Zemfira is an incredibly talented Russian singer who opened a completely new movement in Russian rock, called “women’s rock.”
Childhood
Zemfira Talgatovna Ramazanova was born on August 26, 1976 in the city of Ufa, which at that time was part of the Bashkir Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic. The girl grew up in an intelligent Bashkir-Tatar family. The girl's father, Talgat Talkhoevich, taught history at school. Zemfira also has an older brother named Ramil.
From a very early age, Zemfira developed a musical talent. From the age of 5, the girl went to piano lessons at a music school, and later she was accepted as a soloist in the school choir.
Also, at the age of 5, the future singer first appeared on television: on a local TV channel, a girl sang a song about a worm.
As a child, the future singer had many hobbies; she attended 7 clubs at once, but paid more attention to music and basketball. Despite the fact that Zemfira was the shortest on the team in the school basketball team, the future singer became the captain of the Russian junior team.
Zemfira in her youth
After graduating from school, Zemfira decides to take music seriously and enters the pop-jazz vocal department at the Ufa College of Arts. In parallel with her studies, the girl performs hits of her favorite performers on the street: “Kino”, “Nautilus Pomilius” and “Aquarium”, and also sings the original compositions of Freddie Mercury and George Michael.
After graduating from college, Zemfira, together with her classmate Vlad Kolchin, who plays the saxophone, performed songs in restaurants in Ufa. But soon the girl got tired of it, and she decided to find another place of work.
The beginning of a musical career
In 1996, Zemfira was hired as a sound engineer at the local branch of the Europe-Plus radio station. At the same time, she begins to write her first songs in the Cakewalk program. Using this program, the compositions “Snow”, “Forecaster”, “Rockets” and “Why”, which were included in the singer’s first album, were recorded.
The girl also manages to work as a backing vocalist in the popular band of that time, Spectrum Ace. In the same year, Zemfira persuades Arkady Mukhtarov to record the performer’s demo disc.
In the same year, Zemfira decides to form her own group. The first member was bass guitarist Rinat Akhmadiev, then Rinat brought his friend drummer Sergei Sozinov, and next year keyboard player Sergei Mirolyubov and lead guitarist Vadim Solovyov joined the band.
The newly-minted group goes to Moscow to promote its team. In the capital, at the Maxidrom festival, Zemfira, through journalists, hands over a disk with songs recorded by the group to Leonid Burlakov, producer of the Mumiy Troll group. After listening to the songs, he decides to record an album.
Since 1998, active work began on the creation of the first album. The Mumiy Troll group actively helped the newcomers with the recording - vocalist Ilya Lagutenko acted as sound producer, and Yuri Tsaler and Oleg Pungin participated in the recording. In January 1999, the album was mixed in London. On May 10, the first album called “Zemfira” is released, which incredibly quickly gained popularity among listeners.
Videos were soon shot for the songs “AIDS”, “Arividerchi” and “Why”, which only increased Zemfira’s popularity. The band went on tour three months after the release of the record, and the concerts attracted full audiences.
Upon returning from the tour, the Zemfira group began recording their second album. On March 28, 2000, an album called “Forgive Me, My Love” was released, which was called the most popular album of 2000. Zemfira herself received the title of “Performer of the Year” from the publication “OM”.
The album includes famous songs that are still popular today: “I was looking”, which became the soundtrack of the film “Brother 2”, “Do You Want”, “City” and “Dawns”. After the release of the album, Zemfira organized an all-Russian tour, which was a stunning success. 
On April 1, Zemfira gave a solo concert at the Olimpiysky Sports Complex. At one of the concerts held in Ufa, an unpleasant incident occurred - 19 people were injured in a stampede. After the incident, the singer announced that she was taking a “sabbatical,” canceled all concerts and did not appear on stage for a year.
The exception was participation in the “FILM Test” project, organized in honor of the memory of Zemfira’s favorite performer, Viktor Tsoi.
Zemfira after a “sabbatical”
After a year of silence, the singer decides to completely change her style, so from that moment on, the Zemfira group disbands. The singer asks musicians from Mumiy Troll - Oleg Pungin and Yuri Tsaler - to help with the recording of the new album.
The release of the new album “Fourteen Weeks of Silence” took place on April 1, 2002. The number of discs sold quickly passed the one million mark, and critics began to actively discuss the new record. In 2003, the singer received the Triumph award for this album.
In 2004, two significant events took place: first, Zemfira performed with Ilya Lagutenko at the Maxidrom rock festival, then at the MTV Russia Music Awards ceremony, together with the group Queen, the singer performed the legendary composition “We are the Champions.”
In the same year, Zemfira recorded the track “Goddess: How I Loved” for the film by Renata Litvinova. In gratitude, Renata directed Zemfira’s video for the song “Itogi”.
Also in 2004, the performer decides to get a higher education and enters the Faculty of Philosophy at Moscow State University. But the singer spent all her time on music, so she did not have time to study. During the first session, Zemfira took an academic leave, but then never recovered, for which she was expelled in 2006.
In March 2005, the performer’s fourth album, entitled “Vendetta,” was released, consisting of 15 songs. The album received only positive reviews from listeners and critics, and was also called the second “take-off” album after her debut “Zemfira”. On May 10, a tour began in support of the record.
In the fall of 2007, the album “Thank You” was released, which consisted of 12 songs. On October 21, a tour began in support of the album, and the end of the tour was a performance at the Olimpiysky Sports Complex. The following year, the singer won in the “Soloist of the Year” and “Music” categories at the “Chart Dozen” awards.
Since 2011, Zemfira begins work on her sixth album, “Live in Your Head.” Prior to this, Zemfira also released a collection of her B-sides called “Z-Sides”. On July 8, 2012, Zemfira closed her official website for some time, dissatisfied with the fact that too many users were discussing her image and appearance on social networks.
In 2013, work on the album “Live in Your Head” was completed and on February 15 the album was released, which again made a splash in the world of Russian rock. This album set a record for domestic online sales, collecting 2 million rubles in a month.
Before the release of the album, the singer organized a tour in which she visited 51 cities. In the fall of the same year, Zemfira received an award in the category “Best Russian Performer” at the MTV Europe Music Awards.
In February 2016, a new tour, “Little Man,” began. The singer traveled to 20 cities of the Russian Federation and neighboring countries, and the tour ended with an enchanting performance in Moscow. On this tour, Zemfira announced that she was completing her touring activities.
Personal life
There are many rumors about the singer’s personal life, but the singer does not give any comments on this matter.
It all started with the singer announcing her wedding to Vyacheslav Petkun, the lead singer of the group “Dancing Minus,” but this statement turned out to be just a PR stunt. After this, Zemfira was credited with an affair with Abramovich and Anastasia Kalmanovich, the singer’s director. 
Recently, Zemfira has been credited with an affair with Renata Litvinova, a friend of the performer and film director, but they have not commented on the information.
In the late nineties, she became the main pop and rock star in Russia. More than 17 years have passed since the release of Zemfira’s first album, and her music is still beyond competition. ELLE is about a truly national artist of the country.
Despite comparisons with Pugacheva - not musical, but in terms of the scale and significance of the figures - he does not perceive his older colleague. Zemfira didn’t listen to Alla Borisovna’s songs even as a child, and Pugacheva’s work never affected her. Zemfira calls the songs of Viktor Tsoi, one of the most important musicians for her, her true childhood love.
Little is known about Zemfira’s personal life. They wrote about a young man named Vlad Kolchin, with whom the future star studied at a music school. Their romance ended when Kolchin left Ufa for St. Petersburg to try to achieve success there. You can also find references to another man in Zemfira’s life - Sergei Anatsky, who, according to media reports, was at that time the head of the Europe Plus radio station in Ufa.
As for the novels in Zemfira’s “star” era, when everyone’s attention began to be focused on her, at first, for the amusement of the public and for PR, a rumor was “planted” about a relationship with the leader of the group “Dancing Minus” Vyacheslav Petkun. Vague hints about their romance, heard from different sides, ended quite quickly. Then the press began to exaggerate with all its might the relationship - a business one, however - with Roman Abramovich. The oligarch was among those to whom Zemfira performed once in Courchevel, then unexpectedly appeared at the presentation of the singer’s album “Vendetta” in 2005. According to another version, which the tabloids wrote about, the couple knew each other from the very beginning of Zemfira’s career in Moscow, and Abramovich helped the young artist with promotion. It is not surprising that when the singer mentioned that the working version of the title of the album “Vendetta” was the word “Oil,” the public immediately saw this as confirmation of contacts with the oligarch. Zemfira was also helped by Alexander Mamut, who has a reputation as a philanthropist and connoisseur of the arts. Mamut supported the singer financially, paying for the services of Dutch specialists who worked on Zemfira’s tour. In addition, as the owner of Euroset, the businessman contributed to a bold project related to the album “Vendetta,” which was distributed in the stores of this network. Contacts with business people of this level automatically elevated the artist to the rank of an elite - after all, not every pop and rock singer enjoys the favor of the richest people in the country.
Renata Litvinova began communicating in the mid-2000s. The couple was immediately credited with having too close a relationship, and even managed to get married - allegedly this happened during a trip to Stockholm.
Since then, they have worked together several times - on Zemfira’s videos, a concert film about her, and Zemfira herself helped with the music for Litvinova’s films. What is happening inside this couple is unknown to the public - both call each other close people and friends.
By the way, the year before last Renata Litvinova congratulated Zemfira on her birthday by posting a romantic photo of the singer on her Instagram. The photo was accompanied by a personal text: “Weightless, independent of gravity, impossible, unthinkable, unacceptable... without skin, the only one, fearless... Happy Birthday, Zemfira!” The post appeared on the blog at about two o’clock in the morning, and, as some media write, the congratulations initially contained the word “beloved”, later “removed”.
Zemfira is not bothered by loneliness. The singer has no friends and Zemfira is not attracted to noisy companies. “I have one person, Renata, that’s enough for me,” says the singer.
In 2007, the press wrote about the scandal that happened at the Norilsk airport, when Zemfira allegedly refused to fly on the same plane with the Zveri group. As reported, upon learning that she would have to fly on the same plane as the “Beasts,” the singer announced that she would not board the plane. She did not explain the reason for such an increased reaction to the presence of her colleagues; she went to the ticket office, where she bought a ticket for the next flight.
At the opening ceremony of the Olympics in Sochi, among other things, Zemfira’s song was performed. The artist was indignant that her consent was not asked, and publicly expressed complaints to the head of Channel One, who was responsible for staging the show, Konstantin Ernst. He responded by calling Zemfira petty: “I think that I have done a lot for Zemfira, for her career. And such pettiness, it seems to me, simply disgraces such an outstanding singer.” Ernst also warned that in the event of a lawsuit on her part, a counterclaim would follow. It turns out that Zemfira at one time violated the terms of the contract with the Real Records label, the head of which was then Ernst.
In 2008, Zemfira became a participant in the conflict that arose, in general, out of nowhere, between Ksenia Sobchak and Renata Litvinova. At one of the social events hosted by Sobchak, Litvinova got into a public argument with her. The story continued that evening at The Most club: Sobchak ironically reproached the director for her tactlessness, Renata Litvinova reacted emotionally, and even called Zemfira for help. The latter, as the tabloids reported, gave a vivid monologue, not without strong expressions.
In 2008, for asking about her personal life, a Muz-TV journalist was hit in the face by Zemfira. It was at a press conference, the question about the relationship was asked to Renata Litvinova, who was also present, but did not answer. At the end of the press conference, Zemfira hit the journalist, calling her “dirt from under her nails.” wrote the media.
The song “Do you want,” in which famous Soviet artists “sing” instead of Zemfira (almost every word was painstakingly selected from different films) blew up the Internet last spring. The video for the song became an online hit, collecting more than 800,000 views on the Vimeo service in the first five days.
Zemfira’s album “Live in Your Head,” posted on Yandex on February 14, 2013, received more than a million plays in the first 14 hours.
In October 2013, a scandal occurred at a concert in Rostov. Tired of the public’s demands (“Come on “Daisies”!”), Zemfira expressed in a harsh manner what she thought about this, and in the song “Arivederchi” she sang “I will never return to Rostov.”
She is not a revolutionary, and considers this to be the same civic position as any other. “I am for the revolution within us,” said Zemfira. Music, she believes, is stronger than any politics. At the same time, the artist expresses her position on current events one way or another: in March, a song by the Ukrainian group “Okean Elzy”, performed by the singer, was posted on Zemfira’s website. And this summer, a scandal erupted around Zemfira’s act at a concert in Tbilisi, where she, having accepted the flag of Ukraine from the hands of the audience in the hall, waved it from the stage.
In 2011, Zemfira starred in an album of candid photographs taken by Mikhail Korolev.
In his old age he sees himself “definitely” in America.
Quotes
“It seems to me that all girls are feminine and men are masculine.”
“Overly smooth faces confuse me. I can’t tell them apart at all.”
“Love is almost the only thing that really exists in this stupid reality.”
“I may not be the most flexible artist, but you have no other choice.”
Our article today will be of interest to everyone who is a fan of the domestic rock scene. You can get acquainted with the life and creative milestones of the popular Russian rock singer, who writes her own lyrics - Zemfira.
Some journalistic publications note that it gave birth to a new direction in music called female rock. It’s not surprising, because she really brought many new features to the domestic scene that influenced a large number of musical groups. In other words, she turned the page and opened up new trends for Russian rock music. Needless to say about the popularity she has gained in the CIS countries over her twenty-year musical career.
