All performances are in Biryukov's voice. A bright participant in the show 'The Voice'

Valentina Biryukova is a contestant in the third season of the “Voice” project, on the First.

Valentina was born on August 31, 1984 in the city of Troitsk in Saratov region. After graduating high school Valentina received a diploma, but did not become an employee of the internal affairs bodies. The reason for this is the love of music, and therefore, having received a prestigious legal education, I nevertheless decided to radically change my life and do exactly what, as they say, my heart lies in.

Valentina Biryukova entered the Saratov Regional College of Arts, majoring in conductor-choirmaster and graduated in 2012. Studying in music university, Valentina Biryukova was actively involved in vocal training, performed at various events and participated in song competitions.

Performed at All-Russian competitions"Student Spring" in the cities of Kemerovo, Odessa, St. Petersburg, taking first places.
She performed at a concert with Vasily Lanovoy with patriotic songs.
In 2003, Valentina participated in the competition National artist, entered the top 30 finalists.
In 2011 she won the Bravo Armenia competition.

In 2014, Valentina Biryukova made her debut in the “Voice-3” project, showing remarkable persistence: she passed the selection for participation in it only the second time.

Especially for participating in “The Voice,” she decided to change her image somewhat and transform from a brunette to a blonde. However, the jury was struck not by this, but by Valentina’s magnificent voice, which was highly appreciated even by such a master as Alexander Gradsky. She chose him as her mentor.
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— You were supposed to become a participant in the second season of “The Voice,” but the mentors managed to form teams earlier. Do you think this year-long pause was not accidental?

- I'm sure of this! I really needed this year: I realized even more that my main dream is to become a singer, to sing on stage, and I will do everything in my power for this. I have never studied vocals professionally - I have a diploma as a conductor-choirmaster, but this is different. Now, behind the scenes of the project, I started working with a teacher for the first time, we are practicing certain technical skills that help the performer. You can study at the university for five years, and then come to practice and realize that everything is new to you. "" gives what is not taught in educational institutions. This is daily practice, new experience, staying in good shape 24 hours a day. , Very interesting person. It’s curious that every time he offers me something, the first thing I answer is no, I first see it in a completely different light. But Alexander Borisovich knows how to convince, proving that this will really be better.

- You are a lawyer by training. Did you work in your specialty?

I worked in the personnel department of my own University of the Ministry of Internal Affairs in Saratov. I was offered a vacancy in the police department, but I refused. That's not mine. I received my diploma so that my parents would have peace of mind. For as long as I can remember, I have always participated in vocal competitions, art shows, performed at City Days. By the way, we lived next door in Engels, but since I am several years older than her, and more at a young age it matters, we weren’t in close contact back then. But how happy we were to see each other at the “Voice” casting!

You know, I just can’t get used to the fact that people on the streets started recognizing me. Every time they ask to take a photo, I look around in surprise and ask: “With me, right?” And I hear in response: “Are you Valentina Biryukova? So, with you!” (Laughs). This is something incredible!

- Tell me, is it possible to earn a stable living by performing and singing?

It works out differently. But I have a beloved man, a family - they are always ready to support me, including financially. My parents, of course, are worried, they say, the singer’s profession is unstable, it is very difficult to achieve success, they are afraid that I might be disappointed. But I’m not afraid, I will do everything in my power to achieve my goal.

- How did you meet your fiancé?

- Gore (he is a businessman, has nothing to do with music) saw me during a performance and, as he says, immediately fell in love. But at first we were just friends. They started dating in 2007. By the way, the first gift that Gore gave me was a joint trip to Thailand for New Year holidays. We have been calling each other husband and wife for a long time, but we are not officially married - we haven’t been able to find time for a wedding for eight years. (Laughs). Every time we start discussing that we can at least just sign the name, but then we come to the conclusion that it won’t be possible to “get rid” of numerous relatives and friends in this way, which means we need to organize a big and noisy celebration. And organization takes time.

- Where are you going to celebrate? New Year?

