Ekaterina Ivanchikova is known as the soloist of the popular music group IOWA. In Russian and Belarusian show business, the singer stands out for her expressiveness and originality. The compositions, the poems for which the talented girl writes herself, are extraordinary and emotional. This allows the group to remain at the top of the charts for a long time.
Biography of the singer
Katya IOWA - many fans call it that talented singer. In fact, IOWA is the name of the group where the girl is the lead singer. The real name of the singer is Ivanchikova Ekaterina Leonidovna.
Katya came from Belarus. She was born on August 18, 1987 in the city of Chausy, Mogilev region in ordinary family. Her father worked as a builder, her mother was a teacher in kindergarten. The parents loved their daughter and encouraged her passion for creativity in every possible way. WITH early childhood Katya was engaged in drawing, singing and dancing.
At the age of 6, she first expressed her desire to become a singer. Then, in 1992, the girl took 1st place in the regional competition among children's institutions. Later her parents settled her in music school in piano class. However, playing an instrument and practicing solfeggio did not interest Katya much. Then her vocal abilities left much to be desired.
Catherine grew up active and kind girl. As a child, she often brought home and helped sick and homeless animals. The future singer studied well, for which some of her pranks were forgiven.
At the age of 15, the girl fell in love for the first time, which was the impetus for writing her first poems. At this time, she began to often visit neighboring Mogilev. This city is a kind of mecca for rock musicians in Belarus. There Katya made new acquaintances, which later came in handy in conquering the stage.
More and more often she thought about musical career, but to enter the Conservatory or Mogilev School of Culture it was required academic singing. The girl did not have enough data, and she entered the pedagogical university in Minsk, which she successfully graduated with a degree in philology and journalism.
IN student years the singer's career began. In 2005, Katya participated in several Belarusian television projects: “Star Stagecoach” (analogous to the Russian “Star Factory”), “Hit Moment” and “Stargazer”. In 2007, she performed as a soloist in Ilya Oleinikov’s musical “The Prophet”.
More and more often, Katya is thinking about creating her own group. After graduating from university, she moved to Mogilev and got a job in her specialty. Then she met Leonid Tereshchenko, the guitarist of the future group, and a little later with Vasily Bulanov, the drummer of the group.
Composition and history of the group name IOWA (IOWA)
In 2008, the guys decided to create a group. At that time, the team consisted of 3 people: Ekaterina Ivanchikova, Leonid Tereshchenko and Vasily Bulanov.
The guys had no money, they had to earn extra money. Katya worked as a waitress and sang in restaurants. Once she was even hospitalized due to tobacco smoke poisoning. The group did not immediately decide on a style. At first the guys were into hard rock. Katya sang in a growling manner and almost lost her voice because of it.
Fans are interested in the meaning of the group's name: who came up with what IOWA is and how this abbreviation is correctly translated. The fact is that friends called the young aspiring singer that way because of her passion for the work of the group Slipknot.
IOWA stands for “Idiots Always Walk Around,” which literally translates to “Idiots always walk in circles.” Despite such a strange decoding, Katya liked the nickname. Therefore, the newly formed team had no questions about what they should be called. The guys gave the group this name - the nickname of the lead singer.
Now there are 6 people playing in it. In addition to the 3 founders of the group, keyboard player Andrey Artemyev, drummer Ruslan Gadzhimuradov and bass guitarist Alexander Gavrilov joined the band. The producer of the group is Oleg Baranov.
Musical creativity
Since 2008, the guys have been singing in bars and cafes. Once they managed to perform as an opening act at a concert of the Animal Jazz group. In 2010, they received an offer to perform in St. Petersburg at an apartment show from Vitaly Glushchak. At that moment the guys had no money. They sold some of the instruments, took $100 with them and went to another country.
Difficulties began at the station. At the exchange office they were given 500 rubles instead of 2500. Despite this, the guys liked the city so much that they decided to move to St. Petersburg. The group members recall that they met sympathetic people who were always ready to help. For example, at a concert they met 2 girls who offered them accommodation and then helped them with stage costumes.
The group even performed on the streets, collecting money for numbers from passers-by. Later they got a job at a factory where they painted decorative candles. At this time, their “Simple Song” was already playing on the radio, and a video was shot. It is considered the group's first song. But it was not this composition that brought them popularity.
The group members used every known method to get noticed. They handed out CDs and applied for various festivals. This is how they were noticed by future producer Oleg Baranov. This happened when the team auditioned for a performance at “Scarlet Sails”.
