Participant of the “New Star Factory” Zina Kupriyanovich: “I was afraid of condemnation after the duet with Rybak”

Biography

Several years have passed since the final season of the popular show “Star Factory” ended. The graduates of this program (Polina Gagarina, Victoria Daineko, Elena Temnikova, Irakli Pirtskhalava, Irina Dubtsova, Timati) each occupied their own niche on the musical horizon, becoming popular, sought-after performers.

Zina Kupriyanovich

In the fall of 2017, the “New Star Factory” started on the Muz-TV channel. Viktor Drobysh’s television project once again provided young, ambitious artists with the opportunity, with the help of mentors, to sharpen their talent, making it shine with a new, hitherto unprecedented strength. One of the participants in the program was the finalist of the national selection of the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2015 and Junior Eurovision 2016, Belarusian singer Zina Kupriyanovich.

"Super Duper"

Zina Kupriyanovich and her father

Since 2013, she has become an artist of the first production company in Belarus, which was created by her parents in the same year. The organization trains and promotes young performers. The girl’s father and mother felt that the experience they gained when preparing their daughter for competitions was very valuable, and it could and should be shared with other children. After all, for now the problem of a child’s participation in such events is only a problem for his parents. Why not help them? After all, they already know how to teach a young creature to sing and give confidence in performing.

Album by Zina Kupriyanovich

In January 2020, the creative biography of Zina Kupriyanovich was marked by the release of her debut album entitled “Cosmos”. It included eleven pop music songs. Videos were shot for two of them - “Mint” and “Everything will work out” in the summer of the same year.

Film work

In 2020, the aspiring actress was invited to voice the animated film Moana by Disney. At fourteen years old, she did not expect this.

What was surprising was that the company representatives, when they were casting, studied her performances from early childhood. They were captivated by the unique, memorable and catchy timbre of the girl’s voice. An invitation was sent to participate in the audition, which she successfully passed, and a month later she received a message that she had been approved for the main role.

Zina Kupriyanovich. "Moana". Premiere!

This was very pleasant for Zina, and she tried her best during recording at the studio in Moscow. Sincerely empathizing with the cartoon heroine Moana, the daughter of the leader Tui, whose tribe lives on an island in the Pacific Ocean, Zina completely got used to this role. She didn't even have to pretend to cry during the episode when Moana's grandmother died. The movie captivated Zina so much that everything happened naturally, as if in real life - bitter tears rolled like hail from her eyes. It's impossible not to believe it. The song from the cartoon performed by Zina immediately became popular and one of the most downloaded on iTunes. This work brought her immense popularity, which can be seen in the number of her followers on social networks. The girl decided to spend the fee she received on filming her new video.

After this first film experience, she began to receive offers to participate in castings for other films.

Present and future

Zina Kupriyanovich at the New Star Factory

Now Zina Kupriyanovich is studying at a gymnasium, a music school (piano and guitar class) and a vocal studio. She is a student of Igor Krutoy at his Academy of Popular Music. He is engaged in a solo career, modern dance and athletics, records songs, and films videos.

In September 2020, she became one of the sixteen participants in the show “New Star Factory”, where Viktor Drobysh is a music producer.

She has a desire to perform with one of the famous Russian rappers, she thinks that she will be able to rap. He also wants to record a rap himself, but does not yet have the lyrics for this.

She dreams of working with producer Maxim Fadeev and hopes that she will definitely achieve this. Her favorite singer is American pop and R&B singer, as well as actress, Rihanna. Zina wants to achieve the same level of skill as her idol. She loves her fans and wants to do a big fan meeting with them someday.

Young star

Parents are very careful to ensure that Zina’s biography at this young age is not overshadowed by misconceptions about her current situation. So that it does not seem somehow unusual to the girl, so that she does not “catch a star.” Mom, as a psychologist, understands this danger very clearly. Therefore, when her daughter is preparing for the next competition, her mother patiently explains that this is not a tough fight just for the sake of winning, but simply meeting new friends and fresh impressions. Everyone here is already a winner, because the best of the best have arrived.

After the premiere of the song KNOCK-KNOCK at the New Star Factory, Zina Kupriyanovich began to truly be perceived as an Artist!

