Prokhor Chaliapin is a popular singer who gained fame thanks to numerous scandals. New hot facts from the biography and personal life of Prokhor Chaliapin adorn the front pages of the yellow press almost every day.
Biography
Zakharenkov Andrey Andreevich (real name) was born on November 26, 1983 in Volgograd. The artist’s father and mother are in no way connected with the world of show business. As a schoolboy, he participated in the ensemble “Boundweed”. Later he moved from a state educational institution to the Central School of Arts.
Prokhor Chaliapin in childhood
He sang in the group “Jam” for about 5 years. At the age of 13, Andrei recorded his first musical composition, which was called “Unreal Dream”.
Prokhor Chaliapin in his youth
At the beginning of 2017, his good friend Zhanna Roshtakova died. According to Prokhor, her death came as a surprise to him. They met on the set of the Morning Star project. The singer’s official Instagram account often featured photos of them together.
Prokhor Chaliapin with Anna Kalashnikova
In the fall of the same year, the public learned about Chaliapin's new girlfriend. She became Tatyana Gudzeva. The girl has nothing to do with the world of show business. But next to such a person as Prokhor, she was not able to remain in the shadows for long, because he really loves to attract attention to his own person.
In January 2018, he formally proposed to his beloved, but her mother was opposed to their union. To improve relations with her, Chaliapin and Tatyana took part in the “Male/Female” show. A few weeks later, the episode “Actually” with Dmitry Shepelev was aired, where many shocking facts from Gudzeva’s past were revealed.
With Tatyana Gudzeva
It turned out that she was not 27, but 39, and that she gave birth to a daughter not from her ex-husband, but from her lover. All this baffled Chaliapin; the man could not even say anything. But soon the artist declared publicly that his love for Tatyana was very strong and he was not ready to break off the relationship.
At the beginning of spring, there were rumors that the girl was cheating on Prokhor with a personal fitness trainer. According to witnesses, the athlete did not try to hide his attitude towards his ward, and she, apparently, was very flattered by this. At the end of the training, he even kissed her, and then, saying goodbye, the sweet couple hugged tightly, not embarrassed by the surprised looks of others.
This became the topic of the next episode of the “Actually” program. Chaliapin was the first to pass the polygraph. It turned out that he was also unfaithful to his bride. Then Gudzeva and coach Sergei Boytsov took the test. The test showed that there was indeed a connection between them. Tatyana’s ex-man came to the studio, assuring everyone that he could be the biological father of her daughter. But the DNA test did not confirm this.
Prokhor Chaliapin today
After such ups and downs, Prokhor and Tatyana continued their relationship for some time. According to the artist, even the revealed secrets could not kill his love for his chosen one. After 2 months, Chaliapin again attended Shepelev’s program. This time his goal was to expose the new boyfriend of Kopenkina’s ex-wife, Maxim Artmonov. According to him, he wanted to warn the woman.
Nothing is currently known about Prokhor’s relationship with Tatyana. At least, joint pictures with his bride have not appeared on his Instagram page for a long time. Perhaps they broke up because of Gudzeva’s parents, who did not share their daughter’s choice.
Prokhor Chaliapin was born in the hero city of Volgograd, into an ordinary family: his mother is a cook, and his father is a steelmaker. He studied at a music school in the accordion class. Sang in the school choir. The first time he appeared on stage was when he was a second grade student. He fell in love with music since childhood, and this determined his future fate. During his school years he was a soloist of the folk ensemble “Vyunok”. From a regular school he moved to the Central School of Arts at the Volgograd branch of the Samara Academy of Art and Culture in the vocal department.
From 1991 to 1996, Prokhor was one of the soloists of the vocal show group “Jam” - the most popular children's group in Volgograd. The best Volgograd composers wrote songs for “Jam”. The guys performed at all venues in the city, central and beyond. “I have the warmest memories of this period of my life. One of them is a trip to the children's camp "Eaglet" together with the group "Jam". I had such a fun and good time there that for the first time in my life I didn’t miss my parents. I am very glad and grateful to fate that there was such a period in my life when I worked at Jem. When my peers were running around the gates, I felt like a significant person. I am sure that such an attitude, coming from childhood, is very important.”