Height, weight, age. How old is Zemfira
Very often, fans are interested in various data regarding a particular person. This could be your zodiac sign, hometown, etc. We should not forget about external data, which for one reason or another attracts the attention of the public. Of course, our singer today is no exception, and fans are interested in her height, weight, and age. How old is Zemfira - young people and older people ask. Not surprising, since several generations have already passed since she began her musical career.
There is nothing special to hide here, and the information is available to any user - Zemfira’s height is just over 172 centimeters, and her weight is 58 kilograms. Last summer, Zemfira celebrated her 41st birthday. Photos in her youth and now will confirm that for so many years she has hardly changed in appearance.
Biography of Zemfira
Zemfira's biography begins in the city of Ufa, in 1976. The family had Tatar-Bashkir roots, which, one way or another, was reflected in the singer’s appearance. Father Talgat Talkhovich worked at a school, and mother Florida Khakievna was engaged in physical therapy. Also, her older brother, Ramil, was raised in the family. By the way, the real name of the future performer is Zemfira Ramazanova.
She began to show her desire for music at an early age. As a five-year-old girl, Zemfira is sent to a music school, where she learns to play the piano, and along the way sings in the choir. Even then, she appeared on local television channels, where she performed children's songs.
At the age of seven, Zemfira composed her own musical composition, where she was first presented to the public at her mother’s work. While at school, she became interested in the work of the Kino group, and later she will tell you that this significantly influenced her musical views.
Despite her relatively small stature, Zemfira played basketball and was the captain of the Russian youth team. Because of this, before graduating from school, I had a choice - to take up sports or music. After thinking a little, she decides to give preference to the second and enters the school of the city of Ufa, where she studies pop-jazz vocals. While in her second year, Zemfira begins to earn extra money by performing famous songs in restaurants in her hometown. And already in 1996, she got a job at a radio station. Around the same time, the first recordings of their own songs were released.
Radical changes took place in the singer’s life a year later, when one of her recordings ended up with the producer of Mumiy Troll. He invites Zemfira to record a full-length album, and already in 1998 a full-length album is released. Some songs from there appeared on the radio even before the official release, and the first crowds of fans began to appear.
Of course, the young singer was guaranteed resounding success. In just six months, the album sold more than 700,000 copies. A little later, video clips were released, which were often broadcast on television. In 1998, the first tour of Russia starts. As expected, the concert venues were packed to capacity. And in the last days of the tour, Zemfira performed as the headliner of “Invasion” - a popular rock music festival.
After finishing the tour, the singer begins her second album, which is no less popular with fans. The name was not chosen right away - “Forgive me, my love.” Some songs from this album became soundtracks for Russian films of those years. After the commercial success of this work, Zemfira takes a short sabbatical for two years.
In 2002, a new album appeared before listeners. It is noteworthy that its novelty is associated not only with the compositions, but also with the stylistic framework. Now these are exclusively independent works, without the influence of Mumiy Troll. The new album sold out in huge numbers and received no less than various awards. Zemfira herself received the title “Performer of the Year”, thanks to several music magazines.
In 2004, several significant events happened for the performer’s career. More precisely, two performances on the same stage with Ilya Lagutenko and Queen. The second pair is interesting because they performed one of the band’s most famous songs – “We are Champions.”
2005 also brings useful results. First of all, Renata Litvinova, whom they met while writing music for the film. Later, thanks to their partnership, several Zemfira videos were financed.
In the fall of 2007, another album appeared, which brought some changes in creativity. The singer announced the termination of her activities as part of the group, and now her work will be exclusively solo. At the same time, a competition was announced - ordinary listeners were invited to make a remix of the song “Boy”, and the top ten would be released as a single.
Subsequently, creativity came out without any changes. Several times, Zemfira's albums received various well-deserved awards. Many critics note that the singer chose the right vector of development, and to some extent filled an empty niche on the domestic rock scene in time. MTV awarded Zemfira a prestigious award several times - she was awarded the “Best Performer from Russia.”
To date, Zemfira has released several new albums, each of which opens a new page in Russian rock. By the way, in 2016 she announced that she was stopping touring. But despite this, new compositions still continue to be released.
Personal life of Zemfira
Zemfira’s personal life is interesting to both fans and journalists. Therefore, various rumors and speculations often appear, which rarely have any basis. Some of them, of course, are related to the actions of the singer herself. For example, she announced a wedding with Vyacheslav Petkun, which never took place. After a while, the rock singer admitted that it was an ordinary PR company.
After a while, new rumors. Now, the press is connecting Zemfira and Renata Litvinova, and, ambiguously hinting, there is something big in their friendship. Journalists did not miss the moment and began talking about a wedding in Sweden. The celebrities themselves do not undertake to comment on such gossip. This does not stop the press, and they are increasingly interested in spreading false information about the wedding. The thing is that Swedish legislation has allowed same-sex marriage since 2009. Around this period, Zemfira was on vacation with Renata in this country. Great matches for the tabloids.
