Years active 2006–present Role Singer Name Irina Zabiyaka | Website www.chi-li.ru Associated acts Chi-li | |
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Birth name Irina Alekseevna Zabiyaka Born 20 December 1982 (age 41) ( 1982-12-20 ) Similar People CHI‑LLI, Gosha Kutsenko, Billy Novik, Bratya Grim, Irina Toneva | ||
Chi-li - Leto (summer) | Чи-Ли - Лето
Irina Alekseevna Zabiyaka (Russian: Ирина Алексеевна Забияка) (born 20 December 1982) is a Russian singer and lead vocalist, songwriter in the popular Russian group Chi-li (Russian: Чи-ли). She is known for her deep contralto voice.
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Background
Irina was born and brought up in the Ukrainian town of Kirovohrad (present day Kropyvnytskyi), by her Ukrainian mother. As an adult, she left there to live in the Russian city of Kaliningrad.
Irina's mother did not want to tell her daughter that her father had died, so made up a story that he was a Chilean revolutionary. The young Ira believed the story and was proud of who she believed her father to be, with this influence going onto later see her band named 'Chi-li'.
Private Life
In January 2013 she gave birth to a son.
References
Irina Zabiyaka Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA