Yekaterina Nikolayevna Chuprinina ( Russian : Екатерина Николаевна Чупринина ; born 20 September 1974), better known by her stage name Katya Lel ( Катя Лель ), is a Russian pop singer.
15-788: Chuprinina was born on September 20, 1974, in Nalchik , Kabardino-Balkar Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic (now the Kabardino-Balkaria Republic ). Katya spent her childhood there, where she graduated from music school. In 1994, she attended the Russian Academy of Music 's vocal department in Moscow. There, her teachers were Joseph Kobzon , who was acclaimed as the "official voice of the Soviet Union " and Lev Leshchenko , another renowned singer, who performed
30-600: A light breeze through the year. PFC Spartak Nalchik is an association football club based in Nalchik, playing in the Russian Premier League . The 2008 World Women's Chess Championship has also been held in Nalchik on August 28–September 18, 2008. Nalchik River The Nalchik ( Russian : Нальчик ) is a river in Kabardino-Balkaria , Russia . It is a left tributary of
45-422: Is home to the following facilities of higher education: Nalchik has a hot-summer humid continental climate ( Köppen climate classification : Dfa ) with hot summers and no dry season. The warm season lasts from late May to mid-September and the cold season from December to March. Most forms of precipitation are light rain and thunderstorms, as well as light snow and moderate snow. Wind speeds are typically calm to
60-423: Is incorporated as Nalchik Urban Okrug . The population of the city in 2021 included the following breakdown by ethnicity: 2002 census data is as follows: Nalchik is a balneological and mountain climatotherapy resort, with several sanatoriums . It also serves as an industrial center of the republic (non-ferrous metallurgy, light industry, construction materials manufacturing, machine building). Nalchik
75-647: Is the capital city of Kabardino-Balkaria , Russia, situated at an altitude of 550 meters (1,800 ft) in the foothills of the Caucasus Mountains ; about 100 kilometers (62 mi) northwest of Beslan (Beslan is in the Republic of North Ossetia–Alania ). It covers an area of 131 square kilometers (51 sq mi). Population: 247,054 ( 2021 Census ) ; 240,203 ( 2010 Census ) ; 274,974 ( 2002 Census ) ; 234,547 ( 1989 Soviet census ) . The territory of modern-day Nalchik
90-422: Is unpredictable and amazing with its surprises.” A common mistake in the lyrics of her most popular song is that people will say "my marmalade and mi" while a better translation would be "my marmeladini.” Nalchik Nalchik ( Russian : Нальчик IPA: [ˈnalʲtɕɪk] ; Kabardian : НалщӀэч , Nalṣ̂ăčʼ IPA: [naːɮɕʼakʲ] ; Karachay-Balkar : Нальчик IPA: [naltʃɯk] )
105-531: The Urvan , which is a branch of the Cherek . It is 54 kilometres (34 mi) long with a drainage basin of 440 square kilometres (170 sq mi). It flows through the city Nalchik , the capital of Kabardino-Balkaria. Its banks are eroded to the point of needing fortifications. This Kabardino-Balkaria location article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This article related to
120-428: The closing theme at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow. In 1998, she graduated from the academy with top honors. In 1998, following her graduation she started a solo career, releasing the successful album Champs Elysee and beginning a successful tour. In 2003, she changed the style of her performing music and began to work with producer Maxim Fadeev . During their partnership, the hit Moy Marmeladny (Мой Мармеладный)
135-435: The fighting. Eighty-nine militants, including their leader Ilias Gorchkhanov , were killed, and another fifty-nine arrested. Within the framework of administrative divisions , it is, together with four rural localities, incorporated as the city of republic significance of Nalchik —an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts . As a municipal division , the city of republic significance of Nalchik
150-661: Was a 6.0 magnitude earthquake in Nalchik. With the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991, Nalchik and the Kabardino- Balkaria region become a federal republic of Russia. On October 13, 2005, Nalchik was attacked by a large group of Yarmuk Jamaat militants led by Shamil Basayev and Anzor Astemirov . Buildings associated with the Russian security forces were targeted, killing at least 14 civilians and wounding 115. Thirty-five policemen died in
165-602: Was formerly known as Sloboda. The modern city dates from the early 19th century when the expanding Russian Empire built a fort there in 1818. In 1838, a Russian military settlement was founded in the city, and after the Russian Revolution of 1917 , in the year 1921, Nalchik was given the status of administrative center of Kabardin Autonomous Oblast . During the Russian Empire , the settlement
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#1732787177357180-514: Was heavily damaged during the conflict. General Dumitrache went to great length ordering his troops to protect local population during the time Nalchik was occupied by Romanian forces. Professor A. N. Dainaco, the Mayor of Nalchik at that time, thanked General Dumitrache for liberating the city. Although he was accused of war crimes , General Dumitrache was fully exonerated after the war by a joint Soviet and Romanian judicial commission. In 1990, there
195-661: Was named this way because of how it is shaped as surrounded by the mountains of the land, and the Nalchik River is named after the city it runs across. During World War II , on 2 November 1942, Nalchik was occupied by Romanian mountain troops ( Vânători de munte ) under the command of Brigadier General Ioan Dumitrache , its capture earning the Romanian General the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross . The city
210-653: Was released on February 28, 2003 and became a top chart song in a few of the Commonwealth of Independent States . Moy Marmeladny (Мой мармеладный) resurfaced on the social media platform TikTok in November 2023. Users imitated stereotypical Russian fashion while lip synching the song, wearing fur coats and fur hats, several different audios of it had over 100K posts and acquired billions of views. In response Chuprinina wrote on Instagram “I thank each of you, my beloved, who are happy for Max and me, who support us! Life
225-614: Was the administrative capital of the Nalchiksky Okrug of the Terek Oblast . The word "Nalchik" literally means "small horseshoe" in Kabardian (or Circassian, a Northwest Caucasian language) and Karachay-Balkar (a Turkic language). It is a diminutive of na'l , a common Middle Eastern word ( Arabic , Persian , Turkish ) for "horseshoe", possibly from the ancient Scythian , 'nalak" (horseshoe). The city of Nalchik
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