Many people remember their childhood and youth with nostalgia. That is why performers of the 80-90s (Russians) are popular. The list can be continued almost endlessly. Indeed, at that time there were many acting singers of different genres. They have been basking in success for many years. There were also those whose fame faded after one hit. Here are a few short lists artists who were popular in the eighties and nineties.
Performers of songs of 80-90 years (Russian): list of men
At this time there were many singers who became famous thanks to the performance of several hits. In the first list, we did not include men who are now veterans of the scene and continue to tour actively. We will only talk about those who are currently undeservedly forgotten, although many of these singers are trying to repeat their past success:
These are not all popular performers of the 80-90s (Russian). The list is almost endless. We have selected only the most the brightest stars of that time, ignoring the talented Zhenya Belousov and Evgeny Osin. To this day, such singers as Philip Kirkorov, Valery Leontiev and Oleg Gazmanov perform.
Russian performers of the 80-90s: a list of women
The stage of that time was almost 70% composed of women. In those years, the country was heard by the songs of Irina Allegrova and Tatyana Bulanova. Dance hits were performed by Lada Dance. Soulful songs with a folk touch belonged to Nadezhda Kadysheva and her namesake Nadezhda Babkina.
The hits were sung by Russian performers of the 80s and 90s. The list consisted of people who made their way only due to their talent, and of those in whose "promotion" a lot of money was invested. Alsou and Lena Zosimova were called the "golden" children of show business of those years. These singers were promoted at the expense of their fathers, although it cannot be said that they did not have talent. The singers of one hit were Marina Khlebnikova and Natalie. Although the latter has recently released new song, who conquered the whole country - the hit "Oh God, what a man!".
The most famous bands of the 80-90s
The real breakthrough at that time was the success of the group " Tender May". This first boy band broke a lot of girls' hearts. On tour, the team collected stadiums. Several line-ups of the group even traveled around the country, the singers in which were remotely similar to the original performers. By analogy with this group, many singers began to perform under the soundtrack.
There were other successful performers of the 80-90s (Russians). The list of groups, for example, looks incomplete without mentioning Bari Alibasov's Na-na project. The team captivated the audience with its sexuality. Boys sometimes performed in costumes consisting of a single bunch of bananas. In addition to these the brightest groups, the country in those years listened to the songs of the following bands: "Combination", "Kar-men", "Hands up", "Nancy", "Gaza Strip", "Russian size" and " Inveterate scammers". Many of these groups subsequently broke up and gave rise to solo projects.
Each of us can easily name several popular musical groups and solo artists 90s, whose songs everyone listened to then. Since then, many years have passed, only a few remained on the stage, and then we offer to learn about how fate turned out famous bands those years.
spice girls. The English female pop group was formed in London in 1994, and two years later they debut single"Wannabe" conquered the charts. In our country, as well as around the world, the girls were simply crazy about the five singers.
After several attempts at reunion, the girls went their separate ways, but many became successful in new roles.
Ace of Base. The band's album "Happy Nation / The Sign" is the best-selling debut album in history. Thousands of discos in our country danced to the rhythms and tunes of the collective.
In 2009, lead singer Jenny Berggren left the band. The remaining members created a new musical project but three years later new team broke up.
Scooter. German Music band, focused on dance and energetic music, in the 90s only the lazy did not ask “How much is the fish” along with the frontman.
The band's manager and frontman H. P. Baxter are the only ones left from the original line-up. Scooter is still touring and releasing albums.
No Doubt. American ska punk band formed in 1986 in Anaheim, California, USA. Most famous bought after release Album Tragic Kingdom in 1995, with a hit from which "Don't speak" was played on every radio station.
The group still exists, although its members have become more stylish, and vocalist Gwen Stefani has built a successful career as a fashion designer.
Roxette. The Swedish pop-rock band, led by Per Gessle and Marie Fredriksson, in the late 80s and early 90s literally conquered the musical Olympus of the whole world with their romantic ballads.
In 2000, the vocalist was diagnosed with brain cancer and operated on. The work of the team was suspended, but the participants recorded solo records.
In 2013-2016, the musicians actively toured the planet, last performance took place on February 8, 2016 at the Grand Arena in Cape Town, South Africa, after which the doctors recommended that Marie stop her concert activity.
Pet Shop Boys. British synthpop duo formed in 1981 in London.
Is one of the most commercially successful and fruitful bands in the UK, recording dance music: over the past thirty years they have released more than forty singles (of which 20 hit the top ten of the British charts). Until now, they perform and record albums.
take that. Another English pop-rock band that differed from other "boy" bands of the 1990s in that the members composed their own songs. Already in 1996, the group broke up.
successful solo career managed to build only Robbie Williams. In 2010, the team reunited and even released an album a little later, but in the end, only a trio remained from the original line-up.
La Bouche. The project of the famous German producer Frank Farian, whose second single, Be My Lover, was in the top ten in 14 countries, and in first place in Germany.
Vocalist Melanie Thornton died on November 24, 2001 in a plane crash. Albums La Bouche and solo recordings of the singer are still popular, regularly reissued and remixed.
Bad Boy Blue. The Eurodisco group in its history has released about 30 hit singles that have hit the charts in many countries of the world, including the USA.
