I admit honestly that I only learned about the existence of this girl from the show “The Voice”. I had previously heard about the group "Slot", but that was a long time ago and I only listened to a couple of songs from them. The soloist in these songs was Teona Dolnikova. There were no complaints about her. She's cool and sings great. There was a clear division of labor. The guy growled, screamed and read, and Theona sang beautifully.
Here is a song that I listened to a lot at one time.
Then I tried to find something else interesting for myself from them, but I didn’t see Theona from them anymore. there was some other girl, I didn’t like what I heard and I forgot about them for many years.
Then one day I had a girl at work. who walked around covered in tattoos and dreadlocks and seemed to sing in some local band, told me that her idol was the lead singer of the group “Slot”. I also asked her: “Teona Dolnikov?”, but she replied that Teona was a hundred years ago, and now there is another one and now she is an idol.
When I saw Daria's performance on the show "The Voice" and heard that she was singing in the group "Slot", I immediately understood where my colleague's dreadlocks came from))))
I was interested in listening to her precisely to understand why she is so good that she is even an idol for someone. She sang the song "Zombit", I always really liked the original song. I didn’t like Daria’s performance, I don’t like it when people yell like that. But I liked Daria for her unusual appearance, her abs))) and her drive. It needs to be watched in conjunction with the sound, and not just listened to. Otherwise, the effect is much weaker (for me personally).
Daria chose Leps and I was wondering what he could offer her in the next stages. Or he will allow her to remain herself. or he will remake her into a “girl”.
Her second performance on the show “The Voice” seemed to me simply not good. It seemed to me that the choice of song is banal for Daria, like they are screaming, Jaret Leto is screaming, Dasha is screaming - they are made for each other)))) But on the other hand, it’s unfair to the second participant, because this is clearly not his story and putting the two of them in this song means initially giving it a head start. The second participant, Oleg Kondrakov, was simply leaked by Leps. Usually if I like the number. then I watch it several times. I didn’t even finish watching this episode once.
I am very glad that Oleg was saved by Dima Bilan, because then Oleg showed what he is really worth. He sang a very difficult song very well. Touched me with his number.
At the next stage, Daria sang the song “Circles on the Water”, I unexpectedly liked the song and I even listened to it several times, but what do I hear during discussions? It was a song written by Daria herself... i.e. again a head start, again dishonest... Naturally, if the song is hers, then the song was written specifically for her voice, for her capabilities. Naturally, Daria will look organic, because she has performed with this song a hundred times. And again the question: “Why such injustice?” After all, there are no random people in this show. Everyone here is creative, with experience, with education. here half 100% have their own songs. But for some reason everyone else sings world hits, and Daria is allowed to sing her song. Why doesn’t Panayotov sing his songs? This seems to be prohibited, as far as I heard. but for some reason they made an exception for Daria... It seems that mentors here should teach something new? Or Leps simply doesn’t know what to do with her and what to offer her, so he left her to her own devices... But I liked the song and Daria looked organic...
And this week I just got stuck. They gave her a Björk song. I love Björk and I love this song, the music is cool and Björk’s vocals, as always, are unusual and somehow cosmic. Although I read a lot in the comments to Daria’s speech positive feedback, but in my opinion she just ruined the song... She couldn’t show anything at all... She just shook her head... I think that after this performance she should have been kicked out, objectively... She’s charismatic and she’s good at in her image and in her work, but this is not all about the show “The Voice”... I was simply shocked that she made it to the finals... Or maybe I don’t understand something. I have no musical education, I rely only on my feelings and emotions from what I hear... Maybe I don’t understand something? What do you think?
A real sensation was caused by the unexpected appearance of the vocalist of the group “SLOT” Daria Stavrovich among the participants of the “Voice” show.
The girl, better known to fans of youth heavy music under the pseudonym Nuki, performed an energetic song The Cranberries "Zombie". With her hurricane energy (without compromising the technicality of her vocals), she chilled the judges of “The Voice” to the bones, and as a result, everyone turned to her.
