She is the face of youth music of the late 90s and the standard of the new style. The singer, who quickly broke into the world of Russian music and became the idol of millions. It is with her name that the birth of "female rock" in Russia is associated. She still does not let the media and people who are eager to know anything about her orientation and connections into her personal life.
All this is about the singer, outstanding musician Zemfira, whose biography is filled with a rocker mood of protest, seriousness and not at all rocker-like subtle female feelings, resulting in songs that have not lost popularity for more than 17 years.
Zemfira still collects huge halls, she is interesting to her fans, who unconditionally accept their idol without a modern fashionable appearance and details of her personal life. She is what she is: alive, sincere and feeling.
The beginning of the way
The future rock star Zemfira Ramazanova was born in the capital of the Republic of Bashkortostan - the city of Ufa at the end of August 1976 in a family that had nothing to do with music. Her father was a historian, and her mother was a physiotherapy specialist.
At school, Zemfira studied "excellently". Studying was easy for her. That is why the girl had plenty of free time and hobbies. In addition to the general education school, she also studied at the music school in the piano department and sang in the choir.
The girl also had achievements in sports, since at school she loved to play basketball. Despite her short stature, she became the captain of the Russian junior national team. However, when it came time to choose what to connect their fate with after graduation, Zemfira decided to go headlong into music. And she entered the Ufa Musical College in the department of pop vocals.
A colleague at work helped her to record the first demo disc, who pushed the singer to create a group. So the Zemfira group appeared. Tracks recorded in the mid-90s "blew up" the youth of Bashkiria. Zemfira began not only to sing, but they began to write about her. Many local newspapers were willing to interview the young musician whose songs captured the youth. And a year later, Zemfira decides to leave to conquer Moscow.
Way to the top
Zemfira handed over her first works through familiar journalists personally to the soloist of the Mumiy Troll group Ilya Lagutenko, who was delighted with the young, little-known musician. And soon, thanks to Ilya and the producer of his group, Zemfira's debut album of the same name was recorded. It happened in 1998.
And six months later, Zemfira went on her first tour of the CIS countries. True, the singer did not want to reveal her soul to journalists even then. She conveyed all her feelings exclusively through music and symbolic objects at concerts: a camomile, a guitar, a butterfly.
A year after the presentation of the first album, the second one comes out - "Forgive me, my love." The girl once admitted that it is especially difficult for her to give names to her songs, which is why it often turns out that the tracks have two names. The songs from this disc again topped the charts of the country, and some became movie soundtracks.
At the end of 2000, the singer Zemfira, after another concert in Yakutsk, was accused of riots that took place in the city square. So many people gathered to look at the idol that a stampede began, as a result of which many people were injured.
However, by 2002, the singer returned again with a "bomb". The third album, entitled "14 Weeks of Silence", was released, which was sold in a record circulation - more than a million copies.
In total, Zemfira has seven albums:
- Zemfira.
- "Forgive me, my love".
- "14 weeks of silence".
- "Vendetta".
- "Thank you".
- Z-sides.
- "Live in your head."
Personal life
As already mentioned, Zemfira does not let strangers into her life. Therefore, little is known about her relationships with men. However, some facts still leaked to the media.
It may seem strange, but the rock singer was also associated with Roman Abramovich. Rumor has it that the oligarch was a sponsor of the then beginning singer. Like it or not, it is not known for sure.
Renata Litvinova is of great importance in Zemfira's life. Although the girls claim they are just friends, their frequent appearances together give the media a reason to talk about more. There is a rumor that Renata and Zemfira secretly got engaged in Sweden. Despite the age of 41, Zemfira has no children.
2009 was a tragic year for the singer's family. The girl lost her father, who died of a heart attack. However, this was only the beginning, a year later her own and beloved brother Ramil drowned. And in 2015, not recovering from the loss of her husband and son, Zemfira's mother died. Since then, the singer herself has been trying to take care of her twin nephews, who remained after the death of her brother. Together with them, the singer created the musical project "Uchpochmak".
Today, Zemfira does not like to appear on TV screens and practically does not tell the press about herself. She focuses on her lyrics and music. In her wardrobe there are only black and white things and an unchanging short haircut, symbolizing minimalism, seriousness and steadfastness. Author: Anastasia Kaikova
The birthplace of the future singer was Ufa, where she was born in August 1976, in an intelligent Tatar-Bashkir family. The girl's father worked as a history teacher, and her mother taught physical therapy.
Music and sports
Zemfira's musical talent was revealed very early, and at the age of five she began to attend a music school, where she studied the intricacies of vocals and piano playing. Even then, Zemfira stood out among her peers so much that she was chosen to perform a children's song on local television.
When the girl was seven years old, she wrote her first song. In her school years, the work of the Kino group had a great influence on the formation of Zemfira as a future musician. Her idols were Viktor Tsoi and Thom Yorke, and later this love was reflected in music. written by Zemfira.