In 1996, P. Chaliapin composed his first song “Unreal Dream”, which he later performed at the television competition “Morning Star”, where he took an honorable third place. He came to Moscow when he was 15 years old. And he immediately earned his first fee for performing at the All-Russian Exhibition Center. In 1999, Prokhor entered the Music College. Ippolitov-Ivanov to the “folk singing” department. They accepted him there, despite the fact that he was only 15 years old. Prokhor studied diligently and graduated from college as a good student.
In 2003, after graduating from college, Prokhor entered the Russian Academy of Music. Gnessins to the correspondence department of the Faculty of Solo Folk Singing.
“It was hard to get into Gnesinka. This is a very prestigious higher education institution. The competition was great. And the admission itself is generally a complete nerve-wracking experience. Singing in front of a commission is much more difficult than in front of a hall of five thousand, because everyone in it is super-professional, serious, strict. My knees were just shaking. The most difficult exams are solfeggio and colloquium. At the colloquium they could ask absolutely any question to which I might not even know the answer. Therefore, when I realized that I had entered, my emotions simply went off scale,” recalls Prokhor.
In 2005, Prokhor recorded his debut album, “The Magic Violin.” It included 9 songs to the music of A. Akhat, D. Angel, Zh. Bolotov, R. Quinta, A. Prusov, and 5 songs composed by Prokhor himself. In November 2005, Prokhor Chaliapin with a song in Ukrainian “Kalina” R. Quinta and V. Kurovsky took 3rd place at the international vocal competition Star Chance in New York. The organizer of the competition was the former soloist of the Leningrad music hall G. Skigina. One of the jury members is E. Piekha. Young performers from Asia, America and Europe take part in this annual competition. In the same year, Prokhor became a laureate of the 10th International Pilar Competition. The competition was established by the Moscow government and brings together Russian business leaders and prominent representatives of the creative intelligentsia.
In 2006, from March to June, Prokhor was a participant in the First Channel television project “Star Factory-6”, produced by V. Drobysh. “The Star Factory is, first of all, a very good chance to express yourself, and for a talented producer to notice an aspiring artist. I always sang, toured, started performing at the age of 15, but I had long wanted to find a strong producer - and I saw him in V. Drobysh. In fact, I was very worried before the casting. I didn’t sleep at night, thinking about how to present myself competently! Until the last moment I doubted whether they would take it or not? I saw that the Factory could give me a lot. In addition, this project is a wonderful school of life. I was ready to stay in the “star” house. By that time, I had friends from previous Federal Laws, so I was aware of everything that was happening there,” recalls Prokhor.
The factory was a success for Prokhor Chaliapin - he became a finalist. In January 2007, P. Chaliapin was awarded the St. Sophia medal. It is awarded for outstanding achievements in science, art and culture, contributing to the prosperity, greatness and glory of Russia. P. Chaliapin was awarded for his performance of the song “Mama” (author A. Khoralov), which appeared in many collections and was performed at concerts.” In March 2007, Prokhor was awarded the award “For the Revival of Russia in the 21st Century.” At the end of May 2007, P. Chaliapin was awarded the Peacemaker Prize.
In 2008, Prokhor successfully graduated from the Academy. Gnesins. The defense of the diploma took place in two stages: the first - a diploma concert together with classmate Marina Devyatova, the second - the defense of a thesis. When choosing the topic of his diploma, Prokhor immediately decided to write a work on Russian folk song in the works of F. I. Chaliapin. “This year marks the 135th anniversary of the birth of Fyodor Ivanovich. Events dedicated to this significant event will be held throughout Russia. And I can’t help but pay attention to this, especially since I’m studying at the folk vocal department, and my repertoire includes a huge number of Russian folk songs. Now I spend a lot of time at the academy, selecting literary and musical material, and consulting with teachers. It is very important for me to graduate from Gnesinka with dignity.”
