Kseniya Novikova

Kseniya already started to sing in the youth group Класс (Class) at the age of five. She joined Blestyashchie in 1999, replacing Polina Iodis (Полина Иодис). She was not only a singer of the group, but also contributed the lyrics of their hit single А я все летала (And I was still flying) released in 2002. She recorded five albums with the group: Восточные сказки (Oriental fairy tales, 2005), Апельсиновый рай (Orange paradise, 2003), За четыре моря (Beyond four seas, 2002, Discogs entry), Белым снегом (With white snow, 2000), О любви (About Love, 2000). Kseniya left Blestyashchie in 2007. In 2008, it was rumoured that she could join the Ukrainian girl group ВИА Гра (VIA Gra), but this has not been officially confirmed so far.

Ksenya's career as a film actress started in 2004 with an uncredited cameo appearance in the Russian blockbuster Night watch (Ночной дозор): She was a singer of the girl group of Alisa Donnikova (Алиса Донникова), played by Zhanna Friske (Жанна Фриске). The girl group was actually Blestyashchie, but was not credited either. Kseniya has performed in the following motion pictures: Любовь-Морковь (Love Carrot, 2007, IMDb entry) - as the cheated wife of a businessman, Ночной дозор (Night watch, 2004, IMDb entry) - uncredited (singer in Alisa's girl group).

Kseniya enjoys swimming, yoga and likes roller-skating. It is said that she prepares excellent Italian dishes and thinks of opening her own restaurant in the future.