Even while studying at school, Zemfira's leadership qualities appeared. She played basketball well and, being the lowest in the team, she deservedly became the captain of the Russian junior team. In high school, Zemfira faced a difficult choice: play sports or music. The girl chose the latter and after graduation she became a student at the Ufa School of Arts.
In order not to burden her parents with her problems, Zemfira, in parallel with her studies, began to earn extra money as a vocalist in Ufa restaurants. However, such activities were clearly not to her liking, and in 1996 she got a job on the radio, where she recorded her first demos.
Career and quick recognition
Zemfira's life changed dramatically in 1997, when a cassette with recordings of her songs fell into the hands of the producer of the Mumiy Troll group, Leonid Burlakov. Impressed by what he heard, he invited an aspiring singer to Moscow and recorded her first solo album called Zemfira. By the way, Ilya Lagutenko, as well as the drummer and guitarist of the Mumiy Troll groups, took direct part in the work on this album.
Before the release of the album, some of his songs began to be broadcast on the radio, and the audience was already prepared for the emergence of a new star on the national stage.
The song "Arivederchi" gained incredible popularity, which literally blew up the Russian rock scene.
The presentation of the album took place in May at the club "16 tons". It included such songs as "Daisies", "Why", "Forecaster", "Rumba" and others. Zemfira's start turned out to be incredibly successful - over seven hundred thousand copies of the album were sold in the first six months, very provocative video clips were shot for three songs, which further consolidated the singer's popularity.
Interesting Notes:
Zemfira went on her first tour three months after the presentation of the album. The tour exceeded all the expectations of the singer and her producer - in every city her concerts were invariably sold out. The end of the tour was marked by the fact that Zemfira became the headliner of the first Invasion music festival.
Upon completion of the tour, the singer immediately began work on recording the second album, which was named after one of the songs - Forgive me, my love. This album repeated the unprecedented success of its predecessor, becoming the most popular in Russia and neighboring countries in 2000. The composition called "Looking for" sounded in the cult film "Brother 2".
The album included songs that in the shortest possible time became real hits: “City”, “Ripened”, “Dawns”, “Proved”, “Do you want?”, “London”, “Don't let go”. Such success among the audience was the reason that Zemfira was named "Performer of the Year" according to the music publication "OM".
However, Zemfira was frankly burdened by an increased interest in her person, and at the end of 2000 she went on a sabbatical. The singer made only one exception, performing at a concert dedicated to her idol Viktor Tsoi, and performing his famous song "Cuckoo".
Having properly rested and gained strength, Zemfira returned to work again. In 2002, she delighted her fans by releasing her next album, Fourteen Weeks of Silence. During this time, the singer's work reached a different level - it was noticeable that she "matured", rethought a lot.
The new album, so unlike the previous one, has become a confirmation that Zemfira managed to break out of the musical framework that Burlakov imposed on her.
The album included songs that were destined to become popular hits: "Macho", "Tales", "Webgirl". This time, the circulation of records exceeded one million copies, and in 2003 the singer herself received the prestigious Teffi award. The year 2004 became truly bright and memorable in Zemfira's work, when at the MTV Russia Music ceremony the singer performed Freddie Mercury's immortal song "We are the Champions" together with the Queen group.
The following year, Zemfira was invited by the director and actress to write music for her new film "Goddess: How I Loved". The soundtrack of the picture included Zemfira's composition called "Love, like an accidental death."
In 2005, Zemfira released a new album, Vendetta, in which, according to the singer, the main themes were anxiety and the search for a life path.
2007 was marked by the release of another album called "Thank you", as well as the singer's statement about the collapse of the Zemfira group. From that moment on, Zemfira began to perform as a separate independent singer - Zemfira Ramazanova. She recovered on a tour in support of the new album, which included such compositions as "In the Subway", "Boy", "We are breaking up." The end of the tour was marked by the final concert at the Olimpiyskiy.
In 2009, the singer toured a lot in Russia and abroad, released the Z-sides collection, collaborated with Renata Litvinova while working on the film Rita's Last Tale.
Zemfira's next album, entitled "Live in Your Head," became a real breakthrough in the history of Russian rock. The harmonious combination of impeccable style, minimalism and sound quality was noted by both ordinary listeners and music critics.
In addition, in 2013, the singer went on a new experiment - she created the group The Uchpochmack (translated from the Bashkir as “triangle”, as well as a traditional dish of Tatar and Bashkir cuisine). The mysterious network image of the group was quickly revealed by the fans of the singer, who recognized Zemfira's vocals. In the same year, she received the MTV Europe Music Awards in the Best Russian Performer nomination.
