The beginning of a singer's career
The girl has no musical education.
Her musical background, she says, was in the clubs where she often hung out with jazz musicians when she lived in London. Leonid Agutin, Karina Koks — Mas Que Nada When Karina returned to her native St. Petersburg, she had the idea of creating her own project. At that time she was already writing her songs. The girl decided to start a singing career under the pseudonym Karina Koks. She met some guys who, like her, dreamed of creating a group. They called their group “Discovery” and performed songs exclusively in English. However, the ambitions of the participants were completely different. “Discovery” eventually became a famous group, but it was known only in narrow circles.
Karina Koks in the show “Mask”
In 2020, Karina Cox took part in the “Mask” show on the NTV channel. Dressed as a wolf, the singer reached the finals and won over the judges with her vocals and ability to masterfully change the timbre of her voice. The audience especially liked the song from the opera “Prince Igor”.
Karina Koks on the show “Mask”
After this, the singer’s Instagram was flooded with comments from admiring viewers. Many of them wrote that they literally grew up listening to the songs of VIA “Slivki” and were glad to hear the voice of their favorite singer again. tella_9 writes:
“Karina, you are simply incredible! The wolf became a favorite literally from the first issues, he’s just an incredibly cool character, you put so much style and charisma into a seemingly simple mask image! I grew up listening to your songs, but I still didn’t recognize how coolly you changed your voice from number to number. And although all the participants were very cool, and Leo is undeniably cool, the Wolf is simply beyond competition! For me you are a winner.” Others simply discovered Karina’s talent and expressed a desire to attend her concert. Writes batehin_filmmaker: “The wolf is TOP!” Karina you are a revelation 2020! We want to come to your concert!!!”
Group "Cream"
Once after the performance, producer Evgeny Orlov approached them. He was invited to the club by other performers, but it was the group with Cox that he liked. To understand their potential, Evgeniy offered to present him with some composition in Russian. He really liked what he heard. Soon they signed a contract and began to collaborate. Orlov proposed changing the name and switching to performing in Russian.
Karina Koks with her husband DJ Eduard (Dj MEG)
This is how the group “Slivki” appeared. Everyone who was originally part of Discovery remained part of the Cream. According to Orlov, this is always the best way out, since the team has already played, moreover, it has already gone through a lot.
Most of the songs for “Slivok” were written by Karina, who was also a soloist. The team has released seven albums. The first one came out in 2001 and was called “First Spring”. The latter was released in 2008 and was a collection of hits from the entire previous period of performances.
What does Karina Koks do?
After leaving the group, Karina worked with the Black Star Inc label. and sound producer ChinKong, but the artist did not have a long-term partnership with them. Gradually, Cox’s popularity began to fade, and now the singer has completely disappeared from view.
After leaving the Slivki group, Karina got married and is now raising two daughters with her husband. According to the singer, now her family is her priority and she wants to spend more time with her children.
Karina met her husband Eduard Magaev, also known as DJ MEG, while she was collaborating with BlackStar. Edward also worked with this label. On December 12, 2012, the lovers got married.
Karina says that music is still present in her life. If a singer is invited to perform at any events, she agrees with pleasure.
Solo career
In 2010, the singer began to think about starting a solo career.
On stage she presented a new direction called Euro Pop Dance and is the most popular musical direction in Europe. Cox completely immersed herself in her work, changing both her stage image and her way of life. Having signed a contract with “Black Star inc...”, she became the first and only girl in this company.
Already in the summer of 2010, the renewed singer appeared before the audience in her first solo video, which she shot for the song “Fly High.”
Karina Cox - Flying High In the fall, Cox released her first large-scale photo shoot in a new image. The image for her was specially designed by Italian stylists from Vogue Italy magazine. This photo shoot took place in Naples. At the end of March 2011, a video was shot for her song “Everything is decided.” The singer wrote the track herself. She also wrote the script for her video. Konstantin Cherepkov was invited as a director, who at that time was known thanks to two videos he released for Timati.
Biography of singer Karina Koks
Karina Koks (real name - Carolina Poroshkova) was born in Leningrad (now St. Petersburg) on December 20, 1981 under the sign of Sagittarius. She is now 38 years old.
