Daria A. Bilko

Education:

2004–2008 – State College of Pop and Jazz Art.

2008–2013 – Gnesin Russian Academy of Music.

2005–2010 – Moscow State Linguistic University.

2012–2015 – Russian Institute of Theatre Arts (GITIS).

2013–2015 – assistantship‑internship at the Gnesin Russian Academy of Music.

Teaching activity:

2005–2013 – Children’s School of Arts, Dolgoprudny.

2009–2013 – Children’s Jazz School attached to the State College of Pop and Jazz Art.

2010–2013 – Gnesin Russian Academy of Music (preparatory courses).

Since 2013 – teacher in the Pop and Jazz Singing Department at the Gnesin Russian Academy of Music.

Producing activity:

• since 2010 – production of an original musical project;
• since 2012 – composing and sound production.

Acting activity:

• since 2013 – roles in stage productions and musicals, and appearances in TV series, music videos and films.

Concert activity:

• since 2010 – solo concerts within an original musical project.

Awards:

• laureate of the «Zhivoy mikrofon» festival (Moscow Region, 1999);
• Grand Prix of the «Zhivoy mikrofon» festival (Moscow Region, 2001);
• laureate of the «ProRok» festival (Moscow Region, 2004–2005);
• diploma winner of the Russian qualifying round of the «Global Battle of the Bands 2006» competition (Moscow);
• laureate of the All‑Russian competition «Roza vetrov» (Sochi, 2007);
• Grand Prix at the «Sholokhovskaya vesna» festival (Moscow, 2007);
• second‑degree laureate of the Moscow International Festival «Ritmy yunosti» (2009);
• third‑degree laureate of the open qualifying contest for the World Championships of Performing Arts «Alley of Fame» (2010);
• finalist and laureate of the young performers’ competition «musEvolution Voice» (2010);
• finalist of the All‑Russian competition «Start Up» (Moscow, 2010);
• winner of the city festival of war songs «Salyut Pobedy» (Moscow, 2010);
• Audience Award at the International Competition for Young Performers «Zhemchuzhny ray» (Ukraine, 2010);
• first‑degree laureate of the All‑Russian Competition of Pop and Jazz Vocal Art (Moscow, 2010);
• participant in the final qualifying round of the International Competition «Slavyanskiy bazar» (Moscow, 2011);
• semifinalist in Alla Pugacheva’s national performers’ competition «Faktor A» (Moscow, 2011);
• first‑degree laureate of the International Festival «Muzykalnaya gonka» (Moscow, 2012);
• first‑degree laureate of the International Festival «Royal v dzhaze» in the Vocal category (Moscow, 2013).