It is known that Zemfira did not have any serious relationships or marriage. Or, she hides them very well from the general public. Now, according to her, she is in love with a young man, but other details are still impossible to obtain.
Zemfira's family
As we mentioned a little earlier, Zemfira’s family had Tatar and Bashkir roots. The singer herself received Tatar nationality. Zemfira's father, Talgat, worked as a teacher of historical sciences. Mom Florida was a doctor by training and gave classes in physical therapy. By the way, it was at her mother’s work that Zemfira sang her first song.
Not all fans know that in the early 2010s, the singer suffered several misfortunes at once. In 2009, Zemfira’s father died, who had suffered from an illness for a long time. A year later, my brother died while underwater fishing - an accident happened and he simply drowned. In 2015, the performer’s mother died. At that time, she was 69 years old. Zemfira herself, at that time, commented on everything at a minimum, citing a series of irreparable losses and a reluctance to communicate with the press.
Children of Zemfira
As far as we know at the moment, the singer has not yet been married. However, fans never tire of waiting and hoping that the topic “Zemfira’s Children” will be filled with information. The singer herself notes that there is nowhere to rush, because creativity, for her, comes first.
After a series of losses in the family, Zemfira began to devote more and more time to her nephews - Arthur and Artem. In 2013, a side project was even created, where the singer participates in recordings with them. The group has only one album to its credit so far. It is known that for some time the nephews studied directing, and recently moved to London, where they are receiving education in pop vocals.
Zemfira's husband
The popular Russian singer has several novels, which, however, did not develop into official relationships. It’s impossible to say for sure whether Zemfira hides her chosen ones well, or whether she really is not in a relationship with anyone.
Throughout her career, journalists and media try to attribute various marriages to her. In particular, some time ago, the headlines stated that Zemfira’s husband is Slava Petkun, as the singer herself said. But later she admitted that it was just a publicity stunt to increase popularity.
Fans often note on social networks that the rock singer does not change in appearance throughout her career. That is why some fans are interested in whether she used the services of plastic surgeons. Of course, people never tire of looking for photos of Zemfira before and after plastic surgery.
It’s worth saying right away that all this is in vain - there are no before or after photographs. Zemfira claims that she adheres to the natural canons of beauty and believes that only those who have nothing to surprise their fans resort to such radical methods.
Instagram and Wikipedia Zemfira
The popular Russian performer tries to maintain a fairly active social life in order to always be “on the same wavelength” with her fans. Therefore, I started several pages on social networks - it is very convenient and practical. In addition, anyone can see photographs from the last performance or concert.
Zemfira's Instagram and Wikipedia are still very popular, despite her long creative path. Yes, it is worth noting that she did not become a “one-hit star” and to this day works are being released that attract new fans and warm up the interest of old ones.
By the way, the performer continues her creative activity, releasing new songs and performing at concerts. In the last round, Zemfira performed in twenty cities of the Russian Federation. It is noteworthy that the singer is also loved and known abroad - Germany, Israel, England and America. In these countries, concert venues are often completely filled.
A couple of times, Zemfira was caught on camera at inopportune moments, which later resulted in scandals. The first happened in 2008 - then the singer started a fight because the cashier was slow in queuing. As you know, a year later, the store owner apologized, and everything was resolved peacefully.
A few years later, there was another scandal - at a closed party, the star was “caught” drinking white powder. As a result, she had to sue. She won the case, thereby proving that there were no drugs.
In 2013, Zemfira quarreled with fans from Rostov. The thing is that due to problems with the director of the local cultural center, the concert was in jeopardy, which she immediately announced to her fans. However, everything happened, but the mood was ruined. Due to the “dry” reception from the public, the performer announced her reluctance to return to Rostov-on-Don. Later, a public apology was given, where Zemfira noted that she got excited and regretted what happened.
In the summer of 2016 there was another scandal, this time in Latvia. The squabble with journalists “spread” to ordinary fans. As usual, normative language prevailed in these disputes. As she herself stated, she was dissatisfied with the constant attention from the press. It was not possible to calm down even after some time, so after leaving the Theater, the skirmish repeated again. Article found on alabanza.ru
Zemfira is not only one of the most successful Russian singers, but also a real personality. Her work does not leave men and women indifferent, and her songs have long ceased to be ordinary melodies. A huge number of admirers of the girl’s talent try not to miss a single concert. The filled halls testify to the real talent of Zemfira Ramazanova. The woman does not like social events, and also does not strive to tell journalists all the details of her personal life. However, loyal fans want to know as much information as possible about their favorite.
