Biography
Oksana Ustinova is a singer who began her career back in 2002 and 12 years later triumphantly returned to music show business with a solo project. She is also known as the wife of Burito, a musician who became popular thanks to the band Band'Eros. The spouses promote Oksana’s work together and often work in collaboration.
Biography of Igor Burnyshev
Igor’s stage career began a long time ago, more than eleven years ago, and his debut took place as part of the musical group “Band’Eros”, where he performed under the pseudonym Garik. The biography of Igor Burnyshev began usually, like that of most young people. He was born in Izhevsk on June 4, 1977 into a simple family of factory workers - his parents worked at a radio plant - his mother was an assembler, and his father was a milling machine operator. Igor felt a creative streak in himself early on and therefore, after school, he became a student in the directing department of the Udmurt School of Culture, but two years later he decided that it was time to get out of the province and went to Moscow to enroll in the State University of Culture and Art to become a director of theatrical performances and show programs. .
During his studies, Igor began working as a DJ and performing in clubs under the pseudonym DMСB, and began collaborating with the dance group Urbans as a production director. The first attempt to organize the Burito group took place in 1999, and the name chosen by Igor and his partners Sergei Zakharov, Igor Bledny and Andrei Shcheglov was not accidental and was an abbreviation of hieroglyphs meaning the words: warrior, justice, truth, sword. However, despite the debut track, which was played on the radio, the group did not achieve much popularity.
In 2002, Igor Burnyshev, together with Alexander Mastryukov and the Urbans group, released a disc with music in the style of breakdancing. Burnyshev joined the Band'Eros group in 2005, first as a choreographer, and then became a full-fledged member of the group, performing on stage with it and starring in videos.
While working in this group, Igor decided to resume the activities of his group Burito, and, having released the song “You Know” together with the popular performer Yolka, the group began collaborating with the production center Velvet Music.
Childhood and youth
Oksana Evgenievna Ustinova was born on April 15, 1984 in the city of Aprelevka. Soon after the girl’s birth, her parents moved to North Ossetia, and Oksana spent her childhood years in Vladikavkaz. The childhood dream of the future celebrity was to become a flight attendant, but over time this desire faded into the background - Oksana discovered a talent for music. At the age of 6, her parents sent their daughter to a music school.
Oksana Ustinova in childhood
In 2001, after graduating from secondary school, the girl went to Moscow to get a higher education. Based on the results of the entrance exams, Oksana managed to enter the RSSU Faculty of Economics and Statistics, but soon had to part with this university. The student managed to pass the casting and become a member of the Strelki group, popular in the late 1990s.
Career
- 2001 - entered the Faculty of Economic Statistics of the Russian State Social University.
- 2002 - by the will of fate, she became a member of the (popular at that time) girl group “Strelka”. She performed in the group under the pseudonym Gina.
- 2007 - entered the Institute of Contemporary Art, department of pop-jazz vocals
- 2008 - presenter on the MUZ-TV channel of the projects “Dreams Come True”, “Sofa-Bed”, “Stylists”, “10 Most ...”, “Muz-Chart”, an episode in the sitcom “Teacher’s”.
- 2009 - presenter of “Graduate 2009” on Red Square.
- 2009 - host of the concert in honor of “City Day” on Pushkinskaya.
- 2009 Muz-TV Award 2009 - host of the red carpet and VIP foyer.
- 2010 Muz-TV Award 2010 - backstage host together with Timur Solovyov.
- 2010 - presenter at the radio station "Megapolis FM" in the project "Testing" in the program "Wild Evening" together with Rita Chelmakova and Pavel Dikan.
- 2011 - soloist and founder of the Einstein Girls group.
- 2012 - diary presenter for Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Russia at MUSE
Music and television
Although Oksana understood that the group’s popularity had already reached its peak, she did not refuse the chance to get into music show business. The girl worked at Strelki until 2006. After this, there was a lull in the singer’s creative biography for some time - having decided to receive a specialized education, Oksana entered the Institute of Contemporary Art and began studying pop-jazz vocals.
