The quarrel between DeTsla, Kirill Tolmatsky, and his father has been going on for 13 years. The reason was that Alexander fell in love with a young dancer Anna and left the family. At the same time, business contacts between father and son ceased. Tolmatsky, who successfully produced Oleg Gazmanov, Larisa Chernikova and the Combination group, took up the promotion of his son, and in 2000 everyone learned about the 17-year-old rapper DeTsle. The tracks “Party”, “Tears”, “My Blood, Blood” occupied the top lines of the charts for several years. They still listen to them, although later there were a dozen new ones. StarHit learned that over the years, the relationship between Alexander and Kirill Tolmatsky has only gotten worse.
Text: Daria Sachkova
Alexander, when was the last time you spoke with Kirill?
Five years ago when my mother died. I called him: “Come, I’ll transfer my grandmother’s apartment to you.” He appeared. We completed the paperwork, and after that he disappeared again. He didn’t even return for the bag he forgot in my car. I had to return her through Irina, his mother. Then mutual friends told me that my son sold his grandmother’s apartment and spent the money. For what - I don’t know, this is his personal business. We didn’t see each other after that and didn’t talk on the phone.
// Photo: ITAR-TASS/ Interpress/ Dmitry Sukhodolsky
Where does he live with his family - his wife Yulia and 9-year-old son Anthony?
In the three-room apartment that I once bought for him, where else?
Maybe you can at least communicate with your grandson?
Unfortunately no. I saw him only once, when I was very young. Kirill suddenly had problems with his wife, he came to my office with the child, Tony was sleeping right on the table. Kirill asked for help, I helped. That's all. I have a photograph of Kirill at home, the children (Alexander, in his second marriage, has 8-year-old Fedor and 5-year-old Anfisa. - Note from StarHit) know that this is their brother. But I can’t explain to them why we don’t communicate. Kirill saw Fedya once when he was just born, but never saw Anfisa. Several years ago I suggested: “Come, let the children be friends,” but he does not make contact. Today I'm not so worried. I tried to make peace with him for 10 years - how long is that possible?
But as? I don't have his number anymore. And he congratulated me on holidays at most three times in my entire life. I often thought, why did things turn out this way with him? I only read about such problems of fathers and children in books. And now I understand: probably Ira and I raised him incorrectly, we were not strict enough. Maybe he should have been spanked... But it’s a pity, he’s still a child! Well, I think his studies in Switzerland played a role: for two whole years in adolescence, from 13 to 15 years old, he found himself cut off from his parents’ home.
Or maybe your son will never forgive you for happiness in your personal life?
Everything was mixed up here - both the burden of past glory and problems in his own family. And I wouldn’t forget about drugs: he started dabbling with weed at the age of 17. Otherwise, why would there be such nerves? He is already old enough to understand: in life it happens that men and women break up. When I left for Anya, I did everything I could for my ex-wife and Kirill. I shared my property and money. But Ira, as far as I understand, is still angry with me. Perhaps our relationship with Kirill is her doing. Although, during our infrequent meetings with her, she says, they say, you and your son should make peace... Previously, I could find out news from my son’s life on social networks. He himself added me to his friends list. And then he deleted it himself. This happened after the New Year: Anya, I and the children were on vacation in Thailand, I posted several photos. Kirill wrote some pretty nasty comments. I correctly asked not to speak like that about my family. And literally the next day he blocked me.
If they started “promoting” Kirill again, would they be able to make him as popular again as in the early 2000s?
For sure. A couple of years ago, Kirill did not have a very successful period. But the latest tracks I've heard are very good. If they fell into my hands, I would turn them into a worthy product and sell them at a profit. Today I don’t see characters that I would like to “promote”. My main job is night club Maradona and the family cafe "Lilac" in Sokolniki Park. I am the managing partner of both establishments. The club has existed for a long time, and “Siren” opened in March. The idea belongs to me and Sasha Samedov, Lokomotiv midfielder. It just so happens that most of my Anya’s girlfriends are the wives of football players. Everyone has large families, two or three children. At one point it turned out that the whole company didn’t have a place to gather to communicate, have an interesting leisure time and eat delicious food. So Sasha and I decided to open our own establishment. “Siren” already has a cozy children’s area, a mother and child room, and now we are building a second floor, where you can even sunbathe. We live outside the city, but my wife and children often come to our cafe.
In the mid-nineties and early 2000s, there were many pop idols in our country. Just look at the creativity of Andrei Gubin or the Ladybug group. Many of their hits will be remembered for the rest of our lives. They still have fans, despite the fact that the performers of the famous hits have long disappeared from view. On the birthday of singer Natalya Vetlitskaya, Woman’s Day found out what happened to the twenty most popular artists that time.
Natalya Vetlitskaya, 2010
Unexpected departure
The ex-soloist of the popular group “Mirage” for many years managed to occupy the niche of a sexy singing blonde in the domestic show business. And the shots with her raised skirt from the Playboy video became one of the symbols of the nineties. Natasha released a couple of albums that were literally swept off the shelves by fans, and then suddenly disappeared from the public eye.
There were many reasons why the pop diva left the stage. She left the world of show business silently, without giving a farewell concert and without explaining herself to the public. The disappearance of Natalya Vetlitskaya, who turned 50 in the fall of 2014, was her conscious decision.
Birth of a daughter
Vetlitskaya decided to radically change her life after the birth of her daughter Ulyana in 2004. According to a source close to the singer, she wanted to terminate her pregnancy. She was persuaded to leave the child by producer Viktor Yudin, who became last years her right hand and a close friend. The name of the child’s father, Vetlitskaya, has not been made public to this day.
New life in Spain
In addition, after the birth of her daughter, the pop diva decided to leave not only the stage, but also Russia. When Ulyana was four years old, they moved to live in sunny Spain forever.
Today Natasha tries not to come to the attention of journalists, is raising her daughter and does not like to comment on her past. Although in her personal life there was also a lot interesting events- for example, a ten-day marriage to Yevgeny Belousov, an affair with the domestic oligarch Kerimov (who, as journalists said, gave her a plane). But if Vetlitskaya used to choose exclusively the rich and famous, today she is married to her yoga mentor.
Andrey Gubin
Tramp boy
He was a favorite of schoolgirls, and cassettes with his hits were sold like hot cakes. His angelic appearance and voice broke more than one girl’s heart, and songs such as “Tramp Boy” or “Winter Cold” were heard throughout the country.
Everything changed in 2007, when Gubin suddenly disappeared from television screens. They said that the singer had problems with alcohol due to unrequited love for a girl. And someone even claimed that he left Russia. To clarify the situation, we need to go back far into the past.
First album
His musical career began in the late eighties, not without the support of his father, Viktor Viktorovich Gubin, a former researcher and cartoonist, and by that time vice-president of the Russian Commodity and Raw Materials Exchange, owner of several recording studios.
Andrey's first professional album was released only in 1995, after Gubin met famous musician Leonid Agutin. This album bore the name of the singer’s debut song, “Tramp Boy,” and very quickly conquered the top of all popularity ratings.
Sudden disappearance
However, after his unprecedented rise in the second half of the nineties, Andrei suddenly disappeared from view. The peak of his popularity came in 2000, when Andrei toured not only the cities of Russia, but also the United States, Israel, Germany, Azerbaijan, Latvia, Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan. After this, Gubin did not give any new concerts, although he released another new album and a collection of his best songs.
Father's death
Recession creative activity Andrei is undoubtedly associated with the deteriorating health of his father, who not only helped his son get into the world of show business, but also constantly supported him, largely directing the singer’s career. After all, Andrei, according to his colleagues, had a very gentle character and needed fatherly control.
The death of Viktor Viktorovich in 2007 led to the virtual cessation of his son’s creative activity. For some time, fans, out of inertia, were interested in the ups and downs of their hero, and then slowly began to forget him.
Andrey Gubin, 2008
Disease
Then rumors spread that Andrei had been diagnosed with the disease nervous system, which caused constant severe pain in the facial area. Doctors helped to overcome the mental crisis. He says that he was treated twice at the neurosis clinic.
Now
Today Andrey is already over 40. The ex-idol leads a reclusive life in Moscow, has gained noticeable weight, but still dreams of returning to the stage.
