A year ago soloist IOWA groups Ekaterina Ivanchikova told our portal about the difficult path to fame and casually mentioned her lover, but did not reveal his name. A couple of months ago it turned out that Ekaterina Ivanchikova and the band’s guitarist Leonid Tereshchenko got married. This time, in a conversation with the site, the singer spoke not only about her creativity, but also about her new role as a wife.
Until recently, the IOWA group remained a mystery to us. The members of the group - Ekaterina Ivanchikova, Leonid Tereshchenko and Vasily Bulanov - could talk for a long time about their path to fame, creativity and relationships in the group and almost nothing about their personal life.
Of course, Katya never hid that her heart was occupied, but she refused to name her lover. Fans suspected that the lead singer was having an affair with one of the members of her own group. Not long ago, the guesses were confirmed - Katya said that she married Leonid, and yet the young people have been together for 10 years. Therefore, in an interview with Ekaterina, we talked not only about creativity, but also about her new role as a wife. But first things first.
I have a diary where I write down all my poems, songs, thoughts. I used to write on the first pieces of paper that came to hand, and, of course, it all got lost. And it’s a shame, because even if the song didn’t turn out completely, sooner or later the inspiration will return and it can be finished. Therefore, now that my thoughts are collected in one diary, I randomly open any page, find the words, and a song is born in my head.
website: Do you have a stage image, or is what we see the real you?
E.I.: It is very difficult to embody an image all the time - sooner or later your real essence will appear, and people will immediately start writing about it. I think that's how the yellow press came into being.
“I’m lucky - my creativity is inseparable from myself. I don’t separate the concepts of personal life and stage.”
website: Can you imagine yourself in any other profession?
E.I.: I think I could be an artist who creates performances. I would definitely “weave” music, people, light into my creations and would do it in front of the audience. Or maybe I would become a dancer... You see, I still imagine something related to the stage. I really need people, their immediate reaction, interaction with them. This is such a feeling of euphoria, adrenaline... Once you experience these emotions, you will no longer be able to refuse them.
E.I.: Scenes - never. Rather, I was afraid of people’s reaction - how they would accept the song, its style, whether they would understand the idea.
E.I.: Absolutely. You know, there are people who go through life with a smile and glow, come to the company, and everyone notices them. Just don’t confuse this with importunity and selfishness. I'm talking about people who set the pace, smile, joke, lighten the mood, give sincere compliments. I am somewhat similar to such people.
website: I generally got the impression that you are a kind, open, maybe even a little naive person. Do my feelings deceive me?
E.I.: Friends say that I can be 12 years old (smiles).
“It is believed that only children believe in miracles, and adults know that life disappoints, breaks down, and in general it is not sugar and not a fairy tale. But I’m sure that only what you believe in happens.”
For example, you need to learn to give, because this is the only way you can get something in return. Previously, I couldn’t understand this: “Well, how can I go on stage now and spend all my energy? I won’t have anything left.” But in 2012, at the “New Wave”, I decided to give it my all, it didn’t matter to me whether I would get a return or not. A performance is more than just an “artist sings - people listen” scheme. This is an exchange of energy, and at the New Wave I learned how to manage it. Then I realized that I wanted to give, because such creative energy always comes in return. Sometimes fans write letters telling us how they have changed under the influence of a song or our performance. Some give back through hugs when they come into our dressing room.
website: Not long ago you and your husband Leonid declassified your relationship. Has this fact affected your creativity?
E.I.: Yes, sure. Our whole life intersects with our creativity. We just released the song “Your Poems, My Guitar”, and in the video we showed it famous couples and wrote themselves into this story. Moreover, everything happened completely by accident, but as if on purpose. It’s not for nothing that they say, everything has its time.
E.I.: Initially, we were absolute opposites, it took us a long time to adjust, but we sincerely wanted to change for each other. We began to do one thing, and then feelings arose that seemed inappropriate to us in working together. And at some point we sat down at the table to talk about it, trying to figure out whether it would be possible to combine personal and work (and then we were serious about work). In the end, we decided that it would be better and more correct not to meet... And we kissed for the first time (smiles).
In a relationship, you don’t know what will happen tomorrow, so you need to enjoy every day. Lenya, by the way, is a “professional” in asking for forgiveness, he apologizes every day, and he doesn’t do it automatically, but really worries about any little things.
