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{{Short description|Ukrainian singer and actress (born 1989)}}
{{Infobox person
| name               = MamaRika
| image              = M1_Music_Awards_2019_052_MamaRika.jpg
| caption            = MamaRika at the 2019 M1 Music Awards
| alias              = {{flatlist|
* Erika
}}
| birth_name         = Anastasia Oleksandrivna Kochetova
| birth_date         = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1989|04|13}}
| birth_place        = [[Chervonohrad]], [[Ukrainian SSR]], Soviet Union
| citizenship        = [[Ukrainians|Ukrainian]]
| occupation         = {{flat list|
* Singer
* actress}}
| years_active       = 2003–present
| height             =
| spouse             = {{marriage|Serhiy Sereda|2020}}
| module             = {{Infobox musical artist
| embed           = yes
| genre           = {{hlist|[[Pop music|Pop]]|[[pop rock]]|[[alternative hip-hop]]|[[funk]]|[[jazz]]}}
| instrument   = Vocals
| associated_acts =
| label           =
}}
}}
'''Anastasia Oleksandrivna Kochetova''' ({{langx|uk|Анастасія Олекса́ндрівна Кочетова}}; born 13 April 1989), known by her stage name '''MamaRika''' and previously '''Erika''', is a Ukrainian singer and actress.
== Early life ==
Kochetova was born on 13 April 1989 in [[Chervonohrad]]. She graduated from the Faculty of Foreign Languages of the [[University of Lviv]], where she specialized in translating to English. She worked as an office manager and vocal teacher.
== Career ==
=== Early career ===
At the age of 14, Kochetova won the [[Chervona Ruta (festival)|Chervona Ruta]] competition. At the age of 17, she participated in the talent show American Chance, led by producer David Junk, who had previously achieved success in the United States with the Russian groups [[t.A.T.u.]] and [[Smash!!]] She was one of five girls who were grouped as Glam. However, the project was halted in early 2008 as a result of the [[2007–2008 financial crisis]] and a low amount of interest in the project from the American music industry.<ref>{{cite web |title=Ирина Смирнова-Журавель "Квітка" - выбор вслепую - Голос страны 7 сезон |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oUIvVzPL2to  |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211220/oUIvVzPL2to |archive-date=2021-12-20 |url-status=live|website=YouTube.com | date=5 February 2017 |publisher=[[The Voice of Ukraine]] |access-date=3 June 2021}}{{cbignore}}</ref> Glam released one promotional song, "Thirsty", which was never released commercially.<ref>{{cite web |title=GLAM - Thirsty |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kTRQ571ZZKQ  |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211220/kTRQ571ZZKQ |archive-date=2021-12-20 |url-status=live|website=YouTube.com |publisher=glammusic |access-date=3 June 2021 |date=10 June 2008}}{{cbignore}}</ref>
=== 2009–2015: Erika ===
At the age of 19, Kochetova, under the pseudonym "Erica", became a finalist in the talent show "[[Fabryka Zirok]] 3" under the direction of [[Konstantin Meladze]]. She returned as a host of live broadcasts of Fabryka Zirok 4 and took part in [[Fabrika Zvyozd]]: Russia-Ukraine.
