Sasha (singer)

Infobox Musical artist
Name = Sasha
Background = solo_singer
Born = February 05
Origin = Russia, USA
Profession = singer, model, producer, choreographer
Genre = Pop/R&B
URL = http://sashamusic.ru
URL = http://www.myspace.com/sashaofficialspace

Sasha – Is the Russian Pop/R&B singer, model, choreographer, TV and video producer. Her professional show business career began at the age of 18. She has made 2 albums and 11 videos. In 2007 she produced and stared in the reality show «Girl Power» on MTV Russia, this resulted in a concert at Luzhniki stadium in Moscow which proved to be a great success in the MTV national ratings. Sasha is currently building her international career and has just finished up her English album based on a mix of R&B and new wave styles that will appeal to a world audience.

Early life

Sasha was born in Moscow. Her father was a pilot, her mother was a flight attendant. During her teenage years she was a professional figure skater. Her other passions always included singing and dancing. Distinguished from her Russian contemporaries who were raised on Russian music, Sasha was exposed to word music through her parent--s international travels and their love of the English language bands. Her early influences were Michael Jackson--s «Triller» and his video «Bad», as well George Michael--s albums and concerts and videos of Madonna. At the age of 15 Sasha organized her first dance group which performed at many venues throughout Russia. The success of this group allowed Sasha to record her first songs.

Professional career

When Sasha was 19 she attracted the attention of music producer Yuri Aizenshpitz. At once they began to work on Sasha's first album and her first music video appeared on MTV Russia. The reviews of her first work produced critical acclaim in the media. She was being touted as the "Russian Madonna". This was followed by touring all over Russia with great success. Soon after, her appearance on the covers of "Playboy" and Maxim and numerous articles in "Cosmopolitan" and "Vogue" only increased her popularity. Her unique beauty was noticed by the famous Russian art photo studio Fresh Art. They included Sasha's photos as part of their exhibition. Sasha has also appeared in a "Vogue" special edition photo layout done by Bryan Adams. In spite of her tremendous success in the Russian music industry Sasha feels as though she did have compromise between Russian musical taste and her own creative fulfilment.Fact|date=April 2008 Her new album in English starts the new era of her musical passion that reflects her true feelings.