal life, or how she’s coping with the breakup with her husband. But fans have the opportunity to observe the singer’s everyday life on social networks, where she does not hesitate to appear real, often posting photos without makeup, in a swimsuit, and so on.

In 2020, the performer was awarded the Golden Gramophone Award for the track “The World is Opening Up.” The concert schedule is scheduled for a year in advance; in addition, she often appears in various shows and television programs.

The latest news surprised fans. This is due to the star’s next experiment with her appearance. Lisa expanded the boundaries of her own image and on her Instagram page appeared before her fans as a blonde. Many considered her similar to the singer Lady Gaga.

Elka is a sincere and cheerful girl. She claims that she does not want to live her life falsely, so she excludes hypocrisy from it. The singer travels a lot and at the same time participates in various projects, recording compositions that become real hits.

Children of Yolki (singer)

As soon as Liza Ivantsev entered the world of show business, she immediately received the attention of fans; numerous questions rained down on the star from journalists who wanted to know not only about her creative plans and new works, but also, of course, about her personal life , and plans for the future.

For a long time, the singer managed to laugh off her secluded and closed life with ten cats and not answer directly about her personal life, but the ubiquitous tabloids were still able to find out something about the singer’s closed life. For example, the fact that Yolka would really like to have children, but so far she does not have such an opportunity, since last year the girl divorced her husband. Why young people never had children is a separate question, but the singer does not like to talk about this either.

So far, Yolka’s children are her five albums that she has released during her career.