The name of Philip Kirkorov in our country, and far beyond its borders, is known to everyone without exception - both the older generation, and the middle one, and even small children. And this success is well deserved. Today he is not only a famous singer, but also a talented composer, a successful producer, and just a charismatic personality.
An outstanding singer was born in Bulgaria in 1967 in the spring, April 30, in the resort town of Varna. The surname Kirkorov is not quite a real surname. His paternal grandparents were Armenians and had the surname Krikorian. When their son, Philip's father, went to school, he had to change his Armenian surname to its Bulgarian sound, otherwise he would not have been accepted to school. My maternal grandmother had gypsies in the family, and my grandfather had Irish, French and Russian.
Philip's father, a famous Bulgarian singer, toured a lot, and his mother accompanied him, often working as a presenter at concerts. They took their little son with them, and he carefully watched their performances from behind the scenes. At the age of 7, the boy went on stage with his father. Soon the family moved from Bulgaria to Moscow and settled on Taganka. He met Alla Pugacheva as a child, since she lived nearby, and even visited her, making friends with Christina, her daughter. The father of Philip and Pugachev then worked in the same concert organization.
Philip graduated from school with a gold medal. He wanted to enter GITIS, but did not pass the exams, he was told that his vocal abilities still needed to “grow”. And then he went to Gnesinka ... and passed.
Phillip Kirkorov's career
For the first time, he was shown on the central channels when he was 18 years old, and he sang the song “Alyosha". Then he was invited to the "Blue Light" with the song "Sinbad”, The director of Ogonyok had to defend his participation in the program, since they did not want to take Philip there for too outstanding external data.
Then there was participation in the concerts of I. Reznik " Vernissage", which the singer himself considers his serious debut. On them, the next meeting with Alla Pugacheva took place, only as a colleague. Due to the final exams at the university, Philip had to refuse to tour with her. Making this choice was a big step.
After graduating from Gnesinka with honors there was a competition Yalta-88, where he did not perform very well, since he was literally pursued by failures on stage, and became just a diploma student.
And since December of the same year, at the invitation of Pugacheva, he began to work in her " Song Theater". Allah introduces him to Leonid Derbenev, who wrote for Kirkorov a number of great songs that became hits for many years. Philip annually takes part in competitions " Song of the year”, each time becoming its laureate. He appears on TV screens more and more often and is gaining more and more all-Union popularity. Little by little, another glory is assigned to him - Pugacheva's favorite.
However, at the end of the 89th year, Philip left the theater of Alla, explaining that he should find out for himself whether he had already become an independent artist or “they go to him” only because of Pugacheva.
He works on his own, as planned, and soon becomes convinced that he also has his fans, journalists give him an assessment of one of the brightest stars. He is recording two new albums, giving solo concerts at the best concert venues in the country, preparing a new program with the brightest scenery that he created for him Boris Krasnov. His performances are accompanied by new stage effects. He tours a lot in other countries and in Russia, giving concerts almost daily. Philip can be called a real workaholic, he is able to work 24 hours a day, demanding the same from his team and administrators.
Phillip Kirkorov in the comedy "Love in the City"
Philip also tried himself as a film actor in the films " Sex and the City”, and his debut was successful.
Phillip Kirkorov's personal life
There were only legends about the singer’s personal life, but no one really knew about his real feelings until unexpected news appeared in the world of show business - Philip marries Alla Pugacheva.
Philip Krikorov marries Alla Pugacheva.
Few believed in the feelings of this couple then. Most considered it nothing more than a PR move and a kind of farce. Their marriage took place in the spring of 1994 and lasted 9 years.
After parting with Alla, he no longer married, although novels were attributed to him. with Anastasia Stotskaya, With Ani Lorak with whom he worked as a producer. But no one really knew about the true feelings of the singer.
And not so long ago, Philip decided to become a single father, and he did it quite consciously. In 2011, his daughter Alla-Victoria was born, and a year later, his son Martin. What other surprises this ambiguous person will bring, we will probably find out soon. You can be sure of one thing - he will not leave anyone indifferent.
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Philip Bedrosovich Kirkorov is a bright and unique personality in Russian show business. A performer whose songs certainly become hits, a talented producer who gave a start in life to more than one musical nugget, a shocking brawler and a fan of shocking the public with outfits and details from his personal life.The childhood of Philip Kirkorov
Philip Kirkorov was born in the family of a Bulgarian singer with Armenian roots, People's Artist of Bulgaria and Russia Bedros Filippovich Kirkorov and Victoria Markovna Likhacheva, a concert presenter. They met in 1964 during a concert by Bedros accompanied by the Eddie Rezner Orchestra in Sochi. 27-year-old Vika and her mother watched the performance from the eighth row. Later it turned out that the singer and the girl lived in the same hotel. Gathering courage, she asked him for an autograph, and Bedros Filippovich asked her hand and heart. 
From the age of five, little Philip accompanied his parents on tour.
In 1984, Philip entered the Gnesins State Musical College. From there, the singer came out with a red diploma in his hands in 1988. And Kirkorov's creative career began in 1985. It was this year that the first television shooting of the future artist took place on the Wider Circle program. There, Philip sang the song "Alyosha" in Bulgarian.
For the first time Philip Kirkorov was invited to work as a musician in 1987. The future singer received an invitation from the Leningrad Music Hall, which was directed by Ilya Rakhlin, and the artist immediately went to Berlin to the famous Friedrichstadtpalas show theater. And after Philip left the musical hall, he met the poet Ilya Reznik. He became one of the first who helped Kirkorov to conquer the Olympus of domestic show business.
Philip Kirkorov and Alla Pugacheva - the king and the prima donna
In 1988, Philip Kirkorov first met Alla Pugacheva. It happened at the opening day of Ilya Reznik. At the end of the year, the singer received an invitation from the Diva to take part in her "Christmas Meetings". By that time, Kirkorov had already graduated from a music school and performed in Yalta at his first competition, shot the first video clip for the song "Carmen" and sang for free in Mongolia for Soviet soldiers. 
While preparing for the "Christmas Meetings", Philip Kirkorov met the poet Leonid Derbenev, who later wrote such hits for the singer as "Heaven and Earth", "You, You, You", "Day and Night" and "Atlantis".