From 2010 to 2015, Erika was a singer at the UMMG Production Center under producer Serhiy Kuzin.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.erika.ua/ummg/|title=Продюсерский центр UMMG|work=www.erika.ua|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130407012706/http://www.erika.ua/ummg/|archive-date=7 April 2013|language=uk}}</ref>
On 7 April 2011, the premiere of the animated film [[Rio (2011 film)|Rio]] took place, in which Erica voiced Jewel in the Ukrainian dub.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.umoloda.kyiv.ua/number/1863/164/66216/|script-title=uk:Навздогін за синім птахом|publisher=[[Ukrayina Moloda]]|date=2011-04-08|language=uk}}</ref> Erica's conference has repeatedly accompanied local and large-scale events, including concerts in [[Maidan Nezalezhnosti]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7D_OJ2m9K_Q |title=Еріка на концерті як ведуча ВІДЕО |website=YouTube|accessdate=16 April 2013 |archive-date=29 March 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160329155906/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7D_OJ2m9K_Q }}</ref> In 2012 she starred in the musical "Happy New Year, Peace!" in Kazakhstan. In 2013, Erica collaborated with American opera singer [[George Komsky]], as well as with [[Grammy Awards|Grammy]]-winning producers Bobby Campbell and Andrew Kapner of AngelHouseStudios in [[Los Angeles]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JJbRUdhGbYk |title=Новая Эрика с хитом из Америки |website=YouTube|accessdate=23 July 2016 |archive-date=24 January 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160124234552/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JJbRUdhGbYk }}</ref>
In November 2015, it became known that Erika stopped working with Serhiy Kuzin and changed her pseudonym to "MamaRika".<ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-04-24 |title=Певица Эрика лишилась псевдонима, репертуара и продюсера - Новости на KP.UA |url=https://kp.ua/culture/534900-pevytsa-eryka-lyshylas-psevdonyma-repertuara-y-produisera |access-date=2023-11-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200424171048/https://kp.ua/culture/534900-pevytsa-eryka-lyshylas-psevdonyma-repertuara-y-produisera |archive-date=2020-04-24 }}</ref> According to the Ukrainian music publication Muzvar, the case of the artist and her manager was included in the TOP-5 most famous cases of break-ups in the music industry of Ukraine.<ref>{{Cite web |last=muzvarua |date=2023-10-29 |title=У TUARON запевняють, що Wellboy, Козловський, Шурiн - це тільки початок затяжної кризи |url=https://muzvar.com.ua/u-tuaron-zapevniaiut-shcho-wellboy-kozlovskyi-shurin-tse-tilky-pochatok-zatiazhnoi-kryzy/ |access-date=2023-11-04 |website=МУЗВАР |language=uk}}</ref>
=== 2016–present: MamaRika ===
In early April 2016, Kochetova had stopped working with Kuzin and changed her stage name to "MamaRika".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://kp.ua/culture/534900-pevytsa-eryka-lyshylas-psevdonyma-repertuara-y-produisera|title=Певица Эрика лишилась псевдонима, репертуара и продюсера|publisher=[[KP (newspaper)|KP]]|language=ru|date=2016-04-04|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20200424171048/https://kp.ua/culture/534900-pevytsa-eryka-lyshylas-psevdonyma-repertuara-y-produisera|archivedate=2020-04-24}}</ref> The same month saw the premiere of the comedy TV series Once Upon a Time in Odesa, in which she played the role of Yulia.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://tsn.ua/glamur/spivachka-erika-pishla-vid-prodyusera-i-lishilasya-svogo-psevdonimu-624168.html|title=Співачка Еріка пішла від продюсера і залишилася без псевдоніма та пісень|publisher=[[Television Service of News|ТСН]]|date=2016-04-04|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20200424171416/https://tsn.ua/glamur/spivachka-erika-pishla-vid-prodyusera-i-lishilasya-svogo-psevdonimu-624168.html|archivedate=2020-04-24}}</ref> In 2017, she performed at the first MRPL City festival in [[Mariupol]] In December of the same year in one of [[Kyiv]]'s clubs she presented a concert program and a second studio album "KACH".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://viva.ua/lifestar/news/46931-kontsert-dlya-svoih-mamarika-raskachala-stolitsu.html|title=Концерт для своих: MamaRika раскачала столицу!|work=VIVA.ua|language=ru|date=20 December 2017|archiveurl=https://perma-archives.org/warc/20181202191258/https://viva.ua/lifestar/news/46931-kontsert-dlya-svoih-mamarika-raskachala-stolitsu.html|archivedate=2 December 2018}}</ref>