Currently, the Bad Boys Blue group is John McInerney, who quarreled with other members, and two backing vocalists - Sylvia McInerney, John's wife, and Edith Miracle. The group performs at many shows in countries such as Germany, Poland, Great Britain, Finland, Israel, Russia, Romania, Hungary, Estonia, Lithuania, Latvia, Ukraine, Kazakhstan, Turkey, USA and others.
Mr. president. german a dancing group in Eurodance style, whose most famous composition Everyone heard "Coco Jamboo" in the mid-90s.
Release new material the group stopped in the late 90s, now only its vocalist Lay Zee.Mo-Do leads an active creative life.
Mo Do. Fabio Frittelli is an Italian singer and disc jockey, whose most famous single was "Eins, Zwei, Polizei", which sounded at all discos in Europe and Russia.
On February 6, 2013, Fabio Frittelli was found lifeless at his home in Udine. At the time of his death he was 46 years old. The cause of death is suicide.
Doc. Alban is a Swedish Eurodance musician of Nigerian origin. Perhaps his most famous work was the composition "It's My Life", which practically became the hallmark of Dr. Alban
Alban created his record label Dr. Records, under whose label all Dr. Alban, starting with "Born In Africa". Continues to release albums and singles.
Aqua. Musical dance-pop group consisting of one Norwegian girl Lene and three Danish men, which gained worldwide fame in the 90s thanks to the songs "Barbie Girl", "Roses are Red", "Doctor Jones", "Turn Back Time". ", "Lollipop (Candyman)", "My Oh My", etc.
The group broke up in the early 2000s and reunited in 2007, and even released a new album in 2013. After that, the group again scattered and gathered, now the team with a changed composition occasionally tours retro festivals.
Europe. The Swedish rock band, founded by vocalist Joey Tempest and guitarist John Norum, achieved notoriety with the hit "Final countdown".
In 1992, the group broke up and reunited only in 2004. On March 2, 2015, their tenth studio album War of Kings, which charted in Sweden at number two.
Backstreet Boys. The American boy band was formed on April 20, 1993, and since the same name debut album 1996, sold about 130 million copies of his records.
Since then, the group has scattered and reassembled, its members being treated for drug and alcohol addiction, but occasionally even released albums.
'N Sync. The “boy” group was formed in 1995, and the teenage hysteria around it reached its climax in March 2000.
Since 2002, the band's frontman - Justin Timberlake - has been engaged in solo career, resulting in the band not releasing new records. On August 25, 2013, the group held a two-minute reunion on stage at the MTV Video Music Awards.
"Lyceum". The main hit of the pop group, "Autumn", sounded in 1995. In addition to her, the history of "Lyceum" has dozens of songs that conquered the top lines in music ratings.
Anastasia Makarevich has been the only permanent member of the team since its foundation in 1991. The group still exists and records new songs.
"Red mold". Russian-Ukrainian group created by musician Pavel Yatsyna, who single-handedly recorded the first four albums. The team is known for performing songs using profanity, as well as verses, ditties, fairy tales, musical parodies, poems and anecdotes.
Now the team still exists and is touring for the eighth line-up. By the way, Pavel Yatsyna was the first to make an electric guitar out of a shovel, which he later patented and performed with it at concerts.
"Ladybug". In 1994, the band rode the wave of success with the version Soviet song"Granite stone". Clothing, shoes and accessories became the hallmark of the group: boots, jackets and umbrellas stylized as a ladybug.
Vocalist Vladimir Volenko survived major operation, after which, together with his wife, he began to record songs on religious topics. The group also records regular albums, and also gives regular concerts.
Balagan Limited. Hit group "What do you want?" only the lazy did not hear. The band has appeared on TV, recorded three successful albums, and toured extensively.
In 1999, the producer of the group secretly registered the trade name "Balagan Limited" and dialed new composition. After a whole year of unsuccessful attempts to defend the name, the old musicians began to be called by their first hit - "What do you want?".
"Arrows". The pop group was created by the Soyuz studio in 1997 and was considered as "our answer" to the "Spice Gilrs". The group became especially popular in 1999 after the release of the song and the video "You left me", in which the popular actor Ivar Kalninsh starred.
In the early 2000s, due to frequent line-up changes, the group's popularity began to decline. Information about the breakup of the group varies. Some call 2004, others - 2009. Some girls managed to build solo careers.
"Bachelor party". Russian hip hop the trio was formed in 1991 by producer Alexei Adamov. The very first albums of "Bachelor Party" "Sex without interruption" and "Let's talk about sex", released by the studio "Soyuz" in 1991 and 1992, brought the boy band incredible popularity throughout the country.
Having successfully worked together until 1996, the musicians closed the "Bachelor Party" project. Dolphin began a solo career, and Dan and Mutobor created the Barbitura group, whose focus was electronic music.
"Shao? Bao!" Ukrainian group in 1997 she recorded the song "Kupyl mother konyk (and konyk without a leg)", which became the hallmark of a trio of young musicians from Dnepropetrovsk.
The group changed line-ups, but, alas, "konyk" remained their only hit.
Let's remember the famous singers of the 90s who built a solo career or sang in the popular bands but then suddenly disappeared. What the stars of those years are doing now, this post will tell you and me.
Irina Saltykova. After the release of the clip "Grey Eyes", the whole country started talking about Irina. She was immediately given the title of a sex symbol and a new rising star.
