Varvara

Varvara (Cyrillic: Варвара, Greek: Βαρβάρα), a variant of "Barbara", may refer to:

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Varvara (singer)

Varvara or "Barbara" (Варвара in Russian Cyrillic), is a Russian pop singer.

(Varvara should not be confused with Russian pop singer, Barbara (Барбара, called БARБARA), who released the 2001 album Talisman (Талисман).)

Career

Varvara (real name Elena Vladimirovna Susova; Russian: Елена Владимировна Сусова) was born on July 30, 1973 in Balashikha city of Moscow region. She began her career in musical theatre, studying in Odessa, Ukraine at Gnesinskoe Academy under director Matvei Osherovskiy where she was repeatedly rejected for record contracts. While working at a theatre under Lev Leshchenko, she graduated from Russian Academy of Theatre Arts GITIS. Having wanted freedom from directors her whole theatre career, Varvara began a solo career that she could control.

In 2000, NOX Music signed Varvara, and in 2001 released her debut album, entitled "Varvara". The majority of the songs on the album were written by authors who were virtually unknown in the Russian music scene. Varvara's backup musicians were also unknowns, but later became known as "The Varvaras" as Varvara was their only gig.