Irina Smelaya
Irina Aleksandrovna Smelaya, 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" was her first song, which was released in 2016 and earned her recognition 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
;Albums| Name | Information |
| Golden Flower | Release: 29 October 2020 Label: Warner Music Russia Format: Digital distribution |
;Expanded Plays
| Name | Information |
| Demo Life | Release: 5 July 2024 Label: self-released Format: Digital distribution |
;Singles
| Year | Name | Album |
| 2016 | Altyn | Non-album single |
| 2017 | U Can Take | Non-album single |
| 2017 | Pussy Power | Non-album single |
| 2019 | AU | Non-album single |
| 2019 | Arriba | Non-album single |
| 2020 | Vroom | Golden Flower |
| 2020 | Bubblegum | Golden Flower |
| 2021 | Kawaii | Golden Flower |
| 2021 | Loli Boy | Non-album single |
| 2022 | Feel My Vibe | Non-album single |
| 2022 | Black Dress | Non-album single |
| 2022 | Туган як | Non-album single |
| 2023 | Dance with Me | Non-album single |
| 2024 | Dumb | Non-album single |
| 2024 | Матур кызлар | Non-album single |
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"