Monetochka (Elizaveta Gyrdymova)

When it comes to Monetochka (translated as Little Coin), the conversation quickly turns to her voice. Elizaveta Gyrdymova’s (Yekaterinburg, 1988) has a singing voice that is on the higher end of the spectrum. Not everyone is fond of it, while others love it. Certainly, Monetochka is becoming an increasingly influential voice. Meet Monetochka, the popstar fast becoming the face of young Russia (Russia Beyond, 2018).

Balloon voice

Her voice was also mentioned on Вечерний Ургант (December 2018), where host Ivan Urgant says у вас очень красивый голос, you have a very beautiful voice. Monetochka then inhales helium from a balloon to lower the pitch. Even she is surprised by the result.

Tired of rap

Before that, she mentions that да, люди очень устали от рэпа, people are very tired of rap, and now they want something fresh and more positive.

She did, however, collaborate with a rapper. With Noize MC, she made Чайлдфри (Childfree, 2017). Lyrics and info on Genius.com, also see Reproduktor.net. And in 2020, Живи без остатка and Коза. Here she talks about him in 2017.

Декоративно-прикладное искусство (2020)

Monetochka appeared on the same show earlier (May 2018), but without the balloon, performing with a band, Каждый раз and in 2020 Крошка. Both are from her new album Декоративно-прикладное искусство (Decorative and applied arts, 2020).

Reviews can be found on Intermedia and The Flow.
Lyrics, lyrics video

Раскраски для взрослых (2018)

Before that was Раскраски для взрослых (Coloring Books for Adults, 2018), about which Meduza wrote A 19-year-old musician just released the best Russian pop album of the year. Seriously. From that album: Нет монет, Нимфоманка, and Каждый раз.

Нет монет (No Coins)

Also live at On Air (2018)
Lyrics

Нимфоманка (Nymphomaniac)

A special version (Lenta.ru, 2018) at club 16 Тонн, where she also performed in 2017, though less solo at that time.

Lyrics

Каждый раз (Every Time)

Lyric video by Learn Russian with Songs (2019), movie video by Stanley Holden (2018).

More Monetochka songs

• Гори гори гори (2019), also a clip by Inotcreative
• Запорожец (2018)
• Последняя дискотека (2018)

Monetochka Interviews

• Монеточка – новая жизнь, новый дом, новый альбом (вДудь, 2020, 102 mins)
• Вписка и Монеточка – про Славу КПСС, феминизм в России и лучшее свидание (Вписка, 2018, 43 mins)
• Монеточка о том, что связывает ее с Гнойным, Noize MC и Рубчинским (TV Rain, 2017, 13 mins)

Find out what’s inside Monetochka’s bag with Что в сумке у певицы Монеточки? (Vogue Russia, 2020, 7 mins). Read Meet Monetochka: this teenager’s songs went viral. Don’t be fooled by her sweet voice (The Calvert Journal, now New East Digital Archive, 2016).

Twenty-two in 2020

22 things I learned in 22 years, in 1 minute.

Update/new

Monetochka is married (2021)
Папина любовница (2020)

Most of the music here is also available in an R1 playlist on YouTube (in order of release).
See also Best Russian Music and Russian Song Lyrics – continued in Russian Songs with Lyrics | Learn Russian Through Music.

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Last updated April 12, 2026