# Valeria Kozlova

Valeriya Sergeevna Kozlova (Russian: Валерия Сергеевна Козлова; (born 22 January 1988), better known as Lera Kozlova, is a Russian musician most famous for her work with the pop-rock band Ranetki where she provided the vocals and played the drums (from 2005 to 2008). She is also the former vocalist of the band 5sta Family (from 2015 to 2017).

## Early life

Was born in Moscow. At 12 years old, she studied at the "Pinocchio" children's ensemble, where she learned to sing and play percussion instruments.

## Life and career
### "Ranetki Girls" (2005–2008)

In 2005–2008 she was the vocalist and drummer of the band "Ranetki", and also starred in the television series of the same name produced by the STS channel. The band participated in the tv-shows "Make kids" on MTV and "5 stars" on Channel One.
In 2006, the group recorded the first album "Ranetki" ("Ранетки") (Label "Megaliner Records"). In the same year she took part in the recording of the album "Lords of the Universe" ("Властелины Вселенной") of the Moscow punk rock band "Tarakany!" ("Тараканы!"). In 2008 participated in the recording of singles for the second album "Our Time Has Come" ("Пришло наше время").
According to the results of 2008, she received the People's Prize of Ukraine in the nomination "Discovery of the Year".
1 November 2008 Lera gave the last concert as part of the band "Ranetki", which is in the Luzhniki Palace of Sports. 2 November 2008 it was revealed that Lera had left "Ranetki", under pressure of former boyfriend, producer Sergey Milnichenko.

### Solo career: "LeRa", "LERALERA" (2009–2011)

In 2009, she began a solo career under the pseudonym "LeRa" ("ЛеРа"). Gela Romanovsky became her producer. The first LeRa recital took place on 20 February 2009 in Samara (Russia). In the fall, the premiere of the debut album was expected which has been given the tentative title "My Summer Rain" ("Мой Летний Дождь"), but the release never took place.
At the end of 2009, she took up the solo project "LERALERA" under the production of Yuri Bardash (label "KRUZHEVA Music"). In the same year, Lera starred in the video of the band Quest Pistols for the song "He Is Near" ("Он Рядом"). In 2010, clips were released for the songs "She-Wolf" ("Волчица"), "Unpleasant" ("Неприятно"), "Safe Sex" ("Безопасный Секс").
In June 2010, a new debut album entitled "Give Me A Sign" ("Дай Мне Знак") was released. The album was released on 7 July 2010 in Ukraine. The album was released in Russia in December 2010. In the same year, the release of the game "LERALERA. Beginner's Star School" ("LERALERA. Школа начинающей звезды").
In 2010, after season 5, Lera left the series "Ranetki". In July 2011, together with the bands "Nerves" and "Khaki" ("Хаки") went on a joint tour "Summer, swim trunks, rock 'n' roll!" ("Лето, плавки, рок-н-ролл!").
In 2011, at the "OOPS" magazine party, Lera announced the closure of the "LERALERA" project and her departure from the scene.

### "5sta Family" (2015–2017)

On 23 May 2015, members of the band "5sta Family" reported that Lera became the new vocalist instead of Yulianna Karaulova. On 8 July, the single "Aptly" ("Метко") was released, which became a presentation for Lera in the band.
21 January 2016 released the second single "Erasing the Borders" ("Стирая границы").
On 6 May 2016, the single "5sta Family" "T-shirt" ("Футболка") was released, and on 24 May a clip.
On 24 January 2017, the single "5sta Family" "Vesuvius" ("Везувий") was released.
On 30 April, the single and clip "5sta Family" "High-Rises" ("Многоэтажки") was released.
On 5 November, on her Instagram, Valeria announced that on 2 December in Nizhny Novgorod, the last concert with her participation as part of the band "5sta Family" will be held.

### "KURAGA" (2017–2019)

In May 2017, former members of the band "Ranetki" created the YouTube channel KURAGA, dedicated to their life after the end of the group. In parallel with this, the girls began work on the reunion of the band (consisting of Kozlova, Tretyakova, Ogurtsova, Baydavletova, Rudneva). Later, the latter refused to participate in the reunion. The project also began to have problems due to threats from the former producer of the band "Ranetki" Sergey Milnichenko.
On 29 June 2019, Lera performed at the festival "Generation NEXT" as part of the ex-"Ranetki".