- I usually work at midnight, but at one o’clock in the morning I am free and rush home. All relatives, my sisters, nephews will traditionally gather at the table - it’s always noisy and fun here. We invite a designer in advance to decorate the Christmas tree and decorate our home. It’s funny to remember now, but my sisters and I (there are three of us in the family) believed in Santa Claus until the seventh grade! Our parents always put gifts under our pillow - they wanted their daughters to believe in New Year's miracle. The fairy tale became reality when one day I saw all the presents on the windowsill behind the curtain - my mother urgently made up a story that my grandfather had dropped them while flying over our house. (Laughs).

Valentina Biryukova with her sisters Photo: From personal archive Valentina Biryukova

Photo: From personal archive Valentina Biryukova

Childhood and family of Valentina Biryukova

She had a passion for music since childhood. She successfully graduated music school. The first song that Valentina sang on stage as a girl was called “Mama.” It was once performed by Anita Tsoi. The excitement of performing for the first time was something the aspiring vocalist would remember for the rest of her life. It was then that she had a desire to become a singer, she realized that the stage was her place.

Valentina studied at the Saratov College of Arts, where she received a diploma as a conductor. This school is notable for the fact that Alena Apina also studied here. The girl dreamed of a career as a singer and wanted to enter the conservatory, but her father always wanted her daughter to follow in his footsteps and join the police.

Therefore, Valentina after graduation secondary school received a higher legal education at the prestigious Saratov university - the Law Institute of the Ministry of Internal Affairs (SUI MVD). After graduating, the graduate realized that working in the authorities was “not her thing.” The desire to engage in music and creativity never left the talented girl. Being a certified lawyer, she decided to follow her dream and entered the regional School of Music city ​​of Saratov. There she became a conductor-choirmaster.

First songs, Valentina Biryukova in the show “People's Artist”

Such success of the young singer who recently arrived in the capital did not go unnoticed. She was invited to the group “No Question” as a vocalist. Today, Valentina has experience performing not only in a group, but also experience in solo performances.

At the end of 2011, Biryukova took part in another music competition, the name of which is “Bravo Armenia”. Her performance was more than successful. Based on the total number of points scored, the contestant became a record holder and received the Grand Prix.

Valentina Biryukova in the show “The Voice”

Of course, each of the spectators gave his own assessment of the depth of performance, voice and other characteristics of the vocalist. However, three of the four mentors turned their chairs to the contestant literally - from the first minutes of her performance. Only Pelageya did not turn around. It should be noted that it was Pelageya’s team that Biryukova dreamed of joining. When the mentor’s chair did not turn towards Valentina, she realized that she would have to choose from male mentors. Since she did not have the time or opportunity to consult with anyone, she intuitively chose Alexander Gradsky. Even after listening to herself, the singer could not explain what her choice was based on. She was so confused by the jury’s increased attention to her that she could not come to her senses for a long time.

The next stage of the show was the dueling competition. On it, Valentina had to “fight” with Alexander Bichev. The singer performed the song “Your Traces”. According to the contestant, she did not hope to win, because she believed that the mentor would leave not her, but Bichev. However, it was Valentina who remained on the show. After the fight, the vocalist’s main desire was not to disappoint her mentor, not to let him regret his choice.

At the knockout stage, the performer again had a premonition that Alexander Gradsky would not leave her in the show. She managed to cope with excessive excitement and went on stage with the desire to enjoy participating in the competition. Ekaterina Shemyakina and Alexandra Vorobyova ended up in the top three with Valentina. During the competition, they all became real friends; the last thing they wanted was to be in the same top three. And yet, a competition is a competition, its rules must be followed. This round again was not the last for the contestant. She successfully passed it and then began to wait for the results of the audience vote.

Of course, for further creativity, performances on stage, voice production and so on, participation in popular music show gave Biryukova invaluable experience. She will be able to use it in such a way that the audience will see more than once talented singer and will be able to enjoy her performances.

Personal life of Valentina Biryukova

A whole team of close friends and relatives came to support Biryukova for the project. Among them were, of course, the singer’s beloved husband, her sister and her husband, and Valentina’s vocal teacher.

