In 2008, the first episode of the youth series “Ranetki” was released on the STS channel, produced by Vyacheslav Murugov, famous for the series “Kadetstvo”. The new Russian-made product is a reflection of the history of the formation and development of the popular musical girl group Ranetki. One of the main roles in this series is performed by Lera Kozlova. Both in the film and in life, she is the soloist and drummer of the collective. True, at the moment the girl is engaged in a solo career. Her collaboration with the group ended, to put it mildly, not entirely successfully. How did a talented singer become part of a popular band? What caused her to leave the group? This article will talk about this, and much more.
Childhood and dancing
On January 22, 1988, Lera Kozlova was born in Moscow. The biography of the little girl takes its roots in a family where no member has anything to do with art. However, from childhood, the baby showed remarkable creative abilities. She never attended music school. But this in no way prevented Valeria from demonstrating her outstanding singing and dancing skills at all home events. Parents decide to send their daughter to a circle. By chance, Lera Kozlova passes the selection and becomes part of the once popular ensemble “Pinocchio”. Thanks to the team and the leader of this creative association, the girl learned to dance perfectly and even play the drums.
Many predicted Lera a career in ballet. However, the girl chose a musical direction. A huge influence on this decision was made by Sergey Milnichenko. It was he who persuaded the girl to become a soloist of the Ranetki team, popular with adolescents.
The formation of the girls band
Natalya Shchelkova and Evgenia Ogurtsova (also members of the group) are close friends since childhood. The first confidently and talentedly plays the guitar, the second - on the keyboard. Zhenya's father and Sergey Milnichenko have been friends for a very long time. Looking at the rehearsing girls, the producer comes up with the idea of creating a daring girl group. He advertises in newspapers and the Internet. Thanks to the World Wide Web, the group finds a bass player - Lena Tretyakov. Lera Kozlova comes to the team to the place of the former soloist Alina Petrova. She went abroad and was unable to continue cooperation with the group.
Way to Ranetki
Sergei Milnichenko saw Leroux at one of the performances of the Pinocchio ensemble, where teenagers performed the “March of Drummers”. The producer invited the girl to try her abilities in the musical direction. At the casting, Lera Kozlova first sat down at the drum kit. After repeating several simple rhythms for Milnichenko and singing a couple of passages, the girl was confirmed to be the soloist of the group. Thus began the career of Valeria as one of the "ranetki". That was in 2005.
Popularity rise
The participating girls quickly became friends. The first successes overtook the Girl Band in 2006. It was then that Lera Kozlova, Anya Rudneva, Evgeny Ogurtsova and Lena Tretyakova performed at several major Russian festivals: Megachaus, Emaus and others. The following year, a successful performance was repeated. At the same time, the Ranetki group is already in full swing collaborating with such well-known groups as Korni, Gorod-312 and GDR.
At the same time, Lera Kozlova takes part in the recording of the album of the then popular punk band called “Cockroaches”. She also excellently performs some parts on backing vocals with the famous group of Kristovsky brothers “UmaTurman”.
The series "Ranetki"
In 2007, the STS channel invited the Ranetki girls band to record soundtracks for the Kadetstvo series. The producer Vyacheslav Murugov liked the funny and interesting girls so much that he decides to make a film about them. After a while, the girls are given the first pages of text in their hands. The series called "Ranetki" brings great talent to young talented musicians. The television product has become very popular: many teenagers were really passionate about watching a film, where the events of the creation and formation of a popular group are vividly and interestingly described. This series presented Valeria with the “Discovery of the Year” award at the presentation of the prestigious Television Star Prize of Ukraine.
Leaving the group
As part of the musical collective, Lera Kozlova performed many songs. Among them, the most popular are “We Are Ranetki,” “About You,” “Winter-Winter,” “It's All About Her,” “She Is One,” “He Will Return,” and others. Before a concert in Luzhniki, the girl accidentally learns that she is going to be “asked” to leave the group. The reason for this was her "cooled down" romantic relationship with producer Sergei Milnichenko. Although many believed that the ending of a long life together, the lead singer of the group and the leader will be a wedding. Lera Kozlova, however, the personal life of Sergei Milnichenko was no longer concerned. In 2008, the brightest "ranetka" left the group.
Solo career
Exactly one year later, Lera Kozlova's failed husband married Natalya Shchelkova, who, since 2005, played the solo guitar in a musical collective. In the same year, the first solo concert of the former soloist of the Ranetki group was held in Samara. So began a new round of Valeria's life. She starred in the video “He is Near” by the Ukrainian band Quest Pistols. Soon the producer of this male team suggested Lera to sign a contract. The girl happily agreed. And after a while she begins to act under the pseudonym LeRa LeRa.
With the new producer, the performer received a "second wind". Already in 2010, two clips of the singer immediately appeared on television screens: “Unpleasant” and “She-wolf”. The stunning success of Lera's work resulted in increased public love and awards at prestigious festivals. From the channel RU.TV, the girl received a prize in the nomination “Singer of the Year”. And exactly one year later, Lera was presented with a similar gift at the Bravo festival. At the same time, the first solo album of a bright blonde titled “Give Me A Sign” was released.
Filming and voicing films
In addition to music, the girl has established herself as a talented actress. Her role in the series "Ranetki" did not go unnoticed. Then Leroux was invited to participate in the project "Summer, swimming trunks, rock and roll", where she played one of the main roles. Do not forget about the successful work with the fantastic Luke Besson. An imposing Frenchman, listening to the voices of actresses who tried to duplicate Princess Selena from the cartoon "Arthur", immediately fell in love with the voice of the ex-"ranetki". He enthusiastically speaks of a fragile and sensual girl, hoping to continue cooperation with her already in a full-length and non-animated movie.
The intimate side of the coin
The personal life of the stars of show business is always interesting to others. Lera Kozlova was no exception. Did she give birth to a baby? Is the ex-Ranetka married? Who is the chosen one of a talented singer? All these and many other questions torment both journalists and fans of the girl’s creativity.
After a painful departure from the group, Nikita Goryuk (musician of the Ukrainian band Quest Pistols) greatly supported the girl. It was he who helped to cope with stress and believe in himself. After a while, the girl realized that she had fallen in love with her friend. Surrounding Nikita with care and attention, she gradually achieved reciprocity. Rumors that the girl is allegedly pregnant and the child of Lera Kozlova will bear the name Goryuk are not confirmed. Will the union of two hearts be long and lasting - time will tell. So far, the couple has no plans.