Ekaterina Ivanchikova: “In all ten years, my husband and I quarreled once - because of the cat. Biography of Ekaterina Ivanchikova The beginning of the career of Ekaterina IOWA

- Katya, recently it became known that you and the band's guitarist Leonid Tereshchenko got married ...

There hasn't been a wedding yet. We have been together for a long time and, of course, we are thinking about this event. What will it be like: solemn and crowded - for all relatives or a modest holiday - for the two of us? Chic outfits - or jeans and sneakers? I can’t say that love between us arose from the very first sight. You know, it happens that you see a person - and either intuition works, or some other inner feeling, but you understand: “He will take me away!” This idea has been circling in my head since our very first meeting. And then everything somehow happened by itself. I never told anyone about this. We started working together and then we just got together. I was incredibly lucky, Lenya is a wonderful person. He has no flaws. I like his thinking. Music unites us, because music is our life. I have no idea how representatives get along different professions. There is a belief that love lasts three years. Perhaps that is the way it is. But if, besides love, people are connected by something else: interest, friendship, respect, then three years is far from the limit!

Her voice is known by the whole country from Moscow to the very outskirts. And it's not a joke. First there was “A Simple Song”, then “Mom”, “Smile” ... And now the ubiquitous “Minibus” is tearing up the charts, and with them the dynamics of both broken “sixes” and polished “Cayennes” to a shine. Meet the super popular soloist IOWA groups Ekaterina Ivanchikova.

As often happens, recognition for the IOWA group, led by soloist Ekaterina Ivanchikova, first came in the regions. Satiated Moscow did not notice the nuggets from Belarusian Mogilev for a long time. But when the first album called Export entered the top five best-selling on iTunes, the capital could not resist their charm. But what is surprising is that only loyal fans and visitors to their concerts know the IOWA group in person. It is even more surprising that this fact only pleases the band's frontmen. the site met with Ekaterina Ivanchikova and learned how to catch up with a dream on a ride, live for 2 weeks on 500 rubles, and why home and work are one for her.

Together with my mother, our guitarist Leonid Tereshchenko and friends, I rested in Thailand. It's a place where you can't run away from anything. Sunrise and sunset, entertainment and new experiences will definitely catch up with you. I remember the 80-meter waterfall on Koh Samui. First we passed its horizontal part, and then the vertical part began. That's where we had to climb. Usually no one climbs to the top, and our team at the peak put their flag in the form of a photograph. This path strengthens team spirit. There is a distribution of responsibilities, and relationships within the team are changing. It seems exciting game but that's life.

E.I.: If we talk about the IOWA band, then our guitarist Lenya paved the way for us. And in life, I prefer to find my own way. I do not like it when someone leads me - then I lose control and fall asleep.

E.I.: I didn't see myself anywhere else. I started singing as soon as I spoke. It feels like someone made a choice for me and decided everything.

I have had a passion for music since childhood. Despite all the doubts, my mother always supported and helped me prepare for concerts. As a child, I performed on the stage of the House of Culture in Mogilev. She constantly took part in reviews and competitions, because she quickly memorized the texts and entered the desired image.

website: How was the IOWA group born?

E.I.: Everything happened by chance. At the age of 15 I started writing songs, but I didn't do anything with them. And in the tenth grade, I began to run to Mogilev every weekend, getting there by hitchhiking. Then I lived in the neighboring small town of Chausy ...

E.I.: I just always tried to talk drivers, asked about their childhood. And our conversation created positive energy, I stopped being afraid.

Adult men are generally not very talkative. They communicate with their wives only on business, they constantly work, and they have no one to chat with sincerely. And here I am. Accordingly, if a person opened up to me, then he had no intention of offending me later. And these trips up big city I was tempered. We can say that then I learned to communicate with people and comprehended the basics of psychology.

website: And what happened in Mogilev?