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Biography of Zemfira
The singer was born in one of the Ufa maternity hospitals at the end of August 1976. Almost all of her relatives are representatives of Bashkiria. The woman herself said in an interview that her family speaks Bashkir. The performer understands local speech well, but rarely uses it in communication.
2. First appearance on television.
Zemfira showed a very great interest in music in early childhood. She began attending music school at the age of five. Within the walls of this institution, the future celebrity learned to play the piano and sang in the choir. The girl’s talent was noted by representatives of local television, and they also invited her to sing a children’s song about a worm as part of one of the TV programs.
3. Self-composed debut song.
Zemfira began to demonstrate extraordinary talent and wrote her first song very early. The lyrics of the composition were dedicated to the group “Black Sabbath”. Thus, the girl wanted to win the favor of her older brother, who could give her money for a ice cream. This became the motive for writing the song. The original version of the text could not be saved.
4. “A talented person is talented in everything.”
During her school years, Zemfira paid attention not only to her studies, but also to creativity. The girl simultaneously attended 7 different sections. The lessons at the music school, which the future singer graduated with excellent marks, could be considered especially successful. The future rock star also played basketball well and showed great promise. Despite her low height for this sport (namely 172 cm), Zemfira was a very promising player. On the team, she played the role of point guard and often went out onto the basketball court with the captain's armband. In 1991, the athlete received a gold medal for winning the national youth championship.
5. Favorite TV program.
Zemfira constantly monitors the news that is happening in the world. But she watches sports programs especially zealously and tries not to miss a single important event on TV. And it doesn’t matter at all what sport is shown. A woman can easily name almost all the Olympic Champions this year.
6. Professional music education.
Zemfira learned to play the guitar at a young age, and then often played popular songs on the street. Immediately after school, the vocalist entered the second year of the Ufa College of Arts. A few years later (namely in 1997) she graduated from the educational institution with honors. As her main occupation, the future rock star worked part-time in local cafes and restaurants.
Zemfira's career
7. The beginning of the journey.
Almost immediately after graduating from college, the girl began working at a radio station. She also took part in the recording of several songs by the Spectrum Ace group as a backing vocalist. After some time, the young woman had the idea of creating her own rock band. At the studio, the singer met sound engineer Arkady Mukhtarov. The man helped record the first demo disc. The singer also begins to search for musicians who are destined to become members of her group. Guitarist Rinat Akhmadiev and drummer Sergei Sozinov became the first members of the band. Initially, rehearsals took place in the local small club "Orange".
8. Birthday concert.
In 2000 (when the girl turned 24 years old), the singer performed for the first time in the main square of her hometown. About 40 thousand people came to listen to the promising resident of Ufa. The concert became truly iconic.
9. Strong character.
Incidents occurred at Zemfira's concerts. One day she was asked to perform “Murka” for a wealthy visitor. The girl refused to do this, since she never acts on orders. At the beginning of her career, the rock star always drank before going on stage. Now the girl always performs sober. An interesting situation occurred in Novosibirsk. During the concert at the Ice Palace, the singer was very cold, but completed the program to the end. As a result of the incident, the girl suffered severe hypothermia.
10. Popular songs.
The rock star has become the author of many hits during his creative career. Song "Do you want?" She was born in 2000. This composition was once sung by Lyudmila Gurchenko. The artist always spoke positively about Zemfira. The composition “London Sky” also became a real breakthrough. The young performer was surprised by such success; she considered this song to be ownerless.
Personal life of Zemfira
11. Secretive personality.
The singer does not like to appear often at public events. She rarely appears in her own music videos and almost never gives interviews. It is not at all strange that there are a lot of rumors around her person. Journalists very actively promoted her affair with oligarch Roman Abramovich in the media. Some men and women suggest that Zemfira is a representative of a gay woman. She was often credited with having a relationship with Renata Litvinova. The girl does not want to let media representatives into her life. At the moment, Zemfira is not married, she does not have her own children.
12. Opinion about Pugacheva.
The rock star has always spoken negatively about the country's official pop culture. The woman argued that there is nothing individual in such creativity. The most famous, according to the singer, does not represent any cultural interest. Her songs are not catchy; such creativity should be completely ignored. The conflict began with the fact that Zemfira did not want to participate in the popular “Christmas meetings”.
Our article today will be of interest to everyone who is a fan of the domestic rock scene. You can get acquainted with the life and creative milestones of the popular Russian rock singer, who writes her own lyrics - Zemfira.
