Nashe Radio
In 1997, she formed her own band with Azat Mukhammetov, Aleksandr Buriy, and Aleksandr "DrOff" Aleksandrov. On June 1, 1997, Chicherina's first appearance occurred in the club "J-22". The band played at several festivals in western Siberia, and after the cassette with Chicherina's recordings was sent to Mikhail Kozyrev (the producer of Nashe Radio), they were invited to the Nashestvie festival.