E.I.: There I met people, went to their concerts, I understood that I could perform better. Then I wanted to create my own team. Gradually, I was drawn into the rock party. I met a guy who did arrangements for me. He helped me find Lena (Leonid Tereshchenko today is the guitarist and songwriter of the IOWA group, - site note).

website: How did you and Leonid find a common language?

E.I.: In general, everyone used to call him “Lenya-Dynamo”, because he could not answer calls if he became uninteresting, he disappeared for several days. It was impossible to do business with him. Now he is the complete opposite of his past image.

Lena liked my material then, and already at the second rehearsal he culturally kicked out all the other musicians and invited Vasya (Vasily Bulanov - drummer and DJ in the IOWA group, - site note). And thanks to Lena, the group played what was in my head. I still thought it was impossible. And now I understand that our meeting is a miracle.

E.I.: For some reason, the guys from the rock party began to call me that, even before the appearance of our team. The band Slipknot has an album with that name, from there I got this nickname. All around suddenly began to say: "You're IOWA!".

website: Why, having moved to Russia, did you stay in St. Petersburg?

E.I.: I have been there many times before moving and fell in love with this city. I have not seen anything like it. Pictures with Venice, Rome and Paris do not count.

Peter never seemed to me somehow slushy and gray. We arrived in the summer, at that moment there were no cloudy days at all. It just so happened that we were invited there by a novice concert organizer to perform at the apartment building. I do not know how he risked, because he could have called a local group. This was in 2011. We took $100 with us for three of us. (laughs).

At the station, when we tried to exchange currency for rubles, we were deceived. Instead of two and a half thousand at the current exchange rate, we received only 500 rubles. I think that's how the city tested us.

website: How did you manage to survive the first time?

E.I.: Local girls came to our concert. We talked to them, and they invited us to their three-room apartment. We lived there for two weeks. After that, with money from apartment owners, we rented a couple of rooms from my friend in a five-room apartment on Petrogradka.

E.I.: I worked in a toy store. She made candles and toys from cotton wool with her own hands. True, I did not earn money on them, but gave them to buyers who came to us, but could not afford to buy something. But then they brought with them entire delegations of acquaintances. And they already took something.

website: In St. Petersburg, you met your producer Oleg Baranov, and he helped you become popular. Are you recognized on the streets today?

E.I.: Few people identify me with the image from songs or videos. And it's so good because I calmly walk the streets and ride the subway.

A year ago, I was flying on an airplane, a girl was sitting there and listening to the song “Smile”. She looked at me and did not know that I was singing it. And it's a very interesting feeling. The main thing is that fans recognize us at the concert, and then they don’t pull. I like this period, I hope it will last as long as possible, because you need to relax and be yourself.

website: How are your relationships in the team now?

E.I.: Vasya and Lenya are my dearest people, and I love them very much. Without this feeling, nothing is created in my life. I feel good with my team. I am ready with the guys and work and relax.

E.I.: All talk about my personal life is now taboo for me. I know that someday I will tell about her, but not soon. In general, I believe that love can be built in a team, because it does not interfere with work.

Now I am happy. Although it is important for me as a girl to have my own separate corner where my things lie and the cat lives. In St. Petersburg, I found such a place.

website: What qualities should your man have?

E.I.: First of all, he must have a sense of humor and wisdom - it is she, and not just the mind. You can know everything in the world, but at the same time not be able to use knowledge. I also always liked it when a man can be a kind of lion. He should be respected and feared by subordinates, but with me he can be a kitten. Being strong and strong-willed, he should not be afraid to be open, soft and gentle. Such men meet, only here most our defenders used to be brought up with a belt. The boys were told not to cry, but to always be strong.

website: How do you manage to maintain a peaceful relationship with your lover?

E.I.: You need to talk a lot with your partner about what you like and don't like, how you feel and what words hurt you. It is important not to accumulate all this in yourself.