And a year later, Philip Kirkorov, together with Alla Pugacheva, went on tour to Germany and Austria, and also gave his first solo concert in Perm. And in the same year, the artist for the first time became a finalist of the prestigious Song of the Year festival.
At the end of 1989, Philip Kirkorov left the Alla Pugacheva Theater and began active concert activity. In 1990, the singer received the Grand Prix at the Leningrad competition. In the same year, the song "Heaven and Earth" brought Kirkorov first place in the "Shlager" contest. And two years later, the video clip for the song "Atlantis" was recognized as the best. The artist released two programs called "Heaven and Earth" and "Atlantis". The latter was recognized as the best show of the year. And at the same time, Kirkorov for the first time went on tour in the USA, Germany, Canada, Australia and Israel. In 1993, the artist received the Ovation Award as the Best Singer of the Year, as well as the Golden Orpheus International Competition Award.
The wedding of Philip Kirkorov and Alla Pugacheva
An important year for Philip Kirkorov was 1994. It was at this time that the singer made an offer of marriage to Alla Pugacheva, and received consent in return. On January 13, in Moscow, the couple announced their engagement. And already on March 15, the marriage was registered in St. Petersburg by the mayor Anatoly Sobchak. Two months later, Kirkorov and Pugacheva got married in Jerusalem.Family happiness does not at all prevent Philip Kirkorov from pursuing a career. In the year of the wedding, he releases the solo program "I'm not Raphael", the main part of which was the songs of their repertoire Engelbert Humperdinick, Frank Sinatra, Paul Anka, Tom Jones and Elvis Presley. In the same year, the legendary composition "I raise my glass" was recorded.
Philip Kirkorov and Nastya Petrik - video for the song "Snow"
In November 1994, the already married couple Philip Kirkorov and Alla Pugacheva gave a joint grand concert in Atlantic City. The couple performed at the Taj Mahal, the largest American casino, and six months later the artists went on tour to Israel together.
Creative success of Philip Kirkorov
In 1995, Philip Kirkorov's performing abilities were again awarded prestigious awards. The artist received two "Ovations" at once as the performer of the "best program" and as the "Best Singer". In the same year, three clips for the hits “Bird”, “Darling” and “Look What a Summer” were aired.A week before the popular Eurovision Song Contest in Dublin, Philip Kirkorov learned that he would represent Russia there. However, the performance was not enchanting, and the singer took only 17th place. At the competition, the artist performed "Lullaby for the Volcano".
At the end of 1995, a double CD by Philip Kirkorov, “Say the Sun: Yes!”, was released. At the same time, the program “The Best, Favorite and Only for You” is released. It was presented at the State Variety Theater, and then successfully passed throughout the country. In 1996, the artist received the prestigious Monte Carlo World Music Awards for the record circulation of sound carriers among Russian performers (2 million).
Philip Kirkorov and Masha Rasputina - Tea Rose
In 1997, the singer travels around with the program “The Best, Favorite and Only for You!” about a hundred cities in Russia, CIS countries and far abroad.
In early 1999, Philip presents in Moscow the program “Oh, mother, chic ladies!”, Which was based on temperamental oriental melodies. In the same year, the artist again receives the World Music Awards, and then goes to represent Russia in the Michael Jackson and Friends. What more can I give. Michael Jackson himself invited him there. Upon his return, Kirkorov presents the Diva program.
In 2002, Philip Kirkorov Production acquired the right to stage the Russian version of the popular musical Chicago. Kirkorov is producing the project, and also plays the main male role in it. This musical, by the way, was named "Premier of the Year" at the end of the year.
In 2003, the artist makes his debut as a TV presenter. He begins to lead the program "Morning with Kirkorov" on STS. However, the project did not last long. In 2005 it was closed.
In 2005, Philip Kirkorov and Alla Pugacheva officially broke off family relations.
Philip Kirkorov and Eurovision
In 1995, Philip Kirkorov went to Eurovision and returned from it, having won only 17th place. After such a failure, the singer decided to become a producer and composer for contestants from the CIS countries. The first experience was unsuccessful. Kirkorov's ward Anzhelika Agurbash took only 13th place in the semi-finals in 2005. And in 2007, singer Dmitry Koldun went to the competition with Philip Kirkorov's song. However, the Belarusian artist took only 6th place. 
The third attempt was more successful. The artist wrote the composition "Shady Lady" for the Ukrainian singer Ani Lorak, who went to win the European competition in 2008. The artist has already taken 2nd place. For such a breakthrough, Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko awarded Kirkorov the title of People's Artist of his country.
Philip Kirkorov and "Pink Blouse"
On May 20, 2004, a real scandal erupted at a press conference in Rostov-on-Don, the main character of which was Philip Kirkorov. To the question of the journalist of Gazeta Dona Irina Aroyan: “What is the reason for such a large number of remakes in your repertoire?”, the singer began to swear obscenely and insult the correspondent. Aroyan sued the celebrity and won. Kirkorov was ordered to pay a fine of 60 thousand rubles.Philip Kirkorov: an insult to a blogger
On June 27, 2010, on Twitter, the singer again spoke obscenely in response to criticism from the active blogger Evgeny Grak. Thus, the artist again inflicted public insults. The story again received wide publicity - a series of articles appeared in the media under the heading "Kirkorov Scandal on Twitter." However, thanks to the scandal, Kirkorov got about 3,000 subscribers to his microblog.Philip Kirkorov - video for the song "Fire and Water"
Philip Kirkorov's attack on Marina Yablokova
On December 4, 2010, during a rehearsal of a performance for the Golden Gramophone, Kirkorov rudely expressed his dissatisfaction with the spotlight directed at him. The second director of the event, Marina Yablokova, asked to wait until the lights were put on. However, in response to this, obscene language was heard from the speakers. After the director's requests to calm down, Kirkorov ran up to Marina Yablokova and said, "I'll kill you!" hit in the face. The victim sued her offender. The artist publicly apologized to the woman and said that he himself was shocked by what had happened. After media coverage of the incident, the artist was hospitalized in the psychiatric department of the Israeli center. On December 16, Kirkorov and Yablokova entered into an amicable agreement.Philip Kirkorov and his children
On November 26, 2011, Philip Kirkorov's daughter Alla-Victoria was born. She was born by a surrogate mother in America. The father announced the birth of his daughter on the air of the program “What? Where? When?". A few days later, Philip revealed in the program “Let them talk” that his daughter was named after his mother Victoria and Alla Pugacheva. Three months later, the joyful father moved his daughter to Russia, to his house near Moscow. On April 8, the girl was christened, the famous TV presenter became the godfatherBiography
Philip Bedrosovich was born into an artistic family of a Bulgarian singer of Armenian origin Bedros Kirkorov and a Russian girl Victoria.
