Childhood and youth
Anastasia Alekseevna Kamenskikh is from Kiev. She was born on May 4, 1987 into a musical and sports family. Her mother sang in the National Academic Choir. Ropes. Dad was the captain of the Dynamo volleyball team, then moved to the position of concert director of the Verevka choir.
Nastya has no brothers or sisters. Kamensky's surname is my mother's maiden name. Anastasia wears it, since her father’s Zhmur is not very euphonious.
From early childhood, the girl, at the insistence of her mother, studied vocals. At the age of 6, she was taken to a music school, where Nastya learned to play the piano. She graduated from music school at the age of 14. Moreover, she had to combine her studies with trips abroad. Kamenskikh participated in a family exchange program for children. The parents dreamed that their daughter would study the languages and life of European countries through natural immersion in the environment.
At the age of 5, Nastya was sent to France, but she did not like it there, and soon the girl returned. From the age of 7, Kamensky lived in Italy every six months for several years. While in Kyiv, she continued her studies at one of the capital's gymnasiums.
The girl's daily schedule was tight. She studied at school, practiced ballet professionally, attended clubs at the gymnasium and played tennis. Kamenskikh later admitted that thanks to her parents, she learned time management and iron discipline. And this is the main component of her success.
After graduating from high school, Nastya Kamenskikh became a student at the Ukrainian-American Humanitarian Institute “Wisconsin International University”. All lectures here were given exclusively in English. Kamenskikh chose the specialization “Foreign Economic Activity”.
Music
In addition to studying at the institute, Kamenskikh devoted a lot of time to her favorite pastime - singing. Nastya received her first award - the Grand Prix of the Black Sea Games festival - in 2004. This victory inspired the young performer so much that a year later she achieved a new one: it was the UBN Awards in London, the “Discovery of the Year” nomination. During this period, the creative biography of Nastya Kamensky began to rise.
The performer’s debut video for the new song “What’s the Difference” brought Kamensky together with Kyiv rapper Potap. He was just looking for a girl with whom he wanted to record a joint song called “Without Love.” The video for this composition became one of the most striking hits of Ukrainian show business. This is how the long-term project “Potap and Nastya” was born.
After the first joint song, “Without Love,” the single “Not a Couple” appeared, which became a hit for the duo. In 2007, “Potam and Nastya” won the 3rd All-Russian “5 Stars” competition.
The following year pleased fans of the duo with the album “Not a Couple,” which included the duo’s most popular songs “Die Hard,” “On the Block,” “New Year,” and “Don’t Love My Brains.” The video for the song “On the Area” has become one of the favorites for Russian and Ukrainian fans of Nastya Kamensky. It is interesting that Nastya appeared in the video clip in the image of Amy Winehouse, and the Ukrainian star had the same tattoos.
In 2009, Kamenskikh and Potap released their next album, “Don’t Love My Brains.” The collection includes the hit “Plague Spring”, without which not a single concert of the duo was complete.
Nastya Kamenskikh and her partner became record holders for sales and distribution of mobile content.
In 2015, the duet of Nastya and Potap again attracted attention with a new track and video. The musicians recorded the single “Dog Style” together with the famous R'n'B singer Bianca.
Soon after this, new independent songs by the duo were released; the public’s attention was captured by the lyrical and romantic composition “Fingertips,” which showed the other side of the hooligan duet.
Potap and Nastya: the beginning
Nastya Kamenskikh took her first steps on the path to fame in 2004.
Then the 16-year-old girl tried her luck at the Black Sea Games festival and won the grand prix. A year later, the singer received her first recognition on the international stage, namely in London, where she was awarded the UBN Awards in the “discovery of the year” category. As the singer recalled, this event became the most significant in her life. A very young girl stood on stage surrounded by Ukrainian celebrities - Eurovision winner Ruslana and the leader of Ocean Elzy Svyatoslav Vakarchuk, who then seemed to Nastya to be unattainable world stars. The duet “Potap and Nastya” was born shortly after these events, in 2006, when an ambitious young man Alexey Potapenko decided to create a revolutionary project in the style of “folk r'n'b”, which would take the Ukrainian music scene to a whole new level. He took on the responsibilities of a producer, a vocalist, a songwriter, a video director, and a screenwriter... All that was needed was a spectacular, beautiful girl with outstanding vocal abilities to sing along. Friends from the music business recommended that he meet with Nastya.
The duet “Potap and Nastya” was born in 2006
“I can’t say that I liked her right away,” Potap later told reporters. And when they started recording the first compositions, the situation worsened - the singer encountered Nastya’s stony character. Judging by numerous interviews, during the first three years this couple simply hated each other off stage, but this did not stop them from producing hits in a clip, one after another.
