The group Artik & Asti, which includes Artem Umrikhin and Anna Dzyuba, loudly announced itself in 2011 with the release of the song “My Last Hope”. Over the past six years, the guys have become one of the most popular artists in Russia, and their songs are among the most played. Artem is not only a soloist, but also the founder of the group, he decides what and how to sing. But Anna became his “other half” on stage absolutely by accident - by pure luck. the site talked to the modern “Cinderella” and found out how she coped with the onslaught of fame, who is her authority and what will happen to the group when she goes on maternity leave.
Perhaps the name Anna Dziuba is unlikely to mean anything to many. Another thing is Asti! Name popular group Artik & Asti has been on everyone's lips for a long time. It is not surprising that Anna, who is the lead singer of the duet, has long called herself Asti.
In addition to working in a super successful team, the singer opened the “Beauty Bureau from Anna Asti”, where our meeting took place. Without an ounce of makeup on her face, with a mop of loose hair and in a voluminous hoodie, she looked like a teenager, but during the conversation she revealed herself as a strong-willed, confident, attractive girl in an adult way. By the way, during our interview, satisfied visitors to the Beauty Bureau more than once approached the singer with words of gratitude not only for the quality services of the salon, but also for the sincerity and openness of Anya herself, which was only confirmed by our conversation.
Our heroine came to the meeting not alone, but with a Sphynx kitten. “I'm a cat person. I took this cat as a gift for a friend, I have the same one at home. But I’ve already become so attached that I don’t think the kitten will reach my friends,” Anya shared with us, laughing.
Ani-Asti's journey into the world of show business began with the most ordinary phone call. In 2010, Artem Umrikhin (at that time he had been involved in music for many years) decided to create a group, and for this he needed a vocalist. The singer accidentally came across a recording of Anna Dzyuba’s song on the Internet, after which he found her phone number and offered cooperation. This is how the group Artik & Asti appeared...
website: Anya, today you are a popular singer, but your career as an artist began quite by accident. At what point did you realize the extent of your popularity?
Asti: I think I still haven’t realized it. I can’t even believe that I was so lucky. Maybe that's why I don't have star power. I remain a simple girl.
The way fans know me is 100% me. When I'm on stage, I open up completely because everything comes from the heart. 40 minutes pass - I got my buzz, exchanged energy and left.
website: You and Artem have been working in tandem for many years. Are you quarreling?
Asti: No, he and I are absolutely on the same wavelength. We have never had such quarrels that we would become hysterical, slam doors, leave... Sometimes there are screams, but this is all because I am a girl working in an exclusively male team.
“In our team, I created a family atmosphere so that we would always be together, support each other, and be friends. Therefore, if we quarrel, we quickly make up.”
In all seven years of our cooperation, I only gave up twice. There was a moment when, due to the hellish schedule, my nerves gave way. I started to be capricious and said some nonsense. The next day Artik talked to me as if nothing had happened. He understood that I just needed to talk it out. He is generally a balanced person; it seems to me that it is simply impossible to piss him off. That's why last word always behind him. At the same time, what’s nice is that Artik doesn’t act like a boss.
It seems to me that he is the only person I listen to in my life. I don't listen to anyone anymore, not even my parents. We have been together for many years - Artik helped me adapt to a new life, because in Moscow I was completely alone, we went through many difficulties together. Over the years, Artik has become a dear and close person to me, a brother who taught me everything.
website: How did the dream of becoming an artist appear?
Asti: It seems to me that almost every girl dreams of this. I grew up in musical family and from childhood I was an artistic, active child. My older sister and I almost every day made up some kind of games, organized concerts, and fashion shows.
Asti: I don’t know... It’s just when you lived alone for a long time big city, was able to get up, did something worthwhile, you no longer depend on anyone.
I have always been an obedient child, but character is character. I am firm, strong, stubborn, especially now. Character is still formed over the years and depends on what kind of people you communicate with, what problems arise and how you solve them.
“When Artik called me, I was honestly shocked. By that time, my hands had already given up, I didn’t want anything and mentally resigned myself to the fact that I would cook borscht and do housework. I was sure that one gets into show business with the help of money or connections, which I did not have. Or through bed, which didn’t suit me.”
