Following this, she was accepted into the choir of the Saint Petersburg-based channel 5TV, where she competed in competitions and festivals for a number of years.

She subsequently studied public relations at the Saint Petersburg Humanitarian University of Trade Unions.

[6] She was scouted by producer Sergey Kokay in 2002 to become part of the group Korona, with which she performed in night clubs in St.

However, she rose to prominence a year later when she applied to the Russian reality music competition Fabrika Zvyozd upon Alexander Shulgin's invitation.

As a result of her participation in the television programme, Mikhalchik was forced to drop out of her university degree.

[5] Following Fabrika Zvyozd, Mikhailchik released her first single "So l'dom" in 2004 and her first album Yesli pridyot zima in 2006, which was produced by Viktor Drobysh.

[5] In 2006, she also participated in the second All-Russian music festival 5 Stars [ru], held in Sochi in September 2006,[9] where she on the Grand Prix.

[4] When Mikhalchik was around 23 years old,[16] she started struggling with anorexia nervosa[7][17] and was hospitalised for one month in her most critical phase.