### "NYUTA&LERA" (2019–2020)

On 8 November 2019, Lera announced the creation of a musical duet called "NYUTA&LERA" together with Anna "Nyuta" Baydavletova under the label "Warner Music Russia". On 14 February 2020, the first song "My Boy" was premiered. In the summer of 2020, Baidavletova announced on her Instagram page the closure of the project on her own initiative.

## Discography
### Studio albums

* Ranetki (Ранетки) (2006) – Ranetki Girls
* Give Me a Sign (Дай Мне Знак) (2010) – LERALERA

### Backing vocal

* Lords of the Universe (Властелины Вселенной) (2006) – Tarakany!

### Songs

| Title | Year | Album |
| Ranetki Girls |||
| 9 класс (Devyatyy klass, 9th grade) | 2005 | no album |
| Надо рискнуть (Nado risknut', We must take a chance) | 2005 | no album |
| Пусть идут дожди (Pust' idut dozhdi, Let it rain) | 2005 | no album |
| Московские окна (Moskovskiye okna, Moscow Windows) | 2005 | no album |
| Sunny (Cover version) | 2005 | no album |
| Venus (Cover version) | 2005 | no album |
| Мы Ранетки (My Ranetki, We are Ranetki) | 2005 | Ranetki |
| Она одна (Ona odna, Shes Alone) | 2005 | Ranetki |
| Мальчишки-кадеты (Mal'chishki-kadety, Boys – Cadets) | 2005 | Ranetki |
| В Москве всегда весна (V Moskve vsegda vesna, It's always spring in Moscow) | 2005 | Ranetki |
| Зима (Zima, Winter) | 2005 | Ranetki |
| Алиса (Alisa, Alice) | 2005 | Ranetki |
| Сердце не спит (Serdtse ne spit, Heart Doesn't Sleep) | 2006 | Ranetki |
| Ангелы (Angely, Angels) | 2006 | Ranetki |
| Angels (English version) | 2006 | Ranetki |
| Это всё о ней (Eto vso o ney, It's All About Her) | 2006 | Ranetki |
| О тебе (O tebe, About you) | 2006 | Ranetki |
| Он вернётся (On vernotsya, He Will Return) | 2006 | Ranetki |
| Тебя любила я (Tebya lyubila ya, I Loved You) | 2006 | Ranetki |
| Ей не до сна (Yey ne do sna, She Can't Sleep) | 2006 | Ranetki |
| Обещай (Obeshchay, Promise) | 2008 | Our Time Has Come |
| Чемпионы любви (Chempiony lyubvi, Champions of Love) | 2008 | Our Time Has Come |
| Нас не изменят (Nas ne izmenyat, They'll Not Change Us) | 2008 | Our Time Has Come |
| Я в шоке (YA v shoke, I'm in Shock) | 2008 | Our Time Has Come |
| Нет мира без тебя (Net mira bez tebya, There is No World Without You) | 2008 | Our Time Has Come |
| LeRa |||
| Было или не было (Bylo ili ne bylo, Was Or Wasn't) | 2009 | My Summer Rain (album didn't come out) |
| Вечеринка (Vecherinka, A Party) | 2009 | My Summer Rain (album didn't come out) |
| Всё это не просто (Vso eto ne prosto, All This is Not Easy) | 2009 | My Summer Rain (album didn't come out) |
| Сердце не плачь (Serdtse ne plach', Don't Cry Heart) | 2009 | My Summer Rain (album didn't come out) |
| Там (Tam, There) | 2009 | My Summer Rain (album didn't come out) |
| Вова (Vova, Vova) | 2009 | My Summer Rain (album didn't come out) |
| Встретишь, полюбишь (Vstretish', polyubish', Meet, Love) | 2009 | My Summer Rain (album didn't come out) |
| Эта музыка (Eta muzyka, This Music) | 2009 | My Summer Rain (album didn't come out) |
| Рядом (Ryadom, Beside) | 2009 | My Summer Rain (album didn't come out) |
| Тает снег (Tayet sneg, The Snow Melts) | 2009 | My Summer Rain (album didn't come out) |
| Последний звонок (Posledniy zvonok, Last Call) | 2009 | My Summer Rain (album didn't come out) |
| Не хватает мне тебя (Ne khvatayet mne tebya, I Miss You) | 2009 | My Summer Rain (album didn't come out) |
| Ничего не бойся (Nichego ne boysya, Don't be Afraid of Anything) | 2009 | My Summer Rain (album didn't come out) |
| Близко, но не рядом ты (Blizko, no ne ryadom ty, Close, But Not Near you) | 2009 | My Summer Rain (album didn't come out) |
| 2009 |||
| Одиночка (Odinochka, Loner) | 2009 | no album |
| Убегу (Ubegu, I'll Run Away) | | no album |
| LERALERA |||
| Медленные дни (Medlennyye dni, Slow Days) | 2010 | Give Me A Sign |
| 13-й февраль (Trinadtsatyy fevral', Thirteenth February) | 2010 | Give Me A Sign |
| Неприятно (Nepriyatno, Unpleasant) | 2010 | Give Me A Sign |
| До свидания (Do svidaniya, Goodbye) | 2010 | Give Me A Sign |
| Леди (Ledi, Lady) | 2010 | Give Me A Sign |
| Слёзы, слёзы (Slozy, slozy, Tears, Tears) | 2010 | Give Me A Sign |
| Волчица (Volchitsa, She-Wolf) | 2010 | Give Me A Sign |
| Я тону (YA tonu, I'm Drowning) | 2010 | Give Me A Sign |
| Дай мне знак (Day mne znak, Give Me a Sign) | 2010 | Give Me A Sign |
| Танцы под дождём (feat. Quest Pistols) (Tantsy pod dozhdom, Dancing in the Rain) | 2010 | Give Me A Sign |
| Безопасный секс (Cover version) (Bezopasnyy seks, Safe Sex) | 2010 | Give Me A Sign |
| Для друзей (Dlya druzey, For Friends) | 2010 | Give Me A Sign |
| Lera Romantika |||
| Я тону (feat. Nikita Goryuk) (YA tonu, I'm Drowning) | 2014 | no album |
| Лети (feat. ScarS) (Leti, Fly) | 2014 | no album |
| 5sta Family |||
| Небо в огне (Nebo v ogne, Sky is On Fire) | 2015 | no album |
| Метко (Metko, Aptly) | 2015 | no album |
| Стирая границы (Stiraya granitsy, Erasing the Borders) | 2016 | no album |
| Футболка (Futbolka, T-shirt) | 2016 | no album |
| Везувий (Vezuviy, Vesuvius) | 2017 | no album |
| Многоэтажки (Mnogoetazhki, High-Rises) | 2017 | no album |
| KURAGA |||
| Bellyache (Cover version) | 2019 | — |
| NYUTA&LERA |||
| Мой мальчик (Moy mal'chik, My Boy) | 2020 | — |