Artik’s call was real luck, I never thought of missing this chance, so I had to change my life. And when I left, who helped me? Nobody, all by myself! For the first six months, I practically didn’t leave the house, except to go to the store. I had no friends or acquaintances here.
And, of course, when you grow up in such conditions (and in seven years I have grown a lot), then who will you listen to? That's right: only yourself. When people today try to tell me how to live, what to do, I say: “Where have you been for 27 years of my life? You weren't there, but I managed somehow. I can handle it now.” I only listen to successful people. Listening to losers is a bad idea.
website: I can assume that criticism on Instagram doesn’t bother you much either.
Asti: The first time I cried so much! How offended I was... At 21, I was a plump girl - I had just left my parents. And they photographed me all the time so that I turned out to have a square face, as if I had four chins. I was worried that I was fat, although at that time I weighed five kilograms less than now. And so I began to lose weight, then gain weight. The media wrote that I was “fat.” And I just have this facial structure, I can’t do anything about it, but you can’t prove it to people. And when you are not confident in yourself, such criticism completely unsettles you.
“Literally a couple of years ago I told myself: “You are who you are, and you can’t do anything about it. But you can work on yourself, or you can whine. That's all." Moreover, you first need to work on yourself from within. I changed externally only when I began to feel better internally. Many noted that I had become more feminine, charming, and mature.”
When you are confident in yourself, it is impossible to unsettle you, push you off your intended path, interfere with or offend. Artists must understand that on the one hand they will tell you that you are great, and on the other hand, that you are mediocrity. Everyone only likes a hundred dollar bill!
website: Aren’t you afraid that such confidence can develop into self-confidence?
Asti: I hope everyone sees that I am simple, open man. At a certain point I had to make a choice what kind of person I should be, because it wasn’t easy. At first, I didn’t know what to do at all - I was taught how to behave on stage, how to dress. Anya Sedokova helped create my first looks and took me to her stylists. I was generally “green” - a girl from a small town. Then, gradually, they began to give me freedom, and today I myself choose how to dress, how to move on stage, and communicate with fans. And if I don’t want something, I won’t do it - fortunately, I’m not 16 years old anymore.
“I had to become self-confident somewhere, because that was the only way I could remain myself. Previously, I was afraid to move, the microphone was shaking in my hands, I thought that the audience was staring at me and looking for flaws. And today I have an inner core, thanks to which I stand firmly on my feet and don’t feel like a rag.”
The main thing is that, no matter what, I remain a man of heart. But with brains. I like to think and poke around inside myself.
website: Can you name three of your qualities that you are especially proud of?
Asti: I think, first of all, it is kindness, openness and determination. At the same time, I’m probably even too open - I immediately trust everyone, love everyone. But crowds scare me - I don’t like it when my personal space is invaded.
website: At 27 years old, you are already the owner of your own beauty salon...
Asti: Just the owner of a beauty salon. For me this is absolutely not the limit, it even seems to me that at my age I could have accomplished much more, so sometimes I reproach myself for missing so many years without thinking about development. Today I have a lot of plans and aspirations. I never stop dreaming and believing. I think I will succeed.
website: Tell us about your dreams.
Asti: Naturally, I want to get my brainchild, a beauty salon, off the ground. I have invested a lot of effort and money here, but there are still many shortcomings that need to be addressed in the near future. Plus a career - songs, videos, filming, new album. In addition, on October 28 we will have big concert in Moscow.
“And, of course, I dream of a family, children. I would like to do it as soon as possible, but for now it’s impossible.”
website: Why?
Asti: For now, my career takes up all my time and energy. And I don’t want to get pregnant and then have my child grow up without a mother. I’m not ready to give up my career right now to plunge into motherhood. I want a family, but at the moment I’m experiencing an incredible rise in my career and I can’t just take it, leave everything and say: “I’m joining the family.” An artist cannot afford this - you have to release a new track every one and a half to two months. And if you missed at least six months - that’s it, you’re gone, you’ve been caught up and surpassed. Today in show business huge amount artists, groups, new releases come out almost every day, many of which become hits, so you can’t yawn.
“Artik and I have been on stage for seven years now, and only in lately our group began to gain momentum. I would be a complete fool if I now let years of effort, labor and nerves go down the drain. There will be no group without me."
