Surname Iowa. IOWA group: biography and career of the soloist

The whole country knows her voice from Moscow to the very outskirts. And it's not a joke. First there was “A Simple Song”, then “Mom”, “Smile”... And now the ubiquitous “Minibus” is tearing up the charts, and with them the speakers of both broken “sixes” and “Cayennes” polished to a shine. Meet the lead singer of the super popular group IOWA Catherine Ivanchikova.

As often happens, recognition of the IOWA group, led by soloist Ekaterina Ivanchikova, first came in the regions. For a long time, satiated Moscow did not notice the nuggets from the Belarusian Mogilev. But when the first album, called Export, entered the top five best-selling albums on iTunes, the capital could not resist their charm. But here’s what’s surprising: only loyal fans and visitors to their concerts know the IOWA group by sight. What’s even more surprising is that this fact only makes the band’s frontmen happy. the site met with Ekaterina Ivanchikova and found out how to catch up with a dream by hitchhiking, live for 2 weeks on 500 rubles and why home and work are one thing for her.

Together with my mother, our guitarist Leonid Tereshchenko and friends, I vacationed in Thailand. This is a place where you can't escape anything. You will definitely be caught up with sunrise and sunset, entertainment and new experiences. I remember the 80-meter waterfall on Koh Samui. First we went through its horizontal part, and then the vertical part began. That's where we had to climb. Usually no one climbs to the top, but our team placed their flag in the form of a photograph at the peak. This path strengthens team spirit. Responsibilities are distributed and relationships within the team change. It seems exciting game, but that's life.

E.I.: If we talk about the group IOWA, then our guitarist Lenya paved the way for us. But in life I prefer to find my own path. I don’t like it when someone leads me - then I lose control and fall asleep.

E.I.: I didn’t see myself in anything else. I started singing as soon as I spoke. It feels like someone made a choice for me and decided everything.

Since childhood, I have had a thirst for music. Despite all the doubts, my mother always supported and helped me prepare for concerts. As a child, I performed on the stage of the House of Culture in Mogilev. She constantly took part in shows and competitions because she quickly memorized texts and got into the desired image.

website: How was the IOWA group born?

E.I.: Everything happened by chance. At the age of 15 I started writing songs, but I didn’t do anything with them. And in the tenth grade, I began to run to Mogilev every weekend, getting there by hitchhiking. Then I lived in the neighboring small town of Chausy...

E.I.: I just always tried to get the drivers to talk, asking about their childhood. And our conversation created positive energy, I stopped being afraid.

Grown men are generally not very talkative. They communicate with their wives only on business, they are constantly working, and they have no one to chat with mentally. And here I am. Accordingly, if a person opened up to me, then he had no intention of offending me. And these trips up big city I was tempered. You can say that then I learned to communicate with people and learned the basics of psychology.

website: So what happened in Mogilev?

E.I.: There I met people, went to their concerts, and realized that I could perform better. Then I wanted to create my own team. Gradually I was drawn into the rock scene. I met a guy who made arrangements for me. He helped me find Lenya (Leonid Tereshchenko today is the guitarist and songwriter of the IOWA group, - website note).

website: How did you and Leonid find a common language?

E.I.: In general, everyone used to call him “Lenya the Dynamo,” because he could not answer calls if he became uninterested, and would disappear for several days. It was simply impossible to do business with him. Now he is the complete opposite of his past image.

Lena liked my material then, and already at the second rehearsal he politely kicked out all the other musicians and invited Vasya (Vasily Bulanov - drummer and DJ in the IOWA group - website note). And thanks to Lena, the group started playing what was in my head. I still thought that this was impossible. And now I understand that our meeting is a miracle.

E.I.: For some reason, the guys from the rock crowd started calling me that, even before our team appeared. The band Slipknot has an album with this name, and from there I got this nickname. Everyone around suddenly began to say: “You are IOWA!”

website: Why, after moving to Russia, did you stop in St. Petersburg?

E.I.: I had been there more than once before moving and fell in love with this city. I've never seen anything like it. Pictures of Venice, Rome and Paris do not count.