With each new song Saltykova continued to take root on the stage. Now Irina has moved away from music and is successfully running a business, she has a beauty and style house "Irina Saltykova", her own boutique and beauty salon.
Little is known about the singer's personal life, only that she has a beloved man, but who he is, Irina keeps a secret. Songs remained in her life as a pleasant hobby.
Marina Khlebnikova. Thanks to her, the people liked to drink a "cup of coffee" and even fell in love with "slanting rains." Marina began to take part in combined concerts, her videos were played on the central channels.
She began to actively tour and write one hit after another. And suddenly, at the peak of Khlebnikov's popularity, he suddenly disappears. The reason was problems in his personal life, and even health troubles.
How things are now with the singer, and what she does is unknown. But somehow she herself said to herself that she had no talents, except for the ability to sing.
Tatiana Bulanova. Tatyana is perhaps the most successful of the artists of the 90s. She managed to stay in the cage and not get lost in the dashing 90s.
To this day, she continues to release albums, give concerts and participate in fairly high-rated television projects.
Of course, this does not compare with its popularity 20 years ago. When the whole country literally roared at the screens, when Tanya quietly sang "Sleep, little son ..." with tears in her eyes.
Lada Dance. The singer started in the group "Women's Council" with "friends in the shop" Svetlana Lazareva and Alena Vitebskaya in the midst of perestroika.
Then she appeared as a soloist in the Technology group, but did not last long, quarreling with the producer.
Later, Lada was the backing vocalist of Philip Kirkorov and sang as the opening act for the Kar-Man group, but this seemed to her not enough. She went to Europe, but did not achieve success there either.
Maria Volkova (Barbie). In the early nineties, the girl, like two drops of water similar to a doll that came into fashion, took the stage name Barbie. She sang several songs, including the hit: “You paint your eyelashes bright blue. You are waiting for beautiful love, but it’s still not there” ... And then it literally disappeared.
As it turned out, apart from working 24 hours a day and being alone, there was nothing in her life. So, Maria quarreled with the producers and terminated her contract. But she never managed to build a solo career herself.
Alena Apina. Apina began her ascent to the musical Olympus in the "Combination" group, where she achieved dizzying success. Over the years, popularity faded, and the artist slowly switched to family and children.
Alena married producer Boris Iratov and gave birth to a daughter. The singer stopped giving concerts and appearing on the screens. According to her, she made the decision to end her career without difficulty, feeling a craving for her family.
Svetlana Roerich. In the second half of the 90s, when her main hits - "Ladoshki" and "Give Me Music" came out, wild popularity fell on the head of the aspiring singer. But when a conflict broke out with the producer, hard times came for her.
No help came from anyone, not even from her husband, whom Svetlana married at the age of 18. Having decided to throw this burden off her shoulders, Svetlana divorced her husband and somehow terminated the contract with the producer.
Then she tried to do everything on her own, but only lasted a couple of years. Now Svetlana is the director of a PR-communications agency and a single mother.
Tatyana Ovsienko. Once upon a time, without Ovsienko's performances, it was impossible to imagine a single big concert, not a single solemn ceremony. The popularity of the singer in the 90s just went through the roof.
And today, nothing is heard of her at all. It turns out that Tatyana adopted a child and devoted her life to raising him.
Alexandra Zvereva (Demo). No discotheque of the late nineties was complete without the killer hits of Demo. In 2002, Zvereva and her producer Vadim Polyakov terminated the contract with ARS.
But, as it turns out, the Demo group exists to this day only in a slightly different composition. And Sasha Zvereva herself from time to time records solo songs, and also releases clothes of her brand.
Natalya Vetlitskaya. Ex-soloist of the once popular women's team"Mirage" for many years managed to occupy the niche of a sexy blonde in the domestic show business.
Natalia released a couple of albums that fans literally swept off store shelves, and then suddenly disappeared from the public eye.
She left the world of show business without saying goodbye, without giving a farewell concert, without explaining herself to the public. It is only known that in 2004 Natalia had a daughter, and in 2008 she decided to leave Russia and went to Spain.
Marina Zhuravleva. Once upon a time, the hits "Ah, white bird cherry" and "I have a wound in my heart" were heard from every doorway. Vacationers were especially fond of them: these songs often became the soundtrack of short summer holiday romances.
In the early 90s, Marina even went on tour to the United States and never returned. And only after 20 years she returned to her homeland. In an interview, she said that she always knew that America is not forever. They say that when Zhuravleva again began to give concerts in her homeland, she was second only to Leps in the speed of ticket sales!
Olga Orlova. Olga is the very first and main soloist of one of the most popular girl groups 90s "Brilliant". The debut hit of which "There, Only There" Olga performed when she was only 18 years old.
The composition of the group changed constantly, but Orlova remained the undisputed leader for five years. The text of the most recognizable song "Where are you, where?" she also wrote.
After leaving the group, Olga performed with solo projects, acted in films, played in the theater.
Irina Ponarovskaya. Foreign media have never been interested in the affairs of our stage, but "one of the main jazz singers" Irina Ponarovskaya was known very well. At international music competitions, she always made a splash, and her beauty and style also conquered the world of high fashion. She was called "Miss Chanel of the Soviet Union."
But Irina herself felt that she was not beautiful enough and ventured into plastic surgery. This was a big mistake.
Recently, the ubiquitous paparazzi found Ponarovskaya, now living in Estonia, and took some photos. In the photo - an ordinary grandmother who does not have a soul in her little grandson.