They used to tell me: “You are 27 years old, soon 30 - you urgently need to get married and have children.” And I was terribly tense about this, telling myself: “We have to hurry.” And then it dawned on me that there is no point in marrying just anyone and then getting divorced, and your child growing up without a father. Or endure endless scandals. Today I know for sure: if something is not in your life, it means the time has not come yet.
website: You are now in a relationship, but you prefer not to talk about it. Why?
Asti: Yes, I'm in a relationship and absolutely happy. I don’t shout about it because I finally realized that happiness loves silence, that you need to listen to someone less and trust your heart more. Don't rush time - yours will come to you.
“I’m so happy that I don’t want to share it with anyone. This is so personal, intimate... People always try to get in, give advice, express their opinion, but I don’t need it.”
I used to, like many Instagram girls, post on social networks both photos with bouquets and posts about how happy I am. But today I know that when you really feel good, you want to keep it in your cozy little world, and not run around and talk about it left and right. At some point, emotions overwhelmed me, and I really wanted to talk about my happiness, but then I was let go (smiles).
website: Probably because of your work you see each other very rarely.
Asti: Of course, this bothers us, I miss you very much, I always want to be held in my arms, to be hugged, to be pitied, I feel drawn to go home. But we are never bored. Relationships do not like routine, everyday life - very often this is why many couples break up. You start getting angry at each other over little things, pissing each other off with little things, and everything falls apart.
We miss each other so much that we enjoy every minute together. It is very difficult when you are together all the time, you have common interests, you talk about the same thing - you simply have nothing to surprise each other with. But if you live in different worlds, you have different careers, you are interested in different things, spend a lot of time apart from each other, then you will always be interested in being around your soulmate. Of course, I’m sad without him, but what a joy it is to return home after two days and, having missed him, hug, kiss, and share news.
website: Returning to dreams of a family: are you planning to go on maternity leave after the birth of your child or will you rather return to work?
Asti: I will be an active mother. My sister has two children, I was even present at the birth, her babies grew up before my eyes, and I know everything about raising children. I also know about postpartum depression. So for it not to exist, you need to be distracted by something.
“Sometimes there comes a time for everyone when you want to lie for days without getting out of bed, stare at one point and suffer. The surest way to avoid this is to do something, and then you simply won’t have time for depression.”
website: Formulate your motto for life.
Asti: The phrase is spinning in my head: “It’s better to burn out than to fade away.” I think it describes me exactly. I'm emotional, I need everything at once. I can't be stopped. I want to breathe deeply, I want to do as much as possible, this life is not enough for me. I’m 27 years old, but it always seems to me that I didn’t have time to do so much, didn’t see, missed, didn’t recognize. I would be infinitely happy if there were more than 24 hours in a day, but that’s what life is for, that’s what time is for, so that we learn to appreciate every moment.
Anna Dzyuba (stage name Asti) - Ukrainian talented singer, consisting of the duet Artik & Asti.
Singer Asti: biography of a popular performer
Anna was born on June 24, 1990 in the city of Cherkassy, Ukraine. The future celebrity spent his childhood there. The singer’s family still lives there to this day. Before plunging into the world of show business, the girl tried herself in several areas. She worked as a lawyer and was a makeup artist.
In interviews, she said more than once that in her life she never thought that stage and songs were her calling. But despite this, as a child Anna loved to sing and tried in every possible way to perform at various events. She was not afraid of the stage and felt quite confident on it. But this didn’t happen to seriously think about a singer’s career.
Path to success
The musical career of the singer Asti began with her acquaintance with Artik; now he is the producer and author of their joint duet called Artik & Asti.
He searched for Anya for a long time, since he accidentally heard her voice on the Internet. One evening Artik called her and suggested that she try to record one song and see what happens. After a couple of recordings, they suddenly realized that they were “in tune”, and then it all began. Anna arrived in Moscow for the first time in 2013, at that time she was incredibly scared, because the city was large and unfamiliar and the people were so strangers. But the girl felt that changes were coming and, upon arriving in Moscow, she realized that the city had accepted her.
The singer gained popularity with the release of the composition and video for it in 2011, “My Last Hope,” which was shown on all channels and played on all radio broadcasts. The video for this song has collected about a million views on YouTube. Listeners instantly fell in love with the performer for her unusual deep and sensual voice.
