Instasamka

Instasamka
Instasamka
	Instasamka at VK Fest in 2023
Born	Darya Yevgenyevna Zoteyeva; 11 May 2000 (age 23); Tobolsk, Russia
Occupations	Rapper; singer;
Years active	2017–present
	Musical career
Genres	Pop rap
Instrument(s)	Vocals
Labels	NaMneCash Music; Gamma Music;
Website	instasamka.ru

Darya Yevgenyevna Zoteyeva (Russian: Дарья Евгеньевна Зотеева; born 11 May 2000), known professionally as Instasamka (Инстасамка), is a Russian pop singer and rap artist, TikToker; formerly an Instagram blogger.^[3]

Early life[edit]

Darya Yevgenyevna Zoteyeva was born on May 11, 2000 in Tobolsk. She was expelled from school in the ninth grade for unknown reasons.^[4] Zoteyeva's academic journey continued as she graduated from school and entered a local technical school with the aim of becoming an economist. Subsequently, she pursued studies at MSUA, however she was expelled due to low attendance.^[5]

She spent much of her youth in Chekhov and after the start of her creative career she moved to Moscow.^[6]

Career[edit]

She is known for her provocative image, actions and content, often creating hype in the information space of the Runet. She became widely known for this for the first time in 2019, according to its results, she entered the list of the most popular girls in Russia according to Google.^[7] In addition, Zoteyeva's music in the rap genre is included in the annual ratings of the publications RBK Style and The Flow for 2021,^[8]^[9] and when Instasamka changed the vector of creative development, starting to perform music in the pop style, by the end of 2022 she became one of the main stars of this genre in Russia according to Meduza.^[10]

Personal life[edit]

Since mid-2019, she has been in close relationship with Oleg Eropkin, better known under his stage name MONEYKEN, who also produces and features in a majority of her music. According to an interview with 5TV in November 2020, they had been officially married for six months.^[11]

Zoteyeva was added to the Ukrainian Myrotvorets database after false information circulated online that she donated her savings to the Russian army.^[12]

Discography[edit]

Studio albums[edit]

Born to Flex (2019)
Трипл малыш (Romanized: Tripl malysh) (2019)
MAMACITA (2020)
Спасибо Папаша (Romanized: Spasibo papasha) (with MONEYKEN) (2020)
СЕМЕЙНЫЙ БИЗНЕС (Romanized: Semeyny biznes) (with MONEYKEN) (2020)
MONEYDEALER (2021)
QUEEN OF RAP (2022)
POPSTAR (2022)

Remix albums[edit]

SPED UP ALBUM (2023)

Preferences[edit]

^ "В Пятигорске отменили концерт Инстасамки". Коммерсант (in Russian). 30 January 2023. Retrieved 17 May 2023.
^ "Instasamka". Gamma Music. Retrieved 17 May 2023.
^ Каримова, Вилена (30 July 2021). "Кто такая и как прославилась Инстасамка: биография скандальной блогерши". The Voice Mag (in Russian). Retrieved 17 May 2023.
^ "Mash — новости, которые вы заслужили". 2021-03-03. Archived from the original on 2021-03-03. Retrieved 2024-01-12.
^ "Mash — новости, которые вы заслужили". 2021-03-03. Archived from the original on 2021-03-03. Retrieved 2024-01-12.
^ "Mash — новости, которые вы заслужили". 2021-03-03. Archived from the original on 2021-03-03. Retrieved 2024-01-12.
^ "Самые популярные в России девушки по версии Google". Аргументы и Факты (in Russian). 6 March 2020. Archived from the original on 20 May 2020. Retrieved 17 May 2023.
^ Вагин, Антон (30 December 2021). "Не Адель и не Окси: лучшие альбомы 2021 года". РБК Стиль (in Russian). Archived from the original on 2022-01-08. Retrieved 17 May 2023.
^ "Топ-50 отечественных альбомов 2021. Часть третья". The Flow (in Russian). 27 December 2021. Archived from the original on 8 March 2022. Retrieved 17 May 2023.
^ "Главные поп-звезды 2022 года — Анна Asti, Macan и Инстасамка. Что их песни могут рассказать о России?". Meduza (in Russian). 16 January 2023. Archived from the original on 10 March 2023. Retrieved 17 May 2023.
^ Цветкова, Рита (2020-11-22). ""У нас все серьезно" — рэпер Moneyken женился на Инстасамке". Пятый канал (in Russian). Retrieved 2024-01-12.
^ Інстасамку внесли в базу «Миротворець» (in Ukrainian)

External links[edit]

Instasamka discography at Discogs

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[1] "В Пятигорске отменили концерт Инстасамки". Коммерсант (in Russian). 30 January 2023. Retrieved 17 May 2023.

[2] "Instasamka". Gamma Music. Retrieved 17 May 2023.

[CR-3] Каримова, Вилена (30 July 2021). "Кто такая и как прославилась Инстасамка: биография скандальной блогерши". The Voice Mag (in Russian). Retrieved 17 May 2023.

[4] "Mash — новости, которые вы заслужили". 2021-03-03. Archived from the original on 2021-03-03. Retrieved 2024-01-12.

[5] "Mash — новости, которые вы заслужили". 2021-03-03. Archived from the original on 2021-03-03. Retrieved 2024-01-12.

[6] "Mash — новости, которые вы заслужили". 2021-03-03. Archived from the original on 2021-03-03. Retrieved 2024-01-12.

[7] "Самые популярные в России девушки по версии Google". Аргументы и Факты (in Russian). 6 March 2020. Archived from the original on 20 May 2020. Retrieved 17 May 2023.

[:9-8] Вагин, Антон (30 December 2021). "Не Адель и не Окси: лучшие альбомы 2021 года". РБК Стиль (in Russian). Archived from the original on 2022-01-08. Retrieved 17 May 2023.

[9] "Топ-50 отечественных альбомов 2021. Часть третья". The Flow (in Russian). 27 December 2021. Archived from the original on 8 March 2022. Retrieved 17 May 2023.

[10] "Главные поп-звезды 2022 года — Анна Asti, Macan и Инстасамка. Что их песни могут рассказать о России?". Meduza (in Russian). 16 January 2023. Archived from the original on 10 March 2023. Retrieved 17 May 2023.

[11] Цветкова, Рита (2020-11-22). ""У нас все серьезно" — рэпер Moneyken женился на Инстасамке". Пятый канал (in Russian). Retrieved 2024-01-12.

[12] Інстасамку внесли в базу «Миротворець» (in Ukrainian)

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