Oleg did not like the group’s creativity at all and the way they behaved on stage. However, he noted the guys’ charisma and energy, which allowed him to see future stars in them. The musicians were delighted with their new acquaintance and agreed to cooperate. After this, the band's touring life began. Oleg changed the style of the team, helped determine the images and direction.
In 2012, the guys appeared on the TV show “Red Star” on Channel One. After this, they shoot a video for the song “Mom”. This composition becomes their first hit. The video quickly gained a million views on the Internet. The same year was released for the “Smile” video, the song from which Katya sings in a phone advertisement.
And in the middle of the year the group receives a special prize at the competition “ New wave"and the title "Discovery of the Year" at the Belarusian National Music Award.
At the beginning of 2013, the guys took part in the TV show “Let’s Get Married” with the song “Looking for a Husband” and in “Big Dance” with the song “Mom”. In 2014, the group’s first single, “The Same Thing,” was released, and the song itself was featured on the soundtrack to the sitcom “Kitchen.” A little later in the same series, the song “Smile” appears. And “A Simple Song” ends up in the series “Fizruk”.
More and more often, Katya and the group are invited to various ceremonies and festivals. The guys collaborate with famous brands. In 2014, the group released their debut album “Export”. The team continues to be active concert activities and shoot videos. A year later, IOWA received the first award at the Golden Gramophone 2015 award. At the beginning of 2016, the group released their mega-hit “Marshrutka”.
Katya also worked on the voice acting for several cartoons. speaks in her voice main character film "Wolves and Sheep: A Mad Transformation." The title soundtrack “Stay Yourself” is also authored by the singer.
Published in November 2016 new album"Import" group. Ekaterina Ivanchikova performed the song “Beats the Beat” on the 5th season of the show “The Voice” together with Mikhail Zhitov and Sardor Milano. “IOWA” performed at the “Big Love Show” and “Evening Urgant”, and their new album was awarded in the “Best Belarusian Pop Album” category at the Experty.by portal.
In 2017, the group went on the “Bad to Dance” tour and gave the opening concert in St. Petersburg. In the same year, the guys were lucky enough to record a joint composition with the soloist System groups of a Down by Serj Tankian.
It was the soundtrack "A Beautiful Day to Die" for the film "The Legend of Kolovrat". By the end of the year, the team received several more awards and starred in “ New Year's Eve on Channel One."
In 2018, the guys released a new single, “Silence on Me,” and recorded a duet with Elena Temnikova.
Personal life
First love
Katya fell in love at a young age. She was only 15 years old, her chosen one was older. Then, under the influence of her first feelings, the girl began to write poetry. The romance was short-lived. However, he left a mark on Katya's work. The girl’s desire to become a singer became even stronger.
Leonid Tereshchenko
At the beginning of her career, Catherine did not reveal the secrets of her personal life. According to the singer, she had no time to think about romance, because after moving to St. Petersburg and starting performances, their days were scheduled minute by minute.
However, already at that time she had developed romantic relationship with the band's guitarist Leonid Tereshchenko. From the first days they understood each other perfectly. For a long time, their relationship was friendly, and later grew into love. A romance began between the guys.
Katya always dreamed of having a reliable and sensitive man nearby. This is exactly what her chosen one turned out to be. According to the guys, collaboration does not interfere with their relationship at all, and even brings the couple closer together.
Candid photographs of the artist for men's publications did not affect the feelings of young people. Katya's photos appeared on the pages of Maxim and Playboy magazines. According to the couple, they understand that this is the price they pay for fame.
Despite the singer’s tall stature and model figure, Katya rarely spoils her fans with candid photos. She recently posted on Instagram a photo in a swimsuit in which she is relaxing with Leonid.
Wedding
The couple's romantic relationship lasted 10 years. Leonid proposed in 2012. According to Katya, this happened in shopping center when he and his mother were shopping. Lenya unexpectedly presented it to the bride huge bouquet roses and ring. The girl agreed.
The guys signed the same year at the Chaussky registry office. However dense tour schedule did not allow the couple to immediately arrange a celebration. Another 4 years passed before the newlyweds had a real wedding.
