Yana Mann
Photo by Alisa Poturaeva

 
 

Yana Mann is a singer, song-writer and producer.

Born in St Petersburg, Russia, Yana began her music studies at a very young age immersing herself in the world of classical music and theater. She completed her studies at the St. Petersburg Rimsky-Korsakov College of Music and graduated from the Tchaikovsky Academic Music College at the Moscow State Conservatory. Later, she studied at the Russian Academy of theater Arts and Academy of young singers at the Mariinsky theater.

During her time in St. Petersburg, Yana worked and performed on many stages, including the Mariinsky Theatre, the St. Petersburg Philharmonic and The Grand Hall of the Moscow Conservatory. It was during this period that she experimented with different artistic proposals, including modeling. Although Yana's musical background came from classical music and opera, she has a great interest in exploring new genres and musical architectures. Yana was a member of a heavy metal band and she has also explored the electronic music.

In 2014 Yana moved to Dubai.

In late 2020, Yana announced the release of her first studio album, Los Poemas de bar, a work commissioned to minimalist composer Julián De La Chica, and published by Independent Brooklyn Record Label, Irreverence Group Music. The music explores conversations that take place at 5am in a New York City bar.

February 2022 Yana released Mandala - VI Poems, the first part of forthcoming, larger studio album, PaisajeNihilista. The song cycle is composed by Brooklyn-based composer Julián De La Chica with texts by Susan Campos-Fonseca, a Costa Rican musicologist, writer, composer, activist on Latin American issues, and researcher on current sound growth policies. The album, composed and produced by Mr. De La Chica, comprises two song cycles for mezzo-soprano and synthesisers / organs, Mandala - VI Poems(2014) and Gowanus (2018).

February 10, 2022, the mezzo-soprano Yana Mann made her CarnegieHall debut in the world premiere performances of two song cycles: 11 Poemas de Bar Op.12, which was also Ms. Mann’s studio recording debut, and Arias Florentinas Op.15, composed in the summer of 2021 in Florence by Julian de La Chica and dedicated to Mann. These two cycles, deeply confessional innature and oftentimes dark in character.

23 September 2022 Demayä and ARKADYAN featuring Yana Mann released an EP ESPERANZA on Scorpios Music. A collaborative work including a Jean Claude Ades remix, Esperanza hops between genres through instrumental eclecticism, an array of recordings taken on the road, organic percussion, and melodies that move.

On December 27, 2023, Yana Mann made a significant debut atop the Eiffel Tower during a distinguished artistic commemoration of Gustave Eiffel's centenary. In collaboration with DJ Michael Canitrot, her emotive vocals seamlessly intertwined with various artistic disciplines, creating a spellbinding DJ set and spectacular light show. Endorsed by the Eiffel Tower and Gustave Eiffel's family, this momentous occasion received UNESCO's patronage, highlighting the cultural and international significance of this artistic fusion. Yana Mann's debut marked a pivotal juncture in her career, contributing a poignant chapter to her illustrious journey.

The event was broadcasted on French national TV, C Star, reaching a global audience and adding an extra layer of prominence to her already memorable performance.