St. Petersburg never seemed to me somehow slushy and gray. We arrived in the summer; at that moment there were no cloudy days at all. It just happened that we were invited there by a novice concert organizer to perform at an apartment building. I don’t know how he took the risk, because he could have invited a local group. This was in 2011. We took with us 100 dollars for three (laughs).

At the station, when we tried to exchange currency for rubles, we were deceived. Instead of two and a half thousand at the current exchange rate, we received only 500 rubles. I think this is how the city tested us.

website: How did you manage to survive at first?

E.I.: Local girls came to our concert. We got to talking with them, and they invited us to their three-room apartment. We lived there for two weeks. After that, with money from apartment owners, we rented a couple of rooms from a friend of mine in a five-room apartment on Petrogradka.

E.I.: I worked in a toy store. She made candles and toys from cotton wool with her own hands. True, I didn’t make money from them, but gave them to customers who came to us but couldn’t afford to buy anything. But then they brought with them entire delegations of friends. And they were already taking something.

website: In St. Petersburg you met your producer Oleg Baranov, and he helped you become popular. Are you recognized on the streets today?

E.I.: Few people yet identify me with the image from songs or videos. And this is so good, because I can calmly walk the streets and take the subway.

A year ago I was flying on a plane, a girl was sitting there and listening to the song “Smile.” She looked at me and didn’t know that it was me singing it. And this is a very interesting feeling. The main thing is that at the concert the fans recognize us, and then they don’t bother us. I like this period, I hope it lasts as long as possible, because you need to relax and be yourself.

website: How are your relationships in the team now?

E.I.: Vasya and Lenya are my dearest people, and I love them very much. Without this feeling nothing is created in my life. I feel good with my team. I’m ready to work and relax with the guys.

E.I.: To all the talk about mine personal life I have a taboo now. I know that someday I will talk about her, but not soon. In general, I believe that love can be built in a team, because it does not interfere with work.

Now I'm happy. Although for me, as a girl, it is important to have my own separate corner where my things are and the cat lives. In St. Petersburg I found such a place.

website: What qualities should your man have?

E.I.: First of all, he must have a sense of humor and wisdom - that is it, and not just intelligence. You can know everything in the world, but still not be able to use the knowledge. I also always liked it when a man can be a kind of lion. His subordinates should respect and fear him, but with me he can be a kitten. Being strong and strong-willed, he should not be afraid to be open, soft and gentle. Such men do exist, only here most Our defenders used to be brought up with a belt. The boys were told not to cry, but to always be strong.

website: How do you manage to maintain a peaceful relationship with your lover?

E.I.: You need to talk a lot with your partner about what you like and don’t like, how you feel and what words hurt you. It is important not to accumulate all this in yourself.

If you endure for a long time, emotional breakdowns will constantly occur. Many people say that life without quarrels is not interesting. I think this is nonsense. I prefer to live and build healthy relationships, without scandals. And I like to spend most of the day with my loved one. You just need to try not to fill all the space.

website: How do you separate home and work?

E.I.: Creativity is not work. I don’t understand why it is necessary to separate life into work and home. Everything is much easier and simpler, you just don’t have to think about categories. If you both breathe music, then this will definitely not be a problem for you. And you need to be able to laugh at difficulties in time, then a wise man will understand what really lies behind it.

E.I.: I've been wanting children for a long time. I even know who I will have. It feels like they are already standing in line. I will give birth first to a boy, a real lion. I don't know where I got this feeling from. This is probably my inner intuition. Only the time has not yet come. It’s always been the case in my life that if you want something, you are driven to it.

Ekaterina Ivanchikova is a vocalist in the group IOWA (Iowa or Yova), born in the city of Chausy on August 18, 1987. IOWA Group was formed in 2009 in Mogilev, and Katya became its permanent vocalist, songwriter and true inspiration for incredibly expressive and emotional performances. Spectators who have attended IOWA concerts note the indescribable atmosphere of the group’s performances. At all her concerts, Katya gives her all on stage, performing every line of her songs, experiencing the emotions that were the basis of her lyrics.