==Personal life==
Kochetova is married to Serhiy Sereda.<ref>{{cite web |date=25 February 2016 |title=Співачка Еріка офіційно розсекретила бойфренда |url=https://tsn.ua/glamur/spivachka-eirka-oficiyno-rozsekretila-boyfrenda-598459.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210514132838/https://tsn.ua/glamur/spivachka-eirka-oficiyno-rozsekretila-boyfrenda-598459.html |archive-date=14 May 2021 |accessdate=20 December 2017 |work=TCH.ua}}</ref> Kochetova met Sereda in 2015 when they were invited to a show for a music channel.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Peleshenko |first=Elina |date=August 2, 2021 |title=MamaRika і Сергій Середа вперше стали батьками |url=https://stars.segodnya.ua/ua/stars/ukrainian/mamarika-i-sergey-sereda-vpervye-stali-roditelyami-1566839.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230331215959/https://stars.segodnya.ua/ua/stars/ukrainian/mamarika-i-sergey-sereda-vpervye-stali-roditelyami-1566839.html |archive-date=31 March 2023 |access-date=31 March 2023 |website=segodnya.ua |language=uk}}</ref> They got engaged in January 2018.<ref name=":0" /> They married in Thailand in March 2020.<ref name=":0" /> On 2 August 2021, she gave birth to a son.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Сергій Середа хоче стати багатодітним татом.|url=https://novy.tv/ua/pekelna-kuhnya/news/2021/12/10/sergij-sereda-hoche-stati-bagatoditnim-tatom/|date=10 December 2021|access-date=15 May 2022|website=novy.tv |language=uk}}</ref>
== Discography ==
=== Studio albums===
* 2012&nbsp;— ''Папарацци'' (Paparazzi)
* 2017&nbsp;— ''КАЧ'' (Quality)
=== Singles ===
* 2013&nbsp;— ''Душа'' (Soul, featuring Motor'rolla)
* 2011&nbsp;— ''Смайлик'' (Smiley)
* 2013&nbsp;— ''Папарацци'' (Paparazzi)
* 2016&nbsp;— ''МамаРіка'' (MamaRika)
* 2016&nbsp;— ''Ніч у барі'' (Night at the Bar)
* 2017&nbsp;— ''We are one''
== Awards and honors ==
In August 2011, Kochetova won the Crystal Microphone show business award in the Singer of the Year category.<ref name="Mikrofon">{{cite web |date=2011-08-16 |title=Співачкою року назвали Еріку, а співаком — Макса Барських |url=https://p-p.com.ua/news/16974/ |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20200424174142/https://p-p.com.ua/news/16974/ |archivedate=24 April 2020 |work=Під прицілом}}</ref> In 2017, she was nominated for a YUNA award in the "Discovery of the Year" category.<ref>{{Cite web |date=1 November 2019 |title=Шоста церемонія. YUNA 2017 |url=https://yuna.ua/post/yuna-2017/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230331211945/https://yuna.ua/post/yuna-2017/ |archive-date=31 March 2023 |access-date=31 March 2023 |website=YUNA |language=uk}}</ref> In 2018, she won a RAP.UA award in the "Best music video" category for her music video ''ХХДД''.{{cn|date=April 2023}} She was first place in the "Radio Discovery of the Year" category for the 2019 [[TopHit]] radio chart.<ref>{{Cite web |date=January 15, 2020 |title=Итоги года на Tophit.ua ?? Радио чарты 2019 |url=https://tophit.com/news/show/23570 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230331212931/https://tophit.com/news/show/23570 |archive-date=31 March 2023 |access-date=31 March 2023 |website=tophit |language=ru}}</ref> In 2021, her song "Mavka" was nominated for a YUNA award in the "Best Hip-Hop Hit" category.<ref>{{Cite web |date=10 December 2020 |title=YUNA 2021: стали известны номинанты Национальной музыкальной премии |url=https://tophit.com/news/show/24042 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230331214356/https://tophit.com/news/show/24042 |archive-date=31 March 2023 |access-date=31 March 2023 |website=tophit |language=ru}}</ref>
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[[Category:1989 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:People from Sheptytskyi]]
[[Category:21st-century Ukrainian women singers]]
[[Category:Ukrainian pop singers]]
[[Category:Ukrainian rock singers]]
[[Category:Ukrainian jazz singers]]
[[Category:Ukrainian sopranos]]
[[Category:Ukrainian film actresses]]
[[Category:Ukrainian television actresses]]
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