Valeria Kozlova is one of the few representatives of the Russian stage who was lucky enough to become the heroine of two “box office” projects at once. These were the rock group "Ranetki" and a youth series about the history of its creation and development.
Actress, vocalist, drummer - that's all she, Valeria Kozlova. A wide circle of Russians, and from several age groups, the girl became known due to the fact that she played one of the key roles in the youth series "Ranetki". The series was a story about a girl's rock band, which Lera Kozlova created along with several like-minded people. Who is she and where from? How, without having a musical education, she managed to become one of the popular singers on the modern Russian stage?
Biography of Lera Kozlova
"Ex-Ranetka" Lera Kozlova Muscovite. She was born at the end of January 1988. Since childhood, the girl gravitated to music, but her parents preferred to hire private vocal and instrument teachers for her, rather than taking her to a specialized school. They themselves had nothing to do with art, maybe this is the explanation for the fact that they made just such a decision.
Valeria Kozlova does not have music education confirmed by diplomas or certificates, but she improved her skills and gained new knowledge in practice. The girl for a long time was a member of the children's "Pinocchio", where she was taught to master the drums and dance.
The leaders of the Pinocchio team were convinced that Lera had a great future precisely in the dance direction or in ballet, but she chose a different path. After graduating from high school, she entered the Moscow State Institute of Culture, the faculty of producing.
In parallel with her studies, the girl began work on creating her own musical collective with 4 friends, and the project met the expectations of its authors. An extraordinary musical direction, courage and spontaneity of the participants, lack of competitors, as this “niche” of the stage was still not occupied or mastered by its advantages and advantages.
Musical career of Valeria Kozlova
The Ranetki group, which began the musical career of Lera Kozlova, was created in August 2005. Initially, in her composition, in addition to Lera, there were 4 more girls, but after a few months the soloist left the band, and Valeria had to take on the role of drummer and vocalist. This fact became the main feature of the group - the solo singer also played drums. There has never been such a thing on the Russian stage. At the end of the year, Ranetok already had a contract, not just with a successful producer, but with a whole music brand under the Megalainer label.
For three years, Lera Kozlova was practically the “face” of the Ranetki group, but after the conflict with the producer, the girl left the team and decided to pursue a solo career. A year later, in 2009, she presented her recital as a performer under the name "LeRa".
After signing a mutually beneficial contract with Kruzheva Music, three music videos for Lera Kozlova’s songs were released, and the first awards followed, including Bravo as the best singer. Now Lera Kozlova is the soloist of 5sta Family. She replaced Julianna Karaulova on this “post”.
Filmography of Lera Kozlova
Valeria is not only a singer, but also an actress. She took part in work on three projects in the film industry. The first was a film in the format of the series “Happy Together”, where the girl played the role of a member of a musical group called “Pipettes”. The role was episodic, but became a kind of impetus for development in this new direction for Lera.
In 2008, she began acting in the larger youth series "Ranetki", and the role in it was no longer episodic, but the main one. Lera played almost herself, but in an artistic script. The series talked about a new musical group, and Lera was his kind of "backbone".
The series "Ranetki" developed rapidly, became unusually popular for all age categories of viewers, and literally cult for young people. The film company CostaFilm has shot 6 of its seasons. His filming started in February 2008, just a month later, he began showing on the popular Russian entertainment channel. Filming and rental lasted 5 years. Lera Kozlova not only played one of the main roles in "Ranetki", but also wrote tracks for the film - "Fly Fly", "I Will Go" and others.
Another film with the participation of Lera Kozlova is “Summer, swimming trunks, rock and roll!”, Where she played the role of “cameo”, that is, she played herself. This project was shot and mounted by musicians of the Nerves, Khaki groups and, then, the singer Lera-Lera (pseudonym Valeria Kozlova in 2011).