Childhood of Ekaterina Ivanchikova

Katya's first performance on stage was in 1992 at regional competition among kindergartens, then the jury awarded her first place. IN school years she was studying various types creativity, including drawing, dancing, music, piano and, of course, singing. Katya's teenage years were filled with songwriting and ideas about creating her own music group. In his hometown Katya received her education as a philologist and journalist at the Belarusian State Pedagogical University named after. M. Tanka.

Ekaterina Ivanchikova in the IOWA group

After the formation of the group in 2009, IOWA toured throughout the Republic of Belarus, but the group members soon agreed that for further development creativity, they simply need to move to a country unfamiliar to them, where they can plunge headlong into music with renewed vigor. For some time they went on tour to St. Petersburg, and after the success of their performances, they decided to move to this city. The new environment and high competition became the best incentives for the group’s creative inspiration. IOWA began to gain popularity among Russian listeners with great speed from the very first performances. According to those who personally attended the concerts of this group, its performances are completely captivating and make you empathize with the emotions of the performers. Each concert gives a charge of vivacity, energy and positive mood, leaving the most pleasant and bright memories of the performance.

The origin of the group name IOWA

The group name IOWA has interesting story of his birth. The guys with whom Katya performed before the creation of the group always called her Iowa (or in English IOWA). When Katya once told her friend from America what her nickname was among her friends, she unexpectedly learned about the existence in America of a decoding of her pseudonym: I.O.W.A. – Idiots Out Wandering Around, which loosely translated, omitting the word idiots, means “you can’t hide the truth.” Katya really liked this coincidence, and she decided to give this abbreviation as the name of her group. For Katya, participation in the group is little like work, because every performance of the group becomes incredible happiness for her and an opportunity to tell a huge number people that we need to enjoy every new day, which opens up unique opportunities for each of us.

By nature, Katya is an optimist, a dreamer and a bit of a child. By the way, thanks to her slightly childish nature, Katya feels very comfortable when communicating with children, especially with her niece. She admires children amazing ability fantasize in a way that adults, limited by their position in society and various stereotypes, can no longer do. Katya successfully combines her creativity with work, doing something that brings her enormous pleasure and at the same time income for her livelihood. Her performance schedule is quite busy, but, according to Katya herself, she always has plenty of time to read new books, take up her hobby - sewing dolls or creating children's cartoons, as well as to communicate with loved ones and family and, of course , with loyal fans. Many of Katya’s fans love her very much not only for her special style of creativity and performance, but also for spiritual qualities this cheerful girl who always happily communicates with fans, giving them smiles and a positive attitude.

Ekaterina Ivanchikova is known as the lead singer of the popular music group IOWA. In Russian and Belarusian show business, the singer stands out for her expressiveness and originality. The compositions, the poems for which the talented girl writes herself, are extraordinary and emotional. This allows the group to remain at the top of the charts for a long time.

Biography of the singer

Katya IOWA - many fans call it that talented singer. In fact, IOWA is the name of the group where the girl is the lead singer. The real name of the singer is Ivanchikova Ekaterina Leonidovna.

Katya came from Belarus. She was born on August 18, 1987 in the city of Chausy, Mogilev region in ordinary family. Her father worked as a builder, her mother was a teacher in kindergarten. The parents loved their daughter and encouraged her passion for creativity in every possible way. WITH early childhood Katya was engaged in drawing, singing and dancing.

At the age of 6, she first expressed her desire to become a singer. Then, in 1992, the girl took 1st place in the regional competition among children's institutions. Later her parents settled her in music school in piano class. However, playing an instrument and practicing solfeggio did not interest Katya much. Then her vocal abilities left much to be desired.

Ekaterina grew up as an active and kind girl. As a child, she often brought home and helped sick and homeless animals. Future singer She studied well, for which she was forgiven for some pranks.

At the age of 15, the girl fell in love for the first time, which was the impetus for writing her first poems. At this time, she began to often visit neighboring Mogilev. This city is a kind of mecca for rock musicians in Belarus. There Katya made new acquaintances, which later came in handy in conquering the stage.

