Irina Aleksandrovna Smelaya (; born 21 December 1991), better known by her stage name Tatarka (), is a female hip-hop artist from Tatarstan, Russia. Her songs are written in Tatar and English.
Music and vlogging
Smelaya was born in Naberezhnye Chelny. She currently lives in St. Petersburg and is a vlogger. Her YouTube blog named "Tatar Days" () has almost a million subscribers.
"Altyn" ("gold" in Tatar) was her first song, which was launched in 2016 and praised her in the Russian music scene.
Smelaya is currently working on recording her debut album. It is known that the album will be in two languages, Tatar and English.
Personal life
Smelaya married Ilya Prusikin, the vocalist and frontman of the Russian pop-rave-band Little Big, on 6 July 2016.
She gave birth to her and Prusikin's son Dobrynya on 26 November 2017.
Smelaya and Prusikin publicly announced their separation on 21 August 2020.
Discography
Singles
Albums
Video Clips
Participations
2014 – Little Big – "Public Enemy" 2016 – Little Big – "Big Dick" 2016 – Little Big – "Hateful Love" 2018 – Bread – "Shashlyndos" 2019 – Animal Jazz – "Feelings"
Watch also
Little Big (band) Ilya Prusikin The Hatters