From the age of 5, the future pop king went on tour with his parents and dreamed of a stage.
The program "I am not Raphael" is being created. Its main part was hits from the repertoire of Engelbert Humperdinck, Tom Jones, Frank Sinatra, Paul Anka and the eternal Elvis Presley. Philip records the song "I raise my glass."
Participation in Eurovision
Philip Kirkorov participated in Eurovision in 1995 for Russia, taking only 17th place. After that, he decided to become a producer and composer of songs for Eurovision participants from other CIS countries. The first experience as a producer was not very successful: the singer Agurbash in the Eurovision Song Contest 2005 took only 13th place in the semi-finals. At the Eurovision Song Contest 2007, Kirkorov wrote a song for Dmitry Koldun, who represented Belarus, and was preparing his performance at the contest. For the first time in the history of the country, the sorcerer reached the final of the competition and took 6th place.
Personal life
Insulting a Journalist (2004)
In May 2004, at a press conference in Rostov-on-Don, shortly after a question from Gazeta Dona journalist Irina Aroyan “What is the reason for such a large number of remakes in your repertoire?”, the singer insulted the journalist in a boorish way, using obscene words.
Love for the land of fire
Kirkorov has repeatedly declared his love for Azerbaijan. In an interview with APA newspaper, he stated that he would like to get married only in Azerbaijan. According to Kirkorov, from the fact that he speaks positively about the Azerbaijanis, he became an enemy for the Armenians: " It all started with the fact that I dared to say a few positive words about the Azerbaijanis in the presence of the Armenians, to which an inadequate reaction followed. From that day on, I became the enemy of all Armenians" .
Awards and titles
Discography
- Duets
- Best songs
- In love and madly alone
- Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow and...
- Magico Amor (in Spanish)
- CheloFilia
- Fireboy and Watergirl (remake)
- The best, favorite and only for you!
- Oh, mom, chic ladies! (remake)
- With love for the only one
- Say to the sun: "Yes!" (2 CDs)
- I am not Rafael
- Moscow - Toronto
- So-and-so
- You you you
- Heaven and earth
- Philip (vinyl)
Philip Bedrosovich Kirkorov (according to his passport - Philip Bedros Kirkorov) - Soviet and Russian pop singer, actor, composer and producer. Philip Kirkorov was awarded the title "People's Artist of the Russian Federation" in 2008. In 2017, Kirkorov noisily celebrated his 50th birthday.
Family, childhood and education of Philip Kirkorov
Philip Kirkorov's father - Bedros Filippovich Kirkorov (Krikoryan) - Bulgarian singer (born June 2, 1932). By origin - Armenian. According to Bedros himself, he changed his surname Krikoryan to Kirkorov, as this was a prerequisite for entering a Bulgarian school.
The mother of Philip Kirkorov is Victoria Markovna Kirkorova (Likhacheva), the host of concerts (April 6, 1937 - April 30, 1994).
Philip Kirkorov with his parents (Photo: twitter.com/fkirkorov)
Grandfather (paternal) - Philip Krikoryan, an Armenian by nationality, worked as a shoemaker. Grandmother (paternal) - Sofia Krikoryan, also an Armenian.
Great-grandfather (by mother) - Manion Mikhail Alfonsovich, (1891-1918), acrobat, musical eccentric, clown, half-French-half-Russian by nationality, the surname Manion is of Irish origin. Grandmother (by mother) - Manion Lidia Mikhailovna, circus actress, xylophonist, dancer. She had gypsy roots.
Aunt (father's sister) - Marie Kirkorova (b. 1945), opera singer. Works in the USA. Uncle (father's brother) - Harry Kirkorov (b. 1937), businessman.
Philip Kirkorov from childhood got used to the acting life. From the age of five, little Phil went on tour with his parents. The future singer often attended his father's concerts and even went on stage with his father to applause.
Philip Kirkorov in childhood (Photo: twitter.com/fkirkorov)
As is known from the biography on the official website of Kirkorov, when little Philip fell seriously ill, his parents, who then lived in Bulgaria, went to the famous prophetess Vanga. She told them: "I see your son on a high mountain, he is standing and waving a metal stick." Only after some time Vanga's secret became clear, this mountain is a musical Olympus, and the "metal stick" is an ordinary microphone ...
The childhood of Philip Kirkorov took place on the Taganka. At school, Philip studied excellently and graduated with a gold medal. At the same time, Philip studied piano and guitar at the music school. After school, Kirkorov tried to enter GITIS, but it did not work out. The future popular singer was told that he lacked vocal abilities. It took a couple of years for the voice to get stronger.
Then in 1984, young Kirkorov entered the Music College. Gnesins. He was taken into his class by Margarita Iosifovna Landa, a teacher who was called a “sorceress” at the school. Philip Kirkorov's father, however, doubted his son's vocal abilities and once said: "I give my head for cutting off that he will never become a singer!" After the first concert of Philip Bedros, Kirkorov approached Margarita Iosifovna with the words: “I will erect a golden monument to you!”
In 1988, Philip Kirkorov graduated from college with honors.
Musical career of Philip Kirkorov
Back in Gnesinka, young Kirkorov in 1985 was invited to the first television shoot in the Wider Circle program with the song Alyosha in Bulgarian. Philip was noticed by the director of "Blue Light" S.I. Anapolskaya and invited Kirkorov to star in her program. But the leadership of the Blue Light refused the young artist with a strange argument: "He is too handsome." Outraged Anapolskaya, threatening that she would quit her job, nevertheless managed to get permission to shoot.