In April, a graduation concert was held for graduates of the Gnessin Russian Academy of Music, Marina Devyatova and Prokhor Chaliapin. The idea of holding a state exam in vocals in the form of a real concert came to the guys a year before graduation, and they slowly began to select a repertoire, think about their performances, found a concert hall for the performance, and invited the presenter, I. Bronevitskaya. We rehearsed our songs a lot and carefully at the academy with teachers, with a folk orchestra, with ballet and in the studio. At the exam-concert, the excitement was mutual - the artists tried to show themselves on stage in all their glory, and the state commission, consisting of teaching professors, strictly but kindly assessed the skills of their students. Fans, friends, and relatives gathered to listen to the guys and cheer for them. Prokhor performed songs of different genres: lyrical-dramatic, patriotic, romances, Russian folk, military, pop. Of course, the diploma experiment turned out to be very successful, and the state commission rated it “excellent.” Prokhor also defended his diploma work with “excellent marks”. In July 2008, director N. Gavrilyuk shot Prokhor’s first video for the song “Serdtse.com”.
In 2009, Chaliapin entered the Russian Academy of Public Administration under the President of the Russian Federation at the department of political science and political management to receive a second higher education, but it turned out to be almost impossible to combine studies with creative and touring activities. In 2010, Prokhor left the academy.
In the summer of 2009, Prokhor Chaliapin together with Anastasia Stotskaya successfully toured Turkey. In the same year, Prokhor received two awards - sports and creative. He becomes the laureate of the public fitness award at the V exhibition-festival “Sport and Style 2009” - “For personal example and dedication to physical culture and sports.” In December 2009, the artist was awarded the “Talent and Vocation” medal for outstanding achievements in creativity. And a documentary film about the singer, “City Stories. Prokhor Chaliapin" (dir. P. Bronstein).
At the same time, the singer recorded 20 compositions, among them the Russian folk song “Thin Rowan”; in collaboration with the famous musician Didyulya, the composition “Journey along the Road to Inkerman” was created based on poems by A.S. Pushkin and L. Gumilyov, to the words of E. Yevtushenko, music. N. Hooper creates the “Concert Monologue” - a new genre in the work of Prokhor Chaliapin. Such compositions as “Confession”, “Love is Dead”, “Spanish” also appear. Prokhor records duets with Yu. Lysenko (“Persian Cat”), S. Teikh (“Blocked Hearts”, “New Year’s”). He successfully tours the country and participates in concerts.
Prokhor has a baritone tenor. He has a very beautiful voice in terms of timbre. Prokhor Chaliapin is the successor of the spirit of the great Russian singer Fyodor Ivanovich Chaliapin. Prokhor first learned that he was a relative of the great Chaliapin from his paternal grandmother Anna Aleksandrovna Zakharenkova, nee Chaliapin.
Prokhor's musical preferences: Tchaikovsky, Rachmaninov, Chopin, Liszt. Idols: F.I. Chaliapin, Luciano Pavarotti, Lyudmila Zykina, Muslim Magomaev, Dmitry Hvorostovsky, Anna Netrebko. Prokhor is inspired by the work of the choir named after. Pyatnitsky and the work of the Kuban Cossack Choir.
The next year, 2010, also turned out to be creatively rich for Chaliapin. Already in January, the shooting of a video for the song took place - a duet with the singer and Prokhor’s half-sister Sofia Teich “Blocked Hearts”. The director of the video was Anar Abbasov, the cameraman was Anton Zenkovich. Filming took place in an ordinary Moscow apartment, the Misato Japanese restaurant, the Verona luxury furniture showroom, and the Chromakey pavilion. The video uses a huge amount of special effects and computer equipment. The premiere of the video was scheduled for April, but, for reasons beyond Prokhor’s control, the video was released only in the fall. But in June, the premiere of another Prokhor video took place - for the song “I will fly away forever.” The leading role was played by the famous fashion model, writer and TV presenter Lena Lenina.
In February, Prokhor conducts an interesting and unusual creative experiment. He makes his debut as a DJ in one of the fashionable nightclubs in Moscow - Copenhagen. DJ Chaliapin successfully played an hour and a half set, but did not continue to work in this direction. Soon Prokhor decides to try his hand at cinema. He stars in an episodic role in the series “Love and Other Nonsense” (dir. R. Ivanov, O. Grekova). In the 27th episode, which was called “The One,” Prokhor plays himself. According to the script, he is seduced by his own producer, played by Tatyana Andreeva. The film featured Prokhor’s new song “Bridges” (music by V. Bodrov, lyrics by O. Miloslavskaya). The premiere of this series took place in the spring of 2010 on the Domashny TV channel.