“I look bad now, that’s why I’m not performing. If I get into shape, I’ll definitely perform, but I’m not ready yet,” says the singer. “I write music all the time, I compose poetry, but for myself, I train my soul.”
Popularity
Alexander Aivazov is known to the general public as Sasha Aivazov as a pop singer of the 90s, who then sang the hit about “Lilies” and “Butterfly Moon”. A popular but critically underrated singer, Sasha Aivazov became famous back in 1989. At the same time, his first hit, “Lily,” sounded. The image of a romantic teenager singing sincere and simple songs about love was confirmed by the first two albums: “Don't be sad” and “Where are you?”
The super hit “I beg you, don’t cry” becomes, as it were, a farewell to the singer’s teenage period. The song brings the matured Aivazov all-Russian popularity, which is soon confirmed by the third album. It was released at the end of 1996, and in it Sasha also appears as a composer. “Butterfly Moon”, “Time River”, “It’s Just a Game” are the undisputed hits of the latest release.
In general, the disc turns out to be very successful due to the hitness of the melodies, the lightness and excitement of the performance and the very colorful synthesis of flamenco, rockabilly and pop music. And the matured and matured Alexander himself appears in the guise of a kind of macho man that is attractive to fans, not at all reminiscent of the lyrically touching Sasha of yesteryear.
In 1998, fashionable “remixers”, in particular Roman Ryabtsev, DJ Valdai, made dance versions of “Butterfly Moon”. The performer himself has a noticeable creative crisis - having found his own style in “Butterfly Moon”, Aivazov again embarked on experiments. And in the end he turned into an ordinary pop singer, only, unlike many colleagues, he no longer promotes himself on television and radio.
His new hit “I’ll Unravel You,” which appeared in the fall of 1998, also did not impress. And in 1999, Alexander Aivazov, alas, who did not develop the success of “Butterfly Moon”, unfortunately for fans, left the charts.
Alexander Aivazov at the concert “Legends of Retro FM”, 2012
Alcoholism
The artist has never hidden the fact that he is rarely on friendly terms with alcohol. Aivazov loved to sit with friends over a white bottle and almost never refused a glass or two at social events. Gradually the habit grew into a serious addiction. The singer, who was depressed, completely forgot about his former popularity and almost lost his family.
A year ago, Sasha’s wife Irina left along with their three-year-old son Nikita. She was tired of putting up with her husband's drunkenness. To regain his wife’s trust, the 41-year-old singer went to a drug treatment clinic for treatment.
“I got so drunk that I was on IVs every day,” Alexander said then. – It’s all my fault! But if Ira sends a lawyer, I will not sign any documents. I don’t want to divorce her, I will fight for love. I realized everything and want to fix everything. If she forgives me, I will never touch alcohol again in my life.”
Rehabilitation at the Marshak drug treatment clinic
In the hospital, Aivazov courageously fought his addiction. All for the sake of having his beloved wife and son nearby. The thought that he would eventually lose his family was unthinkable to him.
Every morning in the hospital he started by jogging. fresh air through the hospital park and from yoga classes in the ward. Then he underwent many rehabilitation procedures and conversations with a psychologist. In the end everything worked out! Sasha stopped drinking and managed to save his family. Now he lives happily and is engaged in creativity. True, his popularity left him forever.
Successful in everything
Not all women who sold clothes and cosmetics in tents in the 90s became famous singers and owners of their own serious businesses. Irina Saltykova succeeded in both, one after another.
Since childhood, Irina was a purposeful and independent child. In addition to school, she was involved in a cutting and sewing club, was fond of knitting, and went to rhythmic gymnastics training.
Unsuccessful marriage
In 1986, something happened in Irina’s life fateful meeting with her future husband Viktor Saltykov. Victor was struck by Irina’s beauty and charm. They got married, and a year later their daughter Alice was born.
Their marriage did not last long. According to the singer, this happened due to Victor’s addiction to alcohol. After separating from her husband, Irina went into business, but the profit was barely enough to live on, and then Saltykova decided to return to the stage and start solo career.
Solo career
After the release of the “Gray Eyes” video, the whole country knew Irina. She was immediately dubbed a sex symbol and a new rising star. With each new song, the singer only strengthened her popularity.
She has six albums in total, and she dedicated the third, “Alice,” to her daughter. Actor career Irina’s career was also quite successful: having played in the films “Brother-1, -2”, she received critical acclaim.
Irina Saltykova, 2014
Business
Now Irina is successfully running a business, she has a beauty and style house “Irina Saltykova”, her own boutique and beauty salon. Little is known about the singer’s personal life: she has a beloved man, but the singer keeps who he is a secret. Songs remained in her life as a pleasant hobby.
Good start
Sergei's songs became popular in the early 90s. They captivated the audience with their special energy. Surely everyone sang “Don’t offend the young girl, groom,” at karaoke. It all started in Moscow back in 1972.
A simple Moscow boy who graduated from a mechanical engineering college did not dream of becoming a star. However, fate gave him a ticket to the world of music. It all happened thanks to a chance acquaintance with the poet Alexander Shaganov in 1988.
He became the producer of the young talented performer. In addition, Alexander had the necessary contacts on television. Thanks to this, Sergei entered the Morning Star competition, although he always sang only by ear. The first songs were generally rehearsed to the accordion. Of course, he had a desire to master musical notation, but he was too much of a hooligan guy. I was expelled from music school for bad behavior.
Popularity
Since the beginning of 1991, Sergei has been successfully recording new hits, giving concerts and going on tour. A few years later, the young singer quarrels with producer Shaganov and leaves him.
Igor Azarov becomes Sergei’s new producer. The album "Go ahead" is released. The singer begins to work in the style of Western music of the 50s and 60s. His works were influenced by notable performers such as Elvis Presley, Paul Anka, Luis Prima. During this period, the singer, who was losing popularity, even made peace with Alexander Shaganov. The third album, “Like the First Time,” includes several songs based on his poems. However, Chumakov's attempt to perform Western music failed. The album was a complete failure, and Chumakov disappeared from the screens.
Sergey Chumakov, 2012
Leaving the stage
There were rumors that Alla Pugacheva helped Chumakov both get on stage and leave it. They say that the song “Don’t hurt me, groom,” which made Chumakov famous, was originally intended for the then favorite of the Diva, Sergei Chelobanov. For this, Pugacheva was offended and “closed” Chumakov’s path to show business.
“Alla Pugacheva kindly invited me to sing at her “Christmas meetings,” says Chumakov. “Immediately after that, I was bombarded with offers for tours. As for the song, I didn’t know that Shaganov first wrote it for Chelobanov and Chelobanov had already sung it. Therefore, when Pugacheva told me: “Sergei, don’t sing this song anymore,” I was indignant. After all, the song became popular precisely in my performance. I answered Alla Borisovna: “How can I not sing? What should I answer to people: did you forbid me to sing or have I lost my memory?” And he continued to perform it. But I don’t think I disappeared from the screens because of this. I just couldn’t pay such huge amounts of money for broadcasts like Pugacheva or Kirkorov did.”
Return
Today, Sergei is happily married to a woman who supports him in everything. He has noticeably gotten better and is eager to fight again. He started recording songs and is even preparing to release a new album in the near future.
Group Demo
Peak of popularity
Any school disco The late nineties could not do without the hits of the Demo group. Alexandra Zvereva, the lead singer of the group, never had outstanding vocal abilities. But this was not required of her.
Parting with the producer
In 2002, Zvereva and her producer Vadim Polyakov terminated their contract with the ARS company. Demo clips began to disappear from the airwaves of music channels. And then the soloist announced that she was expecting a child, and since then we haven’t heard anything about Demo.
Sasha Zvereva, 2010
Demo now
It turned out that the Demo group still exists, just with a different lineup. Well, Sasha Zvereva records solo songs from time to time, and also sews clothes for the brand she owns.
“We did not stop touring, I traveled to cities and countries even in the last months of pregnancy,” says twice-mother Sasha Zvereva. – Over the years, Demo has released 7 albums. The group is not worried about their absence from the airwaves: the tour continues, they have money to live on. My main income is my man, and Demo is more of a hobby. We live separately, have a club of fans and believe that people will separate the wheat from the chaff and understand what is made artificially to make money, and what is made from the heart.”
