Biography

Siberia is hardly a place that one associates with glamour but Larissa Morozova is about to change all that.

This 23 year old native of Tomsk, Siberia – currently resident in Cologne, Germany –- has single-handedly developed a fanbase across the globe on the back of her debut album Blue, selling thousands of copies worldwide thanks to Larissa’s charisma, her fierce belief in herself and her unusually motivated online marketing.

It takes courage, attitude and not a little talent to leave the wintry wastelands of Siberia successfully behind, but Larissa was always determined. Deeply committed to music from a young age, Larissa first performed in front of an audience at the age of seven.

As a child she studied music, touring as part of a Russian folk group and also becoming leader of a children’s choir. But she soon realised that she wanted to write and perform her own songs, simultaneously developing an interest in production.

It was her looks that first offered her an escape route when she was encouraged to enter a local beauty contest and went on to win Miss Tomsk. This was soon followed by victory in the prestigious Miss Model International, which led to a modelling contract and multiple photoshoots for the likes of FHM and Maxim. Larissa is no dumb blonde though, sporting a degree in Law & Diplomacy and having also trained as a tennis professional in her youth. And throughout her career as a model – one that she still pursues today – music has remained her primary passion.

In 2004 she hooked up with producer Frank Hanusek, and started working on her debut album. Since then she has toured Europe regularly and successfully, especially in Spain where she lived upon first leaving Siberia.