Michelle Gurevich formerly known as Chinawoman, is a Canadian singer-songwriter. Her music is influenced by her Russian heritage, and has been described as slowcore rock and "lo-fi pop".Her largest fanbase is in Eastern Europe. Michelle Gurevich was born in Toronto, Ontario, to Russian immigrants and was raised with Russian as her first language. Her father was an engineer in Soviet Leningrad and her mother a Kirov ballerina (the subject of Michelle's "Russian Ballerina"). Gurevich originally wanted to become a filmmaker and worked ten years in the industry before turning to music. "I eventually tried to write a song and found .