Olga Seryabkina
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Olga Yurievna Seryabkina is a Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...

n singer–songwriter
Singer–songwriter
Singer-songwriters are musicians who write, compose and sing their own musical material including lyrics and melodies. As opposed to contemporary popular music singers who write their own songs, the term singer-songwriter describes a distinct form of artistry, closely associated with the...

. She is famous for being a member of girl group
Girl group
A girl group is a popular music act featuring several young female singers who generally harmonise together.Girl groups emerged in the late 1950s as groups of young singers teamed up with behind-the-scenes songwriters and music producers to create hit singles, often featuring glossy production...

 Serebro
Serebro
Serebro are a Russian trio, formed in Moscow, Russia in 2006. They are also famously known as the band who finished third in the Eurovision Song Contest 2007 in Helsinki with the song "Song #1"...

, which won the third place at the Eurovision Song Contest 2007
Eurovision Song Contest 2007
The Eurovision Song Contest 2007 was the 52nd edition of the Eurovision Song Contest. It was won by first-time appearance as an independent country Serbia and was held at the Hartwall Areena in Helsinki, Finland from 10 May to 12 May. The host broadcaster was YLE.Finland earned the right to host...

.

Early life and career (1985–2007)

At 7 Olga Seryabkina began to study ballet
Ballet
Ballet is a type of performance dance, that originated in the Italian Renaissance courts of the 15th century, and which was further developed in France and Russia as a concert dance form. The early portions preceded the invention of the proscenium stage and were presented in large chambers with...

. At the age of 17, she got the rank of the candidate to the master of sport
Sport
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s, and she took part in many international competitions. From 2004 to 2006 she worked as a backup singer/dancer for the Russian singer Iraklij.

Serebro (2007–present)

After that she joined Serebro
Serebro
Serebro are a Russian trio, formed in Moscow, Russia in 2006. They are also famously known as the band who finished third in the Eurovision Song Contest 2007 in Helsinki with the song "Song #1"...

. She was brought to the casting by her friend Elena Temnikova
Elena Temnikova
Elena Vladimirovna Temnikova is a Russian singer. She came to prominence as a contestant in the talent show Star Factory and as one of the three members of the Russian girl group Serebro.-2003—2006: Star Factory and solo career:...

, who was already a band member. They took part in the Eurovision Song Contest 2007
Eurovision Song Contest 2007
The Eurovision Song Contest 2007 was the 52nd edition of the Eurovision Song Contest. It was won by first-time appearance as an independent country Serbia and was held at the Hartwall Areena in Helsinki, Finland from 10 May to 12 May. The host broadcaster was YLE.Finland earned the right to host...

 and won 3rd place.

Today Serebro is one of the most popular Russian bands. In 2007 she started writing lyrics for the group. In October 2007, there were some rumors that Olga was leaving the band because it was said she had problems with the lead singer Elena Temnikova, but that wasn't true. Max Fadeev, the manager of the band, also said that the replacement for Olga had already been found, but Olga decided not to leave Serebro.

Other activities

On August 8, 2008, Olga participated in “The stars motor racing” in Yarkhoma Park. The other competitors were Iljya Zudin (band Dinamit), Marina Lizorkina
Marina Lizorkina
Marina Sergeevna Lizorkina is a Russian singer and a former member of girl group Serebro.-Early career:At the age of 16, she entered the Contemporary Art University in Moscow. She plays the piano, the guitar and the xylophone....

 (also Serebro member), Star Factory
Star Factory
Star Factory is a Russian television show aired on Channel One since 13 October 2002. The show is the Russian version of the Endemol format Operación Triunfo....

-participants Lena Kukarskaya and Oleg Dobrynin, Maxim Postelnyj (Plazma
Plazma
Plazma is a Russian musical group consisting of Roman Chernitsyn and Maxim Postelniy...

 band), Sid Spirin (band Tarakany!), etc. A true excitement was displayed by the band Serebro only. They showed a real fighting capacity, for instance, Marina Lizorkina even had her motorcycle gloves with her. Lena Temnikova also came to the racing and actively supported her colleagues, but she didn’t take part in the competition. Only three participants took part in the final motor-racing. It was a time trial without any obstacles, and Olga Seryabkina was the winner.

Personal life

She graduated from art school, earning a higher education diploma on specialization in translation and entrepreneurship.

Olga Seryabkina is fluent in Russian
Russian language
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, English
English language
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 and German
German language
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.

External links

  • Official website of Serebro
    Serebro
    Serebro are a Russian trio, formed in Moscow, Russia in 2006. They are also famously known as the band who finished third in the Eurovision Song Contest 2007 in Helsinki with the song "Song #1"...

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