Kseniya Novikova (Russian: Ксения Новикова, born May 17, 1980, in Moscow, Russia) is a Russian glamour model and actress. She also was a singer of the Russian girl group Blestyashchie (Блестящие - "The Brilliants").
As it is common to use diminutive forms for nearly all Russian first names, Kseniya's first name is often mentioned as Ksyusha (Ксюша).
Ksenia's birthday is sometimes reported as May 19,[2] but most sources, including a birthday gallery at the official Blestyashchie website, mention it as May 17.
This article therefore follows the official Blestyashchie data: Kseniya was born on May 17, 1980.
Kseniya already started to sing in the youth group Класс (Class) at the age of five.
She joined Blestyashchie in 1999, replacing Polina Iodis (Полина Иодис). She was not only a singer of the group, but also contributed the lyrics of their hit single А я все летала (And I was still flying) released in 2002.
Ksenya's career as a film actress started in 2004 with an uncredited cameo appearance in the Russian blockbuster Night watch (Ночной дозор) as a singer of the girl group.
Kseniya enjoys swimming, yoga and likes roller-skating. It is said that she prepares excellent Italian dishes and thinks of opening her own restaurant in the future.
In 2008, a video from hidden camera in Blestyashchie's dressing room from an unidentified Moscow club was published. It contained high level of profanity and obscenity, which is strongly dissonant with Kseniya's tender on-screen presence.