In April, Prokhor held two concerts in Moscow - at the Central House of Artists (together with the Belarusian guitarist Irina Ignatyuk) and at the fashionable club "Bakkara". These concerts were very different in their stylistic focus. If romances and folk songs were heard at the Central House of Artists, then at Bakkara they were mainly pop compositions.
In the fall of 2010, Prokhor Chaliapin, who has long taken part in the shows of Russian designers at Haute Couture Fashion Week, begins collaborating with Vyacheslav Zaitsev. Having appeared on the “Zaitsev podium,” Chaliapin soon became one of the best fashion models in our country. In 2010 - 11 he participated in shows of collections of such famous fashion designers as “Yanastasiya”, T. Gordienko.
Prokhor’s touring activities also continue; his concerts in Vyborg and his native Volgograd are successfully held. The singer actively participates in charity events. On June 1, a charity concert-marathon “Touching Life” took place in Minsk, all proceeds from which were transferred to children in need of oncological operations. Prokhor Chaliapin performed 3 songs (including a new duet with Sofia Teich “Fly”), and also became the host of the second part of the concert, broadcast live on Channel One of Belarus. The artist also took part in the second annual Charity concert of pop stars “I will help you”, which took place in Sergiev Posad at the Luch stadium. All proceeds from the collection were used to help orphanages. The number of spectators at the concert reached one and a half thousand. In December 2010, Prokhor takes part in several charity concerts dedicated to the International Day of Persons with Disabilities in Moscow. A duet with a disabled boy Ivan Bakar (the song “One Kalina”) was recorded especially for these events. The artist’s collection of awards was also replenished. Prokhor Chaliapin, who promotes Russian culture with folk songs, was awarded the medal “For his great contribution to the cultural, moral and patriotic education of military personnel of the ODON Internal Troops Division of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation” in 2010.
A worthy end to the year was for Prokhor to perform with the romance “Lost Youth” at Pashkov’s house at the closing ceremony of the “Year of the Teacher in Russia.” Russian President D.A. was present in the hall. Medvedev. “It is a great honor for me to participate in the concert, which is attended by the Head of our State and a large number of honorable and respected people of the country - our dear teachers... I want to express gratitude to all my teachers for instilling in me a love for great art, for folk songs and romances. Thanks to them I am singing here today!” - said Prokhor Chaliapin.
The next year, 2011, becomes a landmark year for the artist. He rethinks his creativity, which is replete with music of different styles, and comes to the conclusion that he would like to devote himself to folk song. Prokhor decides to popularize folk songs and bring them to today's listeners in a new, modern arrangement. Already on January 11, the premiere of the Cossack folk song “Oh at the Meadow” took place on the TVC channel, which Prokhor performed together with the Kuban Cossack Choir. Soon Russian folk songs “Across the wild steppes of Transbaikalia”, “Winter”, “Along the Street”, as well as a duet with singer Natalya Ryzhova “I threshed on the stove” were recorded. Thus, the beginning was laid for the artist’s second solo album, “Legend,” which was released in January 2013.
At the beginning of March 2011, the third annual Maslenitsa festival of Russian culture took place in London on Trafalgar Square. Among the young performers who performed at the festival was singer Prokhor Chaliapin. Prokhor was a success; in addition to performing in front of 20 thousand festival spectators, he gave an interview on the morning broadcast of the BBC radio station, as well as the print publication LONDON NFO.
In April 2011, the premiere screening of Prokhor Chaliapin’s new video “Oh at the Meadow” took place at the Olimpiysky sports complex. It was a very bold step - to decide to film a folk song, because for most popular channels folk music is “non-format”. The author and producer of the video was Agniya Korotkova, the director was Marianna Volskaya. The costumes for the filming were made by fashion designers Yana and Anastasia Shevchenko, known as the “Yanastasia” project.
On May 14, 2011, Prokhor Chaliapin was awarded the Order of “Young Talent of Russia - Charoite Star” for patriotism and propaganda of Russian folk culture among young people.