“My husband is the most well-mannered and gallant person on earth - he constantly gives me his hand, opens the car door, takes care of me. It feels like we just met and he's trying to impress me. I have never met such people in my life and, of course, I am happy that Lenya is my husband. I never tire of telling his mother words of gratitude and I am amazed how she managed to raise such a person.”
website: I’ll assume that you quarrel quite rarely.
E.I.: In all the 10 years that we have been together, we have only quarreled once. Because of our cat. When we first got a kitten, we still couldn’t domesticate it. We lived on the first floor, and the kitten often ran through the window into the yard, and always into the same sandbox, so we knew exactly where to look for him.
But one day Lenya and his band (then he was a member of a rock band) went on tour to Kyiv, and I went to Minsk to see a vocal teacher - I had four planned school days. And then the cat ran away again, but this time someone offended her - Lenya found her shabby. In general, we had a big quarrel over this - the cat was our child, whom I did not keep track of, moreover, I did not come home straight away, but stayed in Minsk. He, of course, was offended, because the cat, in his opinion, was more important. Then we broke up for two days, then, of course, we made up. Don't worry about the cat, everything is fine with her, she feels great.
E.I.: No. From now on, if any misunderstandings or grievances arise, we just talk about it right away so that there are no breakdowns.
“People usually wait, accumulate everything within themselves, and then make a scandal. I think this is the main mistake.”
website: You’ve been together for quite some time, haven’t you thought about children?
E.I.: The fact is that many members of our team have children, and if I give birth now, the group will cease its activities. I like what's happening now so far. Today I think in one direction, but with the birth of a child my thinking will change. I don’t know... Maybe it’s fear, because a child is a big responsibility, a different life. I'm not ready to step into the unknown yet. Or maybe, at the end of the conversation, I’ll think about it and understand: “She’s right.” (smiles). Let's see.
Ekaterina Ivanchikova is a very emotional and expressive singer, better known as the lead singer of the popular youth group IOWA. Since childhood, the girl dreamed of devoting her life to show business, touring with concerts and having thousands of fans.
It's safe to say that her childhood dream has become a reality. Since the creation of the group, she has been a true inspiration for listeners and bandmates.
Childhood of Ekaterina Ivanchikova
Katya was born on August 18, 1987 in the Belarusian town of Chausy. The girl grew up in an ordinary, but very friendly family, trying to be an obedient daughter. Her parents, in turn, supported her in all her endeavors and tried with all their might to provide their daughter with a decent life. 
Katya often “delighted” her parents with yet another selected street animal, which she brought home to feed and, in case of physical injury, to heal.
The girl was rarely alone; most often she was in the company of her best friends, of whom she always had many.
Study of Ekaterina Ivanchikova
WITH youth it was clear that Katya was growing up to be a very active, and most importantly, versatile girl. Despite her activity, she was a good student at school and often pleased her parents with good grades.WITH early age she developed a craving for music, so her parents enrolled their daughter in music school where she spent everything free time. There she studied all the basics of playing the piano, however, these were not all her hobbies. In addition, Katya was interested in singing, dancing and even drawing, so her day was planned literally minute by minute.
Ekaterina Ivanchikova on the show “One to One!” Smile IOWA Group
On these same school years the girl fell in love for the first time. New, previously unfamiliar feelings discovered another talent in her - writing poetry. It was then that she wanted to create her own group, whose songs in the future could inspire and delight listeners.
After graduating from school, Katya thought not about a hobby, but about her future, so she decided to get a profession that would probably be stable and generate income.
She moved to Minsk and submitted documents to the Belarusian pedagogical university them. Maxim Tank. Four years later Katya received higher education in two directions at once - “Journalism” and “Philology”.
The beginning of Ekaterina's IOWA career
In 2009, the girl again returned to the dream of creating her own music group, so she found equally ambitious and talented people with whom she created a new youth group, IOWA. 
In the future, its participants became not only colleagues, but also good friends. In the group, Katya serves as a vocalist and is responsible for writing lyrics for songs. Initially, she was also a bass guitarist, but soon began to devote all her strength only to high-quality singing.
Spectators who regularly attend concerts of the IOWA group note how energetic and professional Katya is during her performance. The girl not only puts all her energy into the performance, but also charges everyone present with it, from colleagues to devoted listeners. The songs that the girl writes are based solely on personal emotions and experiences, so it seems to every listener that the lyrics are written for each person.
For a whole year after its founding, the group performed concerts in the largest cities of the Republic of Belarus, however, in order to win an even larger audience, the entire team decided to move to the creative city of St. Petersburg.