More and more often she thought about musical career, but to enter the Conservatory or Mogilev School of Culture it was required academic singing. The girl did not have enough data, and she entered the Pedagogical University in Minsk, which she successfully graduated with a degree in philology and journalism.

IN student years the singer's career began. In 2005, Katya participated in several Belarusian television projects: “Star Stagecoach” (analogous to the Russian “Star Factory”), “Hit Moment” and “Stargazer”. In 2007, she performed as a soloist in Ilya Oleinikov’s musical “The Prophet”.

More and more often, Katya is thinking about creating her own group. After graduating from university, she moved to Mogilev and got a job in her specialty. Then she met Leonid Tereshchenko, the guitarist of the future group, and a little later with Vasily Bulanov, the drummer of the group.

Composition and history of the group name IOWA (IOWA)

In 2008, the guys decided to create a group. At that time, the team consisted of 3 people: Ekaterina Ivanchikova, Leonid Tereshchenko and Vasily Bulanov.

The guys had no money, they had to earn extra money. Katya worked as a waitress and sang in restaurants. Once she was even hospitalized due to tobacco smoke poisoning. The group did not immediately decide on a style. At first the guys got carried away hard rock. Katya sang in a growling manner and almost lost her voice because of it.

Fans are interested in the meaning of the group's name: who came up with what IOWA is and how this abbreviation is correctly translated. The fact is that friends called the young aspiring singer that way because of her passion for the work of the group Slipknot.

IOWA stands for “Idiots Always Walk Around,” which literally translates to “Idiots always walk in circles.” Despite such a strange decoding, Katya liked the nickname. Therefore, the newly formed team had no questions about what they should be called. The guys gave the group this name - the nickname of the lead singer.

Now there are 6 people playing in it. In addition to the 3 founders of the group, keyboard player Andrey Artemyev, drummer Ruslan Gadzhimuradov and bass guitarist Alexander Gavrilov joined the band. The producer of the group is Oleg Baranov.

Musical creativity

Since 2008, the guys have been singing in bars and cafes. Once they managed to perform as an opening act at a concert of the Animal Jazz group. In 2010, they received an offer to perform in St. Petersburg at an apartment show from Vitaly Glushchak. At that moment the guys had no money. They sold some of the instruments, took $100 with them and went to another country.

Difficulties began at the station. At the exchange office they were given 500 rubles instead of 2500. Despite this, the guys liked the city so much that they decided to move to St. Petersburg. The group members recall that they came across helpful people, always ready to help. For example, at a concert they met 2 girls who offered them accommodation and then helped them with stage costumes.

The group even performed on the streets, collecting money for numbers from passers-by. Later they got a job at a factory where they painted decorative candles. At this time, their “Simple Song” was already playing on the radio, and a video was shot. It is considered the group's first song. But it was not this composition that brought them popularity.

The group members used every known method to get noticed. They handed out CDs and applied for various festivals. This is how they were noticed by future producer Oleg Baranov. This happened when the team auditioned for a performance at “Scarlet Sails”.

Oleg did not like the group’s creativity at all and the way they behaved on stage. However, he noted the charisma and energy of the guys, which allowed him to see future stars in them. The musicians were delighted with their new acquaintance and agreed to cooperate. After that it started tour life groups. Oleg changed the style of the team, helped determine the images and direction.

In 2012, the guys appeared on the TV show “Red Star” on Channel One. After this, they shoot a video for the song “Mom”. This composition becomes their first hit. The video quickly gained a million views on the Internet. The same year was released for the “Smile” video, the song from which Katya sings in a phone advertisement.

And in the middle of the year the group receives a special prize at the competition “ New wave"and the title "Discovery of the Year" at the Belarusian National Music Award.

At the beginning of 2013, the guys took part in the TV show “Let’s Get Married” with the song “Looking for a Husband” and in “Big Dance” with the song “Mom”. In 2014, the group’s first single, “The Same Thing,” was released, and the song itself was featured on the soundtrack to the sitcom “Kitchen.” A little later, the song “Smile” appears in the same series. And “A Simple Song” ends up in the series “Fizruk”.