In 1987, the head of the Leningrad Music Hall, I. Rakhlin, invited Philip Kirkorov to a foreign tour to Berlin to participate in the world-famous show of the Friedrichstadtpalast theater. The young artist had to learn all the lyrics in German, but the trip was a success.
In April 1988, Philip met at the opening day of Ilya Reznik with Alla Pugacheva. In general, Ilya Reznik was one of the first professionals who helped him on the stage. In October 1988, Philip Kirkorov received an invitation from Pugacheva to take part in the "Christmas Meetings". Philip Kirkorov has already graduated from the Gnessin School and managed to check in at a competition in Yalta, starred in the video "Carmen" and held free concerts in the Soviet troops in Mongolia.
Songwriter Ilya Reznik and singer Philip Kirkorov, 2008 (Photo: Evguenii Matveev/Russian LookGlobal Look Press)
The meeting with the poet Leonid Derbenev also became significant for Philip Kirkorov - the poet wrote songs for the singer that became hits - these are "You, you, you", "Heaven and Earth", "Atlantis", "Day and Night" and many others.
The popularity of Philip Kirkorov grew, more and more new achievements appeared in his biography. The listeners were captivated by both the voice and the appearance of the singer. In 1989, Philip Kirkorov went on tour as Alla Pugacheva's partner in Australia and Germany. Then Philip had his first solo tour in Perm, and in the same year Kirkorov reached the final of the Song of the Year festival for the first time.
"Christmas Evenings" by Alla Pugacheva. Artist Filipp Kirkorov during a performance at the Olimpiysky sports complex, 1989 (Photo: Vitaly Sozinov / TASS)
At the end of 1989, Philip Kirkorov left the Alla Pugacheva Theater and began active concert activity. He wanted to make sure that the public goes not only to Alla Pugacheva, but also to his concerts.
In 1992, a video clip was released for the song "Atlantis" and two solo programs - "Heaven and Earth" and "Atlantis"; the latter was subsequently voted the best show of the year. In the same years, the first tour of Philip Kirkorov took place in the USA, Canada, Germany and Israel.
Philip Bedrosovich received in 1993 the Ovation award in the nomination "Best Singer of the Year" and the award of the Golden Orpheus international competition. At the same time, Kirkorov's successful tour in Australia took place.
Then there was the solo program "I'm not Rafael", which became a new milestone in Kirkorov's biography. The main part of the program was hits from the repertoire of E. Humperdinck, T. Jones, F. Sinatra, P. Anka and E. Presley.
In November 1994, Kirkorov and Pugacheva held a joint grand concert in Atlantic City, in America's largest casino, the Taj Mahal, and in May of the following year they made a joint concert tour of Israel.
Singers Alla Pugacheva and Philip Kirkorov (Photo: Igor Flis/Russian Look/Global Look Press)
In 1995, Kirkorov received 2 more Ovation awards - “For the best program” and “Best singer”, shot video clips “Bird”, “Look what a summer” and “Darling”.
Unexpectedly, a week before the international Eurovision Song Contest in Dublin, Philip Kirkorov found out that he would represent Russia in this contest; took only 17th place on it with the song "Lullaby for the Volcano". Thus, Eurovision did not become a landmark in Kirkorov's biography.
The end of 1995 was marked by the release of the double CD “Say the Sun: Yes!” on the Polygram label. The release of the album coincided with the premiere of the program "The Best, Favorite and Only for You" at the State Variety Theater, which was then successfully held throughout the country.
In 1996, Philip Kirkorov was awarded the World Music Awards in Monte Carlo for a record circulation among Russian performers (2 million sound carriers).
Russian singer Philip Kirkorov performing at the World Music Awards in Monaco (Photo: Yui Mok/PA Photos/PHOTAS)
Philip Kirkorov is an eight-time winner of the Ovation award, a five-time winner of the World Music Awards as the most popular performer in Russia, a multiple winner of the Golden Gramophone, One Stop Hit, Silver Galosh awards, laureate of the annual Song of the Year festival.
Philip Kirkorov after receiving the Ovation award, 2008 (Photo: Anton Belitsky / Russian Look / Global Look Press)
In 2015, Philip Kirkorov took 2nd place in the rating of " Top 50 Russian Celebrities" by Forbes magazine. The rating, as the newspaper notes, includes "the richest and most influential stars of Russian show business and sports." Philip Kirkorov scored over 41 points, with $10.4 million in revenue, second only to Maria Sharapova, with Kirkorov significantly more inquiries but fewer media mentions.
2017 was the anniversary year for the people's artist. In April, Philip Bedrosovich Kirkorov exchanged fifty dollars. Philip Kirkorov began preparing for the anniversary in advance with the help of the “I” tour, as well as the acquisition, as reported in the news, of a mansion in an elite village near Moscow, where he moved with his children, Alla-Victoria and Martin.
Photo: Russian Archives/Global Look Press
The artist's country house is located in the Myakininskaya floodplain of the Moscow River on the picturesque peninsula surrounded on three sides by the waters of the bay. The singer's mansion is located on a whole hectare of land. Here the air is clean, not noisy, the mirror-like surface of the reservoir, and at the same time the metropolis is only 2 kilometers away! There are about 30 mansions in the elite village, which the locals call the "island". Each is built on an individual project - one is cooler than the other.
According to realtors, Philip Kirkorov had to pay about $ 12 million for a house in the Myakininskaya floodplain of the Moscow River.
Photo: Russian Archives/Global Look Press
Personal life of Philip Kirkorov
On January 13, 1994, Philip Kirkorov and Alla Pugacheva announced their engagement in Moscow. On March 15, the marriage of Kirkorov with Pugacheva was registered in St. Petersburg by the mayor of the city, Anatoly Sobchak. On May 15, Alla and Philip got married in Jerusalem. The dissolution of the marriage with Alla Pugacheva, which secretly took place in March 2005, was officially announced in November 2005 in the Lolita program “Without complexes”.
Philip Kirkorov, Alla Pugacheva and Maxim Galkin, 2006 (Photo: Maxim Burlak/Russian Look/Global Look Press)
Philip Kirkorov has two children. Daughter - Alla Victoria (b. November 26, 2011). Kirkorov said that his daughter's name is in honor of his mother Victoria and in honor of Alla Pugacheva. The son of Kirkorov is Martin (b. June 29, 2012). The singer announced his birth during a concert in Sofia.