The editors of Woman’s Day have collected the most significant facts from the life of one of the brightest semi-finalists of the “Voice” project.

Childhood and youth

Contestant of the third season of the “Voice” project Valentina Biryukova was born on August 31, 1984 in a military family, so from childhood she was accustomed to constant travel. The singer spent her childhood in the city of Engels, in the Saratov region. There she graduated from high school, then music school, and then entered the Saratov College of Arts, where she studied to become a conductor, receiving a diploma with honors. By the way, at one time the famous Russian singer Alena Apina.

Since childhood, Biryukova wanted to sing, but she was an obedient girl and did everything as her parents told her. She didn’t want to be a conductor, she was going to study vocals, but her mother didn’t allow it. When it's time to receive higher education, she was invited to study at the conservatory, but here she could not help but live up to her father’s hopes, he always dreamed that his daughter would serve in the police.

Study at the Ministry of Internal Affairs

Valentina entered the Saratov Law Institute of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, where she did not prove herself to be a promising employee law enforcement. Creative nature still took its toll. At the institute, she participated in student concerts and competitions. Once I took first place in the “Student Spring” competition. There was another competition called “The Mercy of the White Nights”, it was held in St. Petersburg. Valentina then sang right on palace square among officers and also took first place.

When I entered my third year, I decided that I did not want to receive the rank of lieutenant, and transferred to another faculty, where I studied to become a simple lawyer, realizing that I did not want to connect my life with serving in the police. There was a possibility that she would be prohibited from traveling abroad, but the hope of a singer’s career and tours around the world still warmed in her heart.

Moving to Moscow

When dad retired, he and mom moved to live in the Moscow region in the village of Puchkovo. Then Valya decided that it was worth transferring to distance learning and starting life the way she wanted. She understood that police work was not for her, and finally she dared to tell her parents about it. I went straight to Moscow and got into the People’s Artist project. That’s when the goal in front of me was clearly visible, and I no longer wanted to listen to anyone’s advice.

Of course, she was bitter to upset her father, who had so hoped that at least one of his three daughters would receive the title. Now, when the parents saw Valya performing on the “Voice” show, they calmed down a little and began to think less about their desires. They realized what really brings happiness to their daughter.

Before the show, the girl radically changed her image. You can find several performances online at various events. And everywhere she appears before the public as a brunette. But she came to the show “The Voice” as a blonde with short hair. Thus, the singer decided to completely change her life.

Valentina Biryukova, 30 years old, Troitsk, Saratov region.

She started singing back in early childhood, graduated from music school, and then received the specialty of conductor-choirmaster at the Saratov Regional School of Arts. A little later I studied at the Saratov Law Institute of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, but my love for music prevailed.

The young singer moves to Moscow, where in 2003 she tries her hand at the television competition “People's Artist”, and ends up among the ten finalists.

Then there were all kinds solo performances and work as a vocalist in the group “Not a Question”. Two years ago, the singer had a successful performance at the “Bravo Armenia” television competition.

For the performance on The Voice, Elena Vaenga’s song “Chopin” was chosen, which perfectly suited the singer’s deep emotional voice. But Pelageya, whose team she so wanted to join, turned out to be an opponent of such music, and Valentina, confused from surprise, had to choose a mentor from three turned men - the choice fell on Alexander Gradsky. Moreover, later the singer admitted that she did not expect such attention to her performance and chose AB completely by accident.

On the project, the singer was supported by a whole team of relatives and friends: her beloved husband, sister, sister’s husband and vocal teacher.

Valentina’s birthday took place on August 31 during the filming of the project and she considers the transition to the next round of the competition the most best gift fate.

Valentina Biryukova at the show "People's Artist 2003"

Immediately after the first broadcast of the new television project of the Voice season, many Internet publications republished the same article from each other, where readers were convinced that Valentina had always been a brunette, and only for the Voice she changed her image, becoming a blonde. But look what Valentina looked like 11 years ago.