Zina is the eldest of the children in the family, so she has to look after them and make sure they don’t get too naughty, which she herself doesn’t mind taking part in sometimes. It happens that he receives a scolding from his parents for this. Plus the usual household chores - tidying up the apartment, washing dishes and other errands for mom. Therefore, in everyday life the girl is no different from her peers, which distracts from thoughts about the crown of fame. But singing for her now is just pleasure and it is possible that in life she will do something completely different.

The girl's popularity and fame cannot go unnoticed among her classmates and friends. She treats this very evenly and maintains good relations with everyone. Perhaps there are envious people, but this has not yet manifested itself. Surely this is the merit of Zina herself.

School teachers make some concessions in their studies, understanding the busy nature of the aspiring artist. They conduct additional classes so as not to lose the general level of training of their gymnasium students.

Zina Kupriyanovich now!

Ordinary girl

In her free time, especially during school holidays, Zina likes to watch movies and go jogging in the park. Music is one of the girl’s main hobbies. She listens to everything, mostly depending on her mood, even the now popular rap.

Her favorite time of day is evening, twilight. You can take a walk when the city is illuminated at night, when it is very beautiful. She studies well at the gymnasium, with an average score of 8.5. He considers himself a non-conflict person, although he rates this quality as approximately 50/50.

Zina takes care of her long hair herself and finds hairstyles on Instagram. He makes them with the help of the main master - his mother. The girl has already changed her hair color more than once. It was both bright crimson and pink, brown and gray.

She dreams of going to America as a tourist, to see this wonderful country, in her opinion, although she would not want to live there. Her favorite dishes are spaghetti, blue cheese and carpaccio, although so far the admirer herself, as she admits, has not learned to cook.

Zina likes guys who are understanding and not stupid.

Family of Zina Kupriyanovich

Zina's family is large - dad, mom, younger sister and brother. She loves her sister, whose name is Lyubava, very much, and she simply adores her brother Semyon and can forgive him for any pranks. Her dad runs a production company, and her mother is a psychologist by profession.

Everything is ahead

Now she likes to sing, but what will happen next, Zina Kupriyanovich herself still doesn’t fully know. She sets specific goals for herself and tries to achieve them, adheres to her opinion. In any case, in the future her biography will become a story about a creative and successful person. And if this is not songwriting, then perhaps her profession will be dancing or design work, the work of a stylist, or maybe a producer.

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Childhood

Zinaida Aleksandrovna Kupriyanovich was born on September 17, 2002 in the capital of Belarus, Minsk. The vocalist’s father, Alexander Igorevich, is the director of a production company, and her mother, Nelly Nikolaevna, is a family psychologist. The head of the family had a tremendous influence on the formation of his daughter’s artistic personality. Since childhood, the man instilled in the heiress a love of art.

Singer Zina Kupriyanovich

This is how the girl’s future was predetermined when the head of the family first brought his beloved child to his production room, in which Zina heard her peers singing. Since then, Kupriyanovich has become a voluntary captive of the illusory world of sounds.

As a child, the performer of the song “Cosmos” was an easily captivated person, so it is not surprising that in addition to her passion for music, she was also interested in painting, sports, and dancing. As a child, Zina attended many classes and at different times dreamed of careers as a ballerina, artist and actress.

Zina Kupriyanovich in childhood

It is known that during her school years, the future participant of the “New Star Factory” went to drawing lessons, studied the basics of playing the piano, and in her free time skateboarded and roller-skated.

It is also worth noting that, despite being busy, the young singer never had problems with her studies. The teachers supported the young talent in every possible way, and if she fell behind the program due to her performances, they stayed with her after class, explaining this or that material.

Zina Kupriyanovich in her youth

Zina also developed warm relationships with her classmates. On the air of the Calendar program, the performer told the presenters that in life she tries not to turn up her nose and act friendly. This position allows the artist to win over even those who initially think about her in a negative way. According to Kupriyanovich, her parents did everything possible to ensure that, against the backdrop of success, she did not develop star fever.

Childhood and family of Zina Kupriyanovich

Zina was born on September 17, 2002 in Minsk and became the first child in the family. Later she had a sister, Lyubava, and a brother, Semyon.

Family of Zina Kupriyanovich

Parents, Alexander (director of the production and mentor at the dad-school) and Nelly Kupriyanovich (family psychologist), invested a lot of effort in the creative development of the baby. Zinaida did gymnastics, ballet, and attended art school.

