Recently, there was a scandal on the Minute of Glory show. The performance of eight-year-old Victoria Starikova, who performed Zemfira's song "Live in your head", caused a public outcry. The viewers of the program were outraged by the tough judging of the girl's performance.
The jury members felt that such a composition is not suitable for a first grader who does not understand what she is singing about. Renata Litvinova was surprised that Victoria, having chosen this song for the contest, does not know Zemfira's other works. “I internally protest against this. Some kind of forbidden move. Excuse me, you are a good girl,” said Litvinova.
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Vladimir Pozner also spoke sharply about the performance: “I am against children on stage. This is more of a parental vanity - parents want their children to come out so they can brag about them. An eight-year-old man sings a song that was not written by an eight-year-old." While the jury members spoke, Victoria was crying, but no one thought to calm her down.
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Producer Max Fadeev, who has repeatedly been a mentor of the show “Voice. Children”, could not stay away from this situation. On his Instagram, he wrote a post in which he stood up for Victoria and condemned Vladimir Pozner for harshly criticizing the child. According to the producer, seeing the girl crying, he himself could not hold back his tears.
“I just watched the wonderful performance of Vika Starikova at the Minute of Glory.<…>I can’t get past what happened on the air, because I am a father, a teacher and a musician. Unlike all those gathered there on the jury. Therefore, I can evaluate it from a professional and pedagogical point of view. I have always deeply respected Mr. Posner and considered him the smartest, most subtle person, the highest-class journalist. But, in my opinion, his attitude towards this little child was very cruel and completely insensitive. After all, he is also a father and he knows very well that with a child you need to be extremely careful and attentive in assessing and criticizing him, ”said Fadeev (Spelling and punctuation authors hereinafter. - Note. ed.).
Max noted that criticism, of course, should be, but not evil, but accurate: “In relation to such a little girl, criticism should be in the form of a game or soft and fatherly. For the child to understand correctly. But Mr. Posner chose a different style of communication with a child no taller than 40 cm. When I watched what the jury members said to her, I cried with her. Because I felt very sorry for her: well, why should she make excuses and explain - who chose this song and what she puts into it. She invests exactly what she feels, that's enough! She does not have to throw out all sorts of intellectual sayings in order to pamper the ears of such spoiled husbands. She just sang and that's it. This is neither good nor bad. She just sang, trying to convey her feelings as much as possible.
Fadeev believes that one of the judges, Sergei Svetlakov, was ashamed of his colleagues:
“I saw the face of Sergei Svetlakov, who, with every phrase of his colleagues, did not know what to do with himself. I believe that he was ashamed of those sitting on his left hand. Because I know how he treats children and what a wonderful father he is. I will not comment on the behavior, grimaces and texts of Litvinova, everything is clear with her.
8-year-old singer Vika Starikova from Nizhny Tagil performed at the "Minute of Glory" and suddenly received a harsh rebuff from the star jury.
The girl sang Zemfira's song "Live in your head." She and her mother chose the song on purpose, knowing that the jury would include an actress, director and friend of Zemfira Renata Litvinova. But she reacted differently than the Starikovs expected: she was indignant that the girl did not know the other songs of the singer and she was still small to understand such serious texts. She was supported by TV presenter Vladimir Pozner - he complained about the ambitions and vanity of parents who bring children to competitions. And the actor and director Sergei Yursky commented that he was making money on the red button out of the best of intentions, they say, for the benefit of the child.
After his words, the baby burst into tears. Litvinova and Yursky voted "against", Sergei Svetlakov - "for". Posner's vote was decisive. At first, I was also going to press the red button. But Vika, who burst into tears, touched the presenter so much that he invited her to throw a coin. Luck was on the side of Vika Starikova, and she went to the next round.
This baby upset hundreds of viewers
The audience was divided into two camps. Some condemned the girl's parents for wanting to promote themselves at the expense of their daughter, others were shocked by the cruelty of the jury towards the child. . The next issue, in which Vika Starikova will appear, we will see only in a month. But the girl had a hard time. Vika's mother, economist Anna Vladimirovna, told Woman`s Day how they survived this scandal.
How Vika decided to become a musician
Vika became interested in music at the age of 4
All modern children have tablets, Vikulya is no exception. We downloaded a lot of educational games for her, but most of all she was hooked by the piano simulator program. She was delighted when, after pressing the key, a ringing sound was heard. Since then, Vika began to ask to buy her a real instrument. Imagine: you come home, and a four-year-old child asks: “Did you buy me a piano?” I myself have a music school in the piano class behind me, so at first I resisted: I understood what a colossal work was behind it.
