Zemfira (Zemfira Talgatovna Ramazanova) was born on 26 August 1976 in Ufa, she is the leader and lead vocalist of the Russian rock group "Zemfira". The group was formed in 1998 and has been immensely popular in Russia and other former Soviet republics.

At the age of 4, Zemfira became interested in music, entering a music school the following year (where she studied piano performance and voice) and writing her first song when she was seven years old.

She began to lose interest in classical music, preferring instead to hang out with friends in the streets of Ufa and covering songs by Russian rock groups such as Kino, Nautilus Pompilius and Aquarium.

In early 1998 Zemfira invited Rinat Akhmadiyev, Sergei Sozinov, Sergei Mirolyubov, and Vadim Solovyov to join Zemfira. Their first professional gig took place on June 19, 1998 as part of a festival celebrating the anniversary of a local radio station “Silver Rain Ufa.” Shortly after Zemfira sent out promo tapes to multiple Moscow producers, one of whom (Ilya Lagutenko, leader of Mumiy Troll) was smitten with the material, and invited the band for some sessions in Moscow.

In May and June 2007 Zemfira embarked on a short concert tour titled "Déjà Vu", with performances held in smaller venues (clubs and small theatres). The tour culminated with a Moscow performance at the Green Theatre. The tour program focused on stylish remakes of the singer's top hits, often reworked is styles such as jazz, ska, bossa nova, and blues. A new album (as yet untitled) is in the works, with two new songs - "B000000000y" and "Friday, Moscow".

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