Shura (Шура) -- The Russian dance/pop singer Alexander Medvedev, born on May 20 1975 in Novosibirsk. He is a self-made artist who never studied music professionally acquiring his experience at the local restaurant in Novosibirsk where he had been singing since the age of 13. After completing the designer studies in the city of Riga, Latvia, he moved to Moscow to pursue music career under the pretence of being a foreign pop star. His personal