But in the end, she gave up. We have a piano in our house. I picked up the notes of simple songs, like “Katyusha”, “Beautiful is far away”, “Goodbye, our affectionate Misha”. Vika tapped the melody with one finger, then with two ... After a while, she began to play complex melodies with both hands.
We outgrew the children's songs and began to sing the adults that she liked. I clearly explained their meaning. We looked for sheet music on the Internet, and then began to order - not all scores were freely available.
I think everything worked out for us, because at the age of four they still don’t take them to a music school, and we didn’t learn scales and etudes, but did what Vika likes.
How the baby became popular
The baby sang thanks to relatives
Photo: Personal archive of Victoria Starikova
How Vika sang
Vika in the concert "SuperChildren"
Photo: Personal archive of Victoria Starikova
A few years ago, I saw an invitation to the casting of a music competition for the Khabensky Charitable Foundation in Moscow. It was necessary to upload a video, and the producers would appreciate it. There were two days left before the end, but we took a chance. Three days later they called us back, said that Vika Starikova had won, and invited us to come to Moscow for a concert.
There she was congratulated on stage, presented with a huge bear. At the end of the evening, the daughter, along with other participants, sang the final song. It was her stage debut as a soloist. Our life has changed - Vika wanted to perform.
At about the same time, Dima Boldin, a correspondent for the NTV program You Won't Believe, called us, whom we now call the Godfather: he saw Vika's cover version of the song Snow by Irina Bilyk. He came to visit us in Tagil, took an interview for "You won't believe" - the very first for us!
How the girl got to the "Minute of Fame"
Vika with her mother at the "Minute of Glory"
Photo: Personal archive of Victoria Starikova
After that, the producers of the music competition invited us to participate in the Super Kids Generation M concert in Sochi. And then we decided to try ourselves in the Minute of Glory project.
Having learned that Renata Litvinova was on the jury, I wanted to make a gift to this tactful, gentle, vulnerable woman. We imagined her based on the image of Little Red Riding Hood, which many years ago was shown on stage by parodist Maxim Galkin. I can’t say that we are her fans, we just thought that the song “Live in your head” by Zemfira, in the video for which she starred, performed by a little angel, would please her. Surprise failed...
Before going on stage, Vikulya said: "Mom, I'm so worried that even my arms and legs are shaking." It is understandable - even an adult in her place would be scared.
Sergey Svetlakov most of all supported his countrywoman!
Photo: Personal archive of Victoria Starikova
After the speech, the debate began ... At first, Renata doubted, consulted with Posner. She reasoned: did the little girl understand the deep meaning of the song being performed? I was still at home, when we were learning the composition, I explained it like this: “Vikul, my dad and I love you, and you are always in our heads. You love us, so we are always in yours. And since we love each other, we should not offend. On stage, Vika was talking about this!
Victoria Starikova came to Moscow from Nizhny Tagil to take part in the Minute of Glory contest. The girl sang Zemfira's song "Live in your head." The performance of the schoolgirl was evaluated by Sergey Yursky, Vladimir Pozner, Sergey Svetlakov and Renata Litvinova. Knowing Zemfira closely, Litvinova criticized the girl's performance. The actress stressed that Victoria chose a "too adult" song, the meaning of which she does not understand. Vladimir Pozner sided with Litvinova and suggested that parents could simply PR at the expense of their daughter. Writes about it TV channel "360".
Despite the criticism, the girl went to the next round of the competition, where she and her mother sang Sergei Trofimov's song "Motherland". But the jury members were again dissatisfied with the performance of the young singer. Mom Anna Starikova said that her daughter is very worried about what happened. In particular, she does not understand why the parents were attacked.
The opinion of viewers about this situation was divided: some stood up for the young singer and called the decision of Litvinova and Posner unfair. Others joined in the criticism of Starikova.
After Victoria took part in the show, she was awarded the "Person of the Year" award in Nizhny Tagil in the "Children who made the city famous" nomination. Now the girl is studying in two schools: regular and musical. She combines her studies with performances. So, last summer, the schoolgirl took third place in the international festival "Generation NEXT 2017".
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Recently, on the set of the First Channel program “Minute of Glory”, there was a scandal that caused a storm of emotions among the public. Eight-year-old native of Nizhny Tagil Victoria Starikova performed Zemfira's song "Live in your head", accompanying herself on the piano. Not all jury members liked the girl's performance: their opinions were divided. Renata Litvinova, Sergey Yursky and Vladimir Pozner criticized the number of Victoria Starikova. Listening to the opinion of the stars, Victoria burst into tears.