Despite this, the show's mentors were clearly unfamiliar with Nuka's work, feeling a little out of place. Dima Bilan was naturally slammed into a chair by the girl’s performance (where he climbed up with his legs, covering his face in panic). Amazement was written on Leonid Agutin’s face (they say, does this happen?). Polina Gagarina never tired of lavishing enthusiastic compliments. And only the imposing Grigory Leps said that informally clothed girl it would not hurt " ball gown" In response, the singer asked not to disappoint her and went straight to his team.
Nuki is well known in the world of heavy music. Erudite Kirill Nemolyaev, who for many years collaborated with the SLOT group as music producer, the site responded to the correspondent about her this way: “The participants of “SLOT” are people with vast experience, but at the same time they are young in body and soul, plus. Plus this amazing person, like Daria Stavrovich, who is now an absolutely self-sufficient unit. God grant that it will be enough for both the “Slot” and solo album! Daria is such a versatile vocally and actingly purposeful person that you can mold her into anything.”
Nuki in “SLOT” website, Evgeniy Stukalin
Why did Nuka herself need “The Voice”? In response to this question, the singer told the KP correspondent the following: “So that a wide audience knows that there is a certain kind of musical culture, which cannot be seen on TV. This music deserves to be heard - it has its own philosophy, energy and charisma."
Nuki in “SLOT” website, Evgeniy Stukalin
The popularity of alternative music, in line with which Daria Stavrovich works, in Russia leaves much to be desired. “All over the world, alternative is part of show business and the mainstream. This is not the case in our country,” Nuki continues. - It's unfair. It just so happened. It's a matter of taste, I guess. Besides, I don’t bend to the format. And no one limits me. There is no pressure - complete freedom. I can choose the repertoire. Maybe I was lucky with my mentor: Grigory Leps is quite open-minded. He's probably an anarchist on "The Voice" (laughs). So I remain honest with myself and don’t feel any discomfort.”
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Nuki in “SLOT” website, Evgeniy Stukalin
Speaking about the choice of Grigory Leps as a mentor, Stavrovich notes: “I think he feels me well and will not give me what I don’t like. my business card Grigory Viktorovich, I think, will not destroy (this refers to the special “screaming” timbre of the voice, which is achieved using the technique of splitting the ligaments; Leps himself often sings like this - Author). In addition, as they say, the organizers have relaxed their caution and are allowing artists to choose their repertoire. In general, I’m not in a bummer.”
Nuki in “SLOT” website, Evgeniy Stukalin
Daria Stavrovich is an accomplished singer, but it is not a fact that in “The Voice” she will be allowed to perform her own repertoire. “We’ll see,” she says cautiously about this. - The project has rules. One of the mentors definitely noticed that this was a karaoke show. There is a certain format. We’ll see, we’ll work to remain ourselves.”
Nuki in “SLOT” website, Evgeniy Stukalin
The fifth season of the show “The Voice” promises to be one of the most interesting and controversial, because many Russian stars have already “leaked” into it. One of them is Alexander Panayotov, who also joined Leps’ team. “I’m shocked by my action,” Panayotov commented on this event to KP. - I’ve been watching “The Voice” since the first season. And only the lazy did not come up to me with the question: “When are you going there?” Of course, I haven’t appeared on TV channels for a long time, but at the same time I am an active artist. Why should I take someone else's place? But Last straw The cup overflowed this year when I was a member of the jury of the Igor Krutoy Academy competition in Sochi. There, my friends Rita Dakota and Vlad Sokolovsky convinced me to submit an application for “The Voice.”
Panayotov claims that he entered Golos on a general basis: “I took a number, stuck it on my chest and stood in general queue. This year I got into an accident - almost the second time I was born. After this, a serious reassessment of values occurred. And I decided: if life is so short, you can’t waste time on pride, despondency about oblivion or complexes. This must be eradicated and at the first opportunity go on stage. I do not claim laurels or someone else's place in the sun, but I will work on equal terms with everyone. “The Voice included artists who were much more popular than me.”