Former popularity
Previously, no one had passed without Tanya Ovsienko’s performances. big concert, not a single solemn ceremony. And today they completely forgot about her.
Once upon a time famous singer Tatyana Ovsienko had everything: money, career, fame. But one day she exchanged all this for the happy smile of a child. At one time, in pursuit of millions, the singer did not think about children until one moment.
Foster-son
One day fate gave her an amazing meeting. Once Tatyana gave a concert in orphanage and drew attention to little boy, Igor. Later, the singer was told that the parents abandoned the child when he was diagnosed with an advanced heart defect. According to the teachers, Igor was not a good person, he needed a very complicated operation, but he had orphanage there was no money.
And then Tatyana seemed to have an epiphany, she realized that she could save this child. She immediately went to one of the best Moscow clinics, agreed on the operation, paid fabulous money for it, and Igor was successfully operated on. When the boy recovered from the operation, Tatyana took him to her home.
Ovsienko granted him guardianship, and Igor officially became her son. In order to cook porridge for the baby and change diapers, Tatyana gave up work and lived with her unloved husband Vladimir Dubovnitsky for 18 years, so as not to traumatize the child’s psyche with a divorce. She would probably still be sharing a bed with him if he had not found someone else and announced that he was leaving.
Tatiana Ovsienko, 2015
New love
Now Tatyana is preparing for a new marriage. Her chosen one was businessman Alexander Merkulov. The proposal was made quite a long time ago, but the celebration had to be postponed: the fact is that Merkulov spent 3.5 years in a pre-trial detention center under investigation. All this time, Tatyana morally supported her beloved, wrote letters, carried packages, and also gave 20 concerts a month to earn money for lawyers. In early June, Alexander was found not guilty. The 47-year-old singer met him at the courthouse. And now nothing prevents the lovers from getting married. The wedding is tentatively scheduled for the fall.
Famous hit
The project, created by singer, composer and arranger Vladimir Volenko, gained wide popularity in the mid-nineties. Then the album “Granite Pebble” was released.
In 1997, “Ladybug” became one of the first projects of the new major audio and production company ORT-Records, headed by general producer Joseph Prigozhin. The label of this company releases two more discs of the group “My Queen” and “Woman of Dreams”. In 1999, another success for the project was Leonid Azbel’s song “A Ship Up the Volga,” which immediately became the second hit after “Granite Pebble.” A disc with this track, as well as several songs by Elena Vaenga written for “ Ladybug", published by Grand Records.
Lineup change
In 2000, the composition of the group changed radically, and Inna Anzorova was replaced by Natalya Poleshchuk, who was immediately given the pseudonym Shokoladkina by Vladimir Volenko for her excessive love of sweets. In 2004, a daughter, Dasha, was born into the family of Vladimir Volenko and Natalya Shokoladkina, and in 2008, Vladimir Jr. Therefore, during this period, the group appears less often in the media space, but continues to actively give concerts. Last bright creative solution became the wedding duet “First Dance of the Young,” where the Volenko couple involved their own children in the filming of the video.
Vladimir Volenko, 2012
The end of popularity
In recent years, the group has not been on television, but BK continues to perform and record albums.
Here’s how Vladimir comments on the situation: “I’m not an oligarch, not a “blue” and not a Jew. I'm simple Russian citizen, a talented and hardworking musician, but today this is not enough. Today, to be visible, you must either have millions in investments or belong to a certain clan. You can also be under contract to some serious company, where they will immediately make you understand that the channel or producer is everything, and you are nothing. As a person and as an artist, I preferred independence, therefore, today we are not on the blue screens. But it doesn’t bother me.”
As for earnings, there is enough for the group to live, but, unfortunately, not enough for development. However, Vladimir does not really regret his fate. He is happily married and has two children.
From the orphanage to the stars, or the Orenburg orphan
« Tender May» − cult musical group late 80s – early 90s. The first teenage group in the USSR was born in boarding school No. 2 in the city of Orenburg. Musical director Sergei Kuznetsov, who led the music club in the orphanage, became the author of all the songs. A business card group (which would later change several members) and the idol of millions of fans - 15-year-old orphanage resident Yura Shatunov.
“Thanks to the fact that I spent my childhood in an orphanage, I was able to preserve myself and not go astray. Because in the orphanage they don’t like greedy people, they don’t like sneaks, that is, they don’t like weak people. There, in order to live in a community, you need to adhere to certain laws. Otherwise you will be expelled from the team. And the same thing happened in adult life. But I was already ready for it. I can’t communicate with people from the point of view of “you’re nobody, but I’m a star.” First of all, you need to think that this person today may be a nobody, but in a year he can become much cooler than you. Although if I come across unpleasant people, then I simply don’t talk to them, no matter how high a level they stand. I say: “Sorry, but I can’t, I don’t want to. I don’t feel comfortable being around you.”
The first album, “White Roses,” was recorded in February 1988 on a household tape recorder and sold by Kuznetsov to a recording kiosk for 30 rubles. A few months later, the recording got to Andrei Razin (at that time the administrator of the Mirage group), who pulled off an incredible combination for those times and transported Shatunov, Kuznetsov and several other orphanage boys to Moscow, where he organized a studio for gifted children “LM”. In January 1989, the “White Roses” video was shown for the first time on Central Television in “Morning Mail”, after which a real all-Union boom began - the songs of “Tender May” were heard everywhere, and millions of fans simply went crazy for the blue-eyed young prince with a charming dimple on his cheek . The group gathered the largest concert venues throughout the country and set a record for the number of concerts per day (sometimes there were 5-6 per day).
Solo voyage and years of oblivion
However, despite the overwhelming success and popularity, at the beginning of 1992 the group broke up. 18-year-old Shatunov leaves Andrei Razin and tries to build a solo career. For some time, he was even supported by Alla Borisovna Pugacheva, who invited Yura to perform at her “Christmas meetings” in December 1992. But, despite the first one released by the PolyGram Russia recording studio in 1994 solo album“Do you remember” and several videos that were shot, it turned out to be difficult to stay afloat. Finding yourself in a difficult life situation, Shatunov leaves to live and work in Germany, where he studies to become a sound engineer and leaves the stage for several years.
“At the age of 25–30 I began to look for myself. Then I wanted a lot at once, but I needed to understand what I really, truly needed. And don’t look at those around you: but these young guys, they drive good cars, with beautiful girls and so on. That is, at first you look at them and think: how cool, I want one too, and then you realize that this is not cool at all, this one is not so beautiful beautiful life, it’s better to do something different. And this “different” needs to be found. At that time I worked in many ways, even as a system administrator. He worked a lot in the studio, but did not engage in his own creativity and his career. And now I can say with one hundred percent confidence that that step was truly correct and true, because now I have everything and even more: a beloved wife, a beloved son and daughter, I have a place to live, I have a job I love, I have everything . I am a happy man".
Yuri Shatunov, 2012
Return of the idol
In the early 2000s, Shatunov nevertheless returned to Russia to continue his solo career, and released several albums one after another: “Remember May”, “Leaves are Falling”, “If you want, don’t be afraid”, “Record my voice”, "I believe". In September 2009, the singer went on a big tour of Russian cities in support of the feature film “Tender May.” A year later, Yura took part in the filming of the series “Happy Together”, where he played himself. Today, Shatunov continues to record songs and remain one of the most sought-after artists in the reserves.
“I visit Russia much more often than at home, in Germany. But this does not in the least prevent me from communicating with my family, seeing my children and raising them. There is Skype, there is the Internet, there is a telephone, after all. And then there’s the plane: I board, two hours and I’m home.”
Found personal happiness in Germany
Shatunov met his future wife, lawyer Svetlana, in Germany in December 2000: “People often ask: do you believe in love at first sight and is it even possible? Maybe. This is exactly how it happened for me. It was enough just to look at each other - that’s all.”
They dated for a long time and decided to get married only in January 2007, six months after Svetlana gave birth to her son Dennis. Six years later, on March 13, 2013, their second child, daughter Estella, was born in Bad Homburg. As Yuri admits, there are very few close people in his life: “There are actually few people I trust. In fact, you can count them on the fingers of one hand. Firstly, this is Svetlana – my wife. Secondly, Arkady, my director, with whom I have been working together for more than 27 years. Well, and a couple more guys, time-tested friends.”