Larisa Chernikova. The popularity of Larisa Chernikova came in the 90s. Being the wife of a major businessman, she had something to record albums on.
But three years after the wedding, she became a widow. She dedicated the song "Who .." to the memory of her murdered husband.
The second husband of the singer was an American, whom she met on the Internet. About what she was popular singer at home, Larisa confessed only a year after the wedding.
Now she lives in America, brings up her son, works on her own farm and provides the services of a naturopathic doctor.
Lika Star. In the mid-90s, Lika was a cult star of the party: one of the first domestic girls to appear on the cover of the Russian Playboy, the lover of Vladimir Presnyakov and the heroine of the video that became legendary.
The music video for the song "Lonely Moon" starred Fyodor Bondarchuk, Sergei "Spider" Troitsky, Gosha Kutsenko, Masha Tsigal and others. But the beauty's rapid career ended with the birth of her first child - her son Artemy - in 1995.
After the singer tried to start again by opening a production studio, but in the early 2000s she left Russia altogether, marrying an Italian businessman. From her second husband, Lika gave birth to a daughter and a son. The former singer combines the upbringing of children with the organization of gastronomic tours to Sardinia.
Lena Zosimova. If you are the founder's pretty daughter" MTV Russia"Boris Zosimov, you have every chance of becoming popular, even your vocal abilities leave much to be desired.
But Lena's creative ambitions were hampered by the onset of the 1998 crisis, when there was simply no money to record the next album. Now 40-year-old Lena Zosimova is a housewife and has two sons.
Natalya Senchukova. The wife of the soloist of the hooligan group "Dune" Viktor Rybin, who started as a backing vocalist for her husband.
In the 90s she recorded several albums and constantly performed solo, and now, together with Victor, she occasionally hits the thresholds of festivals and retro concerts. And they raise their son together.
Isolde Ishkhanishvili. Together with Nastya Makarevich and Lena Perova, Izolda shot as part of the Lyceum group in 1995 with the song "Autumn".
Two years later, Perova went on an independent voyage, and in 2001 the main beauty of the Lyceum, Ishkhanishvili, also left the team. She married businessman Dmitry Desyatnikov, with whom she is raising her little son.
Lena Perova. Start creative life Elena Perova is closely associated with the Lyceum group. In 1997, Perova was fired from the trio for violating the terms of the contract to ban participation in third-party projects.
Two years after leaving the "Lyceum" Perova sang in the musical group "A-mega". But this did not last long. And already in the early 2000s, she decided to perform solo.
After releasing a couple of albums, she became a member of the Feathers group, with whom she performed live concerts.
In 2013, she was invited by Yuri Aksyuta and Konstantin Ernst to the position of editor-in-chief of the directorate of music and entertainment programs.
Every era has its idols. In the dashing 90s, we simply adored pop music: we fell in love with the “sweet boy” Andrei Gubin, danced to the songs of Irina Saltykova, protested to the hits of the Gaza Strip. But then these stars were replaced by new performers. Where did the celebrities of the 90s disappear, read in this review.
Andrey Gubin
Andrey Gubin is a “sweet boy” from the 90s, a favorite of girls. Any of his songs immediately became a hit.
However, in 2004 the disease nervous system forced the singer to abandon his career. His last song was recorded in 2009. Now 41-year-old Andrei does not gather thousands of halls, does not give interviews, but continues to write songs.
Irina Saltykova
Not too outstanding vocals more than compensated Irina Saltykova for her bright external data. In the early 2000s, Irina recorded several more albums, but they no longer had the same popularity as her first work. In 2010, the singer opened an atelier with the pretentious name "The House of Beauty and Style of Irina Saltykova." Now she is 49 years old. The singer is in great shape, periodically performs at corporate parties.
Marina Khlebnikova
Marina Khlebnikova suffered the same fate as the rest of the singers in this review. In the 2000s, it was replaced by new, younger artists. After the singer's career began to decline, Khlebnikova tried to find herself in the acting field. She starred in 8 films. Then followed several television projects in which Marina acted as a host. Now Marina performs at corporate parties or concerts in the style of "Stars of the 90s".
Lika Star
Fate Leakey Star developed a little differently than the overwhelming number of stars of the 90s. After her fast-paced career, at the beginning of the 2000s, the girl managed to successfully marry a businessman from Italy, Angelo Sechi. Now at former singer three children (two of them from an Italian). She lives on the island of Sardinia and does not regret leaving Russia.
Shao? Bao!
For the group " Shao? Bao!» pass to Russian show business became the song in Ukrainian language "Kupyla mama konyka". Then this hit sounded from every kiosk. But when the provincial artists got to the capital, they managed to quarrel with all the producers, and did not go any further. Today, fragments of the former glory haunt the performers, and they tour small provincial cities and trying to write new songs.
Gaza Strip
In the case of the group Gaza Strip» her popularity ended due to the death of the vocalist Yuri Khoy in 2000. Over the next few years, individual members of the group and Hoy's relatives tried to perform hits from the 90s. But none of these projects has become truly successful.