Interview with Ekaterina Ivanchikova, lead singer of the group “IOWA”
Initially, they went there for a few days with concerts, but soon moved to a permanent place of residence. It was there that “IOWA” began to truly develop, literally from the very first performances, residents Russian Federation loved the visiting group.
History of the name of the group "Iowa"
Many people are interested in the question of what the name “IOWA” means and why the group members approved it. In fact, that’s what (Iowa) Katya was called by her comrades with whom she had previously performed. At that time, she was interested in heavy music, so her friends named her after one of the albums of the metal band Slipknot. 
Having told a friend from America about her nickname, the girl learned that in the states this abbreviation stands for “Idiots Out Wandering Around,” which literally means “Idiots wandering along the street.” At the time of the creation of the group, the girl believed that such a name would be original and could be remembered by future fans.
Personal life of Ekaterina Ivanchikova
Despite the busy musical career, the girl still finds time for her young man, who is the guitarist of her group Leonid Tereshchenko. 
The couple had a friendly relationship for a very long time, after which they were in a romantic relationship for several years, and already in 2015 it became known that Ekaterina and Leonid would finally get married.
Ekaterina Ivanchikova today
It is worth noting that the group not only performed at various concerts, but also took part in numerous competitions. So, in 2012, “IOWA” became a participant in two competitions at once - “Red Star” on the First and “ New wave" And even though they didn’t manage to win, they were still able to win over their audience and receive the “Love Radio Listeners’ Choice” prize.In the spring of the same year, the video for the beloved song “Mama” collected a million views on the Internet. At the end of the year, it became one of the 20 best songs of 2012.
Katya and her group often become invited guests on various TV shows and programs. For example, in 2013, IOWA performed the song “Looking for a Husband” on famous project Channel One “Let's Get Married” visiting hosts Roza Syabitova and Larisa Guzeeva.
In 2014, the team actively continues to record new hits and perform with them throughout the country. In addition, some compositions became soundtracks for popular domestic TV series. For example, the hits “The Same Thing” and “Smile” were heard in the series “Kitchen”, and “Simple Song” became the soundtrack to the beloved series “Fizruk”, in which main role performed by Dmitry Nagiyev.
IOWA - Smile
The group's songs have repeatedly taken first place in the iTunes top charts. At the end of 2014, they finally recorded their first album, “Export”.
In 2015, IOWA was repeatedly nominated for various prestigious awards, including “ Best Group"at the RU.TV Awards, "Breakthrough of the Year" and " Best Song"at the Muz-TV Awards and "Best Russian artist» MTV EMA awards.
In April 2015 musical group gave his first serious concert, which took place in Moscow, and a month later in Minsk.
The lead singer of the group “Iowa” (IOWA) creates her own songs and performs them herself, so each composition is filled with energy and leaves no one indifferent. The singer admits that she has been singing since childhood, and it is as natural to her as breathing. Today, Iowa's popularity is off the charts, and interest in the personal lives of the group members is also growing. It turns out that Ekaterina Ivanchikova’s husband is her bandmate, guitarist and co-author of her songs, Leonid Tereshchenko. They hid about their romance for a very long time - Catherine’s personal life was taboo for journalists, and only thanks to the artists’ friends it became known that they had a secret wedding.
In the photo - Ekaterina Ivanchenko with her husband
This was the logical conclusion of their long romance, which began with a simple collaboration. At first they were just business partners of a new creative project IOWA, whose soloist was Ekaterina. Mutual sympathy between her and Leonid arose immediately - Ivanchikova almost from the very beginning of their collaboration She said that she had a boyfriend, but she never said his name. Popularity came to them quite quickly, but they still diligently kept their personal lives a secret. And only at the end of 2015, without holding back her joy, Katya announced in one of her interviews that she was going to get married and was already choosing wedding dress. But even then she remained silent, without mentioning the name of her chosen one, leaving the intrigue of who would be the husband of Ekaterina Ivanchikova.
She said that her boyfriend - creative person, and this makes her happy, because they understand each other perfectly, and it will be easy for them to get along together. But the most important thing is what forms the basis happy family- This mutual love, which, of course, exists between Katya and Leonid.
