Anna Trincher: «I am very much dependent on love»
The heroine of the August digital cover of Woman Magazine Anna Trincher.. A girl who from a young age became actively engaged in a career, and at the age of 15 – got full financial independence from her parents. She is changing, growing up, but her inner workaholism is only building momentum. Why did this happen? We talked to Anna about this as well as about her personal life, financial literacy and creativity over a cup of coffee in the Negorkiy restaurant.
Anya, you can be considered a member of the new generation. You started your career early, felt success, popularity. Don’t you feel like you’re missing out on a childhood moment?
I really started my adult life early. Growing up, my whole environment was very different from me. They really felt carefree. I remember that from the age of 7 I started vocal, dancing, chess, modeling, karate, judo. In my family, my parents showed me by their own example that you have to work all the time to live well. And their pattern of behavior was certainly passed on to me. At one point I wanted to break out of that framework, to dictate my own rules, because I felt that I was being imposed on how I should live my life. But that went away with the teenage years. My principle right now is that I want to work as hard as I can so that I can support myself completely financially by the time I’m 30 and then slow things down a bit after that.
Didn’t you feel pressure from your parents to sacrifice your desires as a teenager?
The thing is, when I was 12 and my dad left the family, I felt like I had to take full responsibility for my mom’s life. For her safety, prosperity. I have already worked through this issue with a psychologist and I can say that it had a great effect on the formation of my personality. I started working, by the time I was 15 I was completely financially independent of my mother and could help her. I thought about how to make repairs, where else to earn money, so that it would be easier for us. It may have been a certain sacrifice, but I don’t regret it and I’m glad that I was able to sort out my feelings with the help of a psychologist.
At the age of 12, I felt I had to take full responsibility for my mother’s life.
So you’re driven by crisis situations?
I won’t say that. I’m just an achiever person, and I’m motivated by my own results. Every time I want more and more. Of course, crisis situations are reflected in the work of artists. About once every six months I feel a state of depression, apathy, but in these moments I mature, develop, change.
In psychology there is a concept – “the crisis of 20 years. Do you feel any anxiety?
I feel certain anxieties, but they started a little earlier for me. When I was 19, I started living separately from my mother and felt a change in myself. Initially I was absolutely thrilled with this kind of adult life, but now I realize that I miss my mother very much, that I miss my mother, that it is very difficult for me in everyday life, as previously I did not even think about domestic processes, giving all the time to work. I feel like I’m an adult, but my inner child doesn’t quite want to grow up.
Aren’t you worried that because of your cult of productivity you won’t be able to let yourself relax a little?
I’m really scared and thinking about it. I don’t take pleasure in my successes. I am constantly moving to new levels, setting new goals, but I do not feel a state in the moment when I would be most satisfied with myself, praising myself. For complete harmony I need to learn how to build a schedule not only for work, but also for rest, so that at least 2 days a week I don’t have to pick up my phone, don’t travel to meetings, etc. I will be in relaxation with myself and the person I love. Then I will be able to cope successfully with any workload. I always sacrifice time for myself and I can’t remember the last time I had a full day off.
I always sacrifice time for myself.
Have you thought about delegating the processes that take up your time to someone else?
The thing is, I’m not at a level where I can afford to recruit highly qualified employees, pay them the appropriate salary, so that my inner perfectionist can trust someone with important processes. And it would not be in my best interest to take on and shift responsibility to an inexperienced person, because I would be constantly nervous, meddling in the process, supervising unnecessarily. Because of this, it’s easier to do everything yourself. I have room to grow, and in the future I will come to delegate.
It is known that you have launched your own jewelry brand. How are things with him now?
My ambition sometimes hurts me. When I get a free hour of time, I start thinking about what else I should do. This was also the case with the jewelry brand. I started this project a year ago, and I can say that it is a successful case. But because I now put my career as a singer in the first place, I spend less time, effort and energy on other projects.
The first collection was very bright, I wanted the girls to stop hiding their character, their desires – because of the stereotypes that were passed down to them from the past. Yes, jewelry attracts attention, but not every girl is ready for it. My mission is to give you a feeling of freedom, to help you get rid of your inner clamps and frames, to get over your inner categoricalness. We recently presented our second collection. It is already more restrained – jewelry for every day. Girls can choose according to their mood, which they are today, adding bright or subtle accents. I don’t hide the fact that now I have shifted the responsibility for the jewelry brand, but from time to time I get involved in this process.
Speaking of money. You recently presented a music video that cost $30,000. How much are you willing to invest in your art?
I now invest about 70-80% of my income in my art. Of course, I save money for real estate, projects that could bring me passive income in the future. To be a successful singer, you have to have a good financial cushion. It is not only the shooting of the music video and its promo, but constant vocal lessons, stage costumes, trips, crew maintenance, stylists, makeup artists, etc. Speaking of the music video, this time we managed to find sponsors and work in synergy so that there was both a quality music video and a great result of the cooperation.
To be a successful singer, you have to have a good financial cushion.
How is your financial literacy? Who keeps your records?
For me, numbers are a scary thing. My mom is my accountant, and she’s the one who controls the income and expense side, handles the legal issues, the agreements. In fact, I include my whole family and loved ones in my work, even though I realize that this is sometimes fraught with conflict and disagreement.