Many aged stars of the 90s can’t come to terms with the fact that their starry time has passed and are trying to prolong their youth by doing plastic surgery. Some of them succeed, while others become like wax dolls, the same as
In the mid-nineties and early 2000s, there were many pop idols in our country. What is the work of Andrey Gubin or the Ladybug group worth. Many of their hits will be remembered for a lifetime. They still have fans, despite the fact that the performers of the famous hits themselves have long disappeared from sight. Woman's Day found out what happened to the twenty most popular artists that time.
Tramp boy
He was a favorite of schoolgirls, and cassettes with his hits were swept away like hot cakes. His angelic appearance and the voice broke more than one girl's heart, but such songs as "The Tramp Boy" or "Winter-Cold" sounded throughout the country.
Everything changed in 2007, when Gubin suddenly disappeared from television screens. It was said that the singer had problems with alcohol due to unrequited love to the girl. And someone even claimed that he had left Russia. To clarify the situation, you need to go back far into the past.
First album
His musical career began in the late eighties, not without the support of his father, Viktor Viktorovich Gubin, a former researcher and cartoonist, and by that time the vice-president of the Russian Commodity and Raw Materials Exchange, the owner of several recording studios.
Andrei's first professional album was released only in 1995, after Gubin met famous musician Leonid Agutin. This album was called the debut song of the singer - "The Tramp Boy" and very quickly conquered the tops of all popularity ratings.
sudden disappearance
Nevertheless, after his unprecedented rise in the second half of the nineties, Andrei suddenly disappeared from sight. The peak of his popularity came in 2000, when Andrei made tours not only in the cities of Russia, but also in the United States, Israel, Germany, Azerbaijan, Latvia, Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan. After that, Gubin no longer gave new concerts, although he released another new album and a collection of his best songs.
Father's death
The decline in Andrei's creative activity is undoubtedly associated with the deterioration in the health of his father, who not only helped his son get into the world of show business, but also constantly supported him, largely guiding his career as a singer. After all, Andrei, according to the reviews of his colleagues, was distinguished by a very gentle character and needed paternal control.
The death of Viktor Viktorovich in 2007 led to the virtual cessation of his son's creative activity. For some time, by inertia, fans were interested in the ups and downs of their hero, and then slowly began to forget him.
Disease
Then rumors spread that Andrei was diagnosed with a disease of the nervous system, which caused constant severe pain in the area of the face. Doctors helped to overcome the spiritual crisis. He says that he was treated twice in the neurosis clinic.
Now
Today Andrei is already over 40. The ex-idol leads a reclusive life in Moscow, has noticeably recovered, but still dreams of returning to the stage.
“I look bad now, so I don’t perform. If I get into shape, I will definitely perform, but I'm not ready yet, - says the singer. “I write music all the time, I compose poetry, but for myself, I train my soul.”
Alexander Aivazov
Popularity
Alexander Aivazov is known to the general public as Sasha Aivazov as a pop singer of the 90s, who then sang a hit about "Lilies" and "Moon Butterfly". A popular but critically underestimated singer, Sasha Aivazov became famous back in 1989. Then his first hit sounded - "Lily". The image of a romantic teenager singing sincere and simple love songs was confirmed by the first two albums: “Don't be sad” and “Where are you?”.
The superhit “I beg you, don’t cry” becomes, as it were, a farewell to the singer’s teenage period. The song brings the matured Aivazov all-Russian popularity, which is soon confirmed by the third album. It comes out at the end of 1996, and in it Sasha already acts as a composer. "Moon Butterfly", "Time River", "It's Just a Game" are the undisputed hits of the latest release.
In general, the disc turns out to be very successful due to hit melodies, lightness, excitement of performance and a very colorful synthesis of flamenco, rockabilly and pop music. Yes, and the matured and matured Alexander himself appears in the guise of a kind of macho, attractive to fans, in no way resembling the lyrically touching Sasha of past years.
In 1998, fashionable "remixers", in particular Roman Ryabtsev, DJ Valdai, make dance versions of "Moon Butterfly". The artist himself has a noticeable creative crisis- finding your own style in "Moon Butterfly", Aivazov again embarked on experiments. And in the end, he turned into an ordinary pop singer, only, unlike many colleagues, he no longer promotes himself on television and radio.
His new hit"I'll guess you", which appeared in the fall of 1998, also did not impress. And in 1999, Alexander Aivazov, alas, who did not develop the success of "Moon Butterfly", unfortunately for the fans, leaves the charts.
Alcoholism
The artist never hid: with alcohol, he rarely happens on “you”. Aivazov liked to sit with friends over a little white bottle and almost never refused a glass or two at social events. Gradually, the habit grew into a serious addiction. The singer, who was under a degree, completely forgot about his former popularity and almost lost his family.
A year ago, Sasha's wife, Irina, left three year old son Nikita. She was tired of enduring her husband's drunkenness. To regain his wife's trust, the 41-year-old singer went to a drug treatment clinic for treatment.
“I drank to the point that every day I lie under droppers,” Alexander said then. - I myself am to blame for everything! But if Ira sends a lawyer, I will not sign any documents. I do not want to divorce her, I will fight for love. I realized everything and I want to fix everything. If she forgives me, I will never touch alcohol again in my life.
Rehabilitation at the Marshak Narcological Clinic
In the hospital, Aivazov courageously fought his addiction. All so that his beloved wife and son are near. The thought that he would eventually lose his family was unthinkable to him.
