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Anastasia Filippova

Anastasia Filippova (born in 1986) is a Russian- Canadian singer- songwriter. Her debut album entitled, “Anastasia Filippova”, was released on July 19th, 2006. She currently teaches at a music school in Ottawa, and performs original and cover songs at local venues. She teaches at a musical school passing down her talents of singing, songwriting, and playing the piano.

Life and Early Career
Anastasia Filioppova was born one of three children to Russian born parents. She was raised in Russia, until she moved to Ottawa, Canada in 1998. The move was very tough on 12 year old Anastasia, who was forced to leave behind friends and all that she has known. She wrote the song “Living in the Memory”, to write about the changes that have taken place and realized that writing songs is what she was meant to do. She did not have a difficult time adjusting to her new environment, and blended in easily. She was always interested in music but she began writing poems in the eighth grade, which ultimately became songs. She began taking vocal lessons, songwriting, and piano lessons. She performs originally written songs, cover songs, and fan requests at her shows. She went on to study at Carleton University in Ottawa, Ontario.

Current Ventures
Anastasia currently teaches at a Music school in Ottawa to children. She has been teaching children music for the past eight years. She teaches piano lessons, vocal lessons, as well as songwriting. Her passion for music and dedication to teach children stems from her goal of passing the beauty of music down to future generations. In between teaching and performing, Anastasia is currently working on her second album, which has not been given a title yet.

Influences
Anastasia’s music is heavily influenced by artists such as the Rascal Flats, Yulia Nachalova, Brian McKnight, John Legend, and Leona Lewis. Her YouTube page, “Anastasia Songs”, includes performance of covers of all her favorite artists. She hopes that one day, she could achieve the excellence that some of these artists have accomplished.

Aspirations
Anastasia has dreams of creating multiple albums and performing concerts overseas. She also wants to continue in teaching music to younger generations and passing down the importance of music. She is known for her notable passion for music, “I'd love for people to listen to one of my songs and say, "This was our wedding song", or "This is my best friend song", if that ever happens, that'll be a dream come true,”

Awards
Anastasia Filippova is the winner of the SuperEx “Stars on the Rise”, beating 120 contestants.

Albums
Anastasia’s debut album, “Anastasia Filippova”, was released on July 19th, 2006. This album includes the popular tracks, “All Gone Now”, “Believe Me”, and “Underneath”. She is currently working on her second album, which does not have a title yet.

Performances
Anastasia Fillippova has performed for countless venues, notable ones being Canadian Idol, CTV, and she also performed overseas in Istanbul, Turkey for the Federation of Balkan Americans Final Dinner. She has also travelled all over Canada performing at the Super Ex, local Universities, and other events.

Philanthropic Work
Anastasia is known for lending her voice to great causes. She travelled across Canada performing a Women Against Violence Tour in places such as London, St Catherine's, Toronto, Belleville, and her hometown of Ottawa. She also took part in a fundraiser for Cystic Fibrosis at Carleton, University in Ottawa, Ontario. Anastasia Filippova is passionate about countless causes; some of them are Disaster and Humanitarian Relief and Poverty Alleviation. She is known for her being a kind and passionate person who wants to make a mark on the world.

Other Interests
Other activities that interest the songstress vary through many different fields. She is interested in fashion. Anastasia is known for her unique sense of style, and signature hats, “The songwriter's hat has a few feathers, the singer's hat is green with leaves, the teacher hat is a burette type, environmentalist hat is made of recycled paper, and many more. She expresses who she is through what she is wearing and how she is feeling. Anastasia Filippova believes that music and film are interconnected and that music can add to a film extensively. She one day hopes to be able to write a soundtrack for a feature production.