Their duo released three albums, these are:
- in 2013 “#ParadiseOneForTwo”;
- in 2015 “Here and Now”;
- in 2017 "number 1".
The singer's personal life
Singer Asti tries not to talk about her personal life, so we know little. But judging by photos from social networks, she is dating a young man and is very happy. In addition, Anya communicates well with her boyfriend’s mother, as evidenced by their photos together. Singer Asti values in men, first of all, a sense of humor, courage and understanding of how to behave with a beloved.
Business
Every day Asti receives questions from fans about his style and appearance- hair styling, makeup, manicure and clothing. Therefore, the girl decided to open her own beauty salon to not only tell, but also show how to create a chic image.
On September 9, at the SATRAPEZO restaurant there was a party in honor of the opening of the singer Asti’s new salon, which was attended by celebrity guests such as Ella, Danya, Basil and Loya and others.
On September 22, the star editor of the Woman's Day website on Instagram will be the singer Asti, the fair half duet Artik& Asti.
Subscribe to the account and follow the site feed with your eyes popular singer. We promise exclusive footage from the big tour of the group Artik & Asti, which begins with a concert in Chelyabinsk and will take place in major cities our country this fall.
The day before, the editors of Woman's Day decided to talk to Anna. We combined Proust's legendary questionnaire and questions from psychologist Arthur Aron, answering openly which young people fell in love, opening up to each other as much as possible. We want our stars to simply trust us and honestly share their opinions Today the vocalist of the group Artik & Asti Anna came under fire.
What virtues do you value most?
Love for family, for friends, for loved ones. Responsibility for your actions and respect.
Qualities that you value most in a man?
A sense of humor, responsibility and, most importantly, the presence of understanding that you are a man and you need to behave correctly towards a woman. Now many men forget about this; I would like to see more responsibility. And also good manners: open the door for a girl, speak correctly, present it nicely in company. All these manners have disappeared somewhere. A man now doesn’t even know how to hug beautifully, everything has become vulgar, it has become like in distorting mirrors - a distorted view of relationships. I would like a man not to allow himself too much and to understand that in front of him is, after all, a normal girl, and not one of easy virtue.
Qualities that you value most in a woman?
Women's wisdom, sense of humor, sincerity in feelings and the ability to control oneself in the most difficult situations.
In your opinion, what is the greatest achievement of your life?
I think they are still ahead.
What is your most characteristic feature?
Smart, decisive, soft, charming.
What is your main weakness?
Amorousness.
If not yourself, then who would you like to be?
My mother, my family, my friends, I have many such people, and I value them very much.
Where would you like to live?
Where is my home, my work, where I feel cozy and comfortable, where I am happy.
What is your main feature?
Hard work.
What is your idea of happiness?
I will be the happiest when I have children, because I desperately want children, but for now I am happy enough. I do what I love, what my soul requires. My loved ones are healthy, I have two little nephews. Great team, I meet some positive people all the time, interesting people. Isn't this happiness?
What do you consider the biggest misfortune?
When people get sick and nothing can be changed.
What vices do you feel most indulgent towards?
Gluttony.
What do you hate, what do you hate?
To meanness and evil.
Given everyone in the world, who would you invite over for dinner?
Mom and my family.
Who are your favorite writers?
Mark Levy.
What is your favorite dish or drink?
There are many of them.
What is your current state of mind?
I'm happy.
What do you value most in your friends?
They are all different, but I love them all very much, these are my people, without whom it would be difficult for me to live.
What does friendship mean to you?
This is my support, support, hysteria and calm, my strength. My everything!
What ability would you like to have (if you were Superman)?
Go without sleep and feel good. I really want to get some sleep!
Before you make a phone call, do you ever rehearse what you're going to say?
No, I'm a fairly self-confident person.
When you're in last time did you sing alone?
I sing all the time!
What in your life do you feel most grateful for?
For everything that happens to me today.
What role do love and affection play in your life?
Love is everything, this is my life.
Anna Dzyuba is a singer known under the pseudonym Asti. Together with Artem Umrikhin aka Artik he sings in the pop duet Artik & Asti.Childhood and adolescence
Anya was born on June 24, 1990 in the Ukrainian town of Cherkassy, picturesquely located on the banks of the Dnieper. The girl loves her small homeland– here the soul becomes comfortable. 