The intrigue is obvious. We place your bets, gentlemen!
This fall, Daria Stavrovich entered the second stage of the “Voice” show. Fans of heavy music know her as Nuki, or the frontwoman of the alternative rock band Slot. At the blind audition, she wowed the jury with her “disgusting” rendition of the 90s hit Zombie. But Nuki chose the most “driven” of them - Grigory Leps.
— Daria, why do you need to participate in such a pop project as “The Voice”?
— In short: education and just having fun. And those who are somehow familiar with our modern rock scene, let them look at everything that is happening with new eyes.
— Doesn’t it bother you that the show is mostly pop-oriented?
- They are different, completely different. The format of the show, in my opinion, is still created by the participants themselves. I choose what I sing, how I sing, how I look.
— Why did you choose Zombie for the blind audition?
— Because all the other compositions that suited me were too brutal and unknown. But this is still some kind of hit. The intelligent environment won and said: “Yes, Dash, we need to sing the song that people more or less know. At least for the blind.
— Would you have gone to another mentor if Leps hadn’t turned around?
- I think not. I don't know what I would do there. Firstly, I know that Leps gives a certain freedom. It seems to me that his entire team, give or take, is left to its own devices. This is good for me. Agutin, by the way, is actually doing something with his own people. As a musician, I respect him very much, but he, of course, does not have the same emotional palette that I have. It’s just that it seems to me that he wouldn’t understand a lot and wouldn’t allow it at some stages. But Leps doesn’t care! (hits the table with his hand and smiles).
— And before that, did you somehow have to communicate with Leps?
- Yes, he is an anarchist (laughs).
— Who do you like best from Grigory Leps’ team?
— What attracts me is that they are all different there. Kirill Babiev, who sang Linkin park, also went to Leps. I understand him. And who else? The man (Grigory Leps) clearly has natural drive.
“He once said: “I don’t understand why I haven’t heard this before.” I think he is attracted to this kind of driving style of singing. Someone says: “Yes, they know everything, all this (blind auditions) is a setup.” No, they really don't know "Slot". It’s just that we seem to live in the same country, but in completely parallel universes.
— Fans on the street often recognize you, do they approach you?
- Well, yes, quite often. Especially after this broadcast on “The Voice”. I had such a period of time, several hours, when it seemed to me that I woke up famous. They just come up and ask like, “Is there life on Mars?” or they simply wish you good luck: “Tear everyone up.”
“As far as I read the contract, it’s better not to win, because you end up in “slavery.” But I don’t want to go into slavery. You turn into some kind of corporate cover artist, and they squeeze the juice out of you. Cash (the second lead singer of the Slot group) and I also agreed: if I go to “The Voice,” then he goes to a rap battle (laughs).
Daria Stavrovich, known to fans under the pseudonym “Nuki,” is a popular rock singer. In addition to performing, the girl writes lyrics and music herself. From 2006 to 2012 she was a member of the Slot group. Then I started solo work, the project was called “Nuki”. In 2016, she became a semi-finalist in the fifth season of the project.
Daria Stavrovich was born on February 1, 1986 in the town Arkhangelsk region called Velsk in an intelligent family of a doctor and teacher. Long time she lived in Arzamas, where she graduated from school.
The girl started singing as soon as she learned to pronounce words. This is not surprising, because Daria’s mother has an operatic voice, and for some time she even went on stage. The young singer also learned to extract meaningful sounds from the piano early. By the age of 11, Stavrovich already clearly understood that she would not do anything other than music and vocals. Therefore, Daria entered the Nizhny Novgorod Music College.
This was the period of Stavrovich’s formation as a vocalist. She tried her hand at several little-known music groups Nizhny Novgorod and gained the necessary experience of working in a team.
