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The eighties were a very interesting period for Russian show business. Soviet foundations gradually ceased to operate, and extraordinary and talented young men - singers of the 80s, Russians - appeared on the stage. The list can be continued almost endlessly. It is also interesting that real masters and representatives of the new stage often met on the same stage. Also during these years there was a flourishing of rock culture, which had previously been within strict limits.
Legends of the stage
The founders of modern pop music were the singers of the 70s and 80s (Russian). Their list includes well-known names:
- Vladimir Presnyakov (senior) in the late 70s did a dizzying career in the group "Gems". In 1987, he left the big stage to help his son take his first steps in show business.
- In the 80s, Valery Leontyev dressed more modestly, but he was already famous thanks to his collaboration with Raymond Pauls. At the end of the decade, sales of Valery's sound carriers broke all records.
- The peak of Lev Leshchenko’s career was the closing of the Olympics in Moscow. Not many singers of the 80s (Russian), the list of which is almost limitless, can boast of such an honor.
Other worthy performers of that time can be included in the same list. Joseph Davydovich Kobzon, for example, by the eighties had already become a vocal teacher and was releasing records with recordings of retro songs, but the peak of his career came in the seventies.
Forgotten Artists
Some Russian singers of the 80s, a list of which will be given below, are now unreasonably forgotten:
- In the late eighties, the USSR was shocked by a group in which a pupil of the orphanage, Yuri Shatunov, performed. His colleague Andrei Razin competently promoted the project, using rumors, doubles and other techniques. Many years later, Yuri was never able to repeat his former success.
- Viktor Saltykov performed as part of the Electroclub group in the eighties, but he is more often known as the father of Irina Saltykova.
- Sergei Minaev became the founder of discos and club movement, few people remember him today.
These performers were consigned to oblivion only because of the rapidly changing stage scene of that time. The Russian singers of the 80s did not expect such a fate. The list of forgotten stars of the 90s will be much longer, since many then performed one hit and disappeared. Nowadays, stars of the 80s and 90s often perform at nostalgic concerts dedicated to that time.
Representatives of rock clubs
The singers of the 80s (Russian) are not all forgotten. The list of men who performed in the rock music genre consists only of cult personalities who are still active on stage:
- Vladimir Kuzmin began his career in the late 70s in the Carnival group, but reached the peak of popularity in the 80s with the Dynamik group. He began to be recognized in every home in 1986, when he performed in a duet with Alla Pugacheva. In 2017, he presented the album “Roker-3. Closing of the season."
- Valery Kipelov began his career in the group “Leisya Pesnya” in 1980. When the team failed the state program and closed, he was invited to join the Aria group. Since 1985, he performed there. In 2017 he performed at “Invasion” already with own group“Kipelov”, which was created in 2002, when Valery left the previous team due to disagreements.
- Yuri Shevchuk became famous thanks to his hits “Rain”, “Autumn”, “That’s all...”. Since 1980 he has been the leader of the DDT group. He is distinguished by opposition views and does not accept any government. In 2017, he became the headliner of the “Invasion” festival, performed for 2.5 hours and was well received by the public.
- The following singers of the 80-90s became an unusual phenomenon for the stage. The list of “Russian cult rockers of the 80s” is completed by two performers: the Samoilov brothers - Vadim and Gleb. Not long ago they creative path broke up, Gleb became the leader of the Matrixx group and in 2017 will delight the public with a new album, and Vadim is the President's Plenipotentiary Envoy. He regularly performs at Russian sites, participated in concerts in Syria and Donbass. In recent times, the Saimolovs performed in the style of “rock decadence”, which is why they differ from those listed above.
The eighties became a golden age for Russian rock. Most of the idols of even modern fans of this genre came from this period. The list of singers can include Grebenshchikov, Shklyarsky, Makarevich, Kinchev and many others.
Lost Talents
The listed lists cannot be considered complete, since they do not contain two surnames - Tsoi and Talkov. Probably, these singers would be more popular than others, because now their songs are remembered with special warmth. For many fans of their work, it is sad that both performers died tragically at the height of their careers. Viktor Tsoi died in a car accident, and Igor Talkov was shot backstage concert hall in the early nineties.
Tsoi was known as the herald of perestroika. His songs became iconic for many; indeed, the youth of the USSR wanted “change.” Igor Talkov was also a singer of perestroika; his songs were performed during the GKChP putsch. They were more lyrical than Victor's. Talkov’s most famous songs are “ Chistye Prudy" and "I'll be back."
