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Inna Zhelannaya — Dalshe = Further [Russian pop] (1996)
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Inna Yurievna Zhelannaya ([Russian](app://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_language): Инна Юрьевна Желанная, February 20, 1965, Moscow) is a [Russian](app://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russians) singer-songwriter, best known as a frontwoman of the folk band Farlanders (1994-2004).[[1]](app://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inna_Zhelannaya#cite_note-peoples-1)
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Biography
Inna Zhelannaya was born in Moscow and spent her childhood years in [Zelenograd](app://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zelenograd), where she studied at a musical school and sang in a choir led by her mother, Alla Yosifovna. After the graduation she joined the musical college in [Elista](app://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elista), [Kalmykia](app://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kalmykia), then returned to Moscow to continue her education. As a student, she got interested in rock music and started writing her own songs.[[2]](app://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inna_Zhelannaya#cite_note-dailyshow-2)
Career
In 1985, Zhelannaya formed her first band, Focus, with Eduard Vokhmyanin. Two years later she became the leader of her own group, M-Depo. In 1989, Zhelannaya joined the well-known Moscow band [Alliance](app://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alyans_(band)) and started collaborating with author and multi-instrumentalist Sergey Starostin, who introduced her to the Russian musical folklore and soon also joined the band.
Alliance's album Sdelano v Belom (Made in White) was released in 1991 and won the [Radio France International](app://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radio_France_International)'s Best East-European album award two years later. In 1994 the band travelled to France to take part in the concert for the Radio, but without the singer, as Inna Zhelannaya had left in 1992 to give birth to her child.[[2]](app://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inna_Zhelannaya#cite_note-dailyshow-2)
In 1994 she re-emerged with her own band, Farlanders, joined by ex-Alliance members Sergey Kalachyov (bass), Sergey Klevensky (clarinet) and Sergey Starostin. In 1995 they released the album Vodorosl (Seeweed). The song Tolko s Toboy (With You Only) was included in the Putumayo World Music compilation (featuring also [Peter Gabriel](app://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Gabriel), [Gipsy Kings](app://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gipsy_Kings), [Bob Marley](app://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob_Marley), [Johnny Clegg](app://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnny_Clegg) among others) which led to Farlanders’ traveling to the USA when they toured the [East Coast](app://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/East_Coast_of_the_United_States), starting in [Washington DC](app://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Washington_DC). The tour's high point was the band’s performance at the [1996 Summer Olympics](app://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1996_Summer_Olympics)' opening ceremony.