Musical career of Karina Koks
After finishing school, Karina went to the UK, where she studied to become a lawyer. It was in Western clubs that the future singer was captivated by music. Returning home, she began her musical career in the group “Discovery,” whose members performed only English-language compositions. Few knew about the team, but the girls wanted more popularity.
Karina Koks and the group “Slivki”
The performers were noticed by producer Evgeny Orlov. He invited Karina to sing something in Russian. Evgeniy was pleased with what he heard and decided to “reshape” the team. The producer advised the girls to change their name to “Slivki” and always sing in Russian.
Karina Koks while participating in the group “Cream”
The composition of the group “Slivki” was formed from the former group “Discovery”. Orlov believed that this was the best solution, since the girls were already used to working together and they had a good relationship. In the future, the composition of the team changed all the time, but Karina remained its constant member.
The first album of the renewed group was released in 2001, the last - in 2008. In total, during the existence of the group, the group recorded seven albums.
Solo career of singer Karina Koks
Cox began singing solo in 2010, after leaving Slivki. She began performing in the new musical direction “Euro Pop Dance”. In addition, she changed her image on stage and signed a contract with “Black Star”.
Karina and “Black Star”
In the summer of the same year, she released the solo composition “Flying High.” And already in the fall she took part in the creation of a photo shoot, where stylists from Italy worked on her image. A video called “Everything is decided” was released in the spring of 2011, and a little later Karina presented her first solo album. After 2 years of cooperation, the artist stopped working with “Black Star” and signed a contract with “ChinKong Production”. But the singer did not enjoy her solo career for long. At the end of 2012, she got married, gave birth to a child and could no longer pay attention to music.
Currently, the singer’s life is most occupied by caring for children. But there is still a place for music in it. Now Karina creates according to her mood, without forcing herself into a narrow time frame. If she is invited to participate in concerts, the singer happily agrees. Sometimes she makes studio recordings, but she has long stopped living according to a schedule, so as not to turn her favorite activity into stress, as Karina herself says.
In December 2020, Karina’s new song, a song called “Don’t Interrupt Me,” was released. January of this year was marked by the release of the new album “From Friday to Spring.” The composition with the same name became the main soundtrack of the film “Without Men,” directed by Rezo Gigineishvili and Alisa Khmelnitskaya.
In March 2020, a creative meeting was held between those close to the work of Alexander Zatsepin. This year he turned 94 years old. Among the invited artists were Masha Rasputina, Nonna Grishaeva, Larisa Dolina and others. The greatest delight of the hero of the occasion was caused by Karina Koks, who performed the song “Where does childhood go” to the music of A. Zatsepin.
Karina Cox today
In 2011, the singer presented the release of her first solo album. European specialists worked on its creation. In preparation for the concert show, castings for dancers were held in Russia and abroad. It is known that Cox left the Black Star Inc. label in 2012. She began collaborating with DJ ChinKong, signing a contract with ChinKong Production. The singer abandoned her pseudonym and changed her image.
Karina Cox lost a lot of weight after the birth of her daughter
ChinKong is known in Russia as a successful sound producer. He is even called the “gray eminence” of the modern Russian pop scene. “High Up” is one of the latest collaborations between the singer and DJ ChinKong. This energetic song sounded on the dance floors of Eastern and Western Europe. A video for this song was recorded in Tallinn. The director was Hindrek Maasik.
Karina Koks, lead singer of the group “Slivki”
Recently the group “Slivki” recorded a new, fifth album called “Troubles”. Two songs from this album were used as the basis for video clips. One of the soloists of this group, Karina Koks, can rightfully be called the guardian of the project. She is the only one left in the group from the original lineup.
Now the team tours a lot and a vacation for the girls is just a cherished dream. In addition, Karina is currently working on recording a solo album.
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“I started singing quite early: when I was little, I organized concerts for my neighbors,” says Karina Koks. — I went out into the street, where I held mini-performances, in which all my street friends took part. Then I started singing in the school choir and everywhere else I could.