More and more often, Katya and the group are invited to various ceremonies and festivals. The guys are collaborating with famous brands. In 2014, the group released their debut album “Export”. The team continues to be active concert activities and shoot videos. A year later, IOWA received the first award at the Golden Gramophone 2015 award. At the beginning of 2016, the group released their mega-hit “Marshrutka”.

Katya also worked on the voice acting for several cartoons. speaks in her voice main character film "Wolves and Sheep: A Mad Transformation." The title soundtrack “Stay Yourself” is also authored by the singer.

Published in November 2016 new album"Import" group. Ekaterina Ivanchikova performed the song “Beats the Beat” on the 5th season of the show “The Voice” together with Mikhail Zhitov and Sardor Milano. "IOWA" performed in "Big Love Show" and " Evening Urgant", and their new album was awarded in the category "Best Belarusian Pop Album" by the portal "Experty.by".

In 2017, the group went on the “Bad to Dance” tour and gave the opening concert in St. Petersburg. In the same year, the guys were lucky enough to record a joint composition with the lead singer of System of a Down, Serj Tankian.

It was the soundtrack "A Beautiful Day to Die" for the film "The Legend of Kolovrat". By the end of the year, the team received several more awards and starred in “ New Year's Eve on Channel One."

In 2018, the guys released new single“Keep quiet on me” and recorded a duet with Elena Temnikova.

Personal life

First love

Katya fell in love at a young age. She was only 15 years old, her chosen one was older. Then, under the influence of her first feelings, the girl began to write poetry. The romance was short-lived. However, he left a mark on Katya's work. The girl’s desire to become a singer became even stronger.

Leonid Tereshchenko

At the beginning of her career, Catherine did not reveal the secrets of her personal life. According to the singer, she had no time to think about romance, because after moving to St. Petersburg and starting performances, their days were scheduled minute by minute.

However, already at that time she had developed romantic relationship with the band's guitarist Leonid Tereshchenko. From the first days they understood each other perfectly. For a long time their relationship was friendly, and later grew into love. A romance began between the guys.

Katya always dreamed of having a reliable and sensitive man nearby. This is exactly what her chosen one turned out to be. According to the guys, working together does not interfere with their relationship at all, and even brings the couple closer together.

Candid photographs of the artist for men's publications did not affect the feelings of young people. Katya's photos appeared on the pages of Maxim and Playboy magazines. According to the couple, they understand that this is the price they pay for fame.

Despite high growth singer and her model figure, Katya rarely indulges fans with candid photos. She recently posted on Instagram a photo in a swimsuit in which she is relaxing with Leonid.

Wedding

The couple's romantic relationship lasted 10 years. Leonid proposed in 2012. According to Katya, this happened in mall when he and his mother were shopping. Lenya unexpectedly presented the bride with a huge bouquet of roses and a ring. The girl agreed.

The guys signed the same year at the Chaussky registry office. However dense tour schedule did not allow the couple to immediately arrange a celebration. Another 4 years passed before the newlyweds had a real wedding.

This happened in the fall of 2016. The guys secretly got married in Karelia in an abandoned church from 1935 in the village of Lumivaara. The date of the ceremony was not made public, so the guys only had close relatives and friends at the wedding. Journalists and fans learned about the event only a few days later, when Katya posted a photo on Instagram wedding dress. The guys admit that the celebration took place in a warm and romantic atmosphere. And the guys from Comedy invited as hosts did not even charge the newlyweds.

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History of the IOWA Group

Group IOWA appeared in 2009 in Belarus. In 2010, the guys gave several acoustic concerts in St. Petersburg, thanks to which they gained listeners in Russia. After this, the team decided to move to live in St. Petersburg. In 2011, the IOWA group filmed their first video clip for the song “Simple Song”, and on August 27 the video appeared on the Internet. Within a few weeks, it collected almost 100 thousand views, after which the song was taken into rotation by many Russian radio stations.