Some journalistic publications note that it gave birth to a new direction in music called female rock. It’s not surprising, because she really brought many new features to the domestic scene that influenced a large number of musical groups. In other words, she turned the page and opened up new trends for Russian rock music. Needless to say about the popularity she has gained in the CIS countries over her twenty-year musical career.
Very often, fans are interested in various data regarding a particular person. This could be your zodiac sign, hometown, etc. We should not forget about external data, which for one reason or another attracts the attention of the public. Of course, our singer today is no exception, and fans are interested in her height, weight, and age. How old is Zemfira - young people and older people ask. Not surprising, since several generations have already passed since she began her musical career.
There is nothing special to hide here, and the information is available to any user - Zemfira’s height is just over 172 centimeters, and her weight is 58 kilograms. Last summer, Zemfira celebrated her 41st birthday. Photos in her youth and now will confirm that for so many years she has hardly changed in appearance.
Biography 👉 Zemfira
Zemfira's biography begins in the city of Ufa, in 1976. The family had Tatar-Bashkir roots, which, one way or another, was reflected in the singer’s appearance. Father Talgat Talkhovich worked at a school, and mother Florida Khakievna was engaged in physical therapy. Also, her older brother, Ramil, was raised in the family. By the way, the real name of the future performer is Zemfira Ramazanova.
She began to show her desire for music at an early age. As a five-year-old girl, Zemfira is sent to a music school, where she learns to play the piano, and along the way sings in the choir. Even then, she appeared on local television channels, where she performed children's songs.
At the age of seven, Zemfira composed her own musical composition, where she was first presented to the public at her mother’s work. While at school, she became interested in the work of the Kino group, and later she will tell you that this significantly influenced her musical views.
Despite her relatively small stature, Zemfira played basketball and was the captain of the Russian youth team. Because of this, before graduating from school, I had a choice - to take up sports or music. After thinking a little, she decides to give preference to the second and enters the school of the city of Ufa, where she studies pop-jazz vocals. While in her second year, Zemfira begins to earn extra money by performing famous songs in restaurants in her hometown. And already in 1996, she got a job at a radio station. Around the same time, the first recordings of their own songs were released.
Radical changes took place in the singer’s life a year later, when one of her recordings ended up with the producer of Mumiy Troll. He invites Zemfira to record a full-length album, and already in 1998 a full-length album is released. Some songs from there appeared on the radio even before the official release, and the first crowds of fans began to appear.
Of course, the young singer was guaranteed resounding success. In just six months, the album sold more than 700,000 copies. A little later, video clips were released, which were often broadcast on television. In 1998, the first tour of Russia starts. As expected, the concert venues were packed to capacity. And in the last days of the tour, Zemfira performed as the headliner of “Invasion” - a popular rock music festival.
After finishing the tour, the singer begins her second album, which is no less popular with fans. The name was not chosen right away - “Forgive me, my love.” Some songs from this album became soundtracks for Russian films of those years. After the commercial success of this work, Zemfira takes a short sabbatical for two years.
In 2002, a new album appeared before listeners. It is noteworthy that its novelty is associated not only with the compositions, but also with the stylistic framework. Now these are exclusively independent works, without the influence of Mumiy Troll. The new album sold out in huge numbers and received no less than various awards. Zemfira herself received the title “Performer of the Year”, thanks to several music magazines.
In 2004, several significant events happened for the performer’s career. More precisely, two performances on the same stage with Ilya Lagutenko and Queen. The second pair is interesting because they performed one of the band’s most famous songs – “We are Champions.”
2005 also brings useful results. First of all, Renata Litvinova, whom they met while writing music for the film. Later, thanks to their partnership, several Zemfira videos were financed.
In the fall of 2007, another album appeared, which brought some changes in creativity. The singer announced the termination of her activities as part of the group, and now her work will be exclusively solo. At the same time, a competition was announced - ordinary listeners were invited to make a remix of the song “Boy”, and the top ten would be released as a single.
Subsequently, creativity came out without any changes. Several times, Zemfira's albums received various well-deserved awards. Many critics note that the singer chose the right vector of development, and to some extent filled an empty niche on the domestic rock scene in time. MTV awarded Zemfira a prestigious award several times - she was awarded the “Best Performer from Russia.”
To date, Zemfira has released several new albums, each of which opens a new page in Russian rock. By the way, in 2016 she announced that she was stopping touring. But despite this, new compositions still continue to be released.
Personal life of 👉 Zemfira
Zemfira’s personal life is interesting to both fans and journalists. Therefore, various rumors and speculations often appear, which rarely have any basis. Some of them, of course, are related to the actions of the singer herself. For example, she announced a wedding with Vyacheslav Petkun, which never took place. After a while, the rock singer admitted that it was an ordinary PR company.