Last September, Shatunov celebrated his 41st birthday; he continued to live and work in two countries, having a Russian passport and a residence permit in Germany. In Frankfurt am Main, Yuri has a house, wife and children, but in the summer they often come with the whole family on vacation to Russia, in particular to Sochi, where Shatunov has a large house, bought back during the “Tender May”.
Star from Vykhino
In the second half of the 90s, when her main hits, “Palms” and “Give Me Music,” were released, 25-year-old Svetlana became wildly popular. The video for the song “Palms” featured then-young theater students Maxim Averin and Leonid Barats. In 1997, the album “Palms” became the best-selling album of the year, and the singer herself received $1,350 from those million-dollar sales. As Svetlana admitted, having come to conquer Moscow from Krasnoyarsk, she lived in a rented apartment in Vykhino, dressed at the same Vykhino market, traveled by metro and saw almost no money. At the same time, three albums were released and tours continued continuously.
“After the release of the third album, I honestly asked my producer Arkady Yurkevich: “Where is the money?” He explained that all these two years we were paying off debts for the first album. But I knew all the debts from his words, I believed him, because we had known each other for a very long time. We had a father-daughter relationship, I lived for some time in his family and took all his words at face value. To the point that even when they gave me some gifts on tour (and back then it was fashionable for men to take a massive chain off their neck and put it on you), I brought everything to him and didn’t leave a balloon for myself. But 1998 became a very difficult year for me, my dad got very sick, his treatment cost big money. And there was no one to pay but me. And against the backdrop of this difficult situation, I raised the issue of fees.”
Gang violence and the death of a loved one
When a conflict broke out with the producer, fun times came for the singer. Arkady set bandits against his former ward, who began to demand from her the return of non-existent debts. There was no help from anyone, including her husband, whom Svetlana married at the age of 18. Tired of carrying the whole load on herself, Svetlana divorced her husband and, with grief, finally broke up with the producer. I tried to work on my own, but only stayed afloat for a couple of years.
“Everywhere you had to pay, every broadcast on radio and television, every talk show. I couldn't do it. Besides, I’ll be honest: at some point I became disgusted with entertaining drunken kids. There were a lot of criminal situations on tour. For example, in Tyumen I’m performing in an expensive establishment, my brothers come: someone looking around the city has a birthday, and they need a singer for the holiday. Moreover, they arrived with money, but at the same time in the number of 12 people and with weapons. And where was there to go? In the same Tyumen, I was once stolen from an airplane.”
Then Roerich met main love his life - the commander of the Grozny OMON Sergei, who was killed in 2001.
“He surrounded me then with such love and care, gave me such a feeling of care and security that I understood: God forbid they hurt me tomorrow in some city, in a day this city will not exist. The man was not a cool oligarch, he was not very rich, but on the first 8th of March he was given a car, touchingly tied with bows. We were together for three years, but, unfortunately, I was unable to give birth to him.”
Svetlana Roerich, 2011
Glory
This tall brunette with a low, charming voice and fabulous name Kai is another star of the forgotten nineties. Success came to Kai Metov in 1992, after the release of his comic song “Mom! I want to be a pioneer." And then there was the crazy popular hit “Position No. 2.”
In the late 90s, Kai went into the shadows - he continued to tour and release albums, but his songs were heard less and less on the radio.
Today you can’t see him on screens or hear him on the radio, but the period of fading popularity passed painlessly for Metov.
Kai Metov, 2014
Business
Thanks to his entrepreneurial spirit, the artist managed to change his field of activity in time - he opened his own nightclub. He named it after himself: “Kai Metov - Metropol.” Kai tried to produce cosmetics, which, due to their dubious quality, were never able to gain a foothold in the market. In addition, the former singer opened a production center. Love for oneself is also evident here: the center is named after the singer.
And in 2009, the artist prepared a surprise for his fans and released an unusual album “What would you do, dear, if I weren’t there...”.
Success and recognition
Once upon a time, Shura, aka Alexander Medvedev, amazed the public with his own image and was one of the most discussed personalities on the domestic stage. A bright blond man with no teeth shouted songs rather than sang, and behaved, to put it mildly, strangely.
However, this only helped many to believe that he had talent. Popularity became too much of a psychological burden for Shura; he became addicted to drugs, which almost became fatal for him.
Terrible disease and drug addiction
The singer fell ill with cancer, but managed to overcome both illnesses by undergoing chemotherapy and drug addiction treatment. Of course, we had to move away from the previous image. But look like normal person Shura clearly did not want to.
Shura, 2014
Return
The singer inserted himself artificial teeth, went under the scalpel of plastic surgeons several times and returned to the stage in an even stranger image - openly homosexual. Nevertheless, it still has its audience to this day.
Carier start
Apina began her career in the group “Combination” and became popular thanks to her. Then the singer began her solo career and presented listeners with many memorable songs - for example, “The Knot Will Tie”, “Electric Train”.
However, if you look even further into the past, then history creative career Alena Apina can be compared to the story of Cinderella. Arriving from Saratov to Moscow, the young singer had to spend the night at the station. Already being a soloist of the famous group “Combination”, she wandered around rented apartments, which were robbed more than once. She lost, found and lost again, as if fate itself was testing her strength. And yet Alena managed to catch luck by the tail, and quite deservedly, like Cinderella, received an award - public recognition, fame, her beloved husband and daughter.
Alena Apina with her daughter Ksyusha, 2012
Now
Years passed, popularity faded, and I had to pay attention to everyday matters - family and children. Alena Apina is the happy wife of producer Boris Iratov and a caring mother of her daughter Ksyusha. Fans have no time popular singer they were worried where their favorite had gone, who no longer gives concerts and does not appear on screens.
Alena has said more than once that she made the decision to end her singing career without difficulty, feeling that she was needed by her family.
Not long ago, the star decided to change her role. Now Apina teaches music at the gymnasium of the Odintsovo Humanitarian Institute, where her daughter Ksyusha studies.
“The main reason why I started teaching children is that neither my daughter nor her friends understood what music was at all. They listen to and love the music that plays on iTunes and CD players. But music is much more and more interesting! They didn’t even know how huge and beautiful the world of music is, since they were not familiar with the music of Bach, Mozart, Tchaikovsky. I really wanted to introduce them to the work of great composers. Music is a huge world that you need to get acquainted with in childhood.
I don’t have any pedagogical or innovative methods, or any invented super systems for working with children, but I have a great desire to teach children to listen to music. Of course, it is impossible to teach to love music, but to be an active listener, to understand what you are listening to, to understand music is a great skill even for an adult. And this needs to be learned from childhood.
By and large, communicating with children is very interesting, but troublesome, because after all, this is not my main job. But my main work has been and remains the same – these are concerts, tours, recording songs, participating in television projects and also an author’s program on the radio, again about music.”
Carier start
In the early nineties, Marina Volkova, who looked like a doll that had become fashionable, took stage name Barbie. She sang several songs, including the hit: “You paint your eyelashes bright blue. You’re waiting for beautiful love, but it’s still not there.” And then she disappeared from the stage.
Unexpected departure
Producers Lyubov Voropaeva and Viktor Dobronravov indignantly explained to curious journalists: “She had a stellar future and career ahead of her. And she got married and terminated the contract.” Fans quickly forgot the pretty starlet.
Marina admits that the producers simply cut off her oxygen, did not allow her to communicate with anyone, or be friends with boys. Apart from working 24 hours a day and loneliness, there was nothing in her life. On this basis, the girl quarreled with the producers and terminated her contract. She then tried to build a solo career on her own, which she failed to do.
Marina Volkova, 2013
It’s a pity that this was the fate of a young promising and talented girl. Expressive, emotional, with frantic energy and a positive attitude, she gave joy to the audience. Marina’s personal life didn’t work out either: she still has neither a family nor higher education, and she works as a secretary general director, receiving, according to her, a very average salary.