Growing up in creative family the girl was imbued with the magic of music from the cradle. Together with her older sister, she constantly invented various skits, which she willingly demonstrated to her parents and neighbors, and organized impromptu performances and fashion shows. At school, Anya did not miss a single musical event, participated in concerts with pleasure, and the cassettes of Whitney Houston and Mariah Carey, which belonged to her sister, were heard to death.
She always liked the stage and the attention of the public, so already in her teens she seriously decided to become a singer. True, the girl did not know how she could achieve success in show business; it seemed to her that this would require money and connections, which she did not have then. Therefore, after graduating from school, she looked for herself in other professions, managing to work as a makeup artist and even as an assistant lawyer. At the same time, I recorded my first demo tapes and posted them on the Internet.
Singer career
It is not known how Anna’s life would have turned out if one late evening a telephone call had not unexpectedly sounded in her apartment. She received a call from young producer Artem Umrikhin, who was looking for a soloist for his new project. By that time, he was already well known in the music community: he collaborated with Anna Sedokova, Ivan Dorn, Dzhigan and other famous performers.When Artik called me, I was honestly shocked. By that time, my hands had already given up, I didn’t want anything and mentally resigned myself to the fact that I would cook borscht and do housework.
Having stumbled upon Anna’s tracks on the Internet, Artem immediately realized that she was exactly what he needed. The young singer’s phone number was given to him by the creator of the group “Mushrooms” Yuri Bardash. Astik immediately offered the girl cooperation and soon the guys recorded their first joint song in a Kyiv recording studio. This is how the duet Artik & Asti arose, which a year later loudly announced itself with the track “My Last Hope”. The video for this song was viewed by about one and a half million people in a month.Artik&Asti – My last hope (the group’s first video)
Soon the duo moved to Moscow, where the young performers began a completely different life, consisting of dense studio work, intensive concert activities and frequent tours.
It was not easy for Anya to immediately adapt to such a rhythm, but Artem was always nearby, who became not only a stage partner, but also a faithful ally, best friend and advisor. In addition, the indescribable emotions from going on stage, the energy auditorium and the feeling of a dream finally coming true more than compensated for all the difficulties.
The girl recalled that at the beginning of her career she was a rather plump person. She was greatly hurt by articles in the tabloids, where she was reproached for overweight, and comments from subscribers who called her frankly fat. Yoga, meditation and stretching helped the singer lose weight.
In 2013, the deut’s first album “RayOneNaTwoih” was released, and six months later Artik and Asti were nominated for an award from the Russian Music Box channel (category “Best Promotion”). The second album “Here and Now” became one of the most popular of 2015 according to Yandex.Music. And the video for the song “You Can Do Anything,” based on the movie “50 Shades of Grey,” main role in which Agnia Ditkovskite performed, brought several more prestigious awards to young musicians.
Artik&Asti – You can do anything
In 2016, the group received two nominations for the RU.TV award (“Best Start” and “Best Start” Best Role in the video") and a nomination for the Muz-TV award ("Breakthrough of the Year"). In the summer of the same year, the musicians released the single “I am yours” (the lead composition from the upcoming album), a little later the video was released, which, as always, could boast of excellent camera work, but many listeners decided that the video looked more like an action movie and was not suitable to a romantic song.
In the spring of 2017, the third album of the duet “Number 1” was released, which, like the previous ones, aroused the keenest interest of the public.
Asti's personal life
Unlike many popular people, Anna tries not to advertise her personal life. It is known that she has a loved one, he is not from the artistic sphere and due to the nature of her activity, the singer does not see him as often as she would like. 
Now she does not plan to get married or have children, as she is completely absorbed in her career.
A team consisting of a young man and a pretty girl is a successful combination for advancement in the music industry. Especially when she is beautiful and talented, and he is a famous rapper with experience working with artists.
Such a duet is Artik & Asti - young people look great together, and their songs are heard not only in Ukraine and Russia, but also abroad. Each artist went through their own path before creating a successful joint career.
A special genre of music original performance and non-standard motives will not leave listeners indifferent.
Group history and composition
The biography of the future popular producer, singer and composer Artem Umrikhin began in Soviet era: December 9, 1985. The boy's childhood was like most children of that time: he went to school, played football and listened to music on a tape recorder in the evenings.