If you endure for a long time, then emotional anguish will constantly happen. Many people say that life without quarrels is not interesting. I think this is nonsense. I prefer to live and build healthy relationships, without scandals. And I like to spend most of the day with my beloved. You just need to try not to fill the whole space with yourself.

website: How do you separate home and work for yourself?

E.I.: Creativity is not work. I do not understand why it is necessary to divide life into work and home. Everything is much easier and simpler, you just have to not think about categories. If you both breathe music, then this will definitely not be a problem for you. And you need to be able to laugh at the difficulties in time, then a wise man understand what is really behind it.

E.I.: I have wanted children for a long time. I even know who I will have. It feels like they are already in line. First I give birth to a boy, a real lion. I don't know where I get this feeling. Perhaps this is my inner intuition. Only the time has not come yet. It’s always in my life that if you want something, then you are carried to it.

Childhood of Ekaterina Ivanchikova

Ekaterina Ivanchikova in the IOWA group

The origin of the band name IOWA

By nature, Katya is an optimist, a dreamer and a bit of a child. By the way, thanks to her slightly childish nature, Katya feels very comfortable when communicating with children, especially with her niece. In children, she admires amazing ability to fantasize in a way that adults, limited by their position in society and various stereotypes, can no longer do. Katya successfully combines her creativity with work, doing what brings her enormous pleasure and at the same time income for subsistence. The schedule of her performances is quite busy, but, according to Katya herself, she always has plenty of time to read new books, do her hobby - sewing dolls or creating children's cartoons, as well as to chat with loved ones and relatives and, of course, with dedicated fans. Many Katya's fans love her very much not only for her special style of creativity and performance, but also for spiritual qualities this cheerful girl who always communicates with fans with pleasure, giving them smiles and a positive attitude.

A year ago, the soloist of the group IOWA Ekaterina Ivanchikova told our portal about the difficult path to fame and casually mentioned her lover, but did not disclose his name. A couple of months ago it turned out that Ekaterina Ivanchikova and the band's guitarist Leonid Tereshchenko got married. This time, in a conversation with the site, the singer spoke not only about her work, but also about her new role as a wife.

Until recently, the IOWA group remained a mystery to us. The team members - Ekaterina Ivanchikova, Leonid Tereshchenko and Vasily Bulanov - could talk for a long time about their path to fame, creativity and relationships in the group, and almost nothing about their personal lives.

Of course, Katya never hid that her heart was occupied, but she refused to give the name of her lover. Fans suspected that the soloist had an affair with one of the members of her own group. Not so long ago, the guesses were confirmed - Katya said that she had married Leonid, and meanwhile, young people have been together for 10 years. Therefore, in an interview with Ekaterina, we talked not only about creativity, but also about the new role of a wife for her. But first things first.

I have a diary where I write down all the poems, songs, thoughts. I used to write on the first pieces of paper that came to hand, and, of course, all this was lost. And it's a pity, because even if the song did not turn out to the end, sooner or later the inspiration will return, and it can be finished. Therefore, now that my thoughts are collected in one diary, I randomly open any page, find the words, and a song is born in my head.

website: Do you have a stage image, or what we see is you real?

E.I.: It is very difficult to embody the image constantly - sooner or later your true essence will manifest itself, and they will immediately begin to write about it. I think that's how the yellow press came about.

“I was lucky - my work is inseparable from myself. I do not share concepts personal life and scene.

website: Can you imagine yourself in any other profession?

E.I.: I think I could be a performance artist. I would definitely “weave” music, people, light into my creations and do it in front of the audience. Or maybe I would become a dancer… You see, I still imagine something connected with the stage. I really need people, their instant reaction, interaction with them. It is such a feeling of euphoria, adrenaline… Having experienced these emotions once, you will not be able to refuse them.

E.I.: scenes never. Rather, I was afraid of people's reaction - how they would accept the song, its style, whether they would understand the idea.