Music
This original singer has an excellent musical education. After graduating from college, Daria Stavrovich entered the Moscow Institute in 2006 contemporary arts, where she chose the faculty of academic and pop-jazz singing. In the same year, the singer was invited to the capital's nu-metal group "Slot". Powerful and beautiful voice The band members and fans of the band immediately liked the new vocalist. As part of Slot, Daria Stavrovich recorded 6 albums.
The girl is also a master of two instruments – piano and guitar.
In 2012 she started solo career. New project received the name "Nuki". Daria took the same creative pseudonym. Two colleagues from former group“Slot” – “ID” and “Dudu”.
In April 2013, Nuki’s debut album, entitled “Alive,” was released. Videos appeared for the compositions “Alive”, “Teach” and “Fear”, which were included in the album.
In 2014, Daria Stavrovich was awarded the Golden Note prize as the best rock vocalist. In the same year, the artist took part in the filming of the film “School Shooter” and the video for the song “Reality”.
In May 2015, Nuki presented fans with her second album, “Pollen of the Moon Butterfly.” Like the first one, it represents the Russian rock underground. She also voiced a character in the online game ArcheAge. The heroine of Daria was the singer Aria.
Creative biography Daria Stavrovich received a new bright page after participating in the popular television show"Voice". The girl went to the project after traveling to India. There she rested, gained strength and energy. The performer had long been advised to try her hand at “The Voice,” but the artist brushed it off.
The singer, accustomed to hearing the not very pleasant definition of “not format” addressed to her, ultimately proved her worth and uniqueness in one of the most rated musical projects, whose audience numbers in the millions. And, as the first qualifying stage of blind auditions showed, she did the right thing.
Stavrovich presented the difficult-to-perform cult hit “Zombie” to the audience and judges. Appearance Daria matched the song: just as shocking.
The contestant created a sensation. All the mentors turned to her. I couldn’t restrain myself in the chair and, under the pressure of overwhelming emotions, climbed astride the judge’s chair.
He appreciated what he heard and saw: “It was terrible, disgusting, but amazing”. The rest of the mentors and most of the audience agreed with him.
However, Daria Stavrovich chose, who remained quite unperturbed after the performance. She came to the project with a ready-made decision about who she would choose as a mentor. While still on stage, the singer shared that a friend advised her to go to Grigory Viktorovich.
As a result, the project participant reached the semi-finals of the TV show. She performed the song "Chandelier". But both the jury and the audience chose. Later in the interview, the artist admitted that she should not have won. The winner has a serious tour of 40 cities in Russia, and Daria is busy with the group and cannot leave the team for a long time.
Shortly before the semi-finals, at the “Knockouts” stage, Stavrovich performed the composition “Circles on the Water,” which she wrote together with Sergei Bogolyubsky. The song was included on the 2016 album Septima. The guitarist considers this composition the best in the entire history of the Slot group.
Personal life
The creative pseudonym Nuki has a double meaning. In slang, it means sex without commitment. But the singer claims that everything is much simpler: this is how the name Dasha sounds when translated into Japanese.
On this moment Daria Stavrovich’s personal life is a closed page. As far as we know, the 30-year-old singer is not married. But, according to rumors, she has a soulmate. The name Nuki is associated with the name of the musician Cash. This is the creative pseudonym of the vocalist of the Slot group Igor Lobanov. But there is no confirmation of the existing romance.
On April 18, 2014, an attempt was made on Daria Stavrovich’s life. 19-year-old Dmitry Kostryukov inflicted several knife wounds on the singer in the larynx. The girl was urgently hospitalized in intensive care. She underwent surgery. After 10 days, the artist was discharged.
During interrogation, Dmitry admitted that he was preparing for the assassination attempt. He studied the routes and performances of musicians. Eyewitnesses to the crime said that after the attack Kostryukov exclaimed: “She’s not dead yet? It shouldn’t go to anyone!”. Igor Lobanov and a fan of the group named Vitaly detained the bandit and handed him over to the police.
Thousands of fans watch the life and work of the singer in “ Instagram"artists. Daria shares personal and work photos, pictures from concerts and video files with subscribers.
