Юлия Михальчик

Yulia Sergeyevna Mikhalchik, born February 2, 1985 in Slantsy, Leningrad Oblast, USSR, is a Russian singer and composer. She began performing at age six and studied piano at a music school. In 1994, she moved to Saint Petersburg and joined the choir of channel 5TV. Mikhalchik's breakthrough came in 2003 when she was scouted by producer Sergey Kokay to join the group Korona. She gained prominence as a finalist on the Russian reality music competition Fabrika Zvyozd in 2004. Following this, she released her single "So l'dom" and her album Если придёт зима in 2006, winning the Golden Gramophone Award for the song "Do svidaniya, Piter."