E.I.: Absolutely right. You know, there are people who go through life with a smile and shine, come to the company, and everyone notices them. Just do not confuse this with importunity and selfishness. I'm talking about people who set the pace, smile, joke, cheer up, give sincere compliments. Here I am somewhat similar to such people.

website: I generally got the impression that you are a kind, open, maybe even a little naive person. Do my feelings deceive me?

E.I.: Friends say that I can be given 12 years (smiles).

“It is believed that only children believe in miracles, and adults know that life is disappointing, breaking off, and in general it is not sugar and not a fairy tale. But I’m sure that only what you believe in happens.”

For example, you need to learn how to give, because this is the only way you can get something in return. Before, I could not understand this: “Well, how am I going to go on stage now and spend all my energy? I won't have anything left." But in 2012, on the New Wave, I decided to give everything without a trace, it didn’t matter to me whether I would get a return or not. A performance is more than just an "artist sings - people listen" scheme. This is an exchange of energy, and on the "New Wave" I learned how to manage it. Then I realized that I want to give, because such creative energy always comes in response. Sometimes fans write letters telling how they have changed under the influence of a song or our performance. Some give back through hugs when they enter our dressing room.

website: Not so long ago, you and your spouse Leonid declassified your relationship. Has this fact affected your work?

E.I.: Oh sure. Our whole life intersects with our creativity. We just released the song “Your Poems, My Guitar”, and in the video for it we showed famous couples and entered ourselves into this story. And it all happened quite by accident, but as if on purpose. No wonder they say everything has its time.

E.I.: Initially, we were absolute opposites, we adjusted for a long time, but we sincerely wanted to change for each other. We began to do one thing, and then feelings arose that seemed to us inappropriate in joint work. And at some point we sat down at the table to talk about it, tried to understand whether it would be possible to combine personal and work (and then we were serious about work). In the end, we decided that it would be better and more correct not to meet ... And for the first time we kissed (smiles).

In a relationship, you don’t know what will happen tomorrow, so you need to enjoy every day. Lenya, by the way, is a “professional” to ask for forgiveness, he apologizes every day, and he doesn’t do it automatically, but really worries about any little things.

“My husband is the most well-mannered and gallant person on earth - he constantly gives me a hand, opens the car door, takes care of me. It feels like we just met and he's trying to impress me. I have never met such people in my life and, of course, I am happy that Lenya is my husband. I never get tired of saying thanks to his mother and I wonder how she managed to raise such a person.

website: I suppose that you quarrel quite rarely.

E.I.: In all the 10 years that we have been together, we have quarreled only once. Because of our cat. When we first got a kitten, we still couldn't domesticate it. We lived on the first floor, and the kitten often ran through the window into the yard, and always into the same sandbox, so we knew exactly where to look for him.

But once Lenya and his team (then he was a member of a rock band) went on tour to Kyiv, and I went to Minsk to see a vocal teacher - I had four school days. And then the cat ran away again, but this time someone offended her - Lenya found her shabby. In general, we quarreled a lot because of this - the cat was our child, which I didn’t keep track of, moreover, I didn’t come home right away, but stayed in Minsk. Of course, he was offended, because the cat, in his opinion, was more important. Then we parted for two days, then, of course, we reconciled. Do not worry about the cat, everything is fine with her, she feels great.

E.I.: No. Henceforth, if there are any misunderstandings, resentment, we just talk about it right away so that there are no breakdowns.

“People usually wait, accumulate everything in themselves, and then make a fuss. It seems to me that this is the main mistake.

website: You have been together for a long time, did you think about children?

E.I.: The fact is that many members of our team have children, and if now I also give birth, the group will cease its activities. I still like what is happening now. Today I think in one direction, and with the birth of a child, my thinking will change. I don’t know… Maybe it’s fear, because a child is a big responsibility, a different life. I'm not ready to step into the unknown just yet. Or maybe, at the end of the conversation, I will think and understand: “And she is right.” (smiles). Let's see.

It's safe to say that her childhood dream has become a reality. From the moment the group was created, it has been a real inspiration for listeners and bandmates.