In the spring-summer of 2012, Channel One begins work on a 12-episode film directed by A. Muradov “Zhukov”, dedicated to the fate of the outstanding Soviet commander in the post-war years. The main roles in the film were played by A. Baluev, L. Tolkalina, E. Yakovleva, I. Rozanova, B. Shcherbakov. And Prokhor Chaliapin was invited to play the role of the famous opera singer Boris Shtokolov. Unfortunately, Prokhor's voice is not heard in the film - the vocal parts for him are performed by an artist from the Bolshoi Theater. “Nothing can be done,” Prokhor comments on the channel’s decision, “I sing in a rich tenor. And Boris Timofeevich is the brightest artist in the galaxy of Russian basses, one of the titans in the history of the opera theater of the twentieth century.”
In 2011 - 2012 Prokhor actively tours the country: Arkhangelsk, Votkinsk, Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug, Minsk, Kursk - this is not a complete list of places where he has visited for performances. In the capital, he performed at the most prestigious concert venues - on Red Square and in the State Kremlin Palace.
In January 2012, in Minsk, he was awarded the medal “For Freedom”, 3rd degree. And in June, Prokhor Chaliapin became the laureate of the People's Love Prize, which was awarded based on the results of a popular vote conducted by the Peasant magazine. He also becomes the host of this ceremony. In general, during this period of time, Chaliapin declares himself as a talented entertainer - he successfully conducts such ceremonies as the presentation of the First National Internet Award “FOR THE GOOD OF THE WORLD”, the National Award in the field of light and textile industries, as well as a number of other ceremonies.
Creatively, the singer is on the rise. He continues to work on recording an album of Russian folk songs in modern processing. Back at the end of 2011, Prokhor recorded a unique duet with Fyodor Ivanovich Chaliapin - the famous “Dubinushka”. This became possible thanks to the enormous work that Prokhor did in searching, restoring and processing the recording of the famous bass’s voice. In 2012, a video for this song was shot, which became one of the artist’s most expensive videos. In the fall, the clip was posted on the ELLO Internet portal, which has more than 500,000 subscribers.
In the summer of 2012, Prokhor Chaliapin makes several trips to the Tazovsky district of the Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug. At concerts he performs together with the “Pearl of Yamal” singer Elena Laptander, Prokhor’s classmate at Gnesinka. This is how their creative union was born, and in the fall the song “Read My Lips” was recorded in Kyiv, in which the artists moved away from the usual style of folk songs, paying tribute to fashionable pop music. A video was shot for the song, which premiered at the end of December on MTV. And the composition itself will be included in Elena’s solo album. On December 6, 2012, in Moscow, at the Russian Song Theater, the long-awaited solo concert of Prokhor Chaliapin took place, at which the artist performed compositions that everyone had already loved, as well as new songs. In 2012, Prokhor Chaliapin completed work on his second solo album, which included 20 tracks. Almost all of them are folk songs from various regions of Russia. The album received the symbolic name “Legend”. At the beginning of 2013, with the support of the Federal Agency for Youth Affairs - Rosmolodezh, the album was published.
Now Prokhor is preparing for a new concert, which is scheduled for this spring, performing at concerts and events, and, of course, recording new songs.
Prokhor's favorite radio stations: Radio Jazz, Radio Relax, Radio Classic. Favorite TV channels: My Planet, Animal Planet, Discovery Channel, National Geographic Channel.
Prokhor Shalyapin (real name Andrey Zakharenkov) was born on November 26, 1983 in the city of Volgograd, Russia. Father - steelmaker Andrei Ivanovich Zakharenko. Mother - culinary specialist Elena Kolesnikova.During his school years, the future artist was a soloist of the folk ensemble “Vyunok”. From a regular school he moved to the Central School of Arts at the Volgograd branch of the Samara Academy of Art and Culture in the vocal department.
From 1991 to 1996, Prokhor was one of the soloists of the vocal show group “Jam”, the most popular children's group in Volgograd. The songs for “Jem” were written by the best Volgograd composers.
In 1996, the aspiring singer composed his first song, “Unreal Dream.”
