Nyusha

Article summary

Anna Vladimirovna Shurochkina ( ; born 15 August 1990), better known simply as Nyusha ( ), is a Russian singer, songwriter, actress, activist and television host. One of the most popular musicians in contemporary Russia, Nyusha has eight number-one singles in Russia. The daughter of former Laskovyi Mai member Vladimir Shurochkin, Nyusha began her career as a teenager, competing in New Wave 2008, where she placed seventh. Afterwards, she was signed to Warner Music Russia and released her debut studio album Choose a Miracle in 2010; the album went on to produce four number-one singles in Russia and Nyusha won Best Russian Act at the 2011 MTV Europe Music Awards. Her second studio album Union was later released in 2014, producing four more number-one singles and she winning the award for Best Russian Act again at the 2014 MTV Europe Music Awards. Nyusha is also the winner of the awards Golden Gramophone, Song of the Year, Zhara Music Awards, Zhara Media Awards, Muz-TV, RU.TV, MusicBox, Glamour Awards: Woman of the Year, Woman.ru, Fashion People Awards.

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1. date of birth: 1990-08-15 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
2. date of birth: 1990-08-15 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
3. release date: 2010 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
4. release date: 2014 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
5. release date: 2010-11-11 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
6. release date: 2012-12-31 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
7. release date: 2014 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

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2. The record states that the date of birth is "1990-08-15". What evidence would count against this claim?
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8. The record states that the release date is "2014". What evidence would count against this claim?
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Bibliography

1. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1371001597