Alisa Mon
{{Short description|Soviet-Russian musician, composer, & poet (born 1964)}}
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{{small|Алиса Мон}}
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|caption = Alisa Mon in 1991
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|birthname = Alisa Vladimirovna Mon
|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1964|8|15|df=yes}}
|birth_place = Slyudyanka, Irkutsk Oblast, RSFSR, Soviet Union
|occupation = {{hlist|Singer|lyricist|composer}}
|years_active = 1985–present
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Alisa Vladimirovna Mon (born 15 August 1964) is a Soviet and Russian pop singer who became popular in the late 1980s after performing the song "Plantain". The second wave of popularity was associated with her 1997 hit "Diamond".{{Cite web|title=Алиса Мон: биография, личная жизнь, фото и видео|url=https://stories-of-success.ru/alisy-mon|access-date=2021-09-27|website=stories-of-success.ru}}
Early life
She was born Svetlana Vladimirovna Bezukh in Slyudyanka, Irkutsk.
In 1983, in Novosibirsk, she entered the pop department at a music school. She worked as a singer in restaurants in Novosibirsk. In 1985 she became a soloist of the school's jazz orchestra. Subsequently, she left the educational institution without receiving secondary education (in her own words, she was expelled for incompetence ).
Career
She took the pseudonym "Alice Mon", which is consonant with the word "Mona Lisa".
From January 1986 to December 1989 she worked in the Labyrinth collective under the direction of Sergei Muravyov at the {{ill|Новосибирская государственная филармония|lt=Novosibirsk State Philharmonic|ru||WD=}}.
In 1988, the album "Take My Heart" was released. It also included the song "Plantain" (lyrics by Mikhail Tanich), which became the singer's first hit after her performance in the program " Song-1988 ". The festival brought the performer the Audience Award and all-Union popularity. In the late 1980s, the first big tour of the Labyrinth group took place.{{Cite web|title=Take My Heart - Album|url=https://www.discogs.com/%D0%9B%D0%B0%D0%B1%D0%B8%D1%80%D0%B8%D0%BD%D1%82-%D0%92%D0%BE%D0%B7%D1%8C%D0%BC%D0%B8-%D0%9C%D0%BE%D1%91-%D0%A1%D0%B5%D1%80%D0%B4%D1%86%D0%B5/release/2807901|website=discogs.com|year=1989 }}
In 2021, she appeared on the programme, Superstar! Return on the NTV channel. She also performed Can't Get You Out of My Head on the programme Showmaskgoonon the same channel.{{Citation |title=Can't Get Out of My Head - Алиса Мон {{!}} "Хит из всех утюгов" | date=25 September 2021 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7MkmghZf1ZE |access-date=2021-09-27 |language=en}}
In 2022, she performed as a cat as a special guest in the Russian version of The Masked Singer.{{Cite web |last=Пчела |first=Анубис, Джокер, Дракон, Козерог, Леопард, Лошадь, Малыш, Монстрик, Мухомор, Осьминог, Павлин, Пёс, Пончик |title=Шоу "Маска" |url=https://www.ntv.ru/peredacha/The_Masked_Singer/last27515150/ |access-date=2022-04-25 |website=www.ntv.ru |language=ru}} In 2025, she will appear on One to One!.
Personal life
References
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External links
- [https://www.alisamon.com/ Official website]
- [https://music.apple.com/ru/artist/459417265 Apple Music]
- [https://www.facebook.com/alisamonpop Facebook]
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Category:People from Irkutsk Oblast
Category:20th-century Russian women singers
Category:21st-century Russian women singers
Category:Russian pop musicians