Zina Kupriyanovich in childhood

The little girl’s idol was the singer Rihanna - as a child, Zina dreamed of singing exactly like her, and enjoyed coming up with stage costumes and interesting hairstyles.

Music

Kupriyanovich’s piano teacher was the first to notice the musical qualities and memorable timbre of Kupriyanovich’s voice. It was she who advised the mother to send her daughter to a vocal class, which the parent did with great pleasure. As a result, in 2008, six-year-old Zina, out of competition, was enrolled in the Zaranak ensemble of the Vladimir Georgievich Mulyavin National Center for Musical Art.

Zina Kupriyanovich on stage

In 2010, the singer left the Zaranak ensemble and entered the choral department at Minsk children's music school No. 8 named after Grigory Romanovich Shirma. In the period from 2011 to 2012, Zinaida participated in music competitions, taking only prizes in them.

In 2013, Zina reached the finals of the “Children's New Wave” competition. After a successful performance, composer Igor Krutoy invited the young talent to join the choir performing under his leadership. As part of the ensemble, the artist appeared on stage with Ani Lorak, Lev Leshchenko, Joseph Kobzon, Lara Fabian and Mitya Fomin. In December of the same year, she performed with the group “5sta family”, performing their hit “I’ll be with you” on the stage of the Olimpiysky sports complex.

In 2014, Zina took first place in the children's competition “Slavic Bazaar” with the songs “Smile” and “Novy Zen”. Also, Kupriyanovich’s collection of musical tandems was replenished with a duet with the group “IOWA”. The young vocalist performed the song “Simple Song” with the members of the group. Zina’s debut video “Towards the Wind” was also released this year.

In 2015, the singer became a finalist in the national selection of the Junior Eurovision Song Contest with the song “Peace”. In 2020, the premieres of 4 original songs by Zina took place: “Space”, “Everything will work out”, “Peace” (remix) and “We are the new generation”. In August, as part of the “Children's New Wave”, Zina performed on the same stage in a duet with Dominic Joker (single “Bit Bombit”) and Alexander Rosenbaum (as part of the “New Wave” choir).

Also this year, representatives who studied the work of the vocalist, starting from the age of 6, invited Kupriyanovich to voice the main character of the animated film “Moana”. The artist also sang the title track of the film - the song “What awaits me” (second title “My Heart”). It is known that in addition to Zinaida, the dubbing included the leader of the Mumiy Troll group Ilya Lagutenko, actor Grigory Siyatvinda, artists Denis Klyaver and Yulianna Karaulova.

Zina Kupriyanovich on the show “Star Factory”

In 2020, the management of the Muz-TV channel revived the popular show “Star Factory” and announced the recruitment of new contestants. In the summer, young singers sent their applications to the organizers and participated in qualifying auditions. By the beginning of autumn, large-scale castings were completed, and the jury selected 16 talented artists, among whom was Zina. The vocalist, along with other performers, settled in a specially equipped cottage in the Moscow region, coming under 24-hour surveillance by video cameras.

Zina Kupriyanovich and Alexey Glyzin

To become a professional singer, Kupriyanovich will have to hone her stage skills for a couple of months under the supervision of star mentors. During her time on the project, the vocalist has already managed to sing a duet with Valeria, Dzhigan and Nyusha. The audience also noted the song “Winter Garden” performed in tandem with singer Alexei Glyzin.

Participant of the “New Star Factory” Zina Kupriyanovich: “I was afraid of condemnation after the duet with Rybak”

Zina Kupriyanovich // Photo: press service

15-year-old native of Belarus Zinaida Kupriyanovich, aka Zena, is the youngest participant in the “New Star Factory” of the MUZ-TV channel. Despite her age, the aspiring artist has already managed to shine in a number of vocal competitions and made it to the finals of the qualifying stage of Junior Eurovision. And not so long ago, Zina was praised by presenter Ksenia Sobchak. “Wonderful voice, great stage presence. “I really believe in her,” the star told StarHit.

Ksenia Sobchak: “Sometimes work brings me to tears!”

- Xena, hi! Tell us why you decided to become a singer and did you consider other ways to realize yourself?