In 2005, Prokhor Chaliapin recorded his debut solo album, “The Magic Violin,” which included 17 tracks, five of which were composed by Prokhor himself.
In November of the same year, the singer with a song in Ukrainian “Kalina” by R. Quinta and V. Kurovsky took 3rd place at the international vocal competition Star Chance in New York.
In 2006, Chaliapin became a finalist in the TV project “Star Factory-6”, taking fourth place. After “Factory”, Prokhor’s producer for some time was the famous singer and composer Viktor Drobysh.
In July 2008, Chaliapin’s first video for the song “Serdtse.com” was released, directed by N. Gavrilyuk.
In February 2010, the singer made his debut as a DJ in one
Prokhor Chaliapin or..
Yes, Prokhor Chaliapin is not Chaliapin at all, and not Prokhor, but Andrey Zakharchenko. Prokhor Chaliapin is his working pseudonym, by which everyone knows him. Andrey Zakharchenko was born on November 29, 1983 in the city of Volgograd. But this fact was hidden for a long time, since Chaliapin himself stated that he was a relative of the famous singer Fyodor Chaliapin. Even in 2009, there was an unpleasant story with Prokhor, in connection with the inheritance of the real Chaliapin, then it became clear that Chaliapin was not Chaliapin at all, but Zakharchenko.
He officially changed his surname and first name, and now, having gotten married, Larisa Kopenkina took this surname, with whom he signed and entered into an official marriage. Made an unpleasant surprise Prokhor's parents did not come to the wedding.
Andrei Zakharchenko grew up and took the pseudonym Prokhor Chaliapin (apparently he took his surname in honor of the Soviet opera singer Fdor Chaliapin).
The guy’s parents do not hide the fact that according to his passport he is Andrei Andreevich Zakharenkov ym. He took this high-profile pseudonym, it seems, in front of the Stars factory, I don’t remember exactly, then they apparently asked him, he said that it was real.
Prokhor Chaliapin born in Volgograd in 1983 into an ordinary Zakharenkov family. The boy was named Andrey. Until recently, he declared himself a relative of the famous Chaliapin. This pseudonym has already brought him success. Many really believed that he was a descendant of a talented singer. Although Fyodor Chaliapin did not have children. Playing on a name is dishonest. This is what show business is all about. The singer officially changed his data in his passport. Now he is Prokhor Chaliapin. And the singer’s newly-made elderly bride also took a well-known surname.
His real name is Anedrey, and his last name is Zakharchenko. He was born in the city of Volgograd in 1983, and Prokhor Chaliapin is his pseudonym, apparently, he wanted to play on being associated with the work of the great Chaliapin.
Prokhor Andreevich Shalyapin (pseudonym) - real name and surname Andrey Zakharenkov, born November 26, 1983. 2006 Prokhor Shalyapin (Andrey Zakharenkov) - participant and finalist of the television project on the ORT channel - Star Factory 6. In 2005, his first album, entitled The Magic Violin, was released.
Prokhor Chaliapin's first and last name fake.
As a child, his name was Andrey. His last name was Zakharenkov.
Much better than now.
I thought that if everyone knew Fdor Ivanovich Chaliapin well, then he would be remembered for a long time with that last name.
He will be remembered longer for his marriage to rich pensioner Larisa Kopenkina :)
Prokhor Chaliapin is the fictitious pseudonym of the singer and Star Factory graduate. The real name and surname of our hero is Andrey Zakharchenkov. So you must agree that the invented name and surname are more sonorous, more pleasant and easier to remember. That is why well-known and famous personalities often come up with new names for themselves, so to speak more sonorous.
Prokhor Chaliapin is probably better known to many as a participant in the musical project in the recent past, Star Factory. Well, the first and last name itself are fictitious or most likely pseudonyms, but it still sounds more pleasant. Well, Prokhor Chaliapin’s real name and surname is Andrey Zakharchenko. And this information is already available to almost everyone on the Internet.
The real name of the singer Prokhor Chaliapin is Andrey Zakharenkov, he was born in the city of Volgograd on November 26, 1983. In 2003 he graduated from the State College of Music in Moscow, and in 2008 from the Gnessin Academy of Music.