In Tereshchenko, Ekaterina saw her ideal man - he has a wonderful sense of humor, worldly wisdom, and he is also strong and very gentle. Their wedding took place last fall, and they celebrated the celebration in a romantic setting in Karelia. The wedding, which took place in the ancient Lumivaara church, was also unforgettable. Katya and Leonid came to St. Petersburg from her native Mogilev, and they had to make a lot of effort to be noticed. The choice of the Northern capital was not accidental - Katya had been there before and fell in love with this city, considering it one of the most beautiful on the planet. At first they lived as apartment dwellers; Katya worked part-time in a toy store.
Success came after the release of IOWA's first album, “Export,” which became one of the top five best-selling albums on iTunes. The leader in the group has always been Ekaterina Ivanchikova’s husband, although in life she always prefers to be a leader rather than a follower, nevertheless, Katya lost the palm in the project to Leonid.
Being musical since childhood, Ekaterina was a constant participant in various competitions and shows, performed on the stage of the Mogilev House of Culture, although she herself was born and raised in the town of Chausy not far from Mogilev, to which she often traveled to communicate with people like her creative people. There she found a guy who helped her make arrangements, and he introduced Ekaterina to Leonid Tereshchenko. At first, their communication could not be called simple - Leonid could disappear for several days, not answer calls, but when he became interested in Katya’s work, he helped her create a band, inviting drummer and DJ Vasily Bulanov. Ekaterina Ivanchenko's husband turned out to be talented musician, who gave her songs a new sound, and Katya still considers meeting him a real miracle.
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Ekaterina Ivanchikova: biography
The popular singer was born on August 18, 1987. Her hometown- Chausy (Republic of Belarus). Katya's father and mother - ordinary people. He made every effort to provide a decent life for his daughter.
Childhood
Our heroine grew up as an obedient and good-natured girl. She picked up animals on the street, brought them home, fed them and treated them. Katya always had many girlfriends and friends.
At school, Ivanchikova received straight A's and B's. Teachers praised her for her thirst for knowledge and active participation in the life of the class. In parallel with ordinary girl I attended the music school. For several years she studied piano. Katyusha also attended a drawing group, vocal and dance studios.
In adolescence, Ivanchikova’s first love came. The sudden surge of feelings prompted her to write poems and songs. Then our heroine thought about creating her own group.
Student
Ekaterina Ivanchikova, whose biography we are considering, wanted to become famous singer. But by the time it's over high school the girl decided to go a different route. She went to Minsk, where she entered the BPU named after. M. Tanka. Within the walls of this university, Katya received two professions - “journalist” and “philologist”.
Music
In 2009, the Iowa group was created in Mogilev. Ekaterina Ivanchikova assembled a team consisting of young and ambitious guys. Our heroine was responsible for songwriting and vocals. She also played the bass guitar. Let's list the rest of the IOWA group members:
- Andrey Artemyev - keyboards;
- Lenya Tereshchenko - songwriter, guitar;
- Vasya Bulanov - drums, DJ;
- Vadim Kotletkin - bass guitar.
The team toured all over Belarus. Everywhere their performances were received with a bang. Ekaterina Ivanchikova is a singer who amazes (in in a good way words) not only with his vocals, but also with his ability to move on stage.
Career development
The Iowa group achieved success in their native Belarus. However, this was not enough for them. In 2011, the guys decided to go to Moscow with what they had musical material. The Russian capital did not receive the guests very friendly. Production centers refused to work with the unknown group. To earn money for food and lodging, the Belarusian band performed on Malaya Sadovaya Street. Katya sang songs own composition. The guys played on musical instruments. Next to them lay a hat into which passers-by put money - no matter how much they didn't mind.
One day the talented guys were advised to take part in music competition. Katya Ivanchikova and her colleagues decided to take advantage of this recommendation in March 2012. The IOWA group appeared in the TV show “Red Star”, organized by the First channel. The guys managed to stand out among other participants. But after a couple of weeks, the audience had already forgotten about them.
In April 2012, Katya invited her bandmates to shoot a video for the song “Mama”. The guys agreed. There were no problems finding sponsors and music video directors. The video was ready in May. Musicians from the Iowa group posted it on Youtube. For short term The clip received more than a million views.
Already in July, IOWA represented our country at the New Wave competition. Then it was still held in Jurmala. Like other participants in the event, Ekaterina performed the song live. His vocal and external abilities were highly appreciated by the audience and the professional jury.
In 2013, Katya and her group starred in the program “Let's Get Married.” On Channel One she performed the song “Looking for a Husband.” Two months later, the team was invited to the TV show “Big Dance”.