Life is high
She started in the “Women’s Council” group with Svetlana Lazareva and Alena Vitebskaya at the very height of perestroika. But songs about social problems quickly became boring to the public, and the group's popularity faded away. But Lada was not going to give up. And when an opportunity came up in the person of the composer of the Tekhnologiya group, Leonid Velichkovsky, she did not fail to take advantage of it. And she made it to the top ten. “Girl-Night” and “You need to live in high spirits” are the songs by which Lada Dance began to be recognized by sight. In fact, the maiden name of the singer is Volkova, but sonorous name and the sonorous pseudonym came in handy. In 1993, her debut “Night Album” was released.
Car-man and car-woman
What was the subject of her quarrel with Velichkovsky has long been covered with the patina of time, but for Lada it became another challenge. And she did it. And even though at first she sang as a backing vocalist for Philip Kirkorov, and a little later for half an hour as an opening act for the group “Kar-man”, but these were the frontmen of the 90s. There is also a story thanks to which she became successful: supposedly Lada, due to a lack of her songs, stole Lika Star’s phonograms from the studio. Who will check this now? But then she rocked so hard that Sergei Lemokh announced after the performance: “It was Lada! And everything behind her is dancing!”, pointing to the girls on the backup dancers.
It's all jazz
Narrow frames Russian stage Lada soon felt like it wasn’t enough. Moreover, she always has a trump card up her sleeve - her voice. Bold, bright, jazzy. She regularly begins to travel to Europe, they give her melodies German composers, but this did not lead to serious contracts abroad. One of her most striking achievements is her performance at the Popkomm 95 festival. But her love for jazz and the desire to realize herself in this field haunt her. In the album “Fantasies,” which she recorded with Oleg Lundstrem’s orchestra, Dance included foreign jazz compositions. But attempts to realize how jazz singer I had to interrupt again. In 1997, Lada had a son, Ilya. Two years later - daughter Lisa. A few months later, the personal situation was aggravated by divorce. Lada broke up with Pavel Svirsky, the father of her children.
Lada Dance, 2012
I myself
“After the divorce, I was left alone, without a livelihood, with two children in my arms,” admitted Lada. – Lisa was nine months old, her son was two years older. All I had was a name. Every day I had to think about what to feed the children today. When I became pregnant, I immediately stopped performing. And then again I was forced to start working closely, giving almost 30 concerts a month. As a result, she not only raised children, but also built a house of 750 square meters at her own expense. The pregnant woman was running around with projects, as I remember - horror, I would never take it up again, but now I am an ace in construction. But if I had not worked then and all these years, I would not have been able to give anything to the children - no travel, no teachers, no trips to the theater, no entertainment... I myself provided for the children until they started going to school, that’s just then their ex-husband, their father, began to help a little. For more than 10 years, Pavel didn’t think much about them. And then suddenly I decided to connect..."
Another path
In 2004, Lada - new stage in life. She is invited to the role of one of four friends in the series “Balzac's Age, or All Men Are Theirs...”. Now she is also an actress.
“My heroine is outwardly cool, but inside she is very vulnerable, dependent on relationships. Everything proves something, fights with someone. Everything is calmer for me. I'm not fighting for anyone. I have a favorite profession that does not require active action from me.”
All of Dance's personal problems are focused on children
“Ilya and Lisa have never been just children for me, more like brother and sister. And for them I am a senior comrade. Maybe that’s why their problems are easier for me to understand. I don't always keep up with their hobbies. Nowadays, children pick up a lot from the Internet. The son learned to dance so much that he created his own breakdancing group. They participate in competitions and post videos on YouTube. Thanks to the Internet, Lisa learned how to do makeup better than I did. Everyone in our family has artistic abilities. I myself have been drawing well since childhood; my daughter graduated from Serov School.
And they also have a serious school. They are so tired that on weekends all they want to do is lie around at home. The most they agree to is to go to the movies with me. Sometimes we go to the Istra region, 300 kilometers from Moscow, and ride snowmobiles along the river. About three years ago I became interested in hunting, and my son also became interested. My daughter is creative, with good taste, I dream that she will study in London to become a designer, architect or actress. But the boy needs a good legal or financial education. If they want to get it abroad, I won’t object. And I’ll move to them then...”
Both the reaper and the trumpet player
“My income is from show business. There I am satisfied with the fees and conditions. Cinema is a status, a different level of perception of me and my second passion besides the stage. But it's hellish work. Although incredibly interesting and exciting. It’s nice that recently he has finally begun to be paid a little financially. Jazz remains my hobby; I sing it for the elite. You can’t go far with jazz, but I have to feed my family.”
But Lada’s music alone is not enough. She is the owner of the agency "Impeccable Personnel".
“Once upon a time, my business, a recruitment agency, began with the search for a nanny for children. I changed several nannies when I decided to take the initiative into my own hands and at the same time help others. That's how my business was born. It started with 20 people, now we have 200 specialists on our staff - governesses, housekeepers, maids, cooks, gardeners, landscape designers, drivers. On average, monthly salaries for nannies and governesses are 60-70 thousand rubles, housekeepers - 60 thousand, drivers - 50-150 thousand, cooks - 70-120 thousand. The agency has existed for 10 years, and its name “Impeccable Staff” speaks for itself.
If at one time they had given me a good education, I would be an idea developer, a creative person. I love everything extraordinary. I used to sew, knit, and even make shoes. Now I have a team that carries out my plans. And my love for extraordinary things has turned into a hobby: I like to look for unusual things around the world. I collect old furniture, jewelry, costume jewelry, and clothes. I might open a store where I would sell them. But... it's a pity. Therefore, I carry things myself, and furniture and objects decorate my home and feel great there.”
Meet a cool person
“Yes, I’m officially not married. But I don’t think this is happiness. In general, I would dissuade all women from getting married in order not to be lonely. This is a complete utopia. Women are in a hurry to get married for fear that they will point fingers at them or to show others that, well, I managed to do it. If I meet a person who is just as cool, who feels good with himself, but for some reason he also wants to be with me, I’ll get married.”
“On the same site I created my social network. Maybe not as large-scale, but believe me, there will be enough users for me to run for president. (Laughs.) And the most important thing is that they are all like-minded people. I regularly hold competitions among the “non-boring” people, and annually give away trips to the shores of the Indian Ocean, to Ceylon.
In addition, several years ago I came up with such a thing as “reservation”. I don’t set a concert date in advance and don’t spend a lot of money on announcements, as most of our artists do. There is a risk that the costs will not be recouped. On social networks I ask who is ready to come to the concert. And when a certain number of spectators is reached in a particular city, we together set a date and place for the performance. I generally have a warm and close relationship with the audience. That’s why they often give me fish, gingerbread and honey. They just know that I love. So at my performances, people with a bouquet in one hand and bream in the other are a normal phenomenon.”
Deputy
Another thing “for the soul” is work in the municipal assembly of the Vykhino-Zhulebino district. I live next to the Zhulebinsky forest. In May 2011, intensive construction of a snow melting point began on the outskirts of this massif. I think those who live next to such structures will understand me. The stench and health hazards from these items can hardly be overestimated. In the face of real danger, an initiative group was quickly formed. They found out that the construction was being carried out illegally, they called, wrote, shouted - to no avail. He was seriously angry - he organized two rallies, made a scandalous video with Serega Minaev, posted it on the Internet, and called on his friends on a social network for help. Result: they reached the mayor, and he personally canceled the construction.
Vladimir Markin, 2013
What happened
In the early 90s, his songs “Lilac Fog” and “I’m Ready to Kiss the Sand” were heard from every window. True, Markin then disappeared from television screens.
Now
For the last 20 years, Markin has been combining at least two professions - artist and director of the Moscow Power Engineering Institute Palace of Culture, and he also produces tea.
“The idea to produce tea was born several years ago, when I first came to Sri Lanka. It was there that I realized how our brother-customers are being fooled in stores, calling something that essentially is not Ceylon tea. Since this is my favorite drink since childhood, I decided to delve into the issue of production and organize the supply of goods to our country. I didn’t buy any plantations, but I met with leading producers. All tea grown in Ceylon can be divided into 27 grades. The grades are obtained from one sheet, but differ from each other in appearance and to taste. By combining grades from different plantations in different proportions, blends (cocktails) are obtained. A special blend for me was developed by Ceylon professional tea tasters. The result was a whole product line. And the recipe is always strictly followed. Then the tea is delivered to Russia.”
