Elya Chavez

Elya Chavez
Background information
Birth name Eleanor Marina Chavez
Born (1984-07-31) July 31, 1984
Moscow, Soviet Union
Genres Soft rock
Occupation(s) Singer
Years active 2006–present
Labels Anken Todd Partnership
Website elyachavez.com

Elya Chavez (born 31 July 1984, Moscow) is a Russian brite style[1] singer of Portuguese descent singing in Russian, Japanese and English.[2]

In 2006 she started her solo vocal career under cooperation with the Anken Todd Partnership producer center.[3]

In 2007 she acted in the Roland Joffé’s film "Finding t.A.T.u", which was later dubbed as You and I.[4] In 2008 she featured in the Maksim Voronkov’s film “A Mama Luchshe!”.[5]

In 2011 she officially submitted an application to Channel One Russia to participate in the Eurovision Song Contest with the song “I Decide”, but received no answer.[1] On the 19th of April, 2011, she was awarded a certificate of gratitude for holding a charity concert in support of Japanese people during recovery after heavily destructive earthquake in the east of Japan.[6]

On the 25th of April, 2012 she was a special guest of the "Side by Side" film festival invited by its organizer Manny de Guerre and performed in the Closing Ceremony.[7] On the 5th of August she was invited by the Oryol’s mayor Sergey Stupin to hold a gala concert “Happy Birthday, Oryol!” at the main city square together with the singer Vladimir Presnyakov.[8]

In the autumn of 2013 her protest clip against adolescent suicide "You And Me / Ty So Mnoy, Ya S Toboy" shot in Moscow and New York earned more than 1 million views on YouTube.[9]

Elya Chavez performs in Russia as well as abroad[2] and supports the LGBT movement.[7][10]

References

  1. 1 2 Эля Чавес. Русская певица с португальскими корнями
  2. 1 2 Навальный пытался разоблачить артистку, поющую на трех языках
  3. ↑ Рублевские рестораны в новогодних планах…
  4. ↑ t.A.T.u.: На сцене и в кадре
  5. ↑ Эля Чавес примет участие в полуфинале отборочного конкурса на фестиваль Новый Старый Рок 2013
  6. ↑ Благодарность от Посольства Японии
  7. 1 2 В Москве с 26 по 29 апреля 2012 состоится Международный правозащитный ЛГБТ-кинофестиваль «Бок о Бок»
  8. ↑ В День города для орловцев будут петь Владимир Пресняков и Эля Чавес
  9. ↑ Клип Эли Чавес против суицидов собрал миллион просмотров
  10. ↑ http://www.gaylesbianchannel.com/elya-chavez-neposedy-russian-lgbt-anthem/

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