Земфира

俄罗斯女歌手
 
For the next couple of years Zemfira spent her days making advertisement recordings at the station and her nights on a computer, where she recorded the songs that would later become the singles Why (Почему), Snow (Снег), and Weatherman (Синоптик). In early 1998, Zemfira invited Rinat Akhmadiyev, Sergei Sozinov, Sergei Mirolyubov, and Vadim Solovyov to join Zemfira. Their first professional gig took place on June 19, 1998 as part of a festival celebrating the anniversary of a local radio station “Silver Rain Ufa.” Shortly after Zemfira sent out promo tapes to multiple Moscow producers, one of whom (Ilya Lagutenko from Mumiy Troll) was smitten with the material, and invited the band for some sessions in Moscow.
 
Recording and production work on the debut album took place until May 10, 1999, when the debut was finally released. The promotion ofZemfira prior to the release included heavy rotation of singles AIDS (СПИД), Arrivederci (Aриведерчи), and Rockets (Ракеты) as well as the video clips for those songs. The band immediately went on tour, starting a tradition of celebrating their beginnings with a summer concert in Ufa while recording their second album Forgive Me My Love (Прости Меня Моя Любовь). The group enjoyed immense popularity from the start, in part because of heavy rotation on radio and television, and in part because a female rocker is a fairly rare and unusual concept for the Russian music scene (which to this day is dominated by scantily-clad female pop singers).
 
After the release of PMML (Russian abbreviation for Forgive Me My Love) in March 2000, what can only be described as “Zemfiromania” swept the country. Searching (Искала) and Ripe (Созрела) became instant hits, and the group was invited to headline the festival MAXIDROM. Constant touring wore down on the band, and after the release of 14 Weeks of Silence the band took a break.
 
In September 2004 Zemfira began studies towards a degree in Philosophy at Moscow State University, releasing her 4th album Vendetta to much hype and rave reviews in 2005.
 
In May and June 2007 Zemfira embarked on a short concert tour titled &Déjà Vu&, with performances held in smaller venues (clubs and small theatres). The tour culminated with a Moscow performance at the Green Theatre. The tour program focused on stylish remakes of the singer's top hits, often reworked is styles such as jazz, ska, bossa nova, andblues. A new album, Thank You (Спасибо), was released at the beginning of October. It is described by Zemfira herself as 'very positive', in contrast to what she terms the 'restlessness' of Vendetta.
 
Земфи́ра Талга́товна Рамаза́нова (башк. Земфира Тәлғәт ҡыҙы Рамаҙанова; 26 августа 1976, Уфа) — современная российская певица, музыкант, композитор и автор песен, выступающая под сценическим именем Земфира. За тринадцать лет профессиональной карьеры выпустила пять студийных альбомов, получивших значительное внимание прессы и публики. Также в дискографию Земфиры входит сборник би-сайдов и два LIVE-альбома.