At first, Potap and Nastya had a lot of conflicts
The first composition that blew up the charts was the song “Without Love,” for which a video was shot with a fair amount of shockingness and humor. “I pretend to be a glamorous fool, Potap portrays a pretentious bastard,” Nastya said about the style of their duet. Potap and Nastya - “Without Love” (2006) In 2007, the guys won the Grand Prix of the III All-Russian competition for young performers “5 stars”. Over the course of three days, Potap and Nastya performed three songs from the stage (“Khutorok”, “And in our yard” and their own composition “Not a Couple”), and each time Joseph Kobzon, Larisa Dolina, Nadezhda Babkina and Igor Matvienko sat on the jury awarded them the highest scores. Potap and Nastya at the “5 Stars” competition In 2008, Potap and Nastya’s first album was released, entitled after their main hit – “Not a Couple”. And at the end of 2009, the duo released the album “Don’t Love My Brains.” Already a very solid army of fans was waiting for incendiary new products: “Chips, Chicks, Lavandos”, “Call Your Zae”, “On the RaEne”, “Edge of My River”, “Don’t Love My Brains”.
The duet of Potap and Nastya has a very original style
The song and video “Na raEne” became incredibly popular outside of Ukraine. In the video, Nastya Kamenskikh appeared made up like the notorious singer Amy Winehouse, right down to tattoos with naked girls, which the press for some reason nicknamed “lesbian.” After this, Nastya was bombarded with a barrage of questions regarding her sexual orientation, to which the singer replied that she likes everything beautiful and, of course, beautiful women as well: beauties cannot evoke any other feelings in her than admiration. Potap and Nastya - “On the Paradise” (2009) A real sensation was caused by the hit “Crazy Spring”, released in 2011, which instantly conquered radio and television: Nastya’s perky voice, saying “Crazy Spring has come and blew the roof off you and me,” could be heard literally from every nightclub. Potap and Nastya - “Crazy Spring” (2011) Potap and Nastya’s next album (“All in a Bunch”) was released in 2013 and, as usual, pleased listeners with a lot of drive, positivity and humor. The same “Plague Spring” was included there, as well as other hits, such as the compositions “RuRuRu”, “Everything in a Bunch”, “Together”, “Flying Away” and “Flying Away”.
“I’m pretending to be a glamorous fool, Potap is pretending to be a pretentious bastard”
In 2015, as part of the new album “Shield and Ball,” Potap and Nastya recorded a joint composition with the “queen of Russian folk r'n'b” Bianca. The “Dog Style” video was very provocative, as it was intended: “This is not an ambiguous hint, but a direct and frank song-dance that illustrates the dreams of any man,” the musicians said. Nastya Kamenskikh prepared for filming the video for 11 months, training three times a week with a personal choreographer.
In 2021, the singer's fans were amazed by the changes that had occurred to their favorite. Nastya Kamenskikh has lost three sizes. She shares the secrets of a slim figure in her video blog on the Youtube channel.
Nastya Kamenskikh before and after losing weight
The singer also fulfilled her long-time dream and got herself a four-legged friend - a Bichon Frize dog, or, in simple terms, a curly-haired lap dog. Nastya named the puppy Mimi, which means “beloved” in Italian.
In 2021 Nastya Kamenskikh got a dog
As for new creativity, in 2021 the tandem released a video for the song “Umama”, which, unlike the usual incendiary videos, turned out to be heart-warming. The musicians told the story of a little girl growing up, time after time returning to the only place where loving people are waiting for her and will help solve all her problems - to the kitchen of her father’s house. Potap and Nastya - “Umama” (2016)
TV projects and radio
In 2008, Nastya Kamenskikh and Alexey Potapenko made their debut as actors. They starred in the leading roles of the musical "Little Red Riding Hood". The duo connected the soundtrack “Freaks” for the comedy blockbuster of the same name with the world of cinema.
In the same year, Nastya appeared in the Channel One music television show “Two Stars”. In the project, Nastya’s partner was not her permanent performance partner Potap, but the famous comedian Garik Bulldog Kharlamov.
Nastya Kamenskikh managed to try herself in the modeling business. But his “kitchen” shocked the singer, and she quickly quit the “cruel” business. But the Kiev beauty loves to pose for cameras. She is recognized as one of the most beautiful women in Ukraine according to the magazine “Viva!” Nastya's photographs, including those in a swimsuit or underwear, often appear on the covers of glossy magazines. Kamenskikh starred for MAXIM, Playboy and XXL magazines.
In 2010, Nastya Kamenskikh participated in the show project “Star + Star” with Maria Berseneva. In 2009-2010, together with Potapenko, she hosted the show “Guten Morgen!” on channel "M1".
Soon news appeared that the popular duo had broken up, and the musicians had taken up solo careers. Nastya told the press that her and Potap’s creative visions and plans began to differ too much. But soon Potap and Nastya overcame all differences and began working together again on future hits.
The team regularly surprises and delights its fans with new products that immediately become hits. In 2013, their third album “Everything in a Bundle” appeared. The single with the same name and the new song “Udi Udi” topped the music charts for a long time.
In 2014, Nastya made her debut as a radio host of an author’s show called “On the way home with Nastya Kamenskikh” on the Ukrainian “Russian Radio”.
In the same year, Potap and Nastya voiced Tusk and Spring, the heroes of the German cartoon “The Seventh Dwarf,” and recorded two soundtracks for the cartoon. One of these songs – the surprisingly inspiring and positive “Believe in Your Strength” – was very popular both with viewers of the cartoon and with ordinary radio listeners, and for a long time it could be heard on many radio stations in Russia.
In 2016, Nastya again acted as a TV presenter. Kamenskikh worked on the “1+1” channel and hosted the children’s version of the humorous show “Make the Comedian Laugh” - “Make the Comedian Laugh.” Children".
In December 2016, Nastya Kamenskikh shocked the audience with her performance at the M1 Music Awards. The motto of the award was the concept of yin-yang and the idea of compatibility of incompatible things. Nastya performed in a duet with Nadya Dorofeeva, soloist of the group “Time and Glass”.
The girls took the stage in revealing costumes with very short shorts and performed the song “Nichese” (another name for the composition “Abnimos/Dosvidos”), but this was not what surprised the audience. At the end of the performance, the performers kissed live. This end of the number was clearly not planned; when the girls left the stage, the presenters of the concert did not know what to say about what had happened.
At the beginning of 2021, a video clip of the duo was released after a break of almost 9 months from Potap and Nastya’s latest video works “Golden Whales” and “At Mama’s,” which were a success with fans. The new video was shot for a fresh track with the laconic title “I... I”, which did not catch on among fans and in everyday life was often replaced by the name “Poisonous Love”, which better reflects the essence of the song. The composition was loved by fans, but not everyone liked the long-awaited video. Some fans of Potap and Nastya found their new video work too simple and discreet.
In the same year, Nastya Kamenskikh managed to take part in a creative evening by Konstantin Meladze, where she performed one of the composer’s hits “Salute, Vera”.
Instagram and Wikipedia Nastya Kamenskikh
Nastya Kamensky’s Instagram and Wikipedia are extremely popular. On the social network, the singer has gained over 2.5 million subscribers. Every photo that the singer adds to Instagram is marked with hundreds of thousands of “likes.” It is interesting that Nastya Kamenskikh is no less popular in Russia than in her homeland.
Despite the fact that Potap began his career in show business before Nastya Kamenskikh, the singer’s popularity far exceeds Potap’s popularity. By the way, the singer and producer of the group has a little more than 700 thousand subscribers on Instagram.
Nastya Kamenskikh’s Instagram is regularly discussed by the press, fans and spiteful critics. The singer posts here various photographs from work, from the stage, and pictures with other celebrities. It is noteworthy that Nastya Kamenskikh not only lost weight well, but also changed her image. Now the singer has a new haircut and beautiful straight hair (hers is very curly). As you know, she is actively engaged in a solo career, and also founded her own clothing line.
A lot of interesting data from the biography of Nastya Kamensky, a list of her works, career growth and family are described on the Wikipedia website.8
Personal life
The personal life of Nastya Kamenskikh is of interest to her large army of fans and journalists, because she is a famous singer who claims to be the first beauty of Ukraine.
For many years, the singer did not deny only one relationship. Nastya and Vladimir Dyatlov met when they were students. A feeling arose and they started dating. But soon Vladimir Dyatlov was forced to transfer from Kyiv to one of the universities in Nikolaev.
Now the couple maintains a warm relationship. Later they even baptized the daughter of close friends.
Anastasia was constantly credited with having a relationship with Potap. Not only do the musicians perform regularly, they often work together as hosts of various events. Every appearance of the duo is accompanied by a new wave of rumors about the musicians' imminent wedding. Outside of work, Potap and Nastya communicate really well; they constantly post photos together on Instagram, where they hug, fool around, make faces and generally have a good time.
In 2014, the media began to write about Kamensky’s pregnancy. Journalists, for the most part, predicted Potap to be the father of the child. Nastya took these rumors with humor and told reporters that she had been continuously “pregnant” for more than seven years, since she started performing.
The singer commented on compromising photos with a looming belly without embarrassment, openly saying that she had really gained weight due to an irregular work schedule. Nastya admitted that she weighed 80 kg and did not experience any particular discomfort, but planned to lose weight and get rid of at least a dozen extra pounds. The performer also freely shared with journalists a recipe for a diet that will help implement these plans.
Nastya’s secret is to drink freshly squeezed juices for 10 days, eat oranges and drink one tablespoon of olive oil a day. After 10 days of such cleansing, up to 5 kg of weight is lost, the diet does not lead to a quick return of weight gain - after it it only becomes easier to control your diet. The singer also advises walking a lot and eating often, but in small portions.
Soon Nastya finally fulfilled her plans, but not alone, but together with her performance partner. The musicians went on a diet together. With the support of Potap, Nastya lost a lot of weight. Her partner also lost significant weight. Fans of the couple approved of the change in the image of their idols.
Today Nastya and Potap look even better than at the beginning of their careers. Nastya’s weight is 60 kg with her model height of 175 (according to some information 173) cm. However, the singer looks miniature next to Potap, whose height is 195 cm. This makes the couple even more harmonious.
Fans confirm the theory about the musicians’ romantic relationship with the words of Potap’s mother, who once called Nastya Kamenskikh her son’s creative muse. The public was also agitated by Potap’s divorce from his wife. The musician said that he had not lived with his wife for a long time, and now he had found a new lover. The main candidate for the place of the mysterious chosen one was Nastya. The musicians did not comment on the rumors.
Nastya’s daring trick at the M1 Music Awards at the end of 2016 - a kiss with Dorofeeva - provoked rumors about a romance between Anastasia and Nadezhda. But most music critics and the press called the singers’ act a way to attract attention and note that the technique was somewhat hackneyed: back in 2003, Madonna kissed Britney Spears right on stage, which caused a furore and a wave of repetitions.
On May 23, 2021, Potap and Nastya officially confirmed their relationship, admitting that their wedding date was set for this day. On such an exciting day, Nastya confessed her feelings, and Potap presented a new video for the song “Constant”, in which for the first time he sincerely spoke about his love for Anastasia.
Nastya Kamenskikh now
In mid-autumn 2021, the duet of Potap and Nastya announced another pause. Since that time, Kamenskikh has taken up the solo project NK. For fans of the singer, this abbreviation is not news. Previously, Nastya had already recorded solo compositions under this nickname, and also registered an NKblog, in which she talks about the principles of a healthy lifestyle and playing sports.
Nastya Kamenskikh created a collection of sportswear. In addition, the girl launched a line of sportswear NKsport.
Under a new name, the singer released the lyrical composition “You haven’t forgotten,” which she performed in a duet with Lyubov Uspenskaya. The author of the hit was Alexey Potapenko. The solo tracks of the project were the songs “Trimai”, “Lomala”, “This is my night”. With the new program, Nastya has already gone on tour in major cities of Ukraine.
In 2021, the artist presented the song “Peligroso” in Spanish, the video for which “blew up” the domestic and European Internet. Potap himself could not resist complimenting his colleague, saying that the “Ukrainian girl” managed to master a foreign language in 4 months and make a brilliant debut in the Latin American world.
Anastasia periodically travels to Europe, where she promotes the song by visiting TV shows and speaking on the radio. At the same time, the girl does not hide her seductive forms, but demonstrates her advantages in every possible way with revealing outfits.
In addition to the rapid development of her solo career, Nastya Kamenskikh participates in the highly rated television project “X-Factor” as a judge. The mentors of the 8th and 9th seasons of the show also included Andrei Danilko, Oleg Vinnik, Dmitry Shurov.
In view of recent creative successes and changes in her personal life, the singer said that she was experiencing the happiest period of her life and more pleasant events awaited ahead. Subscribers were divided in their opinions: some suggested that Nastya was pregnant, others suggested a new stage of creativity.
Naked Nastya Kamenskikh lost weight, before and after photos
As soon as the group “Potap and Nastya” became popular, almost all attention was focused on the hot beauty, who sings well and dances fieryly. The strong half of humanity often looks for photographs in which Nastya Kamenskikh is naked. I lost weight (before and after photos) - such news is interesting to the female audience. For a long time, Nastya Kamenskikh was a plump maiden, whom some admired, while others, on the contrary, condemned her for being overweight.
Not long ago, information circulated online about the weight loss of the singer, who not only lost excess weight, but also toned herself. Even the singer’s face changed, which was appreciated by fans and even haters. Instantly, the news that Nastya Kamenskikh had lost weight (the before and after photos became very popular) blew up the Internet. They started talking about her not only as a talented member of a popular Ukrainian group, but also as a strong and strong-willed woman who managed to lose almost 20 kg.
Naked Nastya Kamenskikh
Both before and after losing weight, Nastya Kamenskikh often starred in erotic photo shoots for various magazines, on the covers of which she was almost naked. Among them is the famous men's magazine Maxim. A nude photo shoot for the cover of a Russian magazine was filmed back in 2012, when the singer was curvy. Despite her far from ideal parameters, the number of male fans has increased significantly.
