- In June 2013, Friske began to complain of headaches - two months after the birth of her son Platon - and was diagnosed with glioblastoma shortly afterwards. She underwent treatment in the USA and Germany. In January 2014, her diagnosis was confirmed in a statement on Friske's official website. In January 2014, she started treatment at the New York Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center. In the summer of 2014, Friske underwent rehabilitation in Jurmala, Latvia, where she celebrated her 40th birthday. She continued her course of treatment in China and then returned to Moscow in October, refused a wheelchair and began to move independently. In February 2015, Friske had resumed treatment in the Los Angeles clinic. Later, she continued her treatment at the N. N. Blokhin Russian Cancer Research Center in Moscow. During the treatment, her condition gradually worsened and she fell into coma. On June 15, 2015, Friske died due to complications of glioblastoma at her house in Balashikha, near Moscow, at 22:07 at the age of 40, spending the last three months of her life in a coma. The farewell took place on June 17 at the concert hall Crocus City Hall. The funeral service took place on June 18 at the Epiphany Cathedral in Yelokhovo. She was buried at the Nikolo-Arkhangelsk cemetery.
- Her mother gave birth to Zhanna 2 months premature. She was a twin and her brother died at birth but she got to known it only when she was adult.
- She joined Russian pop-band Blestyashchie in 1996 after Varvara Korolyova left the band to focus on family. She was in a band for 7 years until December 2003 when she left to pursue an acting and a solo singing career.
- Older sister of Natalya Friske. There are 11 years and 9 months between them. At different times, both have been members of the Russian pop-band Blestyashchie.
- In 2004 she had a late-term abortion while pregnant with ex-boyfriend's Andrey Groznyy's child.
- Had one son, Platon Shepelev (b. April 7, 2013, Miami, Florida, USA), with her boyfriend Dmitriy Shepelev.
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