Every morning in the hospital, he started with a jog on fresh air through the hospital park and from yoga classes in the ward. Then a lot of rehabilitation procedures were carried out with him, conversations with a psychologist. In the end, everything worked out! Sasha stopped drinking and managed to save his family. Now he lives happily and is engaged in creativity. True, his popularity has gone forever.
Group Demo
Peak of popularity
Any school disco of the late nineties could not do without the hits of the Demo group. Alexandra Zvereva, the soloist of the group, never had outstanding vocal abilities. But this was not required of her.
Parting with the producer
In 2002, Zvereva and her producer Vadim Polyakov terminated the contract with ARS. Demo clips began to disappear from the air of music channels. And then the soloist announced that she was expecting a baby, and since then we have not heard anything about Demo.
Demo now
It turned out that the Demo group still exists, only in a different line-up. Well, Sasha Zvereva from time to time records solo songs, and also sews clothes for her brand.
“We did not stop touring, I traveled around cities and countries, even on recent months pregnancy, says mother Sasha Zvereva twice. – Over the years, Demo has released 7 albums. The group is not worried about being off the air: the tour continues, there is money for life. My main income is my man, and Demo is more of a hobby. We live apart, we have a club of fans and we believe that people will separate the wheat from the chaff and understand what is done artificially to make money, and what is done from the heart.”
shura
Success and recognition
Once Shura, aka Alexander Medvedev, amazed the public with his own image and was one of the most discussed personalities on the national stage. The bright blonde with no teeth was more likely to yell songs than sing, and behaved, to put it mildly, strangely.
However, this only helped many to believe that he had talent. Popularity became too heavy a psychological burden for Shura, he became addicted to drugs, which almost became fatal for him.
Terrible disease and drug addiction
The singer fell ill with cancer, but managed to overcome both ailments by undergoing chemotherapy and treatment for drug addiction. Of course, I had to move away from the past image. But Shura clearly did not want to look like a normal person.
Return
The singer inserted artificial teeth for himself, several times lay under the scalpel of plastic surgeons and returned to the stage in even more in a strange way– openly homosexual. Nevertheless, he has his audience to this day.
Tatyana Ovsienko
Former popularity
Previously, not a single big concert, not a single solemn ceremony took place without performances by Tanya Ovsienko. But today, she is completely forgotten.
Once upon a time, the famous singer Tatyana Ovsienko had everything: money, career, fame. But one day she traded all this for the happy smile of a child. At one time, in pursuit of millions, the singer did not think about children until one moment.
Foster-son
One day, fate gave her an amazing meeting. Once Tatyana gave a concert in an orphanage and drew attention to little boy, Igor. Later, the singer was told that the parents abandoned the child when he was diagnosed with a neglected heart defect. According to the teachers, Igor was not a tenant, he needed the most complicated operation, but on her orphanage there was no money.
And then Tatyana seemed to light up, she realized that she could save this child. She immediately went to one of the best Moscow clinics, agreed on an operation, paid fabulous money for it, and Igor was successfully operated on. When the boy recovered from the operation, Tatyana took him to her home.
Ovsienko issued guardianship to him, and Igor officially became her son. In order to cook cereal for the baby and change diapers, Tatyana abandoned her job and lived with her unloved husband Vladimir Dubovnitsky for 18 years so as not to injure the child's psyche with a divorce. She would probably still share a bed with him if he had not found another and announced that he was leaving.
New love
Now Tatyana is preparing for a new marriage. Her chosen one was businessman Alexander Merkulov. The proposal was made quite a long time ago, but the celebration had to be postponed: the fact is that Merkulov spent 3.5 years in a pre-trial detention center under investigation. All this time, Tatyana morally supported her beloved, wrote letters, carried gear, and also gave 20 concerts a month to earn money for lawyers. In early June, Alexander was found not guilty. The 47-year-old singer met him at the courthouse. And now nothing prevents the lovers from getting married. The wedding is tentatively scheduled for the fall.
Irina Saltykova
Successful in everything
Not all women who sold clothes and cosmetics in tents in the 90s became famous singers and owners of their own serious business. Irina Saltykova succeeded in both - in turn.
Since childhood, Irina has been purposeful and independent child. In addition to school, she was engaged in a circle of cutting and sewing, was fond of knitting, went to training in rhythmic gymnastics.
Unsuccessful marriage
In 1986, a fateful meeting took place in Irina's life with her future husband Viktor Saltykov. Victor was struck by the beauty and charm of Irina. They got married, and a year later their daughter Alice was born.
Their marriage did not last long. According to the singer, this was due to Victor's addiction to alcohol. After parting with her husband, Irina went into business, but the profits were barely enough to live on, and then Saltykova decided to return to the stage and start a solo career.
Solo career
After the release of the video "Grey Eyes", Irina was known by the whole country. She was immediately dubbed a sex symbol and a new rising star. With each new song, the singer only strengthened her popularity.
She has six albums in total, and the third, "Alice", she dedicated to her daughter. Actor career Irina was also quite successful: having played in the films "Brother-1, -2", she received critical acclaim.
Business
Now Irina is successfully running a business, she has a beauty and style house "Irina Saltykova", her own boutique and beauty salon. Little is known about the singer's personal life: she has a beloved man, but who he is, the singer keeps a secret. Songs remained in her life as a pleasant hobby.