Oksana Ustinova and the Strelki group
A year later, a new specialty appeared in the girl’s career - she was invited to work as a presenter on the popular Muz-TV channel. There, until 2012, Oksana could be seen in the programs “Sofa Bed”, “Dreams Come True”, “Muz Chart” and other projects. The girl repeatedly acted as a presenter at the Muz-TV awards. Another job was radio: on Megapolis FM the singer hosted the programs “Test” and “Wild Evening”.
This time she did not give up her studies and, in parallel with the institute and work, tried not to forget about her own musical career. In 2011, Oksana founded the Einstein Girls group, but this project as a whole was unsuccessful and did not gain popularity.
Oksana Ustinova and Burito perform the song “Light a Fire”
The return to full-time solo work in music show business took place in 2014. Then Oksana, at the insistence of her husband Igor Burnyshev, took up the Ustinova project and even recorded a cover version of Konstantin Meladze’s song “Start a Fire” with her husband. After 3 years, however, I had to take time out due to pregnancy and the birth of a child.
In 2020, Oksana, already not only a wife, but also a mother, decided to take an adventure - she passed the casting to participate in the music show “SONGS”. According to the singer, it was not easy, having already become an adult, independent and accomplished person, to return to the category of “girls who are being evaluated.”
Singer Oksana Ustinova
It was not possible to last long in the competition on TNT - Oksana dropped out of the competition at the stage of the 2nd selection. The singer’s creativity did not impress Timati and Maxim Fadeev. She herself explains the failure by the fact that “intelligent music” (as Oksana characterizes her genre) does not fit the format of the show and the expectations of the jury members.
Apparently, the singer herself didn’t really like the show either. At least on her Instagram account, Ustinova wrote that she was openly happy with this turn of events, because a wife and mother should not waste time on a reality show.
Oksana Ustinova's song “Dream”
However, motherhood did not interfere with her solo career: in the spring of 2018, Oksana released the track “Dream,” a lyrical song written 15 years ago by her husband. A touching video was shot for the composition, which talks about hope and the revelation of deep feelings, the focus of which is Oksana herself.
Oksana Ustinova and Igor Burnyshev
Happy changes in Igor Burnyshev’s personal life occurred on New Year’s Eve 2011, when he met the TV presenter of the Muz-TV channel Oksana Ustinova. This happened in an orphanage near Tula, where Oksana, along with other presenters, came to congratulate the children on the holiday. By a lucky coincidence, Igor was there for the same purpose. They had seen each other before at various concerts, where Igor performed and Oksana was the host, but they were not closely acquainted with each other. They immediately liked each other, but before they started living together, they had to end the relationship in which both were at that time - before Oksana, Igor lived for several years in a civil marriage with a former member of the Factory group Irina Toneva, Ustinova was also not free.
In the photo - Igor Burnyshev and Irina Toneva
Ustinova and Burnyshev made the decision to live together a month after they met, and did not regret it. After three years of civil marriage, Igor and Oksana decided to legalize their relationship, and in February of this year their first child, son Luka, was born.
In the photo - Igor Burnyshev and Oksana Ustinova
Ustinova, like Burnyshev, is a singer, ex-soloist of the groups “Strelka” and “Einstein Girls”, and her husband not only convinced her that she needed to perform solo, but also helped make it a reality, and they record songs in Igor’s studio.
Former vocalist of the Russian group Strelki. Member of the musical group “Einstein Girls”.
Oksana was born on April 15, 1984 in the Moscow region, Aprelevka, but spent her childhood in the Republic of North Ossetia Alania, Vladikavkaz, so she had a fairly conservative upbringing. As a child, she dreamed of becoming a flight attendant, and already at the age of 13 she realized that only music was her true passion. At the age of 6, her parents sent her to a music school.
Oksana Ustinova is passionate about Ashtanga Vinyasa Yoga, is a supporter of vegetarian nutrition, leads an active and healthy lifestyle, and generally advocates for world peace. He is also interested in the secrets of the universe, esotericism and astrology.
