Rita Dakota
Margarita Sergeevna Gerasimovich (born 9 March 1990), better known by her stage name Rita Dakota (Russian), is a Belarusian rock singer-songwriter.
Rita Dakota
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- Birth Name
- Margarita Sergeevna Gerasimovich
- Born
- 9 March 1990
- Birthplace
- Minsk, Belarus
- Spouse
- Vlad Sokolovsky (m. 2015, div. 2018) Fedor Belogai (m. 2020)
- Nationality
- Belarus · Russia
- Occupation
- singer-songwriter · composer
- Fields
- pop · ska punk · punk rock · hardcore punk
- Education
- Gerasimov Institute of Cinematography
- Languages
- Belarusian · Russian
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Margarita Sergeevna Gerasimovich (born 9 March 1990), better known by her stage name Rita Dakota (Russian), is a Belarusian rock singer-songwriter.
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• Birth Name — Margarita Sergeevna Gerasimovich • Born — 9 March 1990 • Birthplace — Minsk, Belarus • Instrument — piano • Past Member Of — Monroe • Spouse — Vlad Sokolovsky (m. 2015, div. 2018) Fedor Belogai (m. 2020) • Website — https: ritadakota-concert.ru/
Biography
Biography
Dakota was born in 1990 in Minsk, Belarus. She grew up in the Komarovka district in Minsk. She attended the Gerasimov Institute of Cinematography in Moscow, Russia. Dakota participated in television talent competitions, such as the Russian show Fabrika Zvyozd (Star Factory). Dakota became a member of the rock band Monroe, before starting a solo career. The band played at the Kubana and Invasion festivals. Dakota writes her own songs and her debut solo album was released in 2020. Her lyrics have covered her life experiences including a difficult childhood "with syringes and bottles" due to her alcoholic father, the domestic abuse suffered by her mother, and her own postpartum depression and divorce. In 2023, Dakota travelled to live in the United States and was subsequently banned from performing in Russia.
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Personal life
Dakota married Russian dancer and singer Vlad Sokolovsky in June 2015 and they divorced in August 2018. She married musician Fedor Belogai in 2020.
Влад Соколовский и Рита Дакота 26 мая 2018 года на фестивале «Видфест» в Санкт-Петербурге
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- 1.«После 10 лет разлуки мой отец встретил меня вусмерть пьяным». Рита Дакота рассказала о страшном детстве с отцом-алкоголиком. Super.ru. 2018-11-22.
- 2.Категория:Рита Дакота — Викиновости. ru.wikinews.org.
- 3.Rita Dakota. newradio.ru.
- 4.Рита Дакота: «Для меня по-прежнему каждый концерт — это чудо». Журнал OK!.
- 5.Рита Дакота рассказала о запрете выступать в России. Intermedia. 2025-07-28.
- 6.Mary, Crossley. "Who to see?": Rita Dakota spoke about her attitude to modern bloggers. The Fashion Vibes.
- 7.Выпускники «Фабрики звезд» Влад Соколовский и Дакота поженились статьи рубрики "Звезды". Леди Mail.Ru. 2015-06-05.
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