MamaRika

Anastasia Oleksandrivna Kochetova (Ukrainian: Анастасія Олекса́ндрівна Кочетова; born 13 April 1989), known by her stage name MamaRika and previously Erika, is a Ukrainian singer and actress.

MamaRika
MamaRika at the 2019 M1 Music Awards
Born
Anastasia Oleksandrivna Kochetova

(1989-04-13) 13 April 1989
Chervonohrad, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union
Other names
  • Erika
CitizenshipUkrainian
Occupations
  • Singer
  • actress
Years active2003–present
Spouse
Serhiy Sereda
​
(m. 2020)​
Musical career
Genres
Instrument(s)Vocals

Early life

Kochetova was born on 13 April 1989 in Chervonohrad. She graduated from the Faculty of Foreign Languages of the University of Lviv, where she specialized in translating to English. She worked as an office manager and vocal teacher.

Career

Early career

At the age of 14, Kochetova won the Chervona Ruta competition. At the age of 17, she participated in the talent show American Chance, led by producer David Junk, who had previously achieved success in the United States with the Russian groups t.A.T.u. and Smash!! She was one of five girls who were grouped as Glam. However, the project was halted in early 2008 as a result of the global financial crisis and a low amount of interest in the project from the American music industry as a likely result of it.[1] Glam released one promotional song, "Thirsty", which was never released commercially.[2]

2009–2015: Erika

At the age of 19, Kochetova, under the pseudonym "Erica", became a finalist in the talent show "Fabryka Zirok 3" under the direction of Konstantin Meladze. She returned as a host of live broadcasts of Fabryka Zirok 4 and took part in Fabrika Zvyozd: Russia-Ukraine.

From 2010 to 2015, Erika was a singer at the UMMG Production Center under producer Serhiy Kuzin.[3] On 7 April 2011, the premiere of the animated film Rio took place, in which Erica voiced Jewel in the Ukrainian dub.[4] Erica's conference has repeatedly accompanied local and large-scale events, including concerts in Maidan Nezalezhnosti.[5] In 2012 she starred in the musical "Happy New Year, Peace!" in Kazakhstan. In 2013, Erica collaborated with American opera singer George Komsky, as well as with Grammy-winning producers Bobby Campbell and Andrew Kapner of AngelHouseStudios in Los Angeles.[6]

2016–present: MamaRika

In early April 2016, Kochetova had stopped working with Kuzin and changed her stage name to "MamaRika".[7] The same month saw the premiere of the comedy TV series Once Upon a Time in Odesa, in which she played the role of Yulia.[8] In 2017, she performed at the first MRPL City festival in Mariupol In December of the same year in one of Kyiv's clubs she presented a concert program and a second studio album "KACH".[9]

Personal life

Kochetova is married to Serhiy Sereda.[10] Kochetova met Sereda in 2015 when they were invited to a show for a music channel.[11] They got engaged in January 2018.[11] They married in Thailand in March 2020.[11] On 2 August 2021, she gave birth to a son.[12]

Discography

Studio albums
  • 2012 — Папарацци (Paparazzi)
  • 2017 — КАЧ (Quality)

Singles
  • 2013 — Душа (Soul, featuring Motor'rolla)
  • 2011 — Смайлик (Smiley)
  • 2013 — Папарацци (Paparazzi)
  • 2016 — МамаРіка (MamaRika)
  • 2016 — Ніч у барі (Night at the Bar)
  • 2017 — We are one

Awards and honors

In August 2011, Kochetova won the Crystal Microphone show business award in the Singer of the Year category.[13] In 2017, she was nominated for a YUNA award in the "Discovery of the Year" category.[14] In 2018, she won a RAP.UA award in the "Best music video" category for her music video ХХДД. She was first place in the "Radio Discovery of the Year" category for the 2019 TopHit radio chart.[15] In 2021, her song "Mavka" was nominated for a YUNA award in the "Best Hip-Hop Hit" category.[16]

References
  1. "Ирина Смирнова-Журавель "Квітка" - выбор вслепую - Голос страны 7 сезон". YouTube.com. The Voice of Ukraine. Archived from the original on 2021-12-20. Retrieved 3 June 2021.
  2. "GLAM - Thirsty". YouTube.com. glammusic. 10 June 2008. Archived from the original on 2021-12-20. Retrieved 3 June 2021.
  3. "Продюсерский центр UMMG". www.erika.ua (in Ukrainian). Archived from the original on 7 April 2013.
  4. Навздогін за синім птахом (in Ukrainian). Ukrayina Moloda. 2011-04-08.
  5. "Еріка на концерті як ведуча ВІДЕО". YouTube. Archived from the original on 29 March 2016. Retrieved 16 April 2013.
  6. "Новая Эрика с хитом из Америки". YouTube. Archived from the original on 24 January 2016. Retrieved 23 July 2016.
  7. "Певица Эрика лишилась псевдонима, репертуара и продюсера" (in Russian). KP. 2016-04-04. Archived from the original on 2020-04-24.
  8. "Співачка Еріка пішла від продюсера і залишилася без псевдоніма та пісень". ТСН. 2016-04-04. Archived from the original on 2020-04-24.
  9. "Концерт для своих: MamaRika раскачала столицу!". VIVA.ua (in Russian). 20 December 2017. Archived from the original on 2 December 2018.
  10. "Співачка Еріка офіційно розсекретила бойфренда". TCH.ua. 25 February 2016. Archived from the original on 14 May 2021. Retrieved 20 December 2017.
  11. Peleshenko, Elina (August 2, 2021). "MamaRika і Сергій Середа вперше стали батьками". segodnya.ua (in Ukrainian). Archived from the original on 31 March 2023. Retrieved 31 March 2023.
  12. "Сергій Середа хоче стати багатодітним татом". novy.tv (in Ukrainian). 10 December 2021. Retrieved 15 May 2022.
  13. "Співачкою року назвали Еріку, а співаком — Макса Барських". Під прицілом. 2011-08-16. Archived from the original on 24 April 2020.
  14. "Шоста церемонія. YUNA 2017". YUNA (in Ukrainian). 1 November 2019. Archived from the original on 31 March 2023. Retrieved 31 March 2023.
  15. "Итоги года на Tophit.ua ?? Радио чарты 2019". tophit (in Russian). January 15, 2020. Archived from the original on 31 March 2023. Retrieved 31 March 2023.
  16. "YUNA 2021: стали известны номинанты Национальной музыкальной премии". tophit (in Russian). 10 December 2020. Archived from the original on 31 March 2023. Retrieved 31 March 2023.
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