Lilia Mai

Lilia Mai is a Russian soul singer born on July 3, 1992, in Saint Petersburg, Russia.

Early life and education
Mai studied fashion design at Central Saint Martins college, part of the University of the Arts London, in London, England. While there, she launched the Lilia May Boutique, "The world of endless tenderness and femininity", which deals with undergarments and dresses made from French silk and Italian lace. She studied jazz at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London, where she began working on her debut album, Flying in Dreams. Mai graduated from the International Academy of Music.

Singing career
In London, Lilia Mai worked with Nick Ingman at the Abbey Road Studio, creating new original versions of famous jazz songs. Mai sang at the First Pushkin's Charity Ball and has performed at the International Women Conference, "East and West meet in Saint-Petersburg". She has performed at the International Art Festival "Elena" in the Philharmonic Hall and the Music Hall.

In 2012, she recorded new songs and presented them at the Cultural Center in Helsinki, Finland. In 2014, Mai's live performance opened the governmental concert at The Ice Palace in Russia.