There was no information about the mother of Philip Kirkorov's children for a long time, with the exception of speculation in the tabloid news, which wrote about different women who fit this role, trying to unravel the secret of Kirkorov's children. Philip Kirkorov said that a surrogate mother gave birth to his children, however, Philip Bedrosovich then regretted his frankness. In the release of the TV show “Secret for a Million,” Philip Kirkorov noted that “our country is not ready for such revelations. Today, the topic of surrogate motherhood is discussed quite often, and I received so many complaints on my own head.
Singer Philip Kirkorov with his daughter Alla-Victoria and son Martin (Photo: TASS)
Photos of Kirkorov with children can often be found in the media. Regarding their mother, Philip Bedrosovich only says that she is in perfect order and he is not afraid of her meeting with the children.
Scandals around Philip Kirkorov
Philip Kirkorov and Timati (Photo: twitter.com/timatiofficial)
Philip Kirkorov often gets into the news of the leading media, not only as a creative figure, but also because of various scandals. There were many such episodes in the biography of Philip Bedrosovich. He clashed with colleagues, as they did with him, Kirkorov's skirmishes with Yuri Shevchuk and Timati were remembered, the latter even recorded the anti-Kirkorov video "Come on, goodbye!" Show business stars reconciled only in 2016, as reported in the news, with the assistance of Grigory Leps. In 2017, Timati and Kirkorov even shot a joint video for the song "Last Spring".
In 2004, a rude response using a swear word by Philip Kirkorov to the question of the Rostov journalist Irina Aroyan caused a great resonance in the news: “What is the reason for such a large number of remakes in your repertoire?” The court sentenced Kirkorov to pay a fine of 60 thousand rubles for insulting in a public place. Many Russian media announced a boycott of Kirkorov in protest.
The loudest scandal with Kirkorov happened in December 2010, when Philip attacked the assistant to the chief director of the Golden Gramophone ceremony, Marina Yablokova. She filed an application addressed to the head of the Moscow police department, Vladimir Kolokoltsev, with a request to open a criminal case against F. Kirkorov, whom she accused of beating and insulting during a rehearsal of the ceremony on December 4 at the State Kremlin Palace. Philip Bedrosovich himself initially denied his guilt. Then he said that he was sick and needed treatment, for which he went to an Israeli hospital, from where on December 10, in the program “Let them talk”, he publicly apologized to Yablokova. “Yes, I raised my hand. I offended, ”Kirkorov said on that memorable broadcast. On December 15, at the request of Yablokova, a criminal case was initiated. And then there was information that the parties nevertheless went to the world.
In November 2016, the leader of the Space group Didier Marouani filed a claim against Kirkorov for plagiarizing the musical material of the song "Cruel Love", the singer considers it to be 41% borrowed from the song Symphonic Space Dream. After telephone conversations (which, as it turned out later, instead of Kirkorov were pranksters Vovan and Lexus), Maruani arrived in Moscow, where they were detained with lawyer Igor Trunov in the branch of Sberbank on Pokrovka Street. At the same time, it was noted that the detention of the musician and lawyer was connected with Kirkorov's statement about allegedly extorting a large amount of money from him due to copyright infringement. At night, Trunov and the leader of Space were released from the police with an apology. The police also noted that "officially, a person is not detained until a detention protocol is drawn up." Commenting on the incident, Marouani stated that "Monsieur Kirkorov and his lawyer (Alexander) Dobrovinsky behaved like a mafia, committed a hooligan act, and I want to note that we will resolve all issues in court."
ilipp Kirkorov (center) during the signing of autographs (Photo: Artem Korotaev / TASS)
Philip Kirkorov is accused of being rude to his fans. In 2016, photos and videos appeared on the Internet, which show how the singer walks along the aisle during the concert, a fan catches up with him, Kirkorov, suddenly turning around, hits the woman with his hand, after which she falls to the floor. The spectators who were nearby help her, while the artist himself, continuing his performance, goes further.
Philip has been declared persona non grata in Azerbaijan. Although he personally has never been to Nagorno-Karabakh. This is explained by the fact that "his mother is an Armenian by nationality." When asked if the reason for this really lies in his Armenian origin, Kirkorov replied that “this question is not for me, but for Polad Bulbuloglu (Minister of Culture of Azerbaijan - approx. “SP”). It was he who did not allow my visit to Azerbaijan.”
On April 30, Philip Kirkorov, the king of the Russian pop scene, turns 47 years old. , and in the evening gathers at the table the closest friends. On the eve of the holiday, Philip was in a great mood and told us about how he relieves stress, why he wanted to tear apart the members of the jury of the Just the Same project and about plans to make a common kindergarten for the Kirkorovs - Pugachevs - Orbakaite.
- In your show "DruGoy" there are a lot of sad songs about love. Is there any chance that in the future your mood will change and the songs will become more fun?
- For some reason, it so happened that lately the public has been waiting for just such songs from me. sad. Sad. Lyrical. It is them that people believe. I do not know why. Maybe because my eyes are sad. Or because my personal life has been somehow very difficult in recent years ... But the bottom line is that I don’t deceive anyone with my songs: I sing the way I live. By the way, there are practically no troubadours singing about love on our stage. Probably only me and - his sad songs are almost heartbreaking. Grisha Leps has a more aggressive, more brutal mood in his songs. The songs also come out a little about something else. And I just sing about love - like this, wide open. Well, then, age also does not need to be written off. When you are 25, it is very pleasant to perform "Atlantis" and "I love you, Marina", cheerfully and provocatively, jumping and lifting your legs above your head. But at the age of 50, I won’t be able to lift my legs like that - physiology won’t allow it, and it will be inorganic. That's why I sing ballads, and people probably like them better. In any case, for the last 10 years I have been receiving the Golden Gramophones just for them: “Will you believe it?”, “I didn’t know that love can be cruel”, “A little pity”, “A heart of a thousand candles”, “Just give”, “Snow” ... The audience needs it. Why would I deprive them of this?
I SAW THREE KIRKOROVS IMMEDIATELY. IT WAS VERY TOUCHING
- With the advent of the fashion for parody programs, the number of your "clones" on the screen rolls over. How do you feel about copying yourself?
