This Russkaya zhenshchina is on fire! Manizha was born in Dushanbe, Tajikistan. After the Tajik Civil War, the family relocated to Moscow. She first dipped her toe in the music business back in

In the male-dominated world of Russian politics the women around jailed opposition leader Alexei Navalny appear to symbolise his drive for change. They are playing major roles as he prepares his Anti-Corruption Foundation FBK for parliamentary elections in September, despite a police crackdown. Russia's parliament is overwhelmingly loyal to President Vladimir Putin and dominated by men. And the FBK has dozens of activists across Russia.

The singers were part of children's music group Neposedy before being managed by producer and director Ivan Shapovalov and signing with Russian record label Neformat. The album was certified platinum by the IFPI for one million copies sold in Europe and became the first album by a foreign group to reach number one in Japan. The duo represented Russia in the Eurovision Song Contest with the song " Ne ver', ne boysia ", finishing third.

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