Rita Dakota
Belarusian singer-songwriter (born 1990) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Margarita Sergeevna Gerasimovich (Russian: Маргарита Сергеевна Герасимович, Belarusian: Маргарыта Сяргееўна Герасімовіч; born 9 March 1990), better known by her stage name Rita Dakota (Рита Дакота), is a Belarusian rock singer-songwriter.
Rita Dakota | |
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 Dakota in 2017 | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Margarita Sergeevna Gerasimovich |
| Born | March 9, 1990 Minsk, Belarus |
| Instrument | piano |
| Formerly of | Monroe |
| Spouse(s) | Vlad Sokolovsky (m. 2015, div. 2018) Fedor Belogai (m. 2020) |
| Website | https://ritadakota-concert.ru/ |
Biography
Dakota was born in 1990 in Minsk, Belarus. She grew up in the Komarovka district in Minsk.[1] She attended the Gerasimov Institute of Cinematography in Moscow, Russia.[2]
Dakota participated in television talent competitions, such as the Russian show Fabrika Zvyozd (Star Factory).[1]
Dakota became a member of the rock band Monroe, before starting a solo career.[3] The band played at the Kubana and Invasion festivals.
Dakota writes her own songs[4] and her debut solo album was released in 2020.[3] Her lyrics have covered her life experiences including a difficult childhood "with syringes and bottles" due to her alcoholic father, the domestic abuse suffered by her mother, and her own postpartum depression and divorce.[1]
Personal life
Dakota married Russian dancer and singer Vlad Sokolovsky in June 2015 and they divorced in August 2018.[5][6] She married musician Fedor Belogai in 2020.[5]
References
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