This happened in the fall of 2016. The guys secretly got married in Karelia in an abandoned church from 1935 in the village of Lumivaara. The date of the ceremony was not made public, so the guys only had close relatives and friends at the wedding. Journalists and fans learned about the event only a few days later, when Katya posted a photo on Instagram wedding dress. The guys admit that the celebration took place in a warm and romantic atmosphere. And the guys from Comedy invited as hosts didn’t even charge the newlyweds.
The whole country knows her voice from Moscow to the very outskirts. And this is not a joke. First there was “A Simple Song”, then “Mom”, “Smile”... And now the ubiquitous “Minibus” is tearing up the charts, and with them the speakers of both broken “sixes” and “Cayennes” polished to a shine. Meet the lead singer of the super popular group IOWA Ekaterina Ivanchikova.
As often happens, recognition of the IOWA group, led by soloist Ekaterina Ivanchikova, first came in the regions. For a long time, satiated Moscow did not notice the nuggets from the Belarusian Mogilev. But when the first album, called Export, entered the top five best-selling albums on iTunes, the capital could not resist their charm. But here’s what’s surprising: only loyal fans and visitors to their concerts know the face of the IOWA group. What’s even more surprising is that this fact only makes the band’s frontmen happy. the site met with Ekaterina Ivanchikova and found out how to catch up with a dream by hitchhiking, live for 2 weeks on 500 rubles and why home and work are one thing for her.
Together with my mother, our guitarist Leonid Tereshchenko and friends, I vacationed in Thailand. This is a place where you can't escape anything. You will definitely be caught up with sunrise and sunset, entertainment and new experiences. I remember the 80-meter waterfall on Koh Samui. First we went through its horizontal part, and then the vertical part began. That's where we had to climb. Usually no one climbs to the top, but our team placed their flag in the form of a photograph at the peak. This path strengthens team spirit. Responsibilities are distributed and relationships within the team change. It seems exciting game, but that's life.
E.I.: If we talk about the group IOWA, then our guitarist Lenya paved the way for us. But in life I prefer to find my own path. I don’t like it when someone leads me - then I lose control and fall asleep.
E.I.: I didn’t see myself in anything else. I started singing as soon as I spoke. It feels like someone made a choice for me and decided everything.
Since childhood, I have had a thirst for music. Despite all the doubts, my mother always supported and helped me prepare for concerts. As a child, I performed on the stage of the House of Culture in Mogilev. She constantly took part in shows and competitions because she quickly memorized texts and got into the desired image.
website: How was the IOWA group born?
E.I.: Everything happened by chance. At the age of 15 I started writing songs, but I didn’t do anything with them. And in the tenth grade, I began to run to Mogilev every weekend, getting there by hitchhiking. Then I lived in the neighboring small town of Chausy...
E.I.: I just always tried to get the drivers to talk, asking about their childhood. And our conversation created positive energy, I stopped being afraid.
Grown men are generally not very talkative. They communicate with their wives only on business, they are constantly working, and they have no one to chat with mentally. And here I am. Accordingly, if a person opened up to me, then he had no intention of offending me. And these trips up big city I was tempered. You can say that then I learned to communicate with people and learned the basics of psychology.
website: So what happened in Mogilev?
E.I.: There I met people, went to their concerts, and realized that I could perform better. Then I wanted to create my own team. Gradually I was drawn into the rock scene. I met a guy who made arrangements for me. He helped me find Lenya (Leonid Tereshchenko today is the guitarist and songwriter of the IOWA group, - website note).
website: How did you and Leonid find a common language?
E.I.: In general, everyone used to call him “Lenya the Dynamo”, because he could not answer calls if he became uninterested, and would disappear for several days. It was simply impossible to do business with him. Now he is the complete opposite of his past image.
Lena liked my material then, and already at the second rehearsal he politely kicked out all the other musicians and invited Vasya (Vasily Bulanov - drummer and DJ in the IOWA group - website note). And thanks to Lena, the group played what was in my head. I still thought that this was impossible. And now I understand that our meeting is a miracle.
E.I.: For some reason, the guys from the rock crowd started calling me that, even before our team appeared. The band Slipknot has an album with this name, and from there I got this nickname. Everyone around suddenly began to say: “You are IOWA!”
website: Why, after moving to Russia, did you stop in St. Petersburg?
E.I.: I had been there more than once before moving and fell in love with this city. I've never seen anything like it. Pictures of Venice, Rome and Paris do not count.
St. Petersburg never seemed to me somehow slushy and gray. We arrived in the summer; at that moment there were no cloudy days at all. It just happened that we were invited there by a novice concert organizer to perform at an apartment building. I don’t know how he took the risk, because he could have called local group. This was in 2011. We took with us 100 dollars for three (laughs).