Natalia Vetlitskaya
unexpected departure
For many years, the ex-soloist of the popular band Mirage managed to occupy the niche of a sexy singing blonde in the domestic show business. And the shots with her skirt lifted from the Playboy video became one of the symbols of the nineties. Natasha released a couple of albums that were literally swept off the shelves by fans, and then suddenly disappeared from the public eye.
With what they just did not associate the departure of the pop diva from the stage. She left the world of show business in silence, without giving a farewell concert and without explaining herself to the public. The disappearance of Natalia Vetlitskaya, who turned 50 in the fall of 2014, was her conscious decision.
The birth of a daughter
Vetlitskaya decided to radically change her life after the birth of her daughter Ulyana in 2004. According to a source close to the singer, she wanted to terminate her pregnancy. She was persuaded to leave the child by producer Viktor Yudin, who became last years her right hand and close friend. The name of the father of the child, Vetlitskaya, has not been made public to this day.
New life in Spain
In addition, after the birth of her daughter, the pop diva decided to leave not only the stage, but also Russia. When Ulyana was four years old, they permanently moved to live in sunny Spain.
Today, Natasha tries not to get into the field of view of journalists, she is raising her daughter and does not like to comment on her past. Although her personal life also had a lot interesting events- for example, a ten-day marriage to Yevgeny Belousov, an affair with the domestic oligarch Kerimov (who, as journalists said, gave her an airplane). But if earlier Vetlitskaya chose exclusively the rich and famous, today she is married to her yoga mentor.
Sergei Chumakov
Good start
Sergey's songs became popular in the early 90s. They bribed the audience with special energy. Surely everyone sang in karaoke "Do not offend, groom, a young girl." It all started in Moscow back in 1972.
A simple Moscow boy who graduated from a mechanical and construction technical school did not even dream of becoming a star. However, fate gave him a ticket to the world of music. It all happened thanks to a chance acquaintance with the poet Alexander Shaganov in 1988.
He became the producer of the young talented performer. In addition, Alexander had the necessary acquaintances on television. Thanks to this, Sergey got into the Morning Star competition, although he always sang only by ear. The first songs were generally rehearsed to the accordion. Of course, he had a desire to master musical notation but he was too hooligan guy. He was expelled from the music school for bad behavior.
Popularity
Since the beginning of 1991, Sergei has been successfully recording new hits, giving concerts and going on tour. A few years later, the young singer quarrels with producer Shaganov and leaves him.
Igor Azarov becomes Sergey's new producer. The album "Walk-walk" is released. The singer begins to work in the style of Western music of the 50s and 60s. Notable performers such as Elvis Presley, Paul Anka, Luis Prima influenced his works. During this period, the singer, who was losing popularity, even made peace with Alexander Shaganov. The third album "Like the First Time" included several songs on his poems. However, Chumakov's attempt to perform western music crashed. The album completely failed, and Chumakov disappeared from the screens.
Leaving the stage
It was rumored that Alla Pugacheva helped Chumakov both get on stage and leave it. Like, the song “Do not offend, groom”, which glorified Chumakov, was originally intended for the then favorite of the Diva, Sergei Chelobanov. For this, Pugacheva was offended and "closed" Chumakov's path to show business.
“Alla Pugacheva kindly invited me to sing in her Christmas Meetings,” says Chumakov. - Immediately after that, offers of tours rained down on me. As for the song, I didn't know that Shaganov first wrote it for Chelobanov and that Chelobanov had already sung it. Therefore, when Pugacheva told me: “Sergey, don’t sing this song again,” he was indignant. After all, the song became popular in my performance. I answered Alla Borisovna: “How can I not sing? What should I answer people: what did you forbid me to sing or have I lost my memory? And he continued to perform it. But I do not think that I disappeared from the screens because of this. I just couldn’t pay such huge money for broadcasts, as Pugacheva or Kirkorov did.”
Return
Today, Sergei is happily married to a woman who supports him in everything. He noticeably prettier and again eager to fight. He started recording songs and is even preparing to release a new album in the near future.
Group "Ladybug"
famous hit
The project, created by the singer, composer and arranger Vladimir Volenko, became widely known in the mid-nineties. Then the album "Granite pebble" was released.
In 1997, "Ladybug" becomes one of the first projects of the new large audio and production company ORT-records, headed by general producer Joseph Prigogine. On the label of this company, two more discs of the group "My Queen" and "Woman of Dreams" are released. In 1999, another success of the project was Leonid Azbel's song "And the ship goes up the Volga", which immediately falls into the category of the second hit after "Granite Pebble". A disc with this track, as well as several songs by Elena Vaenga written for "Ladybug", is released by the Grand Records company.
Line-up change
In 2000, the composition of the group changed radically, and Inna Anzorova was replaced by Natalya Poleshchuk, who, for her excessive love for sweets, Vladimir Volenko immediately assigns the pseudonym Shokoladkina. In 2004, a daughter, Dasha, was born in the family of Vladimir Volenko and Natalya Shokoladkina, and in 2008, Vladimir Jr. Therefore, during this period, the group rarely appears in the media space, but continues to actively give concerts. The last bright creative solution became the wedding duet "The First Dance of the Young", where the Volenko couple involved their own children in the video shooting.
End of popularity
In recent years, the group has not been on television, but BK continues to perform and record albums.