## Music videos

| Year | Clip | Directed by | Album |
| Ranetki Girls ||||
| 2006 | Shes Alone | Vladimir Yakimenko | Ranetki |
| 2007 | About You | Vladimir Yakimenko | Ranetki |
| 2008 | Angels | Rezo Gigineishvili | Ranetki |
| Quest Pistols ||||
| 2009 | He Is Near | Yuri Bardash | Superklass |
| LERALERA ||||
| 2010 | She-Wolf | Yuri Bardash | Give Me A Sign |
| 2010 | Unpleasant | Yuri Bardash | Give Me A Sign |
| 2010 | Safe Sex | Yuri Bardash | Give Me A Sign |
| 5sta Family ||||
| 2015 | Aptly | Stalker Semenovich | no album |
| 2016 | T-shirt | Igor Shmelev | no album |
| 2017 | High-Rises | Alexey Malakhov | no album |

## Filmography

Filmography :
| Year | Title | Roles | Notes |
| 2007 | Happy Together | Vocalist of the band Pipettes | 2 episodes |
| 2008–2010 | Ranetki (TV series) | Lera Novikova | 224 episodes |
| 2009 | Arthur and the Revenge of Maltazard | Princess Selenia | Russian voiceover |
| 2011 | Summer, swim trunks, rock 'n' roll! | As herself | 8 episodes |