Ekaterina Shelehova, Folk Singer, Pop Singer, Opera Singer, and Rising Star

Ekaterina Shelehova, fluent in Russian, Spanish, Italian, and English and not yet thirty years of age, is one of opera's outstanding new voices and a rising star in the music industry. She has a loyal fan base that follows her on social media. She is also a humanitarian who supports various causes and charities.

Ekaterina was born in Kaliningrad in 1995. She began singing lessons at age three, participated in several competitions and festivals, winning the top prize in the "Russian Hopes" festival when she was six. She also recorded a CD of Russian children's songs, Дождичай.. Her family moved to Canada, and she finished high school in Hamilton Ontario, where she studied at the Royal Conservatory of Music in Toronto. She won first prize in Kiwanis competitions in 2008, 2010, and 2012 and performed operas “Carmen” and “Tosca” presented by Opera Ontario in 2005 and 2007.

In 2014 she moved to Italy and became a student at the Conservatorio di Milano, completing her Bachelors and Masters in Opera with outstanding marks. She performed several roles in Barlassina at the famous Teatro Antonio Belloni: Susanna in Le Nozze di Figaro, Adina in L'Elisir d'Amore, and Musetta in La Bohème.

She won prizes in opera competitions such as Concorso Lirico Salvatore Licitra in 2015, Concorso Internazionale Cleto Tomba in 2016. She won the Young Opera Hope award at the Magda Olivero International Competition in 2016 and The Public Choice Award at the Giuditta Pasta Competition in 2018.

She toured China in 2019, studied improvisation, extended vocal techniques, and folk music in Mexico during Covid in 2020, and her 2021 performance on the show Italia’s Got Talent caused a sensation in the media. Her performance of Earth Melodies was beautiful and meaningful, without structure, libretto, or words of any kind. The video of her IGT performance has been viewed millions of times.

In a departure from opera, she toured Europe in 2022 as the lead vocalist of Era the popular French new age group that combines Gregorian chants with modern elements. She has recorded many singles and albums, pop, folk, opera available on YouTube and streaming services such as Spotify.