At the station, when we tried to exchange currency for rubles, we were deceived. Instead of two and a half thousand at the current exchange rate, we received only 500 rubles. I think this is how the city tested us.
website: How did you manage to survive at first?
E.I.: Local girls came to our concert. We got to talking with them, and they invited us to their three-room apartment. We lived there for two weeks. After that, with money from apartment owners, we rented a couple of rooms from a friend of mine in a five-room apartment on Petrogradka.
E.I.: I worked in a toy store. I made candles and toys from cotton wool with my own hands. True, I didn’t make money from them, but gave them to customers who came to us but couldn’t afford to buy anything. But then they brought with them entire delegations of friends. And they were already taking something.
website: In St. Petersburg you met your producer Oleg Baranov, and he helped you become popular. Are you recognized on the streets today?
E.I.: Few people yet identify me with the image from songs or videos. And this is so good, because I can calmly walk the streets and take the subway.
A year ago I was flying on a plane, a girl was sitting there and listening to the song “Smile.” She looked at me and didn’t know that it was me singing it. And this is a very interesting feeling. The main thing is that at the concert the fans recognize us, and then they don’t bother us. I like this period, I hope it lasts as long as possible, because you need to relax and be yourself.
website: How are your relationships in the team now?
E.I.: Vasya and Lenya are my dearest people, and I love them very much. Without this feeling nothing is created in my life. I feel good with my team. I’m ready to work and relax with the guys.
E.I.: All conversations about my personal life are now taboo for me. I know that someday I will talk about her, but not soon. In general, I believe that love can be built in a team, because it does not interfere with work.
Now I'm happy. Although for me, as a girl, it is important to have my own separate corner where my things are and the cat lives. In St. Petersburg I found such a place.
website: What qualities should your man have?
E.I.: First of all, he must have a sense of humor and wisdom - that is it, and not just intelligence. You can know everything in the world, but still not be able to use the knowledge. I also always liked it when a man could be a kind of lion. His subordinates should respect and fear him, but with me he can be a kitten. Being strong and strong-willed, he should not be afraid to be open, soft and gentle. Such men do exist, but most of our defenders were previously brought up with a belt. The boys were told not to cry, but to always be strong.
website: How do you manage to maintain a peaceful relationship with your lover?
E.I.: You need to talk a lot with your partner about what you like and don’t like, how you feel and what words hurt you. It is important not to accumulate all this in yourself.
If you endure for a long time, emotional breakdowns will constantly occur. Many people say that life without quarrels is not interesting. I think this is nonsense. I prefer to live and build healthy relationships, without scandals. And I like to spend most of the day with my loved one. You just need to try not to fill all the space.
website: How do you separate home and work?
E.I.: Creativity is not work. I don’t understand why it is necessary to separate life into work and home. Everything is much easier and simpler, you just don’t have to think about categories. If you both breathe music, then this will definitely not be a problem for you. And you need to be able to laugh at difficulties in time, then a wise person will understand what really lies behind it.
E.I.: I've been wanting children for a long time. I even know who I will have. It feels like they are already standing in line. I will give birth first to a boy, a real lion. I don't know where I got this feeling from. This is probably my inner intuition. Only the time has not yet come. It’s always been the case in my life that if you want something, then it takes you to it.
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 a music school, where she spent all her time 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
During 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. 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 musical 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 group 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 her 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 composition of the IOWA group at the moment:
Ekaterina Ivanchikova - vocals
Leonid Tereshchenko - guitar
Vasily Bulanov - drums
Andrey Artemyev - keyboards
Vadik Kotletkin - bass guitar
IOWA- This is a bright, original band that combines unique female vocals and melody, sincere feelings and charisma, beauty and femininity. The guys appeared unexpectedly out of nowhere, and also unexpectedly they were recognized by all the leading media structures of the country. Unexpected, but deserved. It is impossible to escape fame if you really deserve it. Their debut video on the Internet was watched by several tens of thousands of people in a couple of days.
Their works were immediately put into rotation on MTV and many other channels and radio stations, reports http://www.gl5.ru They are invited to all major city festivals. In just a few months they have already visited many cities in Russia. People loved them.
About the Group 
I.O.W.A. (Idiots Out Wandering Around) is an American idiom.
Translated: “You can’t hide the truth.”
