Svetlana Lvovna Geiman (Russian: Светлана Львовна Гейман; born 29 April 1975), known professionally as Linda (Russian: Линда), is a Russian singer and songwriter.[2] Her style incorporates trip hop, electronic, and ethnic music. Since January 2012, she has been married to Greek composer Stefanos Korkolis,[3] but they split up in 2014.[4]
Linda | |
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 Linda performing in Berlin in 2015 | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Svetlana Lvovna Geiman |
| Born | 29 April 1975 Kentau, Kazakh SSR, USSR |
| Origin | Moscow, Russia |
| Genres | |
| Occupations |
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| Instrument | Vocals |
| Years active | 1993–present |
| Labels |
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Biography
editSvetlana Geiman was born in Kazakh SSR. Father – Lev Isaakovich, mother – Alexandra Vasilyevna. She has elder sister Elena.[5]
She studied at Gnessin State Musical College.[5]
Discography
editStudio albums
edit| 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
edit| Year | Album |
|---|---|
| 1994 | Tantsi Tibetskih Lam (Russian: Танцы тибетских лам; Dances of Tibetan Lamas) |
| 1997 | Vorona. Remix. Remake (Russian: Ворона. Remix. Remake; Crow. Remix. Remake) |
| 2000 | Embrion Right (Russian: Эмбрион Right; Embryo Right) |
| 2000 | Embrion Wrong (Russian: Эмбрион Wrong; Embryo Wrong) |
Compilation albums
edit| Year | Album |
|---|---|
| 1999 | Beloe na Belom (Russian: Белое на белом; White on White) |
| 2001 | Linda (Russian: Линда) |
| 2005 | Pochti Bliznetsy (Russian: Почти близнецы; Almost Twins) |
| 2010 | Linda. Luchshie pesni (Russian: Линда. Лучшие песни; Linda. Best Songs) |
Singles
edit| Year | Song | Formats | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
References
edit- ^ Kushnir, Aleksandr (2007). "Chapter IV. Maxim Fadeev Archived 6 March 2009 at the Wayback Machine" (in Russian). Headliners. Saint Petersburg: Amfora. ISBN 978-5-367-00585-1
- ^ Слух первый. Линда уже давно умерла от передозировки наркотиков (in Russian). Archived from the original on 6 September 2008. Retrieved 1 July 2011.
- ^ "Певица Линда: «У меня есть семья — та, в которой я родилась. И меня все устраивает. Новую жизнь можно создать и в музыке»" [Singer Linda: "I have a family - the one I was born into. And I am happy with everything. A new life can be created even through music"]. woman.ru (in Russian). Chelyabinsk: Woman.ru. 5 May 2017. Retrieved 25 July 2024.
- ^ "Линда. Исповедь" [Linda. Confession]. premier.one (in Russian). Moscow: PREMIER. 21 October 2020. Retrieved 13 September 2024.
- ^ a b "Линда – 30 лет на сцене: биография певицы, лучшие песни, личная жизнь". www.kp.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 16 October 2024.
External links
edit- Linda at IMDb
- First non-official website (in Russian)
- Second non-official website (in Russian)
- Linda's translations