Every era has its own idols. In the dashing 90s, we simply adored pop music: we fell in love with the “sweet boy” Andrei Gubin, danced to the songs of Irina Saltykova, protested to the hits of the Gaza Strip. But then these stars were replaced by new performers. Where did the celebrities of the 90s disappear, read in this review.
Andrey Gubin
Andrey Gubin is a “sweet boy” from the 90s, a favorite of girls. Any of his songs immediately became a hit.
However, in 2004, a disease of the nervous system forced the singer to abandon his career. His last song was recorded in 2009. Now 41-year-old Andrei does not attract crowds of thousands, does not give interviews, but continues to write songs.
Irina Saltykova
Irina Saltykova’s not-so-outstanding vocals were more than compensated for by her striking appearance. In the early 2000s, Irina recorded several more albums, but they were no longer as popular as her first works. In 2010, the singer opened an atelier with the pretentious name “House of Beauty and Style of Irina Saltykova.” She is now 49 years old. The singer is in great shape and periodically performs at corporate events.
Marina Khlebnikova
Marina Khlebnikova suffered the same fate as the other singers in this review. In the 2000s, she was replaced by new, younger artists. After the singer’s career began to decline, Khlebnikova tried to find herself in the acting field. She starred in 8 films. Then followed several television projects, in which Marina acted as a presenter. Now Marina performs at corporate events or concerts in the “Stars of the 90s” style.
Lika Star
Fate Faces Star turned out a little differently than the overwhelming number of stars of the 90s. After her rapid career, the girl managed to successfully marry Italian businessman Angelo Ceci in the early 2000s. Now at former singer three children (two of them from an Italian). She lives on the island of Sardinia and does not regret leaving Russia.
Shao?Bao!
For the group " Shao?Bao!» pass to Russian show business became a song in Ukrainian “Kupyla Mama Konyka”. Then this hit sounded from every kiosk. But when the provincial artists got to the capital, they managed to quarrel with all the producers, and never went further. Today, fragments of their former glory haunt the performers, and they tour small provincial towns and try to write new songs.
Gaza Strip
In the case of the group " Gaza Strip"her popularity ended due to the death of the vocalist Yuri Khoya in 2000. Over the next few years, individual members of the group and Hoy's relatives tried to perform hits of the 90s. But none of these projects became truly successful.
Many aged stars of the 90s cannot come to terms with the fact that their star time has passed and are trying to prolong their youth by doing plastic surgery. Some of them succeed, while others become like wax dolls, the same as
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. Woman’s Day found out what happened to the twenty most popular performers of that time.
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 music 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.
Disease
Then rumors spread that Andrei had been diagnosed with a disease of the 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 Andrei 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.”
Alexander Aivazov
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 like 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 Alexander himself, who has grown up and matured, 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 yours 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.
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 unimaginable to him.
He started every morning in the hospital with a run in the fresh air in the hospital park and with 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.
Group Demo
Peak of popularity
Any school disco of the late nineties was not complete 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.
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 recent months pregnancy, says mother Sasha Zvereva twice. – 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.”
Shura
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 Shura clearly did not want to look like a normal person.
Return
The singer inserted artificial teeth into himself and went under a scalpel several times plastic surgeons and returned to the stage in even more in a strange way- openly homosexual. Nevertheless, it still has its audience to this day.
Tatiana Ovsienko
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, the 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.
Adopted son
One day fate gave her an amazing meeting. Once Tatyana gave a concert in an 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.
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.
Irina Saltykova
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, Irina had a 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 video " Gray eyes“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. Irina’s acting career was also quite successful: having played in the films “Brother-1, -2”, she received critical acclaim.
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.
Natalia Vetlitskaya
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 recent 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 there were also many interesting events in her personal life - 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.
Sergey Chumakov
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. From music school kicked out 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.
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 "Ladybug"
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. The last striking creative decision was the wedding duet “The First Dance of the Young,” where the Volenko couple involved their own children in the filming of the video.
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 with 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.
Group " Tender May»
From the orphanage to the stars, or the Orenburg orphan
“Tender May” - iconic music 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 turned out to be 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 collected 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 solo album “Do You Remember” released by the PolyGram Russia recording studio in 1994 and several videos shot, it was not easy to stay afloat. Finding himself 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 it too, and then you realize that this is not cool at all, this beautiful life is not so beautiful, it’s better in some other way. 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'm a happy person."