I am not easy to copy. Even the king of parodies, Alexander Peskov, abandoned this hopeless undertaking. I once asked him: “Listen, Sasha, this is somehow even indecent of you! You have already made everyone, but not me. And he sadly replies: “You know, I can portray anyone. And you're not leaving, I'm sorry. I don't know how to get on." Although many still take it. The best I've seen done. He has an insanely funny parody of me and . Completely tedious! I don’t understand how it was possible to copy an operatic female voice so accurately! And when he shows me, he bulges his eyes funny - like this (Philip opens his already huge eyes with all his might. - Approx. "TN"). I definitely put his parody in the first place. I managed to convey my voice intonations very well, I directly shot one on one - with my vowels, with my hissing ... Once on a talk show, we decided to play the audience and sang "Cruel Love" in turn: the phrase I - Lesha's phrase. The people went absolutely crazy, because they could not understand where someone was singing. Nastya Stotskaya did my image in the One to One program, she tried, she was madly worried, but it was difficult for her - it’s not easy for a girl to portray a boy. And recently, our Nikitka (Presnyakov. - Approx. "TN") also decided to try his hand and parodied me with the song "Snow" in the show "Just the same." I was very worried because I did not want to let me down. And I was so rooting for him, I was so worried that when I saw the fours given by the judges, I was ready to literally tear the jury to pieces. All! In addition - that Nikita gave five. Why four? The guy tried! I regretted that I could not come to his rehearsals and suggest something, help, you see - and I would have won. But there is no time - our usual problem. And shortly before my birthday, the Russia channel and the producer of the One to One show, Timur Weinstein, gave me a real gift - they invited me to the jury of the program. And what was my surprise when I saw three Kirkorovs at once! Yulia Parshuta and Vadim Kazachenko dared to parody me. It was so touching! The guys coped with dignity, it was not easy to give marks, they were all excellent. In general, I repeat once again, I am a difficult character for parodies - after all, both the growth is outstanding and the texture is extraordinary.
- My classmates were mentally prepared for the fact that I would somehow be connected with the artistic world, but people could not even imagine that I, such a curly-haired ugly duckling, would become an artist myself. Photo: Arsen Memetov
Were you that tall in high school? How did you feel?
- I felt like a jackass! Until the 8th grade, I was of average height. And suddenly I returned to school after the summer, and my classmates simply did not recognize me, they passed by. That summer, I did a great job. His arms and legs became long - he was terribly awkward and could not get used to himself for a long time. It was hard to imagine that I would be able to sing, dance, act, and in general that I would someday become an artist. I remember how genuinely surprised those around me were when I decided to perform at the graduation party, sang something and even showed a couple of tricks. People could not imagine that I was able to go on stage. No, everyone knew that I love music, I love, I adore Valery Leontiev, I am ready to talk for hours about the stage, about Ogonki, about Morning Post. Every Sunday morning I looked forward to eleven o'clock for the Morning Post—I never missed it. I really liked it when Shirvindt and Derzhavin led it, I knew all their leads and reprises by heart. Quoted endlessly. In general, my classmates were mentally prepared for the fact that I would somehow be connected with the artistic world, but the fact that I, such a curly-haired ugly duckling, would become an artist myself ... A year after graduation, I took part in the program " Wider circle. I remember coming to our school after that - at that time, every year there were some kind of unanimous communist votes and election commissions worked in school buildings. So, I come there and literally from the threshold I make a real sensation, the teachers I met gasp in one voice: “And here our Filechka has come!” It was very pleasant for me. And it was only then that I realized that to some extent I was the pride of the school. Although some of my classmates still cannot survive this.
- Envy?
- God knows! Probably, something didn’t work out for these people in life, maybe the girls didn’t love them, maybe someone offended them. It's not for me to judge. But only these people periodically appear in various TV programs dedicated to me, and, holding cans of beer in shaking hands, tell some fables about me, talk about how I did not deserve what I have. It's funny to me, of course. But, thank God, not everyone is like that, I also have friends from those times. The most bosom from the school bench is Maxim Panov. We meet with him from time to time, but it often doesn't work: he is also a busy man, a businessman, and deals in antiques. But we try to see each other, he comes to my concerts with his family. So I don't forget old friends.
- It turns out that you didn’t have any particular popularity at school?
- And there was no trace! The only thing that made me different from my classmates was that in the summer I went to Bulgaria with my parents and brought gifts to friends from there. All kinds of chewing gum, pens, pencils, and then, when I got older, I even brought jeans to someone a couple of times. That's all. In all other respects, I was ordinary, and the center of attention was not a day. Yes, I myself was not so enthusiastic about the school. I always studied well, but I tried to spend my free time at home - it was really interesting there. We always had a lot of guests, but what! Armen Dzhigarkhanyan, Alla Pugacheva… What yards, what classics with bouncers, what tags?! When such a company gathered at home. Therefore, immediately after school, I rushed home at full speed.
- Not so long ago, they sent me a picture from home: Alla-Victoria went up to the poster with the image of dad and hugged her, spreading her arms with all her might. I almost burst into tears! Photo: Arsen Memetov
- In the memoirs of many great artists there are memories that at an early stage of their work they had to deal with producers who scooped up almost all their fees, did not let them say a word, and generally completely limited the freedom of creativity. Did you manage to avoid it?
