Alyona Shvets (Alyona Shvetsova) is a Russian singer, songwriter, guitarist, and keyboardist. She performs in the genres of author song and indie pop. Born on March 12, 2001, in Zlatoust, Chelyabinsk Oblast.
Listening to this artist's tracks on official streaming platforms, social media, and other services indirectly contributes to financing the war — through taxes paid to the budget of the Russian Federation.
In June 2023, Ekaterina Mizulina petitioned the Prosecutor General's Office to examine the creative work of Alyona Shvets for the dissemination of LGBT propaganda among minors. Following this, Alyona Shvets issued a statement that her songs «emphasize traditional value orientations of love, friendship, and an appreciation of beauty».
Alyona Shvets’s Position on the War in Ukraine
Following Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Alyona Shvets did not comment directly on the war regarding who attacked whom. On February 24, 2022, in an Instagram story, the singer wrote that she is for peace:
In March 2022, after online backlash against the singer over her continued work in Russia and paying taxes into the aggressor state's budget, Shvets responded on her social media:
Alyona Shvets posted a video on TikTok in which she sings: «Huge men fight all the time. They are to blame. … We have two days to live. War is all around». Some listeners took this song to be a veiled statement against the war (the so-called SMO).
In June 2022, her performance was cancelled at the «Otlichny FEST» festival in Saint Petersburg.
The singer continues giving concerts across cities in Russia:
Friends, I will pursue my work despite the hardships. Our tour continues. A portion of proceeds from ticket sales will be sent to charitable foundations to help victims in Belgorod and the Crocus City Hall terrorist attack. See you at the concerts.
She is registered on the Roskomnadzor state registry. This means the state officially tracks and regulates her activity.
She registered on the "Maks" messenger and urges her fans to subscribe to her channel.
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