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Zhanna Aguzarova (Russian: Жанна Хасановна Агузарова; b. 1962) is a Soviet and Russian musician and vocalist. She started her career as a part of the Браво (Bravo) ensemble, later leaving the group and focusing on a solo career. Aguzarova is known for her eccentric versatility, and is often credited as being one of the first and most popular female Russian rock vocalists. Aguzarova was born on 7 July 1967 in Turtas, Tyumen' Oblast of the then-Soviet Russia. She is of Russian and Ossetian heritage; not much else is known about her early life and education. Aguzarova moved to Moscow in...

Zhanna Vladimirovna Bichevskaya (or Jeanne Bichevskaya; Russian: Жанна Владимировна Бичевская, born 17 June 1944), is a prominent Russian bard and folk musician. She was born in Zagorsk (Sergiev Posad) and in 1971 she graduated from the Moscow Circus and Performing Arts School. In the 1970s, Zhanna started to perform Russian folk songs and romances. At that time she was deeply influenced by Bulat Okudzhava, and she quickly gained popularity in Russia and abroad with some critics dubbing her the Russian Joan Baez. Her unique style of music is often described as Russian country-folk. In the late 1980s and early 1990s,...

Жанна Фриске (Jeanne Friske) (8 July 1974 – 15 June 2015) was a Russian singer and actress. She first came to prominance in 1997 when she joined the all-girl pop group Блестящие. Embarking on a solo career in 2003, Friske also began to work as a film actress, finding success in films such as Night Watch. She passed away in June, 2015 of brain cancer. .