An uncompromising professionalism has touched all the music produced by Valeriya, the stage name of vocalist Alla Yurievna Perfilova. A graduate of the prestigious Gnessin Russian Academy of Music in Moscow, Valeriya initially honed her skills to accompany classical orchestras and appear in contemporary pop productions. At one moment a vulnerable romantic, at the next a careless party diva, the singer takes each song to its invigorating climax—there's certainly no shortage of those in her extensive, award-winning catalogue.