Linda (singer)
Russian singer)
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Svetlana Lvovna Geiman (Russian: Светлана Львовна Гейман; born 29 April 1973[2]), known professionally as Linda (Russian: Линда), is a Russian singer and songwriter[3]. Her style incorporates trip hop, electronic, and ethnic music.
Born
29 April 1973
Svetlana Lvovna Geiman
29 April 1973
Occupations
- Singer
- songwriter
InstrumentVocals
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![At a concert at the Red Club in 2018](#/media/File:Линда_на_концерте_в_клубе_"Red".jpg) At a concert at the Red Club in 2018 | |
| Background information | |
| Born | Svetlana Lvovna Geiman 29 April 1973 |
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| Instrument | Vocals |
| Years active | 1993–present |
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Biography
Svetlana Geiman was born in Kazakh SSR. Her father is Lev Isaakovich, and mother was Alexandra Vasilyevna (1944—2005). She has an elder sister, Elena[4].
She studied at Gnessin State Musical College[4].
Personal life
From 2005 to 2014 she dated Greek composer Stefanos Korkolis[5][6].
Awards and nominations
| Award | Year | Nominee(s) | Category | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Поколение | 1993 | "Игра с огнём" | Breakthrough of the Year | Won | [7] |
| 1996 | "Круг от руки" | Best Cinematography | Won | [8] | |
| Best Costume Design | Won | ||||
| MTV Video Music Awards | 1999 | "Отпусти меня" | Viewer's Choice | Nominated | [9] |
| ZD Awards | 1995 | Herself | Best Female | Nominated | [10] |
| 1996 | Nominated | ||||
| 1997 | Won | ||||
| 1998 | Nominated |
Discography
Studio albums
| Year | Album |
|---|---|
| 1994 | Pesni Tibetskih Lam (Russian: Песни тибетских лам; Songs of Tibetan Lamas) |
| 1996 | Vorona (Russian: Ворона; Crow) |
| 1999 | Platsenta (Russian: Плацента; Placenta) |
| 2001 | Zrenie (Russian: Зрение; Sight) |
| 2004 | AtakA (Russian: АтакА; transcription of Japanese: アタカ) |
| 2006 | AleAda |
| 2008 | Skor-Piony (Russian: Скор-Пионы; Scorpions or Scor-Peonies) |
| 2013 | Lay, Sobaka! (Russian: Лай, @!; Bark, Dog!) |
| 2015 | Karandashi i Spichki (Russian: Карандаши и спички; Pencils and Matches) |
| 2020 | DNK Mira (Russian: ДНК мира; World DNA) |
Remix albums
Compilation albums
Singles
| Year | Title | Formats | Album |
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| 1993 | "Igra s Ognyom" ("Play with Fire") | Airplay, music video | Non-album single |
| 1994 | "Malo Ognya" ("Not Enough Fire") | Airplay, music video | Pesni Tibetskih Lam |
| 1994 | "Tanets pod Vodoy" ("Dance under Water") | Airplay, music video | |
| 1994 | "Sdelay Tak" ("Do That") | Airplay, music video | |
| 1995 | "Devochki s Ostrymi Zubkami" ("Girls with Sharp Teeth") | Airplay, music video (2 versions) | |
| 1995 | "Krug ot Riki" ("Free-hand Circle") | Airplay, music video | Vorona |
| 1996 | "Severniy Veter" ("The Northern Wind") | Airplay, music video | |
| 1996 | "Vorona" ("Crow") | Airplay, music video | |
| 1996 | "Marikhuana" ("Marijuana") | Airplay, music video | |
| 1999 | "I’m Crow" (promo single) | CD | Non-album single |
| 1999 | "Vzglyad Iznutri" ("A Look From the Inside") | Airplay, music video | Platsenta |