Career
2001 - entered the Faculty of Economic Statistics of the Russian State Social University.
2002 - by the will of fate,
Be a member of the (popular at that time) girl group “Strelka”.
2007 - entered the Institute of Contemporary Art, department of pop-jazz vocals
2008 - presenter on the MUZ-TV channel of the projects “Dreams Come True”, “Sofa-Bed”, “Stylists”, “10 Most ...”, “Muz-Chart”, an episode in the sitcom “Teacher’s”.
2009 - presenter of “Graduate 2009” on Red Square.
2009 - host of the concert in honor of “City Day” on Pushkinskaya.
2009 Muz-TV Award 2009 - host of the red carpet and VIP foyer.
2010 Muz-TV Award 2010 - backstage host together with Timur Solovyov.
2010 - presenter at the radio station "Megapolis FM" in the project "Testing" in the program "Wild Evening" together with Rita Chelmakova and Pavel Dikan.
2011 - soloist and founder of the Einstein Girls group.
Oksana Ustinova is a singer who began her career back in 2002 and 12 years later triumphantly returned to music show business with a solo project. Also known as the wife of a musician who became popular thanks to the group. The spouses promote Oksana’s work together and often work in collaboration.
Personal life
The singer is a deep personality looking for unconventional ways for self-development. Oksana's hobby is Ashtanga Vinyasa Yoga. This is a teaching and dynamic practice within the framework of classical hatha yoga. Like many yoga practitioners, the girl adheres to a vegetarian diet and is a staunch pacifist. Judging by the singer's photo on Instagram, Oksana regularly travels to India and is interested in the country's culture - even the signature of her account on the photo network is made in Hindi.
Oksana Ustinova and her husband Igor Burnyshev (Burito)
The girl met her future husband, lead singer of the Band'Eros group Igor Burnyshev, on New Year's Eve, during a trip to a charity concert in a Tula orphanage. The young people quickly found a common language and within a month they began living together, although it was not an easy decision. Both of them were in a relationship at that time, Oksana had to break up with her boyfriend, and Igor had to leave Irina Toneva, with whom he lived for 4 years.
The couple got married only 3 years after they met, when feelings stood the test of time. They did not have a lavish wedding; neither Oksana nor Igor wanted this - for them, marriage became a serious, but personal step.
Oksana Ustinova and her son Luka
In February 2020, there was an addition to the family’s personal life - the couple had a son, Luca. Oksana takes a responsible and philosophical approach to the issue of motherhood. She believes that a child is not the property of the parents, but a separate person for whom the mother, although she is responsible, does not have the right to tell her how to live.
Oksana Ustinova now
Now Oksana’s main activities are running her own project Ustinova and family. It is important for the singer to give as much time as possible to little Luka.
Oksana Ustinova in 2020
At the end of 2020, the performer presented fans with a new video for the song “No need to cry.” The song was written in the creative tandem of Igor and Oksana, and the main character in the video was once again the singer herself.
Oksana Ustinova's song “No need to cry”
Judging by the intensity with which Ustinova and her husband are working on Oksana’s career, 2020 promises to be a fruitful year for the singer. Fans can rest assured that new songs and videos await them, as well as, possibly, recordings of joint compositions by the creative couple.
"Arrows"
The life of a student in a capital city far from her parents is poor and hungry, so Oksana Ustinova began working as a waitress after classes. Working with people involves a lot of acquaintances, one of them became fateful for Ustinova, who was invited to join the popular pop group Strelki in the nineties.
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In 2002, the girl group was at the height of its popularity; for a young girl from Ossetia, participating in performances and recording videos became an unforgettable experience. A native of Aprelevka toured with her new friends around Russian cities for about four years, after which Strelok was finally closed.
However, Oksana Ustinova, whose photos began to appear on the pages of magazines, finally “fell ill” with music and firmly decided to develop in this direction. To this end, in 2007 she successfully entered the pop-jazz vocal department at the Institute of Contemporary Art.