Examine every cell of the human body and you will not find the gene responsible for the perception of music... Having gathered together, the group members formed a unique gene I.O.W.A., becoming one, alny whole.
The group was born in 2009 in Belarus. And already in 2010, after a series of successful acoustic concerts in St. Petersburg, the vocalist of the group, together with the guitarist, made an informed decision to move to Russia. To St. Petersburg.
For whom and what is our music about?
We do not fall into the search for what is visible to the touch, we do not try to add mysticism to our songs. We quickly write small, but nevertheless significant stories about positive melancholy, beautiful solitude, in which a person is able to create; about LOVE, without which he is not able to create. Our music is for everyone who cares about it.
I.O.W.A. - this is more, wider and more diverse than music limited by one genre. This is also evidenced by the fact that our instrumental music is heard in the one-act play “... means I’m alive,” which was presented at the international festival IFMC in Belarus.
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Katya "I.O.W.A." Ivanchikova (vocals, lyrics, set design)
Even in the 8th month of pregnancy, my mother danced in a group, the Russian dance “Round Dance”.
So, I can say that I started performing on stage in the 8th month of my mother’s pregnancy...
1992 - First time on stage. Took 1st place in the regional competition among kindergartens;
1994 - Started keeping a diary. First 1st entry: “I know that I will become a singer!” I started writing my first poems;
2002 - Studied academic singing at a music school;
2003 - Graduated from music school with a class in choreography and drawing! Started writing my own songs;
2005 - Became a finalist in the Belarusian television projects “Stargazer”, “Star Stagecoach”, “Hit-Moment”;
2007 - Became a soloist in the Russian musical “THE PROPHET” / St. Petersburg;
2008 - Performed as an opening act for the group “Animal Jazz”, became a participant in a one-act performance based on the music of the group I.O.W.A. “...that means I live,” which won the international competition “IFMS”;
2009 - Starred in the short film “Meeting”
Leonid "LENNY" Tereshchenko (rhythm and solo guitar, music, arrangement)
Since childhood, I have shown creative abilities and a passion for the stage. As a child, according to his parents, he took a broom in his hands and sang M. Boyarsky’s songs throughout the apartment. Graduated high school with an aesthetic bias. In high school I drew guitars and names on my desk famous rock bands. For which I was an active participant in general cleaning of the classroom... and all creative evenings...
1999 - One day, having seen a guitarist play live at one of the concerts, he fell ill with music. Being extremely interested in the guitar, I decided to take private lessons. Entered Mogilev music school them. Rimsky-Korsakov. During his studies he became a laureate of prestigious international competitions and festivals. He was actively involved in concert activities. In parallel with classical music was actively interested in the art of arrangement.
2004 - After graduating from college, he was invited to perform in the USA. All efforts and aspirations were directed to this area, however, leaving for several years was impossible, since a visa was refused more than once.
2005 - Received an invitation to work at the Spamash production center in Minsk. He worked as an arranger and session man with “Belarusian pop stars”. I give private guitar lessons. I work in the group I.O.W.A.
Vasily “VASE. M" Bulanov (drums) 
The first thing that seriously shocked me in my life was King Michael ( Michael Jackson). I tried to copy him, found shirts, hung all sorts of danglers on them. In front of the mirror I tried to repeat his movements. Made wigs from laces...
Somehow I found out that one institution was recruiting musical ensemble. This was the Palace of Pioneers. There I picked up drumsticks for the first time and realized that I would like to do this in the future. Reporting concerts in the districts of the city and other performances drew me more and more into creative activity. The first group was moving in the “punk” direction, and that’s when I first felt the drive and power of rock music. This attracted me, and I decided on the style that I would like to perform. Tried myself in different groups and projects. From everything I extracted what I needed for further growth. Over time, playing drums became more than a hobby. Video school classes have yielded results. I give private lessons in playing percussion instruments.
Since 2009 I have been working in the group I.O.W.A.
Official page of the IOWA group on VKontakte: http://vkontakte.ru/club20548570
Compound:
Ekaterina Ivanchikova - vocals
Leonid Tereshchenko - guitar
Vasily Bulanov - drums
Andrey Artemyev - keyboards
Vadik Kotletkin - bass guitar
IOWA Group – This is a bright, original group that combines unique female vocals and melody, sincere feelings and charisma, beauty and femininity. The guys appeared unexpectedly out of nowhere, and also unexpectedly they were recognized by all the leading media structures of the country. Unexpected, but deserved. It is impossible to escape fame if you really deserve it. Their debut video on the Internet was watched by several tens of thousands of people in a couple of days.