“From the very beginning, everything worked out fantastically well for me. Of course, in those days it was not easy for an artist to break through, squeezing through the sieve of artistic councils. And they were not always fair. I remember that in 1987 I applied for the Jurmala festival, but I was not even allowed to participate. And years later, the woman who then decided my fate (I will not name names) admitted to me at a meeting that this was the biggest mistake in her life. The same words were uttered, by the way, by the legendary Voroshilov, who did not want to see me at the time on the program “What? Where? When?" with the words: “We don’t need the Bulgarian stage!” Then, again, many years later, he called and said: “This is Vladimir Voroshilov, who once “banned” you. I've made quite a few mistakes in my life, but I can admit that that conversation with you was one of them. I confess, I did not see then in you a great artist. I am honored to invite you to my program, but I understand if you hang up now. He touched me so much with this call that I agreed. I think that it’s probably not in vain that I live and work if people’s opinions about me change in such a drastic way. In general, I was lucky, God saved me from enslaving contracts and unscrupulous producers - somehow intuitively I managed to avoid all this. I always counted only on myself. And he did not hope for the help of his father (. - Approx. "TN"), who was then already a famous artist. Dad has always been a very humble person. Even in GITIS, which he once graduated from and was friends with all the teachers, he did not help me to enter. As a result, I went to Gnesinka and entered there myself, without any patronage. My first job, immediately after graduating from the institute, was the Leningrad Music Hall, which then thundered throughout the entire Union. It was incredible luck when I, a very young artist, was invited there. But, having lived in St. Petersburg for some time, I felt uncomfortable, realized that I could not live in the museum city for a long time, and began to rush back to Moscow. The head of the music hall, Ilya Rakhlin, was upset and surprised by my decision, but he let me go anyway. And upon returning to Moscow, I immediately found myself in the Alla Pugacheva Song Theater. She, in fact, became my first producer. She introduced me to an audience of millions at the first "Christmas Meetings" in 1988, she invited me to tour all over the country with her big show "and friends". But she didn’t have any thoughts, like modern producers, from me or from any of her artists to take any kind of remuneration or percentage of the fee. On the contrary, she always invested in us, bought stage costumes, recorded songs for us with her own money, allowed us to experiment, try. What can I say - she even taught me how to eat chicken! I remember we were on a tour of Australia, sitting next to each other on the plane, and they had chicken for lunch. And Alla, so that I would not look inept, had to teach me how to use cutlery correctly.
ORDINARY GUY, I HAVE NOT BEEN THE CENTER OF ATTENTION A DAY
For two years, Alla made me an artist and a person, but then we had a very strong fight ... I proudly left and began to work alone. Everything flew upside down, and not only in my life - in the whole country. In the 1990s, everyone survived as best they could. I started spinning and got lucky again, this time with author Leonid Derbenev. Having recorded the first songs based on his poems, I decided to distribute them myself. I took reels of records, came to the House
radio on Kachalova Street (now Malaya Nikitskaya Street. - Approx. "TN"), where the radio "Mayak" was then located, and began to wait for the radio station workers to come out of the doors. I literally peddled these reels to the people on whom the aether depended. Juliet Maksimova and Lyudmila Dubovtseva, one of the first to believe in me, played my recordings in the Mayak program “On a Working Noon”. There were no FM stations then, so you understand. And these songs, which Juliette and her colleagues took on the air at their own peril and risk - “Heaven and Earth”, “Atlantis” and “You, you, you ...”, opened me to people.
And I went further: the same way, step by step, step by step, without producers, without bribes and tributes - all by myself. True, there were proposals then, and quite a few. I remember walking around in circles around me, offering to work together, but something didn’t work out for us at the last minute, and maybe for the better. I continued on my own.
Now you have achieved almost everything you can dream of. You are wealthy, famous, there is no end to fans. By the way, please tell us how your admirer should behave if he suddenly meets you on the street? say hello? Pass by? Rush with hugs?
- I'll tell you honestly: I really don't like being photographed. No, in principle I am not against photographs, there are simply moments in life when I am completely unprepared for them. You see, the artist must always look his best. Especially for this, he makes expensive professional photo shoots, starred on the covers of magazines, calibrates each frame so that people would be pleased to look at high-quality beautiful photos. And then someone will catch you walking in a resort town to a roadside store in flip-flops and a T-shirt or sunbathing relaxed on the beach in not the most aesthetic pose. And if earlier such pictures settled in home photo albums, then
now everything is different. A person can post a photo with an artist on a social network, and then it will be overgrown with a stream of comments: “Oh, is this Kirkorov, or what? And on TV, he doesn’t look like that at all!” Therefore, I try to gently refuse photos on the streets. And in order not to offend people in vain, it's better to give an autograph to the ladies. I don’t want to offend, because I myself have often found myself in the position of asking for an autograph. I remember meeting on Rodeo Drive in Los Angeles an actress I adore, Bette Midler. I went to the store and I see: it is worth it. I gathered my courage for a long time, I was worried, I didn’t want to distract her, I chose my words so as not to look stupid. As a result, he came up and said: “Thank you very much for your creativity, you are very loved in Russia, I am your big fan.” She smiled, “Thank you very much,” and that was the end of our conversation. I didn’t ask for a joint photo so as not to put my favorite actress in an uncomfortable position.
- Recently, the public has been waiting for sad lyrical songs from me. Maybe because my personal life is somehow very difficult ... But the bottom line is that I don’t deceive anyone with my songs: I sing the way I live. Photo: Arsen Memetov
- In the store where you met Bette Midler, surely the clothes were sold? It's no secret that you love shopping and devote a lot of time to your wardrobe.
— Yes, I call it shopping therapy. I relieve stress this way. Someone blows off steam by playing in a casino, someone relaxes with the help of alcohol, cards, drugs, wild life or karaoke. And I have shopping. But by the way, I
I not only relax, visiting shops, I combine business with pleasure. It is unacceptable for an artist to appear twice in the same outfit at different events. And I don’t have such problems due to the fact that the wardrobe is very extensive. Even within the framework of one photo shoot, I can invent two or three images, or even all five. I'm not talking about big shows - there I change costumes ten times a night. Moreover, I dress not only myself, but also my entire team, ballet and musicians.
Where do you keep all this?
- Now this is a serious question. My apartment is gradually turning into a wardrobe. More than three thousand pairs of one shoe! From the old apartment on Zemlyanoy Val, things have already survived me, and now they have begun to fill the apartment
more - in Filippovsky lane. And now I have only one way out - to build a huge house and give an entire floor for a wardrobe. Of course, I will not compete, but the house should be very large, and the dressing room in it should be really spacious. I sometimes laugh at myself: where has it been seen that a man built a house for clothes! I didn’t find any analogues - I traveled half of the Moscow region in search of suitable housing, reviewed a lot of ready-made houses, and although very non-poor people obviously lived there, none of them had a decent place for my clothing collection. This means that I will have to build it myself - to make a project and calculate everything so that my things in the house are comfortable.
- Is the problem relevant to you, familiar firsthand to all tall people - too short a sleeve, for example?