In February 2012, the second video of the IOWA group for the song “Mama”, filmed in one of the warm countries, appeared online. The main characters of the video are the group's lead singer Katya Ivanchikova and guitarist Leonid Tereshchenko, who is also her husband. The second video hit even harder than “A Simple Song” and collected almost a million views. The clip was broadcast on the Muz-TV and MTV channels, where it was featured in the Russian Top Ten for several weeks.

The band's name is an American idiom that stands for Idiots Out Wandering Around. It can be translated as follows: “You can’t hide the truth.” Also Iowa is one of the states of America.

Composition of the IOWA group

Ekaterina Ivanchikova - vocals
Leonid Tereshchenko - guitar
Vasily Bulanov - drums
Andrey Artemyev - keyboards
Vadik Kotletkin - bass guitar

Katya I.O.W.A. Ivanchikova I started singing since childhood. In 1992, she appeared on stage for the first time and immediately took first place in the regional competition among kindergartens. In 2003, she graduated from music school and began writing her own songs. In 2005, Katya became a finalist in the Belarusian television projects “Stargazer”, “Star Stagecoach” and “Hit-Moment”. In 2007, Katya Ivanchikova was taken as a soloist in the musical Ilya Oleinikov “Prophet”. In 2008, she already performed as an opening act for the group. Animal Jazz and played in a one-act play to the music of the group IOWA, winner of the international IFMS competition.

Leonid LENNY Tereshchenko in the group IOWA plays the guitar and arranges songs. Studied in Mogilev music school them. Rimsky-Korsakov. During his studies, he became a laureate of prestigious international competitions and festivals. After graduating from college, he was invited to perform in the United States, but was unable to leave due to a visa refusal. After this, Leonid was invited to work at the Spamash production center in Minsk, where he was an arranger of songs for Belarusian pop stars.

Katya Ivanchikova: “Sometimes an ordinary song can disturb our memory, like mud from the bottom of the ocean with a fallen anchor. Such an anchor can be a certain sound, smell, color, taste. I would like to think that our history can become a sound with which only an event in your individual life will be associated. After all, it is precisely from such moments that it consists...”

Creativity of the IOWA group

According to the band members themselves IOWA, their work was influenced by many artists: Guano Apes, Kings of Leon, Moby, Pink, Lady Gaga. The group has already shot two videos for the songs “Simple Song” and “Mom”, but has not released a single one studio album. Despite this, the group has already managed to perform at such large venues as Red Square, Olympic Stadium and Ice Palace in St. Petersburg.

In 2013, the group presented the song “Looking for a Husband” on the TV show “Let's Get Married” on Channel One. In the same year, the musicians worked with the show “Big Dances”, where they performed the song “Mama” for a performance by the Volgograd team.

2014 was a rich year for soundtracks for the group. They recorded the song “The Same Thing” for the series “ Kitchen" on STS TV channel and the single “Simple Song”, later performed in the TV series “Fizruk”. The song “Smile” recorded by the guys was performed in two TV series at once: “Kitchen” and “ Sweet life " In 2014, the group gave a joint concert with the group “Zveri” in Sochi. In November 2014, the group's first album, called Export, was released.

In 2015, the musicians received nominations for the MUZ-TV award in the categories “Breakthrough of the Year” and “ Best Song" IOWA gave her first big solo concert Crocus City Hall in Moscow, and then performed in her homeland, Minsk.

In 2016, Katya Ivanchikova voiced the main female role in the full-length Russian cartoon “Wolves and Sheep: A Crazy Transformation.” She also recorded the soundtrack for the project. In the same year, the group released their second album, entitled Import.

In 2017, the team, together with Serj Tankian recorded the song “A Beautiful Day to Die”, which became the title song for the Russian historical film “

IOWA is a group originally from Belarus. Became popular thanks to new and unique style, a quirky blend of jazz, pop and R&B that was soon dubbed indie pop. At the very beginning of her career, the band's vocalist Ekaterina Ivanchikova, choosing her own style, experimented with heavy music, during which she received the nickname Iowa.