After a while, new rumors. Now, the press is connecting Zemfira and Renata Litvinova, and, ambiguously hinting, there is something big in their friendship. Journalists did not miss the moment and began talking about a wedding in Sweden. The celebrities themselves do not undertake to comment on such gossip. This does not stop the press, and they are increasingly interested in spreading false information about the wedding. The thing is that Swedish legislation has allowed same-sex marriage since 2009. Around this period, Zemfira was on vacation with Renata in this country. Great matches for the tabloids.
It is known that Zemfira did not have any serious relationships or marriage. Or, she hides them very well from the general public. Now, according to her, she is in love with a young man, but other details are still impossible to obtain.
Family 👉 Zemfira
As we mentioned a little earlier, Zemfira’s family had Tatar and Bashkir roots. The singer herself received Tatar nationality. Zemfira's father, Talgat, worked as a teacher of historical sciences. Mom Florida was a doctor by training and gave classes in physical therapy. By the way, it was at her mother’s work that Zemfira sang her first song.
Not all fans know that in the early 2010s, the singer suffered several misfortunes at once. In 2009, Zemfira’s father died, who had suffered from an illness for a long time. A year later, my brother died while underwater fishing - an accident happened and he simply drowned. In 2015, the performer’s mother died. At that time, she was 69 years old. Zemfira herself, at that time, commented on everything at a minimum, citing a series of irreparable losses and a reluctance to communicate with the press.
Children 👉 Zemfira
As far as we know at the moment, the singer has not yet been married. However, fans never tire of waiting and hoping that the topic “Zemfira’s Children” will be filled with information. The singer herself notes that there is nowhere to rush, because creativity, for her, comes first.
After a series of losses in the family, Zemfira began to devote more and more time to her nephews - Arthur and Artem. In 2013, a side project was even created, where the singer participates in recordings with them. The group has only one album to its credit so far. It is known that for some time the nephews studied directing, and recently moved to London, where they are receiving education in pop vocals.
Husband 👉 Zemfira
The popular Russian singer has several novels, which, however, did not develop into official relationships. It’s impossible to say for sure whether Zemfira hides her chosen ones well, or whether she really is not in a relationship with anyone.
Throughout her career, journalists and media try to attribute various marriages to her. In particular, some time ago, the headlines stated that Zemfira’s husband is Slava Petkun, as the singer herself said. But later she admitted that it was just a publicity stunt to increase popularity.
Photo of Zemfira 👉 before and after plastic surgery
Fans often note on social networks that the rock singer does not change in appearance throughout her career. That is why some fans are interested in whether she used the services of plastic surgeons. Of course, people never tire of looking for photos of Zemfira before and after plastic surgery.
It’s worth saying right away that all this is in vain - there are no before or after photographs. Zemfira claims that she adheres to the natural canons of beauty and believes that only those who have nothing to surprise their fans resort to such radical methods.
Instagram and Wikipedia 👉 Zemfira
The popular Russian performer tries to maintain a fairly active social life in order to always be “on the same wavelength” with her fans. Therefore, I started several pages on social networks - it is very convenient and practical. In addition, anyone can see photographs from the last performance or concert.
Zemfira's Instagram and Wikipedia are still very popular, despite her long creative path. Yes, it is worth noting that she did not become a “one-hit star” and to this day works are being released that attract new fans and warm up the interest of old ones.
By the way, the performer continues her creative activity, releasing new songs and performing at concerts. In the last round, Zemfira performed in twenty cities of the Russian Federation. It is noteworthy that the singer is also loved and known abroad - Germany, Israel, England and America. In these countries, concert venues are often completely filled.
A couple of times, Zemfira was caught on camera at inopportune moments, which later resulted in scandals. The first happened in 2008 - then the singer started a fight because the cashier was slow in queuing. As you know, a year later, the store owner apologized, and everything was resolved peacefully.
A few years later, there was another scandal - at a closed party, the star was “caught” drinking white powder. As a result, she had to sue. She won the case, thereby proving that there were no drugs.
In 2013, Zemfira quarreled with fans from Rostov. The thing is that due to problems with the director of the local cultural center, the concert was in jeopardy, which she immediately announced to her fans. However, everything happened, but the mood was ruined. Due to the “dry” reception from the public, the performer announced her reluctance to return to Rostov-on-Don. Later, a public apology was given, where Zemfira noted that she got excited and regretted what happened.
In the summer of 2016 there was another scandal, this time in Latvia. The squabble with journalists “spread” to ordinary fans. As usual, normative language prevailed in these disputes. As she herself stated, she was dissatisfied with the constant attention from the press. It was not possible to calm down even after some time, so after leaving the Theater, the skirmish repeated again.