There was a time in my life when I doubted my choice. Then I went to art school and studied piano at the same time, and the music teacher said that I had talent. A few years later I was faced with a choice - whether I would become an artist or a vocalist. I decided to focus on the first, but at the same time I hesitated for a very long time. Now I continue to draw for myself.

— You applied for Junior Eurovision. Tell us about this experience.

I participated in the final of the national selection, in which 10 artists remained, one of them had to go to the competition itself. I applied twice, but I never managed to reach the final stage and represent Belarus. Probably, I just didn’t fit into the Junior Eurovision format. I remember that I prepared very closely back then, practicing vocals and creating an image every day. The hardest time was in the summer - I didn’t rest at all.

— You’ve probably watched adult Eurovision more than once, would you like to take part in it and represent your country?

While I’m only 15, I’m at the “New Star Factory” and don’t look that far. Although, of course, I dream of a great future in the music field.

Victor Drobysh and Zina Kupriyanovich // Photo: press service

— You are the youngest participant in the project and came to the project a few days before your fifteenth birthday. Do you feel the age difference with other “manufacturers”?

I thought that I wouldn’t be able to make friends with the guys and join the team because I was the youngest. But it so happened that I don’t feel like I’m 15 years old and can calmly communicate with everyone on the same wavelength. Of course, sometimes there were minor conflicts due to the age difference, but they are a thing of the past.

— Do older guys show concern for you?

Some participants treat me like a little sister - they love me very much, take care of me, and always help. Others perceive me as a friend, and there are those who consider me a competitor. To summarize, I feel love, support, and sincerity from most of the guys.

— The diaries show that you communicate very warmly with Ulyana and Elman. Which other members have you developed friendly relations with?

I communicate well with everyone, but in Elman and Ulyana I found kindred spirits, we have many common interests. We are very creative people and we don’t feel any age difference.

Zina Kupriyanovich and Ulyana Sinetskaya // Photo: press service

— How did your parents react to your decision to participate in the “New Star Factory”? Still, at such a young age, moving to another country and falling out of your usual life for four months is a lot of stress even for an adult...

My parents took my decision very easily and calmly. I think that “Factory” is a cool and necessary project for me now to develop spiritually and creatively.

— Because of your participation in the project, you don’t go to school. Do your loved ones mind?

They always support me. And the fact that I miss school is not a problem. When I arrive in Minsk, they will help me with my studies. We have already decided that we will turn to tutors to catch up, and I will finally finish 9th grade. We warned the teachers at the end of the summer, after the final casting on MUZ-TV. Teachers and classmates cheer for me and watch the broadcasts. By the way, during the project I read a lot of fiction, I try to keep up with the program.

-Are you an excellent student?

I once wanted to study straight A's, but I quickly realized that this was not the most important thing for me. Now I'm a good girl.

— What other subjects do you like besides music?

I love mathematics, but only in those moments when I manage to do it. I really like English, and in general I try to pay attention to languages.

Zina Kupriyanovich was born in Minsk // Photo: press service

— In two months at the “New Star Factory” you have already managed to sing with Valeria, Nyusha and the group “City 312”. Were you very nervous before working with the stars?

In fact, every performance on stage with an artist is very exciting. If I am confident in the performer and our duet, then I feel calmer.

— How do you like the duet with Alexander Rybak? At first you reacted negatively to this duet and even cried, but in the end it turned out to be such a powerful and beautiful number.

Yes, this image of a cat girl from an anime seemed very strange and unusual to me. I felt out of place, and it seemed to me that people would look askance. But as it turned out, the audience reacted calmly to my character, and in the end everything turned out well. It didn’t even hurt that I had never performed such songs before.

— Can you say that you were pleased with yourself after this number?

Certainly! Everything that doesn't kill us makes us stronger. I believe that an artist should be able to enter different characters.

—Who else would you like to perform with? Do you have any favorite performers?

Among our artists, I would like to sing with Ivan Dorn, Monatic, Grigory Leps, Timati, and among foreign artists I like Beyoncé, Drake, Chris Brown and Jessie J. In fact, I listen to very different music, often including something moving - R'n'B and hip-hop. At the same time, I like to explore new styles and trends.

—What else are you interested in?

