Vera Viktorivna Halushka, better known by her stage name Vera Brezhneva, is a Ukrainian pop-singer, television presenter and actress. She was born on February 3, 1982 in Dniprodzerzhynsk, in the Ukrainian SSR of the Soviet Union. Her parents were not involved in the music or entertainment business. Her father, Viktor, worked in a chemical factory. Vera's mother, Tamara, who had graduated from medical school, worked in the same factory as Vera's father. In January 2003 Vera joined the all girls group, Nu Virgos. Due to its amazing popularity, the group gained the name of "the golden line up." In July 2007, Brezhneva decided to have a break from the band, which ended in December 2007 with the official announcement of her leaving. She then became the presenter of the Russian version of the Power of 10 game show (Magic of 10), which ran on Channel One Russia for two seasons in 2008. In May 2008, Vera premiered her first single called "I Don't Play." The song was written by her former producer Konstantin Meladze. The second single, "Nirvana" came out in October 2008. Her Third single, "Love in the Big City" was released in 2009. The fourth single was released in April – "Love will Save the World" and reached No. 1 in Russian Airplay Weekly. The next single, a duet with artist Potap was released in September. Her sixth single was a duet with Dan Balan called "Petal Tears." Early in 2011, Vera premiered her new single "Real Life" and at the end of 2011 the single "Sexy Bambina" and early in 2012 the single "Searching for You" were released. Vera has appeared in a number of Russian-language films. She played Katya in the film Love in the Big City in 2009 and its two sequels in 2010 and 2013. In 2016 she played in 8 Best Dates. She also had a major part as herself in Yolki and Yolki 2 and appeared in Jungle. Most of her film work has been in romantic comedies.