I was lucky, I have a branded surname, so the name of the product turned out to be branded. I named my product “Markin tea”.
It’s almost impossible to enter retail chains with a quality product; I spent two years on this. In the end, you have to choose, either you produce real tea and are not in stores, or forget about quality and sell straw. So they either jokingly or seriously offered me in the largest trading network. Therefore, my tea cannot be found in stores, but you can always order it on my website markin.ru.
This will probably sound immodest, but Mireille Mathieu drinks only my tea, and I personally delivered it to her in Paris more than once.
In addition to tea, I also produce Arabica coffee in the same way, and I import the raw materials from Colombia and Brazil.
What happened
In 2000, when he was 17, he released the album Who Are You? The disc became popular, especially among teenagers. It was among the best-selling albums in Russia with a circulation of more than 1 million copies. Many, however, associated this success with good promotion. The singer's father is producer Alexander Tolmatsky. Then another disc came out, and then Decl disappeared. They say he quarreled with his father.
Decl (Kirill Tolmatsky), 2010
What now
“I’m working on a triple album “Decilillon”, two parts have already been released - Dancehall Mania and MXXXIII. Soon I want to go to Jamaica for a few weeks to work - many people there have a positive perception of what I do. I recently worked in Mallorca, and about 2.5 thousand people came to my concert, although no one knows me there.
In Moscow, of course, I also sing. But performances here are not as profitable as abroad: there are a lot of acquaintances, friends - you’ll get a discount here, a discount there... However, I don’t lose heart. He played in the play “Here and Now” at the Praktika Theater. I read my poems. I also had film experience: I starred in leading role in a short film by Elena Muromtseva. I wanted to understand how I would look on camera. I also participate in a competition held by the AASA International Space Academy. Its winner will go into space. I really want to be chosen. I'm a fan of this thing. I also have computer programs where I control the shuttle. I also believe in UFOs - it’s stupid to think that we are alone in the Universe!
As for show business itself, they suggested to me many times, let’s do this and that, and you’ll shoot again. But this “this and that” has never been the meaning of my existence. I have always understood that for a person, especially for a man, the most important thing is his reputation. Yes, at one time I received bonuses and was in the public eye, but what did that give me? I just felt like a serf: first with my father, then with other “uncles”, then with the label... I freed myself from this and chose the path of a loner, which has no deadlines. And I don’t want to obey anyone anymore.”
First album
Start musical career Bulanova was initiated by a meeting with Nikolai Tagrin, the leader of the “Summer Garden” group. Together with this group, Tatyana recorded her first compositions, and in 1990 she released the album “25 Carnations”. By the way, Tagrin became the singer’s first husband and the father of her eldest son.
But perhaps finest hour Bulanova became famous in 1995, when the album “Strange Meeting”, written by the poet Sergei Patrushev, was released. It was for this record that the hits “Lullaby” and “Tell me the truth, Ataman” were recorded. With these songs Tatyana won the “Song of the Year”. At the same time, Tatyana Bulanova and “Summer Garden” turned out to be leaders in the number of cassettes sold - more than 200 thousand copies. In 1996, another hit was released - “My Clear Light”. And here is another wave of popularity, “Song of the Year” and “Golden Gramophone”. Then there was participation in “Old Songs about the Main Thing,” sold-out shows at the Rossiya State Cultural Center, filming in the TV series “Streets of Broken Lanterns” and “Gangster Petersburg,” and recording soundtracks for them.
Sudden disappearance from the airwaves
In the early 2000s, in addition to creating new records, Bulanova, together with DJs, made remixes of her golden hits. However, she begins to have problems on television. According to rumors, the management of Channel One was offended by Tatyana because she signed an agreement with the ARS company. The girl was no longer invited to new television concerts, and old ones were simply cut out from recordings. Despite this, on November 23, 2004, Bulanova was awarded the title “Honored Artist of the Russian Federation.”
In 2005, Tatyana divorced Nikolai Tagrin, and in October she married football player Vladislav Radimov. On March 8, 2007, their son Nikita is born. In the same year, Bulanova released her autobiography “Territory of a Woman” and starred in the film “Love Can Still Be...”.
In 2008, Bulanova was invited to the “Superstar 2008” project, where she reached the finals. She hosts the program “It’s Not a Man’s Business” on the STO channel. At the same time, her songs continue to collect awards from radio stations.
The present
“A couple of years ago I graduated from the University of Culture and Arts. I wanted to try myself in a new path. In addition, there was a mercantile reason for going there. I didn't have a higher education. At one time I studied at both a pedagogical institute and a polytechnic college, but never received a diploma anywhere. Now I would really like to get involved in directing in earnest, to show all the skills that I have acquired.
My specialty is “director of mass performances and celebrations.” True, for now I test my knowledge only on friends and my performances. I know how to turn a simple corporate event into a real show. Now I’m doing my own big project. This is peculiar musical performance with the title “A little bit according to Freud.” This solo concert and a theatrical performance in one. A person has appeared who is ready to support this endeavor.
So this year, I hope I can make it happen. In addition, I like to design interiors and clothing. I really like to sew. I sew outfits and donate them, I remake my old clothes. And I do all the housework myself. I can do absolutely anything. But I didn’t learn how to hammer nails. Maybe this means that I’m still a fragile woman?”
I want to become a grandmother!
“My son just recently got married. So our family has grown. While children are looking for themselves in life. Dasha, my son’s wife, is studying. Seryozhka is creative, writing beats and lyrics for rappers. I like that he does what he loves. True, it doesn’t bring much money yet. So, as they say, everything is on me. It happens that even my parents help us. So it's a little hard right now. But I was not against my son’s profession. On the contrary, she constantly told him that he needed to find his place, and he could make good money there. They don't always pay him as much as they promise. I was also deceived and deceived. But you can't give up. Sometimes you need to be an altruist. Why not? Work for the name, then the name will work for you.”
Swore off getting married
“In my personal life, not everything is so smooth either. As they say, “it goes out, then it goes out.” The older you get, the more you start to find fault. The criteria for the ideal man are growing, and finding one is becoming increasingly difficult. And it’s very difficult to change someone. And it's not necessary. After all, you must accept a person as he is. And it often happens that they cannot accept me like this.
However, a couple of years ago they proposed to me again. True, it never reached the registry office. At first I really loved this man. He is a pilot, a German citizen. When I saw him, I immediately stamped the man that he was mine. future husband. At the time of the meeting, he was not divorced. True, he said that he does not live with his wife.
He didn’t have his own apartment in Moscow, so he lived with me. After some time our living together turned into existence. I began to catch myself thinking that when I lived alone, I was happier. Constant squabbles and arguments turned the relationship into a nightmare. Although initially they were so important to me.
There was no assault, but there were constant conflicts. I was so tired of this during my life with my first husband that I simply didn’t want to repeat it all. And if there is no love, then what, just live out your life together? I didn't want this. There were also gigolos who lived at my expense. But it just infuriates me when I become a wallet for a man. Therefore, such relationships quickly ended.”
What happened
In 1992 he released the album “70th Latitude”. The album was a huge success, more than half of the songs from it became hits. Osin says: “I sang romantic songs by non-professional authors that no one wanted to release. All my compositions can be compared to home songs with a guitar. These are things that touch because they are written from the heart. Nowadays there are a lot of corrupt authors who write to order. All their writings are about nothing, just rhyming phrases. My songs may not be very literate, but they are real.” However, the author of the lyrics of the song “The Girl is Crying in the Machine,” which became the main hit of the album, was Andrei Voznesensky, and the composer of the song “Portrait of Pablo Picasso” was the Polish pianist and composer Vladislav Shpilman (Roman Polyansky’s film “The Pianist” is about him).
This was my only chance to be closer to Agnia, and not become exclusively a “Sunday dad”. Fortunately, I have some pedagogical education. I graduated from the Institute for Advanced Training of Cultural Workers and received the right to direct an amateur ensemble. True, no one there explained to me how to communicate with children. In fact, everything turned out to be very difficult. You need to find them with mutual language, to find an individual approach to everyone. Children do not forgive mistakes. They can pretend that they have forgiven, but they themselves harbor a grudge. It’s hard, of course, but I can manage. Here recently they said that I was a drunkard. And it’s as if my wife forbids me to see my daughter because of this. This is complete nonsense! No one would keep me at school or let me near children if I abused alcohol.”
