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Maria Nikolaeva was born in Moscow.
She studied at the Vdokhnovenie Music School and later attended Yuri Nikolaev’s
“Morning Star” Music School.
Maria graduated from the Russian Academy of Theatre Arts (GITIS),
Faculty of Musical Theatre, where she trained under renowned artistic directors
R. Nemchinskaya, Stas Namin, and G. Isahakyan.
She also completed her studies at the Institute of Contemporary Art,
specializing in pop and jazz vocals.
Maria is a First Prize Laureate in the pop vocal category at the “Young Talents of Moscow” competition. She was also a finalist of the “Young Talents of Moscow” competition in the Culture and Arts category, held with the support of the Moscow City Government.