Milana Khametova | |
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| Милана Хаметова | |
| Khametova at VK Fest, 2023 | |
| Born | March 5, 2010 Novosibirsk, Novosibirsk Oblast, Russia |
Milana Yevgenyevna Khametova [a] (born March 5, 2010) is a Russian singer, model, film and dubbing actress and blogger.
Milana Yevgenyevna Khametova was born on March 5, 2010, in the city of Novosibirsk, Novosibirsk Oblast. [2]
Milana's parents enrolled her in various clubs from an early age, where she participated in gymnastics, dancing, and singing. She appeared in various commercials. [2]
From the age of 4, Milana worked for a modeling agency. She also participated in beauty pageants. In 2016, she was crowned "Mini-Miss Siberia." [2]
By 2020, Milana and her mother immigrated to Moscow. [2]
After moving, Milana registered on popular social media. In the summer of 2020, she was discovered by video blogger and singer Dava , who collaborated with her on several projects. He also invited her to his TikTok house, Super House. By the summer of 2022, her Instagram account had reached one million followers. Milana won the "TikToker of the Year" award at the Teen Awards. The award was presented at the Russian singer Igor Krutoy Academy of Popular Music. [3]
Milana also appears in her TikTok house partners' music videos; for example, in December 2020, Khabib's music video for "Yagoda Malinka" (Malinka Berry) was released, featuring Milana Khametova. [4]
In the summer of 2022, one of Milana's most breakthrough songs, "LP," was released, also featuring Milana Star . Their song gained popularity on TikTok and YouTube. Remixes and mashups followed, turning the song into a meme, further increasing its popularity. [5]
In the fall of 2022, the song's music video was released, featuring bloggers Danya Milokhin and Nekoglai , [6] which garnered 10 million views within a few days. The video later amassed 76 million views. [7] The track briefly held the top spot on YouTube's list of most-viewed music videos.
In September 2022, after the release of the music video for the track "LP," Khametova announced her first fan meeting in Minsk at the Dana Mall shopping center. Even before the event began, a huge crowd had formed both inside and outside the mall. By 2:00 PM, emergency services received a report of people stuck in an elevator. Twenty minutes into the event, the administration asked for the "meeting" to be stopped. The girl left the mall due to the crush and chaos that had ensued. [8]
Following the incident, the Investigative Committee of Belarus opened a criminal case under the article on negligence resulting in serious consequences. The event organizers were detained. [9]