THE PATH TO THE TOP OF SHOW BUSINESS
Later I met my boyfriend, who was a DJ, and he invited me to do a joint project: he was a DJ, and I was a voice, and we also had a rapper in the company. Later she went to study a foreign language in London, where she absorbed British culture. After my return from London to St. Petersburg, I ended up in the Discovery group, which was looking for a vocalist, and I needed a musical group. This is how this team was formed. We can say that this is how I took my first serious steps vocally. We had a fairly popular project, we began performing in clubs, touring, and once supported the Pilotage group, which Evgeny Orlov came to see. As it turned out later, he was supposed to work with them, but when he saw us, he declared that he would work with us. This is how “Slivki” appeared. Literally a year later we recorded our solo album! That is, my path from the moment I decided to become a singer to the moment when I became popular took literally about a year and a half.
FAMILY AND CAREER
Every girl dreams of a happy family life. That is why our team often changes soloists. I can't do anything about this. I can’t instill in someone a love of music if the main goal is a successful marriage. It all depends on what is more important for a person - family or career. Although, to be honest, I don’t know how serious the relationships can be for girls who are looking for partners like this, from the stage. But if they end in a happy marriage, I will only be happy for them.
ABOUT RECREATION AND TRAVEL
I'm constantly on the road. Our touring trips can to some extent be equated to relaxation, because we manage not only to work, but also to relax. The last time I visited Thailand and Bali.
The ideal holiday is an active holiday, visiting several countries at once. I don't like to just lie on the beach and sunbathe. I like to use all the possibilities of the country in which I am and always go to the mountains, jungles, ride motorcycles, quad bikes, and fly with a parachute. In a word, I never sit still!
Vacations are not complete without adventures. The last time, for example, my vacation was ruined by my fall from a motorcycle. There was a trip to the jungle, where we went on motorcycles and then the program included visiting caves. When we returned from there, we drove along a road that was made of stones and sand, a wild road, I would say. The wheel of my motorcycle fell into a hole and it turned out that the motorcycle flew in one direction, and I flew in the other. I seriously bruised my shoulder, dislocated a cervical vertebra and tore my elbow.
I want to go to India, but not to Goa, where all the drug addicts and partygoers go, but I want to visit the heart of India. Moreover, go and talk with those people who live there and know a lot of interesting things about their country.
TRAINING AND MORE TRAINING
I still don't do fitness. The only thing I do is vocal exercises, which are specifically designed for the abs. In any case, breathing exercises involve using the abs. In addition, concerts are always a joy for me and I get such an emotional charge from performances that after the concert I usually have even more energy than before. I usually prepare before a concert like this: I do yoga exercises and breathing exercises. And then I don’t do anything.
ABOUT EXTRA KILOGRAMS
I eat everything in a row, I never get hung up on what adds or doesn’t add extra pounds, and I don’t get rid of anything! I always eat simple food and, more often than not, I only eat what is already familiar to me and do not experiment. The only exception may be a visit to another country whose food I don’t yet know, but in Moscow I only eat what I love, almost the same thing every day.
In addition, the feeling of hunger most often occurs in the morning, when I first wake up. At the same time, I don’t feel dizzy, I just start to feel cramps in my stomach, which let me know that I urgently need to eat something. At the same time, I don’t run to the kitchen and eat to my heart’s content, so that I still feel the same cramps, but only because of overeating! Usually, to satisfy my morning hunger, I drink a glass of juice or plain drinking water, and only then, a couple of hours later, can I have a snack. But again, have a snack, not overeat, and, most importantly, nothing spicy or fatty. In general, in life, I don’t deny myself anything when it comes to food: I eat a lot of sweets, I can easily have a snack at night, between concerts, and I easily allow myself to stop by for a snack at McDonalds. The only thing I don't do is eat before bed, because my body simply refuses to accept food. Apparently, this is why I want to eat in the morning.
ABOUT COSMETICS
I didn’t use makeup for a very long time and only started wearing makeup when I started singing on stage. I was simply not allowed to wear makeup for a very, very long time. One day my dad saw me on the street, I was about fourteen then, probably with painted lips. So he came up and, in front of all my girlfriends and friends, wiped off the lipstick and told me to quickly go home! For me then it was such a shame. The most amazing thing is that my dad didn’t even allow me to use hairspray. He thought that all my impulses to take care of myself and use cosmetics led to the fact that I began to study poorly.