“A strange situation, some kind of stupid. I protest internally against this. Some kind of forbidden move. Excuse me, you are a good girl,” said Renata Litvinova.
Recently, the actress and director gave an interview in which she explained her position regarding young artists. According to Renata Litvinova, small children have no place on stage. However, the celebrity is sure that there are exceptions to this rule.
“The girl is so small, only eight years old. I think there is something wrong with this case. It is, rather, the influence of parents, really their pride, some kind of underfulfillment. I know that if the children do not pass further, it becomes such a terrible injury! They cannot come to their senses. I would not let them go to such competitions, no matter how talented a person is ... Another thing is circus ones. They start very early, because, as they say: "And when, if not at this age?" ... Or gymnasts who have to be very thin to fly. But no, I'm against it. There will be more life ahead. There is no need to inflict moral trauma on children, ”the woman said.
The position of Renata Litvinova is shared by Vladimir Pozner. The host believes that young artists often satisfy the ambitions of their parents. “My point of view about children on stage has not changed… It hurts a child. Is it possible at this age to feel what Zemfira wanted to say? Eight years old man, and sings a song written by a more adult person who was very worried when he created it, ”Posner said on the air of the TV show.
The only one who stood up for Victoria Starikova was Sergey Svetlakov. The showman believes that a native of Nizhny Tagil sings not for the sake of her parents. He also expressed confidence that Victoria understands the meaning of Zemfira's composition. “Everything in life is different. This is her decision, even at the age of eight, to go on stage. I love this song very much… It shows the talent of this child. At her eight years old, she can be older than all of us, ”said Svetlakov.
However, the young performer still dropped out of the project in the second stage. about it to journalists "Komsomolskaya Pravda" Victoria's mother said As follows from the words of the woman, the opinions of the jury members were again divided, but the fate of the girl was no longer decided by a happy accident. Therefore, the aspiring artist had to leave the TV show.
Vika Starikova sang Zemfira's song "Live in your head." The jury considered that the composition of the girl was clearly not chosen for her age.
There are people who dream of fame from the cradle and purposefully go to it, getting involved in all kinds of contests, quizzes, olympiads and other events designed to increase their chance of becoming a star. And there are people who themselves failed to realize their ambitions and are now trying to embody them in their own children.
If you are not a fan of the competition, we will briefly tell you what the essence of the matter is.
8-year-old Vika Starikova is one of the participants in the show. The girl chose Zemfira's song "Live in your head" for the performance. She played, she sang. But the judges did not like her number. Sergei Yursky was the first to press the red button. The girl was instantly upset, but still held on. Then Vladimir Pozner criticized her performance.
According to the harsh TV presenter, the song for Vika was completely inappropriate.
This is parental vanity, so that the children take the stage and they can be proud of them, - Pozner allowed himself a taunt against Anna, Vika's mother.
Renata Litvinova, who, as we understand, treats Zemfira's work with special reverence, asked if Vika knew her other songs. No, Vika didn't know. What the actress did not like: she rather coldly and venomously walked through the performance of the girl. As Anna later told in an interview with Komsomolskaya Pravda journalists, they heard the song “Live in your head” no longer in the author's performance. Someone managed to make a cover - Vika liked it.
In general, after such a powerful rebuke, the girl burst into tears right on the stage. Only Sergei Svetlakov spoke in defense of the little singer and her mother.
She herself wanted to go on stage, - said the showman.
As a result, the jury could not decide whether to leave Vika in the competition or not: Svetlakov and Yursky were in favor, Litvinova and Pozner were against. The contestant decided her own fate by tossing a coin. Hooray: Vika coped with the casting and moved on to the next round.
Meanwhile, a real war broke out on the network: someone defended Vika and her mother, someone attacked Anna, claiming that she was crippling the child’s psyche, forcing her to participate in such shows. In response to the accusations, Vika's mother did not go into her pocket for a word.
Why scold me? For helping my daughter's dream come true? I don't get fame. She went to Vika anyway. She is quite famous. She has 130,000 subscribers on YouTube, Anna wondered. - A test for the psyche? There are many such moments in life. Take any other competition. And on the control in mathematics, is there no load on the psyche? And on the exam?
As for the repertoire, according to Anna, it is difficult to separate creativity intended for children and adults.
What do you think children's songs are? Children's poems? Do they include poems about the war that we learn from kindergarten on every May 9th? And we explain to the children what war, death, losses are, - said Anna.
What do you think? Should I choose age-appropriate songs?
Yes need. It is silly when a child sings about what he does not understand.