Childhood of Ekaterina Ivanchikova

Katya often “pleased” her parents with the next picked up street animal, which she brought home to feed and cure in case of physical injury.

The girl was rarely alone, most often she was in the company of her best friends, of whom she always had many.

Study of Ekaterina Ivanchikova

FROM early age she had a craving for music, so her parents enrolled her daughter in music school where she spent all free time. There she studied all the basics of playing the piano, however, and these are not all her hobbies. In addition, Katya was interested in singing, dancing and even drawing, so her day was scheduled literally every minute.

Ekaterina Ivanchikova on the show "One to One!". Smile, IOWA group

In the same school years, the girl fell in love for the first time. New, previously unfamiliar feelings, discovered in her another talent - writing poetry. It was then that she wanted to create her own group, whose songs in the future could inspire and delight listeners.

After leaving school, Katya was thinking not about a hobby, but about her future, so she decided to get a profession that would certainly be stable and bring income.

She moved to Minsk and applied to the Belarusian Pedagogical University them. Maxim Tank. Four years later, Katya received higher education in two directions at once - "Journalism" and "Philology".

The beginning of the career of Ekaterina IOWA

In the future, its participants became not only colleagues, but also good friends. In the group, Katya plays the role of a vocalist and is responsible for writing lyrics for songs. Initially, she was also a bass player, but soon she began to give all her strength only to high-quality singing.

Spectators who regularly attend the concerts of the IOWA group note how energetic and professional Katya is during her performance. The girl not only fully puts all her energy into the performance, but also charges everyone present with it, from colleagues to devoted listeners. The songs that the girl writes are based solely on personal emotions and experiences, so it seems to each listener that the lyrics are written for each person.

For a whole year after its foundation, the group performed with concerts in the largest cities of the Republic of Belarus, however, in order to win an even larger audience, the whole team decided to move to the creative city of St. Petersburg.

Interview with Ekaterina Ivanchikova, soloist of the IOWA group

Initially, they went there for a few days with concerts, but soon moved to permanent place residence. It was there that "IOWA" began to truly develop, literally from the very first performances, residents Russian Federation loved the visiting group.

The history of the name of the group "Iowa"

Having told a friend from America about her nickname, the girl learned that in the states this abbreviation stands for "Idiots Out Wandering Around", which literally means "Idiots Wandering the Street." At the time of the creation of the group, the girl considered that such a name would be original and be remembered by future fans.

Personal life of Ekaterina Ivanchikova

The couple was in friendly relations, after which several years in a romantic relationship, and already in 2015 it became known that Ekaterina and Leonid would finally get married.

Ekaterina Ivanchikova today

In the spring of the same year, the video for the beloved song "Mom" collected a million views on the Internet. At the end of the year, it became one of the top 20 songs of 2012.

Katya and her group often become invited guests on various TV shows and programs. For example, in 2013, "IOWA" performed the song "Looking for a Husband" on famous project Channel One "Let's Get Married" visiting hosts Rosa Syabitova and Larisa Guzeeva.

In 2014, the team continues to actively record new hits and perform with them throughout the country. In addition, some compositions have become soundtracks for popular domestic TV series. For example, the hits “One and the Same” and “Smile” sounded in the TV series “Kitchen”, and “A Simple Song” became the soundtrack for the beloved TV series “Fizruk”, in which leading role performed by Dmitry Nagiyev.

IOWA - Smile

Repeatedly, the group's songs occupied the first lines in the top iTunes charts. At the end of 2014, they nevertheless recorded their first album - "Export".

In 2015, IOWA was repeatedly nominated for various prestigious awards, including " The best group”on the RU.TV Prize,“ Breakthrough of the Year ”and“ Best Song"on the Muz-TV Prize and" Best Russian artist» MTV EMA Awards.

April 2015 Music band gave his first serious concert, which took place in Moscow, and a month later in Minsk.