Now everything has changed. True, in ordinary life, I don’t particularly like to put on makeup; even before going out, I don’t put on makeup and I feel great about it. I use mascara and lip gloss as much as possible; for a regular appearance, I add blush and shadow to the mascara and gloss. The only time professional makeup artists work with me is before filming music videos or before photo shoots.
I don't like visiting beauty salons and don't go there. I go to my friend’s house for manicures and pedicures. It’s generally very difficult to meet me in a beauty salon! Although I have a cosmetologist whom I go to and, most likely, I would call him a doctor who gives me advice on skin care. These tips are very simple, for example, wash your face with sparkling mineral water in the morning.
ABOUT THE NATURALITY OF HAIR COLOR
My natural hair color is really black, because I have Dagestan roots and it was very difficult for me to achieve the color I have now - naturally light, but not burnt out. This is the merit of myself, I consider the best hairdresser in the world, with whom I have been collaborating for five or six years - Igor Stupnikov. So my hair is Igor’s, it’s entirely his work! Both me and my hair love it very much!
ABOUT THE SECRETS OF WOMEN'S BEAUTY
I think no man likes it when his girlfriend looks like a porcelain doll. Many people now extend their nails, eyelashes, lips, and walk around with a ton of makeup on their face. It seems to me that it doesn’t look very attractive and really spoils the girl. You need to be natural and simply emphasize your natural beauty, make sure that you have a perfect manicure, pedicure and good hair styling. And most importantly, probably, love yourself! And everything will be great!
ABOUT PLANS
Now the tour schedule of the group “Slivkami” is already planned two months in advance. In addition, we are preparing for Jurmala 2008, recording several songs in a duet with Leonid Agutin, and I have also personally started recording my solo album, which means a lot to me!
Personal life of Karina Koks
Karina met her future husband DJ Eduard (Dj MEG) when she began her solo career.
It was he who brought the singer to Black Star (Timati's production center). It was there that their romantic relationship began. They lived together, planning to register their relationship on 12/12/12. It happened as they planned, and on December 18, Cox gave birth to a girl. The singer planned to go to Israel for this, but then changed her mind. The girl was born in Moscow. Cox performed even when she was eight months pregnant. To hide her changed figure, she wore multi-layered dresses to go on stage. High heels remained on her feet until the eighth month of pregnancy. Karina Koks - Everything is decided Karina said in an interview that she quickly got into shape thanks to the fact that after being discharged from the maternity hospital, she had to do everything herself. My husband often goes on tour, and both of the baby’s grandmothers still work, one living in St. Petersburg and the other in Vladikavkaz. When Karina left “Cream”, rumors appeared that she was paid an “unreal” fee for this. However, this is just gossip. She went to Timati's label. There were never romances between Timati and Karina, although they gossiped about it too. They had known each other for about eight years before. When Timati offered her a contract, she, of course, agreed. This was also influenced by the fact that her favorite person worked on this label - Dj MEG. The label has gathered a friendly team that helps each other in their creativity.
The media wrote a lot about the fact that the singer abandoned her pseudonym in 2012 due to the fact that the ambiguity of the surname “Cox” made it impossible for her to participate in a considerable number of programs.
Personal life
While still a soloist of the Slivki group, Karina Koks met professional DJ Eduard Magaev, known to the public under the pseudonym MEG, with whom she initially struck up a friendly relationship. Over time, friendship grew into something more, and they began to live together. The young man proposed, and the couple set a marriage registration date for December 12, 2012, and a week later their daughter Camilla was born. Two years later, their next child was born - a girl, Alana. The parents decided not to baptize their children, because... They believe that everyone should choose their own religion.
Karina Cox left the stage and devoted herself entirely to her family and raising her daughters. However, Edward did not want his wife to turn into a housewife and insisted on continuing her career. In 2020, the couple released a joint video for the song “Dangerous Feelings.” And in 2020, Karina and her husband recorded a composition called “Don’t Interrupt Me.” The singer shared with reporters that at first her husband was jealous of her fans, but she realized that this was only happening because of her lack of self-confidence and was able to change her attitude towards Edward’s work.
Karina is calmer in character than her husband; in times of disagreement, she is the first to seek compromises and reach reconciliation.
