| She may have just celebrated her 21st birthday but Russian superstar Alsou has already lived a life it would be impossible to invent. She has changed the face of popular music in her home country, made her big screen debut, forged a new life in three different countries, starred in her own couture fashion shoot in Russian Vogue and, most importantly of all, written a stunning album set to show the rest of the world what they`ve been missing out on. Born in the Muslim state of Bugulma in Russia, Alsou was brought up in Siberia when her parents moved there to start their oil company. Despite not knowing a word of English when she first moved to America, Alsou mastered the language within weeks of arriving and adjusted well to a completely new life. I`d go to school on that yellow bus and eat peanut butter and jelly sandwiches. It was like being reborn. I had to get used to everything all over again." Within a year, she had become Russia`s biggest teen star, shocking no one more than Alsou herself. "It took me a long time to get used to it. I was so unprepared for it. I remember just after my first single came out performing in a nightclub and crying all day because I was so nervous. But then I came out on stage and the crowd knew all the song off by heart and were singing along. It was the best feeling ever." Alsou was suddenly in demand everywhere. She featured on the cover of Russian Cosmopolitan and FHM while Russian Vogue devoted several glossy pages to the singer. In ... |
