Ekaterina Valeryevna Lee (Russian: Екатерина Валерьевна Ли, Ekaterina Valeryevna Li) is a Russian singer-songwriter and fashion designer, professionally known as Katya Lee (Катя Ли), or KATYA.
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Ekaterina Lee (Екатерина Валерьевна Ли) |
| Born | 7 December 1984 |
| Origin | Kabardino-Balkaria |
| Genres | Electronic experimental dance |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, songwriter, fashion designer |
| Years active | 2002–present |
| Website | http://www.katyalee.com |
Career
editAccording to a video she posted to Facebook, she is of mixed Korean and Russian descent.[1]
Hi-Fi (2006–2010)
editLee began her career in 2006, after being discovered by a producer, while singing in a nightclub in Saint-Petersburg. The next day she was flown to Moscow, where she became a member of the pop/dance band Hi-Fi.
Fabrika (2010–2014)
editIn 2010, she left Hi-Fi[2] after being invited to join the all-girl pop act Fabrika[3] (Фабрика), which was enjoying a period of success. As a member of Fabrika, Lee was featured in worldwide media, including Billboard, Play Boy, Rolling Stone,[4] FHM, Hello, Ok, Grazia, Maxim, Star hit, and others. Fabrika performed at: TV music series "The Treasure of the Nation" on channel 2 Russia, TV Show Star Factory on Channel 1 Russia, Saturday Night Live Channel 2 Russia, Comedy Club on TNT Channel Russia, Music Box Russia, MTV Russia, STS Russia, REN-TV Russia.
In 2010, Lee began designing clothes for Fabrika.[5]
Recent (2014–present)
editIn 2014, she left Fabrika[6][7] and moved to New York to work on her solo career after releasing the single "Ne rodis krasivoy" single which got nominated for and won a Golden Gramophone award in 2014.
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Her first performance in the United States was at the Blue Note Jazz Club in New York's West Village performing her original compositions. She later performed at Cielo nightclub in NYC's meatpacking district, Output in Brooklyn's trendy Williamsburg, followed by numerous other performances including Burning Man 2015 and then again at Burning Man 2016 on the White Ocean stage.
KATYA is currently working on a Solo EP with Ryan Guldemond of Mother Mother and two-time Grammy-winning producer Matt Shane.[8]
Discography
edit- Vzletai (Взлетай) 2006
- Po sledam (По следам) 2006
- Pravo na schastie ( Право на счастье ) 2007
- Nam pora (Нам пора) 2008
- Mi ne angeli (Мы не ангелы) 2008
- Sedmoi lepestok Remix (Седьмой лепесток) 2008
- Zabitii sentyabr (Забытый сентябрь) 2009
- Ali-Baba (Али-Баба) 2009
- Zaceluu (Я тебя зацелую) 2010
- Ostanovki (Остановки) 2011
- Ona eto ja (Она это я) 2012
- Filmi o lubvi (Фильмы о любви) 2012
- Ne rods krasivoi (Не родись красивой) 2013
- Same Side 2015
- Lovely Day 2015
- Little Phoenix 2015
- A Dream 2016
References
edit- ^ "KATYA LEE | Facebook". www.facebook.com. 28 February 2022. Retrieved 10 July 2023.
Because I'm not really Korean, I'm mixed, mixed with Russian. It was so hard as a child because I just wanted to belong to one camp so I can just be on one side.
- ^ "Катя Ли: «Ушла из «Hi-Fi» из-за подпевок»". kp.ru (in Russian). 11 March 2010. Retrieved 15 March 2022.
- ^ "Сати Казанову в "Фабрике" заменила экс-солистка Hi-Fi Катя Ли". Trend.Az (in Russian). 19 May 2010. Retrieved 15 March 2022.
- ^ Даль, Борис (19 October 2015), "Спектр Кати Ли: Чем заняться русской певице в Соединенных Штатах", Rolling Stone
- ^ "Katya Lee". NUMÉRO RUSSIA. Retrieved 15 March 2022.
- ^ "Почему Катя Ли покинула «Фабрику»?". muz-tv.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 15 March 2022.
- ^ "Катя Ли показала, чем занимается после ухода из «Фабрики» | StarHit.ru". www.starhit.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 15 March 2022.
- ^ "Катя Ли: экс-солистка "Фабрики" пришла на Grammy с продюсером Бейонсе". HELLO! Russia (in Russian). 2 September 2015. Retrieved 15 March 2022.