Here is how Vladimir comments on the situation: “I am not an oligarch, not a “gay” and not a Jew. I am simple Russian citizen, a talented and hardworking musician, but today this is not enough. Today, to be in the public eye, you must either have millions of investments, or belong to a certain clan. You can also be on a contract with some serious company, where they will immediately let you know that the channel or producer is everything, and you are nothing. I, as a person and as an artist, preferred independence, therefore, today we are not on the blue screens. But it doesn't bother me."
As for earnings, the group has enough to live on, but, unfortunately, not enough for development. However, Vladimir does not really regret his fate. He is happily married and has two children.
Group "Tender May"
From the orphanage to the stars, or the Orenburg orphan
"Tender May" - cult musical group late 80s - early 90s. The first teenage group in the USSR was born in boarding school No. 2 in the city of Orenburg. The music director was the author of all the songs Sergey Kuznetsov, who led the musical circle in the orphanage. And the visiting card of the group (in which several line-ups will later change) and the idol of millions of fans is 15-year-old orphanage Yura Shatunov.
“Thanks to the fact that I spent my childhood in an orphanage, I was able to save myself and not go astray. Because in the orphanage they don’t like greedy people, they don’t like sneaks, that is, they don’t like weak people. There, in order to live in a team, you need to adhere to certain laws. Otherwise, you will be kicked out of the group. And the same thing happened in adulthood. But I was already ready for it. I cannot communicate with people from the point of view - "you are nobody, but I am a star." First of all, you need to think that this person today may be nobody, but in a year he can become much cooler than you. Although if they come across unpleasant people, then I just don’t talk to them, no matter how high they stand. I say: “Sorry, but I can’t, I don’t want to. I don't feel comfortable being around you."
The first album "White Roses" was recorded in February 1988 on a household tape recorder and sold by Kuznetsov to a recording kiosk for 30 rubles. A few months later, the recording came to Andrey Razin (at that time the administrator of the Mirage group), who pulled off an incredible combination for those times and moved Shatunov, Kuznetsov and several other orphanage boys to Moscow, where he organized a studio for gifted children "LM". In January 1989, the clip “White Roses” was shown for the first time on the Central Television in “Morning Post”, after which a real all-Union boom began - the songs of “Tender May” sounded everywhere, and millions of fans simply went crazy for the blue-eyed young prince with a charming dimple on his cheek . The group collected the largest concert venues throughout the country and set a record for the number of concerts per day (sometimes there were 5-6 per day).
Solo voyage and years of oblivion
However, despite the overwhelming success and popularity, in early 1992 the group broke up. 18-year-old Shatunov is leaving Andrei Razin and is trying to build a solo career. For a while, he was even supported by Alla Borisovna Pugacheva, who invited Yura to speak at her "Christmas Meetings" in December 1992. But, despite the first solo album “You Remember” released by the PolyGram Russia recording studio in 1994 and several clips filmed, it was not easy to stay afloat. Caught in a difficult life situation, Shatunov leaves to live and work in Germany, where he studies as a sound engineer and leaves the stage for several years.
“At the age of 25-30, I began to look for myself. Then I wanted a lot at once, but I had to understand what I really really needed. And not to look at others: but these young guys, they ride on good cars, With beautiful girls and so on. That is, at first you look at them and think: how cool, I want it too, and then you realize that it’s not cool at all, this one is not so beautiful beautiful life better in a different way. And this is the "other way" to find. At that time, I didn’t work with anyone, even as a system administrator. He worked a lot in the studio, but did not engage in his own work and his career. And now I can say with absolute certainty that that step was truly right and true, because now I have everything and even more: my beloved wife, my beloved son and daughter, I have a place to live, I have a favorite job, I have everything . I am a happy man".
The return of the idol
In the early 2000s, Shatunov nevertheless returned to Russia to continue his solo career, and released several albums one after another: “Remember May”, “Leaves are falling”, “If you want, do not be afraid”, “Record my voice”, "I believe". In September 2009, the singer went on a big tour of Russian cities in support of feature film"Tender May". And a year later, Yura took part in the filming of the series "Happy Together", where he played himself. To date, Shatunov continues to record songs and remains one of the most sought-after artists in the reserves.
“I visit Russia much more often than at home, in Germany. But this does not in the least prevent me from communicating with my family, seeing children and educating them. There is Skype, there is the Internet, there is a phone, after all. And then, there is a plane: I sat down, two hours - and at home.
Found personal happiness in Germany
With my future wife- Svetlana, a lawyer, Shatunov met in Germany in December 2000: “They often ask: do you believe in love at first sight and is this even possible? Maybe. This is exactly how it happened to me. It was enough just to look at each other - that's all.
They met for a long time and decided to get married only in January 2007, six months after Svetlana gave birth to her son Dennis. Six years later, on March 13, 2013, their second child, daughter Estella, was born in Bad Homburg. As Yuri admits, there are very few close people in his life: “There are actually few people I trust. In fact, they can be counted on the fingers of one hand. Firstly, this is Svetlana - my wife. Secondly, Arkady, my director, with whom I have been working together for more than 27 years. Well, and a couple of guys, friends, time-tested.
In September last year, Shatunov celebrated his 41st birthday, he continued to live and work in two for two countries, having Russian passport and residence permit in Germany. In Frankfurt am Main, Yuri has a house, wife and children, but in the summer they often come to rest with their whole family in Russia, in particular, in Sochi, where Shatunov has a large house, bought back in the days of Tender May.
