Солистка группы «Мельница» Хелависа: «В нашей семье все женщины немного ведьмы» The actress said about their roots. Helga admits that mystical events accompany her throughout life. She explained why she did not call for social events and parties.
Солистка группы «Мельница» Хелависа: «В нашей семье все женщины немного ведьмы»

The leader of the group “Mill” Helavisa (Natalya O’shea) often moved from one country to another. About the hardships of nomadic life, of the witch’s roots and what she does when she’s “crazy”, the actress told to the correspondent “StarHit”.


You have a rather unusual alias Helga, whose history is tied to an ancient witch. And you feel “witchy roots”?
Солистка группы «Мельница» Хелависа: «В нашей семье все женщины немного ведьмы»In our family, all women are witches a bit, but the evil witches among them.—
It turns out that you believe in supernatural forces, in the devils? Maybe you’ve had a mystical meeting or have you seen aliens?
Солистка группы «Мельница» Хелависа: «В нашей семье все женщины немного ведьмы»UFO I have not yet met, ghouls and household miracles plan convolution of time and space happen to me on a regular basis. How would you say – I use them! —
You several times accused of Satanism. Why? How did you feel?
Солистка группы «Мельница» Хелависа: «В нашей семье все женщины немного ведьмы»And how could react? Only to laugh. If a person has images of snakes and dragons in my texts associated with Satan, such a person is to be pitied.
Солистка группы «Мельница» Хелависа: «В нашей семье все женщины немного ведьмы»
In one interview I read that when recording the previous album, you have left the life of two loved ones. You are talking about?
Солистка группы «Мельница» Хелависа: «В нашей семье все женщины немного ведьмы»In a terrible accident killed my sworn brother and his wife. I think this is the biggest tragedy of his life, we were supposed to grow old together.—
As you are away from the homeland – you lived in Finland, and in Switzerland and Ireland?
Солистка группы «Мельница» Хелависа: «В нашей семье все женщины немного ведьмы»And I don’t live “far from home” – I about half the time I spend in Russia. So I have this strange feeling when I am perceived as the immigrant.—
As still affect people are frequent. And how it is perceived by your children?
Солистка группы «Мельница» Хелависа: «В нашей семье все женщины немного ведьмы»It’s tiring, of course. Just got unpacked, settled down and it is time again to put things, look for a new apartment, school, to re-establish a way of life… But kids are very experienced travelers and soldiers persistent, they are great, are well adapted.—
Is it hard to raise two daughters, especially abroad? Is there education, the manner of communication, behavior in society?
Солистка группы «Мельница» Хелависа: «В нашей семье все женщины немного ведьмы»“There” is a very General concept. Each country has their own peculiarities, and, say, the Austrians and the Swiss, even the expense of asking different, although they say conditionally in the same language. As for school, it’s important to me that children go to international schools – it is in order to facilitate adaptation when moving. But honestly, I’d like to return to Russia and live here.
Солистка группы «Мельница» Хелависа: «В нашей семье все женщины немного ведьмы»
How do you spend time with her daughters?
Солистка группы «Мельница» Хелависа: «В нашей семье все женщины немного ведьмы»I’m doing homework with children, if you want my help, but, in principle, I am for independence. The girls cook together, sing songs, watch movies, and ride on the weekends on the carousel… well, normal life.—
In one interview you were asked where you get the fee after the tour. And you suddenly said, “Distributing debt”! Really, creativity doesn’t bring you enough money to feel comfortable?
Солистка группы «Мельница» Хелависа: «В нашей семье все женщины немного ведьмы»No, she doesn’t.—
Allow yourself the wrong question – and now with the money all right?
Солистка группы «Мельница» Хелависа: «В нашей семье все женщины немного ведьмы»Could be better.
And have you had any moments of outright lack of money?
Солистка группы «Мельница» Хелависа: «В нашей семье все женщины немного ведьмы»Of course, there were. In the early 90s, we bought 300 grams of cheese a month, and it is still believed that we splurge some families have cheese or none at all. And in the beginning I lived in Ireland for a scholarship, which after deduction of the rent remained at approximately 100 euros per month. Most of the money went to books, I went through all of Dublin on foot, fed on the day carrot and poured into a plastic bottle of water from the tap.