The singer gained popularity in 1997. Thanks to her, everyone started drinking a “cup of coffee” and fell in love with “slanting rains.” Marina began to be invited to all national concerts, she actively toured and wrote one new hit after another. In April 1999, the disc “Photo Album” was released, in 2001 – the album “My Sun, Rise Up”. And suddenly, at the peak of Klebnikov’s popularity, he disappears...
Path to glory
Marina Khlebnikova was born into a family of radio physicists. But with musical passions. My father played the guitar, and my mother played the piano.
"I'm self-taught. As a child, they gave me a mandolin, I taught myself to play it, then I mastered the trophy accordion, and then I also learned to play the guitar,” said the singer’s father, Arnold Sergeevich.
“When I was a child, I went to music school, and I really wanted all this to be passed on to my daughter,” added mother Irina Vasilievna.
The parents' wish was fulfilled, and the daughter, despite all her successes in physics, dreamed of the stage since childhood. After school, Marina entered the Gnessin School, where she was taught by Lev Leshchenko, Alexander Gradsky and Joseph Kobzon. Khlebnikova was an excellent student, and therefore she easily entered the Gnessin Institute after college. As a result, Marina Khlebnikova received as many as seven specializations!
“I am a concert piano performer, soloist of a chamber ensemble, accompanist, teacher music school, plus I have three vocal specializations: soloist, ensemble soloist and teacher pop singing“, Marina tells about herself.
In 1989, while still a student at the institute, Marina Khlebnikova was noticed by Bari Alibasov and invited to take the place of lead singer in the Integral group. Then her first little bit of fame and her first love came to her.
Marina Khlebnikova married Anton Loginov, who, as it turned out later, was just a dummy character. According to rumors, in such a cunning way Bari Alibasov wanted to keep the young promising singer in his group.
But it did not help. And Khlebnikova quickly divorced her first husband and found a better match. The singer married the general director of the recording company Gramophone Records, Mikhail Maydanich. In 1999, their daughter Dominica was born, whom the singer carefully hid for many years.
“I just didn’t want to fall out of the picture.” Barik taught me this: an artist should always remain single in order to be as attractive to the public as possible,” Khlebnikova said in an interview. “I didn’t disappear during maternity leave, I continued to perform, and no one noticed anything. I’m small, so I put on a wide suit and went on stage like that until the 8th month. And already on the 20th day after giving birth I was working at a concert. Well, she gave birth and gave birth. Who cares?"
Divorce
As an artist, Marina Khlebnikova was gaining momentum. But in my personal life everything developed in the opposite direction. Almost immediately after giving birth, the singer was abandoned by her second husband. From which the singer began to hide her daughter even more carefully.
“If I were screaming at every corner: “My husband, such a bastard, left me with the children and beat me again. And so I spent a whole month in the hospital with black eyes! Save me, good people!” Does this look normal? I wouldn’t want to disgrace myself like that for the whole country.”
At the same time, Marina found the strength not to interfere with her daughter’s communication with ex-husband: “I think that women make a big mistake by not allowing their children to meet their fathers. She doesn't have the worst dad. He helps us, but I don’t communicate with him. She and Dominika agree on everything themselves, and they inform me.”
Marina Khlebnikova, 2012
Disease
“These are the consequences of my illness. It turns out that a dental cyst was to blame. All these years it grew and destroyed bone tissue, the only sign of its presence was sinusitis, which none of the ENT doctors ever connected with dentistry. And there were many doctors. Time has passed, and everything has taken on dire consequences. When I had a toothache and the first picture was taken, the cyst had grown three centimeters, and the bone tissue had turned into a sponge.”
Because of this, it even became difficult for Khlebnikova to sing. Then a series of operations began, after which, naturally, she could not perform. “Why work there, I couldn’t eat or speak. “And my teeth hurt,” the artist admitted.
Still, she tried not to fall out of the cage. In 2012, she performed in Naryan-Mar literally after another operation. Right during the performance, a stitch in my mouth split open. What happened after, Marina never told.
Where is she now
Two years ago, Marina Khlebnikova hosted the program “While Everyone is Home.” The singer’s father and mother and her daughter Nika were sitting at the table. There was no man nearby. And for some reason the question never arose about what the singer is doing now. She does not have tours or major concerts. And, as Marina herself has admitted more than once, she can’t do anything else except sing.
“I can’t do anything except music. I know well how it works, it’s like mathematics, I was taught this for many years. I can still dig the ground, plant trees and flowers. Sometimes I’m so tempted to become a taxi driver – so that no one knows. I like to drive a car, but this hard work. Now I’m thinking: can I do it without a concert? No I can not! While I’m standing, I’ll sing on stage.”
Childhood and period of study Greetings to guests and regular readers of the site website. So, Kirill Tolmatsky, better known as Decl, Le Truk, Giuseppe Hard first saw the light on July 22, 1983. There are many versions of the story why Decl chose the rap style, but the most popular remains the following assumption: in early years, when the future performer, sent by his father to study in Switzerland, lived in the same room with the son of the African president of Zambia. It was then that he first heard an unusual direction of style in music, which won his heart and decided his future fate.
Creation
The future rapper’s first steps were helped by his father, producer Alexander Tolmatsky. Kirill recorded his debut track “Friday”, and after performing with him at the Adidas festival, his career began its rapid rise.Decl - Friday (1999)
The rapper released his first album entitled “Who? Are You” in 2000, and in less than 6 months became incredibly popular. Kirill subsequently received an award from Record 2000 in the Debut of the Year category. Then Adidas decided to sign a contract with Decl. The young man's success became even greater after the release of his second album, "Street Fighter", in which the performer spoke out against representatives of the youth subculture - skinheads.
Decl - Letter (2001)
In 2003, he took part in the fourth season of the reality show " Last Hero", which was broadcast on Channel One. Being at the peak of his popularity, Kirill quarreled with his father, who was also a producer, and left to build his own career. In the 2004 album, the rapper presented a new stage name Le Truk. The record was also very successful, however did not repeat the achievements of the previous ones. The release contained enough live instrumentals and female tunes, such compositions as “Let’s Potabachim”, “Legalize” and “God Is” gained popular love.
Decl - Let's Potabachim (2003)
After problems with the rights to the stage name "Decl", the young man is renamed to "Decl". In 2008, the artist’s 4th album “MosVegas 2012” was released. The album did not gain much popularity due to its underground sound. Such performers as Dj Nik One, Knara, Gunmakaz, Oleg Gruz took part in the recording of the album.
Smokey Mo - Sweet Fog feat. Le Truk (2007)
The year 2010 is marked by the release of the collection "Here and Now", which contains collaborations with such performers as D.Masta, Smokey Mo and others. Then the hero of our biography becomes frequent guest at various hip-hop events.
Kirill Tolmatsky a.k.a. Le Truk - Tired of it (2010)
In 2013 and 2014, he took part in the re-recording of tracks and videos “Party” and “Letter” for the program “”, adding a humorous component to them.
Detsl aka Le Truk - Letter (2014)
Since 2014, Tolmatsky has been releasing records from the “Decillion” trilogy: the first is called “Dancehall Mania” and is made in the style of reggae-dancehall; the second is the English-language hip-hop album "MXXXIII"; the third is a Russian-language album. The first two parts were released in 2014, and the final one (“Favela Funk”) was recorded after a trip to Brazil and was released in 2016.
Detsl aka Le Truk - My own song (2015)
It is worth noting the conflict between Decl and Basta, which arose in August 2016 for the reason that the festival performers, under the auspices of Gazgolder, were unable to finish their performances before the allotted time. As a result, Kirill published a number of unpleasant statements on Twitter addressed to Basta, who did not remain silent and wrote: “Decl is a shaggy schmuck.” The result of this was a trial where charges were brought against Vasily. The court ordered Vasily to pay Kirill 50 thousand rubles in compensation for moral damage. But the conflict was not resolved: the rappers continued, whenever possible, to troll each other with or without reason. In July 2018, the artist released a record called “Acoustic”. This is an album where all the old hits were collected and released in a new version. Animal Jazz, Last Tanks in Paris and DJ Worm were the ones who helped the artist give new life compositions known to all.