| 1999 | "Otpusti Menya" ("Let Me Go") | Airplay, music video | |
| 2000 | "Iznanka Sveta" ("The Underside of Light") | Airplay, music video | Linda, Embrion Right, Embrion Wrong |
| 2001 | "Dve Ulitki" ("Two Snails") | Airplay | Zreniye |
| 2001 | "Shokolad i Sleza" ("Chocolate and a Tear") | Airplay, music video | |
| 2003 | "Tsepi i Koltsa" ("Chains and Rings") (maxi single) | CD, cassette, airplay, music video (3 versions) | AtakA |
| 2004 | "Begi" ("Run") | Airplay, music video | |
| 2004 | "Agoniya" ("Agony") | Airplay, music video | |
| 2004 | "Tak Krichali Ptitsy" ("Birds Was Screaming It") | Music video (2 versions) | |
| 2005 | "Zvonok" ("Phone Call") | Airplay | Nechotny Voin (Bi-2 side project's album) |
| 2005 | "Tay!" ("Melt Away!") | Airplay, music video | Pochti Bliznetsy |
| 2006 | "Ya Ukradu!" ("I'll Steal You Away!") | Airplay, music video | AleAda |
| 2006 | "Tolkay na Lyubov" ("Push Me to Love") | Airplay, music video | |
| 2006 | "Mechena Ya" ("Marked") | Airplay, music video | |
| 2007 | "Lyubov v Konverte" ("Love in an Envelope") | Airplay, music video | |
| 2007 | "Kanenas Pote" ("Never Nobody") | Airplay, music video | |
| 2008 | "Chyorno-Snezhnaya" ("Snow-Black") | Airplay | Skor-Piony |
| 2008 | "Scor-Piony" ("Scorpions" or "Scor-Peonies") | Airplay, music video | |
| 2008 | "Pyat Minut" ("Five Minutes") | Airplay, music video | |
| 2012 | "Marikhuana" ("Marijuana") (feat. ST) | Music video | Puleneprobivaemy (ST's album) |
| 2012 | "Malo Ognya" ("Not Enough Fire") (feat. Fike & Jambazi) | Airplay, music video | Gde-to... (Fike & Jambazi's album) |
| 2013 | "Daleko" ("Far away") (feat. Nike Borzov) | Airplay, music video | Nechotny Voin 3 (Bi-2 side project's album) |
| 2013 | "Oni Tak" ("They Are So") | Digital download, airplay | Lay, @! |
| 2013 | "Lay, Sobaka!" ("Bark, Dog!") | Digital download, airplay, music video | |
| 2013 | "Paranoya" ("Paranoia") | Music video | |
| 2014 | "Poves Menya" ("Hang Me") | Airplay, music video | |
| 2014 | "Dobraya Pesnya" ("Kind Song") (feat. Gleb Samoylov) | Digital download, music video | |
| 2015 | "Idealnaya pogoda chtoby idti k chortu" ("Perfect weather to go to hell") | Digital download, airplay, music video | Karandashi i Spichki |
| 2015 | "Boleyut Vse" ("All People Are Sick") | Airplay, music video | |
| 2016 | "Khochu (Pop-Radio-Mix)" ("I Want (Pop-Radio-Mix)") | Digital download | |
| 2016 | "Kamera Pytok" ("Torture Chamber") | Digital download, airplay | Illuminator (Ilya Kormiltsev's tribute album of various artists) |
| 2017 | "Ospa" ("Smallpox") | Digital download, music video | Non-album singles |
| 2017 | "Novye Lyudi" ("New People") (feat. Coma Soul) | Airplay | |
| 2017 | "Psikhi" ("Crazies") | Digital download | |
| 2019 | "Treshchiny" ("Cracks") | Digital download, airplay, music video | DNK Mira |
| 2019 | "Polozhi Menya Ryadom" ("Let Me Lie Next You") | Digital download, airplay, music video | |
| 2020 | "Ty Nravishsya Mne" ("I Like You") | Digital download, airplay, music video | |
| 2020 | "Katatsumuri" ("Snails") (feat. Noize MC) | Digital download, airplay | Non-album single |
| 2020 | "Nedolyubili" ("Not Loved Enough") | Digital download | DNK Mira |
| 2023 | "Kity-Koshki" ("Whale-Cats") | Digital download, music video |