Their works were immediately put into rotation on MTV and many other channels and radio stations, reports./../.. They are invited to all major city festivals. In just a few months they have already visited many cities in Russia. People loved them.
About the Group
I.O.W.A. (Idiots Out Wandering Around) is an American idiom.
Translated: “You can’t hide the truth.”
Examine every cell of the human body and you will not find the gene responsible for the perception of music... Having gathered together, the group members formed a unique gene I.O.W.A., becoming one, alny whole.
The group was born in 2009 in Belarus. And already in 2010, after a series of successful acoustic concerts in St. Petersburg, the vocalist of the group, together with the guitarist, made an informed decision to move to Russia. To St. Petersburg.
For whom and what is our music about?
We do not fall into the search for what is visible to the touch, we do not try to add mysticism to our songs. We quickly write small, but nevertheless significant stories about positive melancholy, beautiful solitude, in which a person is able to create; about LOVE, without which he is not able to create. Our music is for everyone who cares about it.
I.O.W.A. – this is more, wider and more diverse than music limited by one genre. This is also evidenced by the fact that our instrumental music is heard in the one-act play “... means I’m alive,” which was presented at the international festival IFMC in Belarus.
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Katya "I.O.W.A." Ivanchikova (vocals, lyrics, set design)
Even in the 8th month of pregnancy, my mother danced in a group, the Russian dance “Round Dance”.
So, I can say that I started performing on stage in the 8th month of my mother’s pregnancy...
1992 – First time on stage. Took 1st place in the regional competition among kindergartens;
1994 – Started keeping a diary. First entry: “I know that I will become a singer!” I started writing my first poems; 
2002 – Studied academic singing at a music school;
2003 – Graduated from music school with a degree in choreography and drawing! Started writing my own songs;
2005 – Became a finalist in the Belarusian television projects “Stargazer”, “Star Stagecoach”, “Hit-Moment”;
2007 – Became a soloist in the Russian musical “THE PROPHET” / St. Petersburg;
2008 – Performed as an opening act for the group “Animal Jazz”, became a participant in a one-act performance based on the music of the group I.O.W.A. “...that means I live,” which won the international competition “IFMS”;
2009 – Starred in the short film “Meeting”
Leonid "LENNY" Tereshchenko (rhythm and solo guitar, music, arrangement)
Since childhood, I have shown creative abilities and a passion for the stage. As a child, according to his parents, he took a broom in his hands and sang M. Boyarsky’s songs throughout the apartment. He graduated from high school with an aesthetic bias. In high school, I drew guitars and the names of famous rock bands on my desk. For which I was an active participant in general cleaning of the classroom... and all creative evenings...
1999 – One day, having seen a guitarist play live at one of the concerts, he fell ill with music. Being extremely interested in the guitar, I decided to take private lessons. He entered the Mogilev Music College named after. Rimsky-Korsakov. During his studies, he became a laureate of prestigious international competitions and festivals. He was actively involved in concert activities. In parallel with classical music, he was actively interested in the art of arrangement.
2004 – After graduating from college, he was invited to perform in concerts in the USA. All efforts and aspirations were directed to this area, however, leaving for several years was impossible, since a visa was refused more than once.
2005 – Received an invitation to work at the Spamash production center in Minsk. He worked as an arranger and session man with “Belarusian pop stars”. I give private guitar lessons. I work in the group I.O.W.A.
Vasily “VASE. M" Bulanov (drums)
The first thing that seriously shocked me in my life was King Michael (Michael Jackson). I tried to copy him, found shirts, hung all sorts of danglers on them. In front of the mirror I tried to repeat his movements. Made wigs from laces...
Once I learned that one institution was recruiting for a musical ensemble. This was the Palace of Pioneers. There I picked up drumsticks for the first time and realized that I would like to do this in the future. Reporting concerts in the city districts and other performances drew me more and more into creative activity. The first group was moving in the “punk” direction, and that’s when I first felt the drive and power of rock music. This attracted me, and I decided on the style that I would like to perform. I tried myself in different groups and projects. From everything I extracted what I needed for further growth. Over time, playing drums became more than a hobby. Video school classes have yielded results. I give private lessons in playing percussion instruments.
Since 2009 I have been working in the group I.O.W.A.
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