She is the daughter of Natalya Lopato, a choreographer, and singer Vladimir Devyatov, who was awarded the distinction People's Artist of Russia.
[6] Combining study and work, Devyatova attended the Faculty of solo folk singing of the Gnessin Academy of Music between 2003 and 2008.
[8] Amid persistent criticism that her music lacked format, Devyatova decide to participate in the 2006 edition of the program Narodni Artist/Народный Артист (People's Artist).
[10][11] Despite the loss, her presence in the contest made her gradually known and allowed her to start an international tour in Germany, Italy, France, Bulgaria, Latvia, Estonia, USA, South Korea, China, Laos, Vietnam and even Mongolia.
The city of Sochi on the Black Sea coast was selected and she performed the patriotic World War II song Katyusha at the event.
[14] Along her career, Devyatova performed at prominent events attended by high-rank politicians and foreign heads of state, such as Vladimir Putin, Dmitry Medvedev, Kazakhstan's president Nursultan Nazarbayev and Libyan revolutionary Muammar Gaddafi.
[24] Although having showed interest for music since an early age, Devyatova stated that she dreamed of working as a saleswoman in her childhood.
[26] After getting close to Krishnaism in her years in the Shnittke Musical College, Devyatova stopped smoking and drinking alcohol, and started practicing yoga and meditation.
[28] After visiting a slaughterhouse in 2005, she became a vegetarian and stopped wearing fur and leather to avoid inflicting harm and pain on animals.