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 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 what happened to 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 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”.
When we look at celebrities, we usually think that these people are definitely doing well. What exactly could be wrong with them? They are rich and famous, attending various social events and concerts. Not life, but raspberries. But stars are people just like you and me, with the same problems and unexpected twists of fate.
Some suffer from serious illnesses, others worry about broken heart, still others struggle with alcoholism and drug addiction. Today we want to tell you about Russian stars 90s with a difficult fate.
Marina Khlebnikova, 52 years old
The superstar of the 90s carefully hid the troubles in her personal life - Marina tried to maintain the image of a carefree artist, and, by her own admission, she didn’t want to complain to the whole country. But, as it turns out, there were many reasons for complaints. The singer's first husband, guitarist Anton Loginov, was a fictitious husband: producer Bari Alibasov arranged a wedding for his ward in order to keep her in the Integral team - Marina found out about this when she was already married. The artist tried not to remember this and certainly not to discuss the marriage with journalists. However, the second marriage also turned out to be unhappy, despite the fact that this time the marriage was concluded out of mutual feelings. Khlebnikova married Mikhail Maydanich, general director of the recording company Gramophone Records, with whom she gave birth to a daughter, Dominica, in 1999. True, soon after the girl was born, Maydanich left his family. The separation, as the singer herself said, was accompanied by quarrels and beatings, after which the artist even ended up in the hospital.
Troubles in her personal life were accompanied by health problems, which eventually forced Khlebnikova to leave the stage. A dental cyst that grew over many years without treatment caused chronic sinusitis, which made it more and more difficult to sing... Now the artist is raising her daughter.
Andrey Gubin, 43 years old
Behind the success of the “tramp boy” was the artist’s father, Viktor Gubin, who was involved in both producing Andrei and supporting him in general. Andrei, who was gentle in character, relied on his father for everything, so the artist took the news about Viktor Gubin’s deteriorating health painfully. In 2007, after his father left, Gubin not only stopped performing - he ended up in a neurosis clinic, trying to cope with stress and insomnia.
Now Andrey does not perform and does not release new songs. The musician admits that he is not in the best shape for going out, although he regularly writes songs.
In September, Gubin became embroiled in a scandal with his alleged illegitimate son. 21-year-old Maxim from Moscow claimed that his mother gave birth to him from his beloved musician, but a DNA test did not confirm the paternity of Andrei Gubin.
Alexander Aivazov, 44 years old
Remember the romantic songs “Where are you?”, “Butterfly Moon” and “Lilies for Lilies”? Off stage, musician Sasha Aivazov did not fall into a romantic addiction: last year, his wife and son left the artist due to drunkenness. However, Aivazov refused to consent to the divorce and went to a drug treatment clinic. Now the family has been reunited, and the artist has vowed not to touch alcohol.
Alcohol also had a detrimental effect on the career of a successful singer. Now Aivazov continues to write songs, but does not release hits.
Shura, 42 years old
Who would have thought that the crazy and bright Shura, who the audience associated with an eternal carnival and extravaganza, would leave the stage due to serious and tragic events in his life. The artist battled testicular cancer for seven years, undergoing chemotherapy and long rehabilitation. After treatment, the artist weighed 140 kilograms! But the fight against the disease was not the only test of the artist, who believes that the cause of cancer was his severe drug addiction. Shura became addicted to drugs in the wake of his popularity, when there was no one to tell him how best to spend his first large royalties. Now the artist does not communicate with his “friends” of his stormy youth, prefers solitude and dreams of children - last year the musician admitted that he plans to ask a surrogate mother for help.
Marina Volkova, 42 years old
17-year-old Barbie burst into show business with the song “You Paint Your Eyelashes.” The producers did big bets to a young and charismatic artist, but she preferred to build a personal life: the girl escaped from the tutelage of managers and got married, breaking her contract. According to Marina, in those years the last thing she wanted was to work 24 hours a day under the supervision of producers who forbade her to communicate with young people and girlfriends. Later, Volkova tried to return to the stage, but she was unable to build either a career or a personal life. Now the former Barbie is unmarried and is as far away from show business as she once connected her future with - Marina works as a personal secretary.
Dana Borisova, 41 years old
Dana is unlucky in her personal life. After breaking up with her daughter’s father, businessman Maxim Aksenov, in 2007, the TV presenter tried to find love on the show “Let’s Get Married!”, where she chose businessman Alexei Pankov, who turned out to be a gigolo.
