 As a child, Obraztsova lived in Leningrad through the severe long siege (more than 870 days) during World War II.In 1948, at the age of nine, she began singing in the children's chorus of the Pioneers Palace in Leningrad.From 1954-57, she studied in the Tchaikovsky musical college in Taganrog and frequently participated in concerts onstage of Taganrog Theatre.