Nuki has also developed an official website. There fans can find latest information about Stavrovich's new projects, view the gallery and concert schedule.
The artist herself also loves going to events. She attended performances by IOWA, Pioneer Camp Dusty Rainbow and PTVP.
Daria Stavrovich now
In October 2017, Daria Stavrovich and the rock band “7000$” presented to Internet users a joint video for the song “ Lost heaven" The musicians shared that the text of the composition was written under the impression of creativity and symbolist poets in general. The title and themes are taken from the writer John Milton, who wrote the poem “Paradise Lost”.
In 2018, the Northern Fleet group released new album"Other." The composition “INOY”, which became the title of the collection, was performed together with Daria “Nuki” Stavrovich.
And at the end of 2017, the singer herself presented the album “Exceptions.” It includes 13 tracks. In 2018, the artist and the group went on their first big tour in support of this record.
Discography
- 2007 - “Two Wars” (re-release of the album “2 Wars”)
- 2007 - “Trinity”
- 2009 - “4ever”
- 2011 - “F5”
- 2011 - “Break the Code”
- 2013 - “Sixth”
- 2013 - “Alive!”
- 2015 - “Pollen of the Moon Butterfly”
- 2016 - “Septima”
- 2017 - “Exceptions”
This fall, Daria Stavrovich entered the second stage of the “Voice” show. Fans of heavy music know her as Nuki, or the frontwoman of the alternative rock band Slot. At the blind audition, she wowed the jury with her “disgusting” rendition of the 90s hit Zombie. But Nuki chose the most “driven” of them - Grigory Leps.
— Daria, why do you need to participate in such a pop project as “The Voice”?
— In short: education and just having fun. And those who are somehow familiar with our modern rock scene, let them look at everything that is happening with new eyes.
— Doesn’t it bother you that the show is mostly pop-oriented?
- They are different, completely different. The format of the show, in my opinion, is still created by the participants themselves. I choose what I sing, how I sing, how I look.
— Why did you choose Zombie for the blind audition?
— Because all the other compositions that suited me were too brutal and unknown. But this is still some kind of hit. The intelligent environment won and said: “Yes, Dash, we need to sing the song that people more or less know. At least for the blind.
— Would you have gone to another mentor if Leps hadn’t turned around?
- I think not. I don't know what I would do there. Firstly, I know that Leps gives a certain freedom. It seems to me that his entire team, give or take, is left to its own devices. This is good for me. Agutin, by the way, is actually doing something with his own people. As a musician, I respect him very much, but he, of course, does not have the same emotional palette that I have. It’s just that it seems to me that he wouldn’t understand a lot and wouldn’t allow it at some stages. But Leps doesn’t care! (hits the table with his hand and smiles).
— And before that, did you somehow have to communicate with Leps?
- Yes, he is an anarchist (laughs).
— Who do you like best from Grigory Leps’ team?
— What attracts me is that they are all different there. Kirill Babiev, who sang Linkin park, also went to Leps. I understand him. And who else? The man (Grigory Leps) clearly has natural drive.
“He once said: “I don’t understand why I haven’t heard this before.” I think he is attracted to this kind of driving style of singing. Someone says: “Yes, they know everything, all this (blind auditions) is a setup.” No, they really don't know "Slot". It’s just that we seem to live in the same country, but in completely parallel universes.
— Fans on the street often recognize you, do they approach you?
- Well, yes, quite often. Especially after this broadcast on “The Voice”. I had such a period of time, several hours, when it seemed to me that I woke up famous. They just come up and ask like, “Is there life on Mars?” or they simply wish you good luck: “Tear everyone up.”
“As far as I read the contract, it’s better not to win, because you end up in “slavery.” But I don’t want to go into slavery. You turn into some kind of corporate cover artist, and they squeeze the juice out of you. Cash (the second lead singer of the Slot group) and I also agreed: if I go to “The Voice,” then he goes to a rap battle (laughs).