In the summer of 2015, Borisova married businessman Andrei Troshchenko - this marriage became her first official marriage and so far her only one. Then the blonde said that she had finally found “the one,” but... six months after the wedding, Troshchenko and Borisov divorced. At the same time, Troshchenko left his wife in her own car. Borisova reported the theft because her husband did not answer calls.
As soon as discussions about Dana's divorce subsided, it became known about her drug addiction. In the spring, Dana’s friends - TV presenter Andrei Malakhov and musician Prokhor Chaliapin - deceived her into sending her to Koh Samui for rehabilitation. Until recently, Borisova thought that she was participating in the filming of a reality show in Thailand. It turned out that a clinic, conversations with a psychologist, yoga and complete isolation awaited Dana on the island.
At the clinic, Dana tried to use psychotropic drugs, which she secretly brought with her, stated that she was being held by force, and in Moscow, meanwhile, they were discussing at what point the situation with Dana got out of control. The TV presenter’s ex-boyfriend Alexei Pankov stated that Dana had been an addict for many years, and in 2014 she had a heart attack.
Dana herself believes that her addiction dates back to her youth, when at the age of 16, on the advice of her mother, she began to regularly take sleeping pills. Dana began using psychotropic substances together with her PR director, the late Tim Brick, who died in 2016.
Be that as it may, Dana managed to come to her senses: she returned from the island sober and enlightened, ready to help other addicts. But in Moscow, Borisov faced another test: ex-husband, having learned about the drug story, sued her for custody of her 10-year-old daughter Polina. Dana assures that her daughter is opposed to her and only answers the phone to insult her mother.
The latest gloomy news related to Dana today was rumors about Borisova’s suicide attempt. Allegedly, the TV presenter took potent drugs that were prescribed to her as part of drug addiction treatment, and then she called an ambulance. Dana denied this and stated that she really called the doctors, but she did not have thoughts of suicide. “I’ve been sick for the last three weeks. The terrible dry cough got worse. I drank large number medications prescribed by the doctor and felt unwell. I called an ambulance and they washed me,” Dana said. We can only wish Borisova a complete recovery from all illnesses.
Evgeny Osin, 53 years old
The courtyard romantic of the 90s has lost his former enthusiasm, and alcohol is to blame. Osin sought solace in drinking, having fallen into depression after a divorce. His only daughter Agnia remained to live with her mother, and for some time Osin taught music at the girl’s school in order to communicate with the child. Evgeniy tried to produce a teenage group with the participation of his daughter, but did not achieve success. As a result, due to alcoholism, Agnia completely stopped communicating with her father.
Last August it became known that Osin’s condition was catastrophic. The footage from the program “New Russian Sensations” on NTV was shocking. In front of the camera is a man with slurred tongue, apparently after a long binge, preparing for hospitalization. A little later, the doctor said that a delay in treatment could cost the artist his life. Information appeared that Osin was diagnosed with cirrhosis of the liver, but Osin himself denied this.
Having been discharged from the hospital - with or without cirrhosis - Evgeniy Osin... returned to his usual way of life. In the spring, he filed a complaint with the police against his unfamiliar drinking buddies who had robbed him. At the end of the summer, Osin went to the hospital, and from there he went to Samui to a clinic, where they helped Dana Borisova. True, Osin didn’t like it in Thailand because of the strict regime and restrictions. But nevertheless, the rehabilitation, despite the patient’s dissatisfaction, yielded results: the musician appeared in Andrei Malakhov’s studio sober and fit.
Chris Kelmi, 62 years old
Another patient of the Asian rehabilitation clinic is musician Chris Kelmi. Since 2011, news about the artist has been associated exclusively with his drunken antics and crimes. Kelmi was deprived of his license for drunk driving, but this did not stop the artist: he continued to drive drunk and without a license, for which he was imprisoned several times for several days. In 2014, Kelmi became the culprit serious accident in in which the motorcycle driver was almost injured, and a few months later the drunken artist was taken to the hospital straight from the street - he fell asleep on a bench.
In 2015, a drunken Kelmi appeared in Andrei Malakhov’s studio, and a couple of years later Dana Borisova decided to take on her colleague. At that time, the musician’s condition was critical: Kelmi suffered more than 10 epileptic seizures and several strokes. After a month of rehabilitation on Samui, Kelmi decided to return, but he had another attack at the airport, and Chris remained on the island, where he is still located.