- In order to avoid this problem, there is a special order. Some very famous fashion houses have my patterns, and when I visit their fashion shows, I always leave wishes. I point to this or that thing, it is immediately remade for me and sent already with the sleeve length or neck circumference that are needed. Of course, it costs decent money, but the result is a unique thing that exists in one copy and fits perfectly on me. Only one thing saddens me: there are so many clothes that sometimes I put on some kind of jacket or coat just once, and then they hang forever in the closet. And it happens that I never wear it at all, they hang with untorn tags. Therefore, the idea came up to open a store called Phil for you, so that the clothes that I had not even touched would find their buyer. Things are good and of high quality - it's a pity that they disappear without use.
- But the people who buy them must also be "exclusive", your height?
“There are such people, and there are many of them. Alexander Marshal, for example, loves my things very much.
- Do you also fanatically treat children's clothes?
- You know that, it turns out, children's fashionable suits cost exactly the same as adults. So my expenses have now increased several times. Firstly, I buy myself and children -. And if we are traveling with the whole family, then I cannot afford to leave our aunt Marie without gifts. I also take something for nannies. But how? I love giving gifts in general. I love giving more than receiving. Do you think this is normal? Perhaps this is what is called selfishness. Yes Yes! Egoism - what is it? Bring pleasure to yourself first. And when I give a gift, I myself rejoice, which means that this is selfishness in its purest form. In general, no one has left me without new clothes!
- Do children already have some predilections in clothes?
- Alla Victoria loves hats very much. She definitely needs to measure everything, put everything on her head. She is such a lady! And Martin, of course, as a guy should, has cars in the first, as well as in the second and third places. "Bibiki", as he himself says. He already knows all the brands. You put five cars in a row, you ask: “Martin, where is the Ferrari?” - shows. "Where's the Volkswagen?" - guesses. "And the Mercedes?" - know unmistakably. Not a single car will pass on the street. Both children can already distinguish colors well. Well, my favorite word is “dad”. Of course, I don’t spend much time with them, unfortunately, but I still manage to do something. Now I'm teaching the kids to swim. I believe that swimming is the best workout for the body: it heals and strengthens. Last summer we were on the island of Crete and there we learned how to float. And in the winter they consolidated the skill - first in the Emirates, then in Miami.
My children's favorite word is "dad". In the photo - Alla Victoria and Martin (January, 2014). Photo: From the personal archive of Philip Kirkorov
Do the kids miss you?
I don't think they really understand what it is yet. At least not as desperately as I miss them, of course. When we are on tour, we are in touch every day, the session of Skype conversations usually starts at 9 pm Moscow time. Kids, as soon as they see me on the screen, immediately stick to the computer, wave their hands, and communicate with each other. Of course they miss their dad. Not so long ago, they sent me a picture from home: Alla-Victoria went up to the poster with the image of dad and hugged me, spreading her arms with all her might. When I saw this, I almost burst into tears! But what can I do? I tour a lot. Dad, on the other hand, should provide them with a decent life, quality food, clothes, and later schooling, etc., and so on ... So for now, you have to live in this mode and communicate via Skype.
DAUGHTER LOVES HATS AND SON LOVES CARS
- Your close friends, Alla Borisovna and Maxim Galkin, also had babies. Do you talk about children when you meet? Boast about their accomplishments?
- Of course, the children's theme has now become almost the main one with us. We show photos, funny videos, rejoice for each other. We agreed that it turned out to be very convenient: my Alla-Victoria and Martin, twins Garik and Lisa were all born with a small age difference. Most of all, my children are now friends with Klava. On vacation in Miami, the three of them went to the beach, where they got such an interest club. And soon Garik and Liza will grow up, the age difference will generally be leveled, and we are thinking of uniting them all into one company, organizing some kind of kindergarten for them. Alla is now closely engaged in her music school. “After a few years, you will ask where to send the children to study music? Give it to me," he says. And she is right, only she can be entrusted with teaching: a teacher like her must be looked for.
- When Alla Borisovna became a mother, it gave rise to a whole wave of controversy about surrogate motherhood. There were many arguments both for and against. Whose side are you on?
Are you asking me? The person who started this topic in our country? I don't even understand what the point of contention is. This is how cruel people have to be to condemn those who have decided to take such a difficult step! People want happiness in their home. And they have everything for this, they lack only children's laughter. They cannot have children due to, for example, physiological reasons. And thank God that in modern medicine there are ways to solve this problem. How can you be condemned for this? Alla and Maxim were able to feel this happiness - to be parents, and God bless the woman who helped them in this and endured their children.
— Do you like your birthday? Do you notice?
- Many people proudly say that they do not like their birthday, they try to forget about it, not to celebrate and completely go underground on this date. I do not understand this. I love birthday. Although for many years April 30 has been the saddest day of the year: my mother died 20 years ago. Only Alla, who was nearby at that moment, could save me from this terrible grief and black depression. Mom dreamed that I was on stage, and, paying tribute to her memory, on my birthday I load myself with work as much as possible. This year I am preparing for Eurovision in Copenhagen and in parallel in Moscow. Well, then - an evening for close friends somewhere in a cozy place, and then back to Copenhagen. And the best birthday present for me will be the successful performance of the Tolmachev sisters at Eurovision. I dream that the song I wrote will help them take their rightful place in this competition. And now I don’t need anything else, everything else, thank God, is there.
Family: children - Alla Victoria (2 years old), Martin (1 year old); father - Bedros Kirkorov, singer
Education: Graduated with honors from the State Musical College. Gnesins (department of musical comedy)
Career: was a soloist of the Leningrad State Music Hall under the direction of Ilya Rakhlin. In 1988 - soloist of the Alla Pugacheva Song Theater. In 1990 he began his solo career. He recorded 28 solo albums, including: "Heaven and Earth", "I'm not Rafael", "With love for the only one", "Stranger", "DruGOY". He played in the film "Love in the Big City", in the musical films "Old songs about the main thing", "Morozko". Among theatrical works - a role in the musical CHICAGO.
People's Artist of the Russian Federation. Awards: 5 international World Music Awards, 19 Golden Gramophone awards, more than 30 Song of the Year awards, multiple award winner
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