By the beginning of 2014, the creative treasury of the IOWA group included several dozen songs, hundreds of performances and 6 videos. The guys also recorded the soundtrack for the TV series “Kitchen”. The song “The Same Thing” was taken as a basis.
Success
Real popularity came to the team after the composition “Smile” was played on Russian radio stations. This was followed by a video of the same name. People began to hum the simple lyrics of the song. Offers of cooperation poured in Belarusian musicians, as if “from a cornucopia.”
And the Iowa group, led by them, continued to pamper fans with new compositions. “Simple Song”, “Minibus”, “Bride” - many social network users added these tracks to their playlist.
Ekaterina Ivanchikova: personal life
Tall, beautiful, confident, daring and stylish - these words can describe our heroine. She probably has a lot of male fans. Does Ekaterina Ivanchikova reciprocate their feelings? The singer’s personal life is shrouded in many secrets and rumors.
The print media report with enviable regularity about the wedding of the lead singer of “Iowa”. Some articles even include a photo with the caption “husband of Ekaterina Ivanchikova.” But these are just the machinations of ill-wishers and workers of the yellow press. Today Katya is not legally married. She has never been married before. And I didn’t have time to have children either. Perhaps this is all because Ivanchikova places increased demands on her potential chosen one. A man must be intelligent, decent, wealthy and morally stable. Nationality, height and age do not matter.
In conclusion
Now you know where Ekaterina Ivanchikova was born and how she became popular. We examined the girl's biography in detail. We wish her and other members of the IOWA group creative success and financial well-being!
About the wedding with the band's guitarist Leonid Tereshchenko
IOWA: “We’ve been together for 10 years now. The closest ones were present at the wedding. We decided to invite Lenin's entire extended family, mine and mutual friends. The wedding was hosted by the Comedy Trio. I'm very glad that everything went so amazingly. I didn’t know that this could be so, and I can’t find the words when all the words seem insignificant compared to the feeling you experienced.
The wedding took place on October 12 in Karelia. We decided to make such a fairy tale, far from home, so that no one could escape, because everyone has business, work, and if you were already able to get there, then you will have to stay for 3-4 days.”
About the wedding
IOWA: “We made the first day for ourselves, and the second for relatives. The first day we had a wedding in the old Lumivaara church. This is what it is important event in life. We roared, there were candles. It was an amazing day. We just stood outside, held hands and thought that it was going to snow, because it was very cold, 3 degrees. But there was such excitement, and suddenly the music started playing, they shouted to us: “Open up!” We opened our eyes. We enter the church, and music from the film “The Great Beauty” is playing there. We are walking along a road of burning candles. It's so beautiful, as if we were right in the center of some movie. Time stood still. It was not cold at all during the wedding. You couldn't feel your body, it's something amazing.
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And these words, oaths - I don’t know what could be stronger. Lenya and I said vows to each other. And we cry, everyone cries. Amazing! I’ve been to several weddings, very expensive ones, and the private plane didn’t fly there, everyone was freezing. And everything was so smooth for us. There were just feelings. Feelings that no amount of money can buy. The people who didn’t take money from us, who arranged this wedding for us. The Comedy Trio didn't charge me a penny either. They are very cool. I want to say that they are just big people. They are so cool, they came with their wives. We danced, had battles, and read rap.”
About the marriage proposal
IOWA: I smart woman. I think there is no offer, no and no. What to do? We are riding on a tram, we get off, and there is a huge billboard and there are two rings. I say: “Look how big the rings are, beautiful. I wonder what size I am.” And the billboard was under the store, I said: “Let’s go in, find out, see what kind of rings there are.” And he: “Yes, of course, let’s go in.” We went in and tried on the size. I say: “This is a cool ring.” And they left. Two hours. He went and bought a ring. For yourself too. I bought rings. My mother and I were standing in a shopping center, and I asked: “Where is he?” And "goes" huge bouquet with heart-shaped legs. He came, and from there was a hand with a ring. He fell to his knee.
About the new video “My poems, your guitar”
IOWA: “For two days in a row we arrived at 9 am and at 4 am we left. We had many images in the video: Jimi Hendrix and Amy Winehouse met right on the clouds, Pugacheva and Kuzmin, Courtney Love and Kurt Cobain, Mozart, Marie Antoinette, Igor Nikolaev. Igor Nikolaev was made up in a separate dressing room, and when we went out to film, we were filmed one by one in certain scenes, he rode a scooter, cut through the entire pavilion. And somehow I hear people laughing very loudly. It became very interesting. And I laughed too.”