Prokhor Chaliapin is a singer, finalist of “Star Factory-6”, laureate of the “Morning Star” competition for young singers. Real name - Andrey Zakharenkov. Has nothing to do with Fyodor Chaliapin.
Childhood
Andrey Zakharenkov was born in 1983 in Volgograd. He celebrates his birthday on November 26 (according to his zodiac sign - Sagittarius).
The parents of the future singer are ordinary people who have nothing to do with show business. Mother, Elena Kolesnikova, is a culinary specialist, and father, Andrei Zakharenkov, is a worker. The grandmother sent her grandson to a music school because she wanted him to make a career as an accordion player.
Career
Andrey's career began at the age of 8, when he became the lead singer of the children's musical group "Jam". Among the other vocalists were Irina Dubtsova (now also a famous singer), Tanya Zaikina, Sofia Teich. As a fifth-grader, the boy began singing in the Russian folk group “Vyunok”. From a regular school he was transferred to the Central School of Arts. So the future Prokhor Chaliapin ended up in the vocal department of the Samara Academy of Art and Culture (branch in the city of Volgograd).
At the age of 13, Zakharenkov wrote his first song, which he called “Unreal Dream.” After graduating from the School of Arts, the future Prokhor Chaliapin left to pursue a career in the capital. In Moscow, he became a student at the State Musical Pedagogical Institute named after. M. M. Ippolitova-Ivanova. The young man was accepted into the “folk singing” department.
In 1999, Andrei tried his hand at the popular music competition “Morning Star”, where he performed the songs “Unreal Dream” and “Loving Do Not Renounce”. In this creative competition he took a prestigious third place. In 2003, the young singer entered the Russian Academy of Music. Gnesins.
It should be noted that Andrey was always full of activity. He participated with great zeal in various music competitions. For example, in 2005, he took third place in the Star Chance competition, which was held in New York. Zakharenkov sang “Kalina” in Ukrainian and took bronze. In the same year, the debut album of the rising star “The Magic Violin” was released.
How Prokhor Shalyapin Zakharenkov first announced himself in 2006 on the show “Star Factory-6”. Prokhor created intrigue by calling himself a descendant of Fyodor Chaliapin. Thanks to the song “Lost Youth,” Chaliapin took fourth place and became famous.
“Star Factory” has become an “entrance ticket” to the world of great music. Prokhor began to tour actively, including in other countries.
In 2008, his first video clip for the song “Heart.com” was released. In the same year, the performer received a diploma from the Academy of Music. Gnesins. Prokhor's diploma work was devoted to the work of Fyodor Chaliapin and Russian folk song.
After “Star Factory” Prokhor Chaliapin worked with Viktor Drobysh. In 2007, they stopped collaborating with a big scandal. In 2011, singer Agnia became the performer’s producer.
In 2011, Prokhor starred in a movie. In the TV series “Zhukov” he played the role of the famous opera singer Boris Shtokolov.
Personal life
In 2011, the singer began dating model and singer Adelina Sharipova.
In 2013, on December 3, 30-year-old Prokhor Chaliapin became the husband of 57-year-old businesswoman Larisa Kopenkina. Their wedding was included in the top 10 most notorious scandals according to the magazine “7 Days”, since Prokhor’s mother actively opposed the unequal marriage. The young man was also accused of an arranged marriage.
The wedding ceremony was incredibly magnificent. Stars Bari Alibasov and Lena Lenina became witnesses at the wedding. More than 200 celebrity guests attended the wedding, including Andrei Malakhov, Sergei Zverev, Katya Gordon, Alexey Panin, Roza Syabitova, Nikita Dzhigurda and many others.
Many called the relationship between the spouses strange. They lived mostly separately, boasted about their so-called open marriage, did not warn each other about their departures, and celebrated holidays separately.
A year after the wedding, it became known that Prokhor was in a new relationship. Moreover, his girlfriend is expecting his child. The lucky one was actress and presenter Anna Kalashnikova. Prokhor said that they did not plan to have a child - it happened by accident, but he would never give up the baby - he would raise him with Anna. Kopenkina said that “let her give birth to at least a whole kindergarten”, “she will divorce him without hesitation” and “she was happy before him, she will be happy after him.”