Detsl aka Le Truk - Favela Funk (2017)
The fall of 2018 (November) was marked by the presentation of an album called “It doesn’t matter who’s at the helm.” 11 audio tracks in which the rapper criticizes modern approach to the creation of rap music and analyzes the past years. Thanks to the fact that the performer took a responsible approach to recording the tracks, at the end he received a worthy assessment of the work done.
Personal life
The rap artist was married to Nizhny Novgorod model Yulia Kiseleva. The result of love was the son Anthony, who was born in June 2005.Death
On the night of February 3, 2019, after a performance at the Izhevsk cafe "Posh", Decl became ill in the dressing room. The ambulance, which was immediately called, only stated death from cardiac arrest. It is known that in 2007, in an interview with the same Izhevsk publication “Fanlife”, Kirill said that he plans to fake his death when he turns 35 years old. The rapper's last post on Instagram was his personal drawing with the inscription "RIP GB", and in the caption there was an explanation: conspiracy theory collection.Preview: YouTube
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Kirill Tolmatsiky, better known to the general public as Decl, is considered the first rapper in Russian show business. Today, Decl’s biography attracts not only him former fans. A bright, talented personality has faded into the shadows. Fame, millions of fans, concerts, tours - all this disappeared from Kirill’s life. What's left? What happened to the man who blew up the youth of the 90s?
Carier start
So where did that same Decl come from, whose biography is still hidden from a wide audience? We should start with the fact that Kirill was initially lucky with his parents. Father - Alexander Tolmatsky - a famous music producer, gave an excellent education to his son. Decl studied in Switzerland, and then at the prestigious Moscow school “British International”, where he received his nickname for his short stature.
Decl’s stage biography begins with a bright performance at the capital’s Adidas StreetBall Challenge festival with the composition “Friday”. The audience was delighted with the young, unconventional performer.
The resounding success gave impetus to further creativity. Almost immediately, in 2000, Kirill Tolmatsky’s first album, “Who, are you?”, was released; the incredible circulation of a million discs was completely sold out. Hits from this album were played on many music channels for a long time.
Instant popularity
This is exactly how Decl’s biography began on the Russian stage. Many critics considered it “bloated” and “bought with daddy’s money.” However, there is some truth in these words. Powerful support in the form of authors, producers, mentors, and advertising companies played their role. Decl himself, who at that time had just left school, participated in promotions Pepsi company. This made him recognizable in every family with a teenager.
Huge advertising posters with images of the young rapper were displayed on the streets of large and small cities. The artist himself later admitted that his father intensively “promoted” him at every concert and such PR “could drive you crazy.” It is not surprising that with such popularity, a second album was released, with a circulation larger than the first, after which there followed a pause that lasted for three whole years. Not only did emerging competitors begin to cross the road, but the alliance between Tolmatsky Sr. and the lyricist also disintegrated
New life
Decl’s biography took on a new twist after the artist decided to become independent. Having left his wealthy parents, Kirill turned into a “party animal”. Moscow Rastafarians, marijuana, and closed clubs appeared in his life.
As a result, “Le Truck” appeared - a new stage name, under which he was released in 2008 music album Decl. As it turned out, the public was closer to the old image. Therefore, the next album, “Here and Now,” recorded in 2010, was under the artist’s former name.
Currently, the performer is working on several projects at once. Texts are written in English language. In addition to this, Decl is working on the sound, attracting Jamaican and African artists to collaborate. The previous style and manner of performance have changed noticeably. Essentially, Decl plays jazz. Now Kirill has a family. He is married and has a son, Anthony.
In the early 2000s, the name Decl became an almost famous Russian brand. This boy gave the start to the movement of a massive wave of hip-hop in our country. The popular teenager quickly became an idol and the envy of millions of children. And no school disco would be complete without his famous track “Party at Decl’s House.”
But not everyone knows what Decl’s own father, music producer Alexander Tolmatsky, showed the world. It was he who felt the enormous potential in his son, which is why he took a risk and invested a lot of money and effort in Kirill. Alexander was right. But what did this popularity cost both of them later?
About Father Decl
The biography of Alexander Tolmatsky is full of many contradictory facts. It is interesting, for example, that the future producer received two educations that were far from music. Alexander Yakovlevich Tolmatsky first graduated from the Moscow Institute of National Economy, and then from the Institute of Dairy and Meat Industry. But this did not stop him from becoming the first successful DJ in Moscow, and then the producer of Oleg Gazmanov, the groups “Combination” and “Vostok”.
But, despite all Alexander’s creative merits, many remember him and know him exclusively as the person who revealed Decl to the world.
About the Decl family
At the age of 23, Alexander Tolmatsky marries the girl Irina. After a while married couple son Kirill was born.
According to his wife Irina, Alexander Yakovlevich Tolmatsky had great talent in the field of tailoring. “He sewed like a god,” said Irina. Therefore, initially he made jeans to order, from which he fed his family.
In fact, because of this, according to the story of his wife Irina, he once even ended up in prison. The real reasons Alexander’s getting there is a thing of the distant past, but one of the versions is considered to be the man’s illegal use of branded stripes.
The moment of arrest was difficult for all family members. But it was especially difficult for Irina. While her husband was in prison, searches were carried out in their apartment, but nothing was found. After all, all the money comes from small business the Tolmatsky family simply ate away. There was simply no money left to save anything.
But soon it difficult time ends. Alexander begins to legally earn serious money, advance as a producer and win a high rank in Russian show business.
About the emerging love for turnips
When Kirill turned 12 years old, his father decided to send him to study at a closed Swiss school. There the boy gets acquainted with rap. It was this time that marked the beginning of Kirill’s first serious passion for hip-hop culture.
A year later, the future Decl returns home. Alexander Tolmatsky sees dreadlocks on his son’s head, notices his interests revolving around turnips, and decides to try to make the child a star in this area. I must say that mother Irina was categorically against this.
About the appearance of Decl
When Kirill turned 14, his father decided to give him a music video starring him as a gift. This was the beginning of Decl’s grandiose career and his appearance on the stage. The clip blew up all the television charts and took the top places in the charts. No one expected such success, not even Alexander himself.
Kirill begins his successful career. He writes songs and tours them all over the country. We can say for sure that Decl became a child symbolizing the era of the 90s. Everyone learned about him: from children to old people.
About the collapse of the Tolmatsky family
But it turned out that this was not forever. In the early 2000s, Alexander Tolmatsky met dancer Anna, the same age as Decl, in one of the nightclubs. At that time, both the son and the producer’s chosen one were 17 years old. A man falls in love and subsequently leaves her family.
Decl's mother Irina is having a hard time with the separation. But it was even more difficult for Kirill. Due to a huge resentment towards his father, the guy breaks off all relations with his father. Unfortunately, this affected not only their personal relationships, but also professional activity. Decl leaves the stage and stops all concert activities.
About the new life of the Tolmatskys
In his marriage to Anna, Alexander Tolmatsky has two children: a boy Fedor and a girl Anfisa. The children know about the existence of Kirill, his photograph is even on their father’s table, but nothing more. Kirill's resentment towards Alexander turned out to be so strong that he refused to maintain any relationship with his brothers and sisters.
Kirill also got married and had a son. Alexander Tolmatsky saw his grandson only a few times.
Today's time
To this day, the relationship between father and son, unfortunately, has not been established. According to Alexander Tolmatsky, he tried for 10 years to start communicating with his son again. But now he has already come to terms with this state of affairs.
The true reason for their quarrel has not yet been clarified. Each side has its own point of view. Alexander believes that Kirill cannot forgive him for leaving his family and understand that sometimes people simply drift apart.
Irina, Decl’s mother, says that the son was only for his father music project. Alexander was often too demanding, rude and unfair to Kirill. And it is precisely because of this that relations between generations have not yet been restored.
Kirill simply does not comment on this situation in most interviews.
Now Kirill continues to write music, but his enormous popularity is a thing of the past. Perhaps someday Decl will appear on big stage and millions will sing along with him, as before.
We also hope that someday father and son will find a common language again and restore the connection between generations that is important for every person.