Let’s talk about personal life. You recently publicly announced a new relationship with blogger Alexander Voloshin. It is known that he asked you to go out with him several times. Why didn’t you say yes right away?
I agreed to be with Sasha on the third time. For about six months I felt important, needed, and I also had feelings for him, but inside there was some apprehension, uncertainty. It’s been quite a long period since my first public relationship. Then I had a relationship that no one knew about. It was a very difficult relationship for me that broke me. And when Sasha started to show attention, I wasn’t ready to accept it yet, I was afraid. I was running from myself, because I am very much dependent on love, and when I am well in my personal plan, all the other puzzles in my career, development instantly add up. I set the bar very high for the man who should be by my side. Relationships are a lot of responsibility, and I wanted maximum seriousness without emotional swings.
I’m glad I didn’t say yes to his proposal the first time, because now we both realize that because of our impulsiveness, we would have ruined everything very quickly. That’s what I told him the first time, that I would do it the third time. I didn’t lie (smiling – ed.). Now we are building a very harmonious relationship: we motivate each other, fill each other with happiness, support each other. Our power of growth, through synergy, has increased tenfold.
Your young man is striving for popularity, successfully creating a high-profile cause. Don’t you think you could be a tool for him to achieve his personal goals, too?
Yes, I hear and read comments like that all the time. Sasha and I do have an overlap in blogging, but the difference is that I am at the intersection of media activities and he is in business. These are two parallels that do not intersect, and, in fact, it is quite difficult to balance between them. We settled that point, we have no sense of competition with each other. When Sasha came into my life, my reach increased several times over, even though no one knew about our relationship. We get to the cool truths together, play with formats, try new things, rather than pulling the blanket over each other. Plus, as someone who has come out of really tough times in life, has been able to get back on his feet financially, to accomplish things that few people can do at that age without start-up capital – he knows how to appreciate everything. And I really admire that about him.
Relationships are a lot of responsibility, and I wanted maximum seriousness without emotional swings.
By the way, Alexander also releases tracks. Should we wait for your duet?
For Sasha, music is a hobby; for me, creativity is a process that I approach with full commitment and responsibility. So far, in this respect, our paths are not contiguous, and I think this is even for the best. We help each other: we discuss tracks, we clean, I give him my masters, etc. He, for his part, helps me get into his line of work.
You used to talk a lot about your family, your relationship with your father. There is an opinion that girls choose a life partner subconsciously similar to daddy. Given your experience, what values are important for a father to instill in his daughter?
Daddy plays a huge role in a girl’s life. Because the father is an example of the perfect man. A man who exalts his daughter provides her with maximum comfort and gives her a sense of security. I have done a lot of work on my self-esteem, as I realize that I didn’t get that in my childhood. Not every girl will be able to recognize and work through the moments that she has hidden in the depths of her soul, but they are in any case projected on the relationship with men. It is very important that the father showed by his own example the correct role model of communication with the opposite sex. Explained that humiliation is not normal, abusive is not normal, restricting one’s development, one’s own desires is not normal. A daughter should be proud and admired by her daddy.
In a divorce, it is very important that parents build environmentally friendly communication with each other and with their children. And now there are more and more couples who are trying to work at it. This is a good trend.
It is very important that parents build environmentally friendly communication with each other and with their children.
Speaking of recent releases, is the Geri Heil scandal and track a planned PR move?
Initially we agreed to do some kind of general collaboration, but for a long time we couldn’t figure out what form it would take. Many different options were discussed. But at some point our personal correspondence appeared on the Web, we had to react very quickly to this fact. I was even initially offended by this, because personal communication is personal, it is not intended to be broadcast in a stopis to an audience of thousands. But there was a certain warm-up of the audience before our track. It happened, and we decided to use it to our advantage, not to continue the conflict, but, on the contrary, to take a step toward each other.
Have you thought about taking part in the Eurovision selection?
This is a very closed and traumatic topic for me now, because I remember my emotions after the Junior Eurovision Song Contest, after participating in which I decided that I would not do vocals in the future at all. Internally I’m not ready for this yet, but I want decisions to come to me at the right time. It is quite possible that in the future something will change, and I will try my hand at this contest.
You’re getting ready to shoot a new music video right now. Will you share what to expect?
I’m getting to the point in my career where I’m ready to present more mature songs and show the public my true self. We have two very big premieres coming up. The song was created in collaboration with Fox Studio, and I think it’s very cool. She’s a little aggressive in her presentation, which is exactly what breaks the stereotype of me that has been formed since the TV series “School. And that will be my inner response! These two songs will be about me and show me as a mature, beautiful, sexy girl.
I’m getting to the point in my career where I’m ready to show my true self to the public.
Tell us about your creative plans. Are you thinking about fits with Ukrainian or foreign stars?
Now I plan to develop in the Ukrainian market, I want to reach the maximum, before I go to the next level. I’m interested in all kinds of collaborations, especially if the person responds internally, in spirit. It would be interesting to do a duet with Nadia Dorofeeva, because we are two strong girls and very bright in our creativity. I think we have a lot of cool musicians and artists, and I would love to try something completely new with them.
Text: Maria Holotiy
Photo: personal archive of Anna Trincher