Betsy (Russian singer)

In this name that follows East Slavic naming customs, the patronymic is Mikhaylovna and the family name is Chertischeva.

Svetlana Mikhaylovna Chertischeva^[a] (born January 27, 2013), known professionally as Betsy or Betsy Girl, is a Russian singer, rapper and youtuber.^[1]

Betsy Бэтси
Birth name	Svetlana Mikhaylovna Chertischeva
Born	(2013-01-27) January 27, 2013 (age 12) St. Petersburg, Russia
Genres	Pop
Occupation(s)	Singer, blogger
Years active	2018–present
Labels	Rhymes Music [ru]

Career

At the age of five, she opened her first video blog, that her parents helped her run. Her first video depicted her eating fruits and interacting with a soft toy.^[1] Her father is the composer Mikhail Chertishchev [ru], who also writes all her songs.^[2]

Notably, her song in collaboration with twins M&A "Simple Dimple Pop It Squish" went viral^[3] on TikTok in 2021, with videos about stress-relief toys using the sound.^[4]

Other Betsy's songs that went viral on social media were "Я тебе поставлю лайк" ("I'll Give You a Like")^[5][6] and "Pump It Up".

In the spring of 2024, she released a song titled "Я не пон" (lit. "I Didn't Understand"), that was based on hate messages she had received on the Internet.^[1][7] She commented to Bridge TV, "My song is about haters who are hating on me, and I'm replying to them that I don't get what you are saying and you won't succeed (in shutting me up) because I have my own opinion, and (my opinion) is more important than a hater's opinion." Her father added, "(What we want to say in this song) is that despite all the hate we are always ready to go on and do what we like, and we see that (our songs) resonate (with people), both positively and negatively." In July, a music video for the song was released. It was directed by Rodion Chistyakov, who explained, "In this video, we have three people who, so to say, don't like children: a middle-aged couch potato, a hipster, and a schoolmistress". The video also starred Betsy's little sister Suzy and featured a dance that Betsy invented herself.^[5]

In October 2024, she and TV star Maria (Masha) Yankovskaya released the single "Sigma Boy", which went viral on social media apps such as TikTok and also charted on Spotify, YouTube, Shazam, and iTunes.^[19] The song topped Spotify's Global Viral Hits playlist.^[23]

Discography

Singles

Title	Year
"Первоклашка" ("First-grader")	2020
"Я тебе поставлю лайк" ("I'll Give You a Like")
"Жабий бас" ("Toad Bass")
"Я тебе поставлю лайк" ("I'll Give You a Like") (MARTY Remix)	2021
"Simple Dimple Pop It Squish"
"Gold Apple"
"Фрэнк" ("Frank")
"Pump It Up"
"Электрощиток" ("Electric Panel")	2022
"Capybara"
"Bandit" a.k.a. "А-я-я" ("A-ya-ya")	2023
"Ла-ла" ("La La")
"1 сентября (это трэш)"   (lit. 'September 1st (Is Absolute Horror)')
"Котики" ("Kitties")
"Я подпишусь" ("I Will Subscribe")
"Я тебя тюптю" ("I Wove You")	2024
"Я не пон" (lit. 'I Didn't Understand"')
"Это мама моя" ("It's My Mom")   (from the Moonzy. Homecoming orig. soundtrack)
"Sigma Boy" (with Maria Yankovskaya)
"Sigma Boy (Remix) (Explicit)"

Notes

1. Russian: Светлана Михайловна Чертищева