One day, a friend gave Artyom a cassette with tracks, which then really “roared”. After listening to the songs of this group, the young man “fell ill” with rap: he began to compose his own short compositions and record them on a tape recorder.
After graduating from school, Umrikhin and his friends created the group “Karats”, which immediately began performing in local clubs and quickly gained popularity. After a year, the participants decided to conquer the capital of Ukraine and went to Kyiv. The first collection “Platinum Music” became popular in the country and neighboring countries. The group received an offer for cooperation from Dmitry Klimashenko, and the work continued successfully.
Umrikhin, under the pseudonym Artik, found time for solo collaboration with other performers, which he did well. Among the artists with whom Artik worked: and, members of the group “ Hot chocolate"and the team.
In 2010, the guy decides to create his own music project. Thus began the search for a girl who would become a universal candidate for joint cooperation. The requirements were high: bright appearance, an original voice and the ability to dance, but Artyom’s ambitions were serious, he wanted to “blow up” the world of pop music.
After listening to several recordings of Anya Dzyuba, Artik realized that this was exactly what he needed. And he asked Yuri Barnash to call the girl and offer cooperation.
Future star duo Artik & Asti was born on June 24, 1990 and grew up on the banks of the Dnieper. From an early age, the girl was interested in music, but her dreams of becoming a singer seemed illusory to her. Therefore, in order not to waste time after school, the girl immediately started working. She tried her hand at makeup artistry and worked as a legal assistant, but music continued to attract Anna.
In parallel with her work, the girl recorded songs and posted them on the Internet with the hope that someone would hear her voice and recognize her talent. The wait lasted until 2010, when late in the evening Anna received a call from a young man who introduced himself as Yuri Barnash.
Before that predetermining call, Anya knew who Artik was, but did not believe that this popular artist invites her to a joint project. Having overcome the fear of the unknown, the girl set off towards her dream.
Initially, the history of the group began under the name “Artik pres Asti”, but a little later the performers decided to shorten it to Artik & Asti.
Music
In January 2012, the first joint video “Antistress” was released. High-quality and exciting music, an original performance, a video at the proper level - it is unknown why the first work did not cause great delight among the audience. Despite this, it received a decent number of views, and the guys continued to work.
Song “I won’t give it to anyone” by the group “Artik & Asti”Talented and ambitious performers released their debut album in 2013 entitled “#ParadiseOneForTwo”. The title track “My Last Hope”, according to rotation data, gained 1.5 million views in a month - this is a real success.
After the release of the first album, the group began to be invited to recordings and tours, Anya-Asti was recognized on the streets and asked for autographs: fame literally fell on the girl. Naturally, Artik continued to go towards the goal, without stopping at the result obtained. He, as an experienced producer, understood that, besides him, in musical world There are still artists releasing quality music.
Song “I won’t give it up” by the groups “Artik & Asti” and “Marseille”The next album, entitled “Here and Now,” was released in 2015 and was liked even more by listeners. The group received not only the attention of fans: Artik & Asti are winners of the Golden Gramophone awards and nominees for Best Promotion at Russian channel musicbox.
In 2017, Artik & Asti, together with the Marseille group, were nominated for the RU.TV award as “Best Duet”. The third collection, entitled “Number 1,” released in 2017, finally cemented the popularity of Artik and Asti.
Artik & Asti now
Now the team continues to delight fans with new hits and videos. One of the guys’ most popular recent creations is a video for the song “I Smell Only You,” filmed together with the singer. After publishing the video, the performer wrote on social networks that she was glad to collaborate with the talented duo.
The song “I smell only you” by the group “Artik & Asti” and GlucoseIn March 2018, the band played in Omsk, in June Artik & Asti performed a large-scale concert in St. Petersburg, and July was marked by the performance of the song “Indivisible” at a concert music award"Heat".
As for the video for the track “Indivisible,” in August 2018 it surpassed the 30 million views mark. And recently, the duo published a video for the song “Angel” on the YouTube channel, which became popular in a matter of days.
Song “Indivisible” by the group “Artik & Asti”The group has a common verified page and personal official accounts V social network "Instagram". The Artik & Asti group shares events and photo reports from concerts in a confirmed social network page