The singer's devoted and attentive fans have put forward their own version of the origin of the group's name, saying that it comes from the American idiom IOWA (to wander around idle). Also the name is directly related to the state in North America Iowa, where most people are farmers, all the stores close early, so people living there have no choice but to hang around and look for entertainment elsewhere.

The group has a simple composition - guitarist, lead singer, drummer.

guitar player Leonid Tereshchenko studied at the Moscow State Music College named after Rimsky-Korsakov. I would be very happy to play a duet with the outstanding guitarist Al Di Meola. He is also proud that his dreams come true every day: “As they say, if you don’t want to work your whole life, do what you love!”

Leonid organized his first “solo” concerts as a child. “When I was sitting on the floor, holding brooms and loudly singing the hit “Apples of Stallions,” my mother immediately realized that she had to do something about it,” Tereshchenko laughs. As a child, he received the nickname The White, but still does not know why.

One of family traditions Leonida - drink tea from very large mugs. He listens to and loves completely different music: “The main thing is professional performance, personal contact with stage image, voice and sincerity.” Leonid believes that simplicity is the mother of health, so he tries to live every day “like his last,” because the main thing is to remain yourself.

He would be delighted to attend a concert of 17th-century music and listen to the works of Bach performed by the author. “Competitions have always meant great experience! I'm looking forward to unique emotions, meetings and atmosphere! This is the step I want to take! New experience and development. I wish all finalists to remain themselves! »

Vasily Bulatov- drummer of the band. He took part in competitions where the first prizes were performances along with famous artists. Vasily devotes his all free time learning the basics of sound engineering. Enjoys swimming. He admits that he would gladly sing a duet with A. Levin (lead singer of the group “Maroon 5”) or accompany him as a drummer instead of M. Flint.

Bulanov wants to visit the place where Michael Jackson is buried, ride on a really big yacht and go scuba diving. He is proud that his mother is happy with him. At the age of 15, Vasily asked his mother to buy him a guitar, this was the first step into the world of music.

“After a while I changed my guitar and sat down at drum set", the musician laughs. His favorite holiday is Victory Day. As a child, he had the nickname Red. “I imagined that I was singing and playing in front of a million people, it gave me a real thrill.”

Bulanov is interested in the history of the period of Peter the Great.

Ekaterina Ivanchikova studied at Belorussian state university named after M. Tank (its main subject is philology Belarusian language, journalism).

Ekaterina - finalist television project“Star Stagecoach”, “Stairway to Heaven” (Belarus). She loves to draw. Ekaterina is now happy to combine rest and work: “These are our road tours around Russian cities with the IOWA group.

Every far corner of Russia has its own unique cuisine and traditions! You work, relax and fill in the gaps in your geography course.” She prefers Vivienne Westwood's bold clothing style, as well as a combination of retro and modern. “When I was five years old, I announced to everyone that I wanted to become a singer. After a few years, the family got used to this information.”

She loves different music, regardless of genres and directions: “The important thing is that it must be professional, sincere and creative. I love the style of Lady of the Throne, its way of presentation. Or the exact opposite of this music: “Guano Apes.” Her favorite holiday New Year: “New Year is a kind of holiday, only it is for the soul, not for the body. If something goes wrong, there is always a chance to start over.” She doesn't believe in omens, she believes in God.

Back in 2008, vocalist Ekaterina Ivanchikova sang in the musical Prophet Ilya Oleynikov. And in 2009, the IOWA group was formed in Mogilev. IN music world came in 2009, after a series of successful concerts in St. Petersburg.

As a result, they settled there permanently, where the members and producer of the group Oleg Baranov still live today. They continue to gain popularity, huge audiences at concerts and millions of views on music videos. In March 2012, she became a participant in the popular TV show “Red Star” on the first.

In July of the same year, the group represented Russia on a new wave. At the beginning of 2014, she released her sixth video, this time for the song “Spring”. One of IOWA became the soundtrack to the Russian popular TV series “Kitchen”.

The group is a laureate International competition classical guitar players in Belgorod; she is also the first prize-winner of the republican competition “Stairway to Heaven”.

Video clip "Beats the Beat" IOWA groups: