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Irina Kotova
Irina Kotova (, ; born November 17, 1976 in Minsk) is a Belarusian-French painter and graphic artist.
Biography.
Irina Kotova was born in Minsk (Belarus), November 17, 1976.
She studied in Belarusian State Academy of Arts from 1996 to 2002, got a Diploma of Graphic Art Department. 
She entered St. Sergius Orthodox Theological Institute in Paris in 2003, got a Diploma of Theology in 2007.
She studied in the École pratique des hautes études (EPHE
2010-present: solo career.
In June 2010, Kotova played a role of business-woman Ksenia Morozova in the television soap opera "Happiness is somewhere near" (А счастье где-то рядом) directed by Vasily Mishchenko. In September 2010, Kotova started a solo music career. The song «He» («Он», written by Irina Dubtsova) became her debut solo single. The video was directed by Alan Badoev. Second single was named «Red on red» («Красное на красном»)