I believe that an artist should combine dancing and vocals. When I lived in Minsk, I spent my free time swinging and doing athletics. My dad is a master of sports, and we trained together. I also really like doing makeup and hairstyles. People around me think that I am doing great. I’ve already got my hands full – I can easily put on makeup for myself and my girlfriends for a party.

- Let's talk about boys. What kind of young people do you like?

It seems to me that a guy should be a creative person, not necessarily a musician. The main thing is that he enjoys doing his job. Of course, a sense of humor is also important. As for appearance, I like tall guys who could protect me and carry me in their arms. I’ll tell you a secret, I really like African-Americans with their bright appearance and temperament (laughs). Although, in principle, it does not matter what a person’s height is or what his nationality is. It is important that we are kindred spirits, understand and support each other.

Participants of the “New Star Factory” // Photo: press service

Personal life

Despite her rather young age, the press is already attributing Zina to a relationship with the winner of the international competition “Hali-Halo” in 2012, aspiring singer Arseny Akopyan.

Zina Kupriyanovich and Arseniy Akopyan

Rumors that the guys are connected not only by friendship appeared after the young people began posting joint pictures on their social networks. In the “Question and Answer” video blog, the aspiring artists denied this information, saying that there was nothing between them other than friendly sympathy.

Zina Kupriyanovich now

In 2020, Zina skillfully combines participation in the “Star Factory” with the release of new singles. In July-September, on her YouTube channel, the singer published videos for the compositions “Everything will work out,” “Golden Brick” and “Mint.” Kupriyanovich is an active user of social networks. On Instagram, the singer of the song “Towards the Wind” regularly posts photos from her personal archive and backstage footage from performances.

Zina Kupriyanovich in 2020

Also on her page on VKontakte, the artist promised to shoot a video for the track “Knock Knock” for 50 thousand “likes” on the post. Among other things, on the vocalist’s official website, anyone can familiarize themselves with materials related to the creative biography of the young star and apply for an invitation to the “manufacturer” to a corporate event.

Career

Participation in the popular European competition “Children's New Wave” became an entry onto the international stage. Despite the fact that Zina took a respectable 6th place, she managed to make a great impression on the famous Russian composer Igor Krutoy.

Since 2013, as part of the choir under his leadership, the artist has performed on the same stage with Russian and foreign pop stars: Ani Lorak, Lara Fabian, Lev Leshchenko, Joseph Kobzon.

The triumphant march of the young talent continued in 2014. Zinaida sang a duet with the group IOWA. This was followed by a victory at the “Slavic Bazaar” song competition, which, by the way, she worked hard for a whole year. Filming my own video for the song “Towards the Wind” was a successful end to the year.

In terms of eventfulness, 2015 was no exception. Zina took part in the national selection for the Junior Eurovision Song Contest. She sang the song “Peace”, which in the future became the anthem of a major sporting event in the world, biathlon “Race of Legends”.

A video for this song was released in the same year. Also, 2015 brought another joint performance. It was the song “I'll be back” with Denis Klyaver.

A year later, Zina went on a tour of the cities of her native country with Honored Artist of Belarus Alena Lanskaya and Anastasia Tikhanovich. In the same year, 4 new songs were released, which the young singer wrote herself: “Cosmos”, “World-remix”, “We are the new generation” and “Everything will work out”. Videos were shot for two of her compositions.

During this period, Zina had the chance to sing in two more duets: with D. Joker and A. Rosenbaum. And again this happened on the stage of the annual talent competition “Children’s New Wave”. Another grand annual competition brought Zina 3rd place. It was the national selection for Junior Eurovision.

A significant event and the first such experience was that the Disney company approved her voice as suitable for voicing the main character of the cartoon “Moana”. Zina later played in the musical “The Magical World of Disney.” The final highlight of the year was the Grand Prix of the “Young Talents of Belarus” competition.

Zina presented her first music album “Cosmos” to listeners in 2020. At the same time, two more of her songs (“Everything will work out,” “Mint”) received their video versions.

The sensational project “Star Factory” received its second wind and participation in it gave the singer her current creative pseudonym - ZENA. There she became a member of the group “North 17” and took the bronze level with the song “Thrown Off”.

A pleasant gift for the singer Zena was the victory in the “Discovery of the Year” nomination at the BelMuzTV award. The singer officially began her solo career in 2020. Then she appeared on stage as the host of the Junior Eurovision contest.