Valya Karnaval

Valentina Vasilievna Karnaukhova (Валентина Васильевна Карнаухова, born November 11, 2001, Rostov-on-Don, Russia), better known as Karna.val (Валя Карнавал)  is a Russian video blogger, TikToker, and singer.

In October 2020, Forbes ranked her 5th in their list of the highest-paid Russian TikTokers for the year. In December 2020, Valya Karnaval took 6th place in the list of "top artists" of the Russian-language segment of TikTok musicians whose songs were most often used by users in their videos.

Valya Karnaval ranked 6th on TikTok's "Top Artists" list for Russian-language speakers, based on the number of videos made using her songs.

In addition, her song "Psycho" ranked 9th on the list of "TikTok's Hits" as one of the most used tracks in 2020.

Life and career
 2001–2016: Early life and school 

She was born on November 11, 2001, in Rostov-on-Don, Russia, and lived in Bataysk, Russia until the age of 15. Growing up in poverty, she claims her house was heated by a stove.

In school, she was bullied by other students, one of whom poisoned her. At the time, she was taking dancing and athletics classes but left athletics for health reasons.

After graduating from the 9th grade of school No. 9 Novobataysk, she entered the Rostov College of Advertising, Service and Tourism, though she dropped out shortly after. Valya later entered another local college, but also dropped out.

 2017–present: current life and achievements 

At the age of 17, she made her TikTok account and frequently uploaded comedy videos, gaining 350 thousand followers throughout the first year. In the summer of 2020 she began her musical career, presenting to the public her debut single "Psycho" (Психушка). The premiere of the video for the song took place in September of the same year.

She currently resides in Moscow, and since 2020 has been a member of the Hype House, a content house for popular TikTokers, often shooting videos with TikToker Julia Gavrilina.

In February 2022, she was in the second season of Zvyozdy v Afrike (Celebrities in Africa) on TNT, where she became the finalist of the project.

Ratings

 * The highest paid tiktokers according to Forbes 5th place
 * The most popular tiktokers in Russia 8th place
 * Top 5 Tiktok Singing Stars 4th place