Солистка группы «Мельница» Хелависа: «В нашей семье все женщины немного ведьмы»
You’re not only a singer but also a teacher, and even in University! How to react to students when their teacher is a rock star?
Солистка группы «Мельница» Хелависа: «В нашей семье все женщины немного ведьмы»First you have to understand that I taught at his alma mater, Moscow state University before he became a rock star, and,especially, long before I had to move abroad. With regard to communication with students, I immediately set a clear framework: I’m a teacher, so any communication with me as an artist is impossible. Then work in the “Mill” became so much that I eventually made a choice in favor of music. —
Over the years, “Mill”, as I understand it, two times have completely changed lineup of musicians. How to pass such partings, that is the leader – you suffer or look to the future with optimism?
Солистка группы «Мельница» Хелависа: «В нашей семье все женщины немного ведьмы»Well, not quite, a complete change was only once, but it was quite a few iconic coming and going of musicians. Is all different- sometimes it is obvious that people in the group performed, and he is ready to move on somewhere and then breakups are more or less painless. Sometimes a person does something professionally or humanly unacceptable, it happens “point of no return” when there is no other option but dismissal. And sometimes it’s hard when you realize that the person pulls the current level, on the contrary, pull down the sound of the entire group and, no matter how hard, to meet the goals and objectives cannot, and have to leave.—
Today in St.-Petersburg will take place the concert, where you are presenting the album. Does it seem old-fashioned to release a full CD?
Солистка группы «Мельница» Хелависа: «В нашей семье все женщины немного ведьмы»I’m listening to music albums. Interesting to me song and music continuum, the universe, which can be created inside a concept album or – in our case – of the diptych. —
You’ve written several books. Isn’t it time to take up the memoir?
Солистка группы «Мельница» Хелависа: «В нашей семье все женщины немного ведьмы»Life I such that “there is something to remember, nothing to tell grandchildren”, so the memoir is not exactly planning. It is better to continue to write stories, that I like it turns out well.
Солистка группы «Мельница» Хелависа: «В нашей семье все женщины немного ведьмы»
I saw your photos on Instagram and said to yourself that you are beautiful and tactile girl, you cannot be called media person: you are removed for glossy magazines do not appear at premieres, fashion parties. Why?
Солистка группы «Мельница» Хелависа: «В нашей семье все женщины немного ведьмы»In glossy magazines I somehow especially did not name, the premieres and parties, too. Probably the event managers of these events about me just don’t know!—
In one interview you said “often I just go nuts”. What are you doing in such moments?
Солистка группы «Мельница» Хелависа: «В нашей семье все женщины немного ведьмы»Are a creative, do yoga, run, cook, take pills according to the prescription of a neurologist.—
You have said many times that love mountains and mountain climbing… why do you keep this sport?
Солистка группы «Мельница» Хелависа: «В нашей семье все женщины немного ведьмы»When you live in Switzerland, how strange not to start to ski. I am very glad that in the Swiss and Austrian schools have “ski week” in the winter, so my daughter also ride. But with the mountains I am bound, first and foremost, mountain tourism and mountaineering – at the time my husband passed a number of categorical routes and mountaineering in the Caucasus and in the Alps. —
Music you have all the fun with writing, too, and design clothes like?
Солистка группы «Мельница» Хелависа: «В нашей семье все женщины немного ведьмы»Yeah I threw this case. Create a fashionable house without an impressive third infusion we did not have had our differences with creative plan with fellow designers, and at some point I realized that sprayed and spend your time and energy on a case that brings nothing. Now I have a few “tame” designers that I can ask for help when composing a new concert costumes – well and good! —
You continue to help the world wildlife Fund and SOS children’s villages?
Солистка группы «Мельница» Хелависа: «В нашей семье все женщины немного ведьмы»WWF is an international organization, SOS children’s villages, too, and I am very glad that the Russian fundraisers actively cooperate with their counterparts abroad, do everything at a good level. From the “personal” achievements can tell you that recently the snow leopard (IRBIS) crossed with red red book yellow. And, you know, I like to think that my support of programs to rescue the big cats, WWF has made it a little bit.