In 2015, Zemfira went on a large-scale tour "Little Man", visiting not only large Russian cities, but also countries of near and far abroad. During this tour, the singer announced that she was completing her touring activities. However, Zemfira does not stop working on recording new tracks. So, in 2016, she recorded a new song called "Come Home".
In addition, in 2016, a recording of Zemfira's two-hour concert was released on Channel One. The grandiose performance was remembered by many viewers and fans of the singer.
Personal life
The incredible success of the singer could not but affect the increased interest in her personal life. Throughout Zemfira's entire musical career, a lot of rumors and speculation revolved around her name, she was credited with novels with Roman Abramovich, Vyacheslav Petkun.
In recent years, the friendship between Zemfira and Renata Litvinova has attracted particular interest in the media. It was alleged that they even got married in Stockholm, but neither the singer nor the actress confirmed these rumors.
Zemfira early had to endure the bitterness of the loss of loved ones: her father died of a debilitating disease, a year later her brother Ramil drowned in the river, and a few years later her mother died. Since then, Zemfira has taken care of her two nephews Artem and Artur, and helps them in every possible way. The singer has no children of her own.
Zemfira now
The singer has long had a permanent audience of listeners, she does not refuse to take part in music festivals, but remains not a particularly media person. Her interviews can be counted on the fingers - one of the most memorable was the conversation with Vladimir Pozner.
In the future, the singer shared with fans the opinion that this interview was a mistake and she considers it a failure. In 2018, the singer wrote a post on social networks about the young stars of the Russian stage - Grechka and Monetochka.
Her publication not only became a meme, but also outraged many social media users. The post itself appeared after an interview with Monetochka on the Vipiska YouTube channel, the presenters noted the similarity of Grechka and Monetochka with the duet of Zemfira and Renata Litvinova. To which Monetochka said that her friend, the singer Grechka, had great potential, and she considers Zemfira a closed and incomprehensible person.
The singer was criticized for self-doubt and self-affirmation at the expense of novice performers. Even some fans of the singer considered Zemfira's statements about Monetochka and Grechka to be incorrect. In their opinion, to condemn someone's appearance is tactless, moreover, for artists of this level. Zemfira remained unconvinced and does not believe that she said something wrong.
Full name: Zemfira Talgatovna Ramazanova
Stage aliases: Zemfira
Age: 42 years
Zodiac sign: ♍ Virgo
Place of Birth: Russia, Bashkortostan, Ufa
Nationality: Tatar
Height: 172 cm
Family status: Single
Activity: singer, composer, singer-songwriter, writer
Instagram:@zemfiralive
Biography of Zemfira
Zemfira is a singer, which many call the "voice of the generation" and the founder of "female rock". She was born in the capital of the Republic of Bashkortostan, Ufa, on August 26, 1976. The full name of the girl is Ramazanova Zemfira Talgatovna.
Zemfira's family: parents and brother
Zemfira grew up in a prosperous, loving family. The girl's father, Talgat Talkhovich, was a teacher of history, and her mother, Florida Khakievna, worked as a specialist in physical therapy.
Photo of little Zemfira with her mother
Zemfira had an older brother, whose name was Ramil. Since childhood, the singer and her brother have developed a very warm relationship. Ramil was a major entrepreneur, director of the Polushka trading network.
Zemfira with parents and brother
Unfortunately, in June 2010 he died - the man drowned in the river during spearfishing. The singer's parents are also no longer alive.
Zemfira in childhood
Zemfira recalls that as a child she hated bows, at school she often took them off her head and hid them in her briefcase, next to her older brother's toy gun. Ramazanova was more interested in games in the company of boys than in the “cares” of girls. At school, she was called "Ramazan Partisan" - for a short haircut, jeans, sweaters and T-shirts.
Childhood photo of Zemfira
Since childhood, the singer was fond of music, and those around her noted that the girl was talented. At the age of five, Zemfira was sent to study at a music school in piano. The girl once appeared on local television, singing a funny children's song. And Zemfira wrote her first song at the age of seven and did not hesitate to sing it at her mother's work.
Zemfira at school age
It is known that Zemfira listened to the songs of Viktor Tsoi and Thom Yorke, she learned to play the guitar and often performed the compositions of "Cinema", "Aquarium", "Nautilus Pompilius" and foreign performers - George Michael and Freddie Mercury right on the street.
Zemfira in his youth
When the girl graduated from high school, she had to choose between music and basketball, which she was also seriously interested in. Zemfira decided to connect life with creativity and immediately entered the 2nd year at the local art school.
Career of the singer Zemfira
It was Zemfira who was destined to open a new page in Russian rock and become the "erupted voice of a generation." Even in her student years, she worked as a singer in Ufa restaurants.
Zemfira Ramazanova, 1999
After college, she got a job at the Bashkir branch of the Europa Plus radio station, where she recorded her first demos. Further, Zemfira's career developed rapidly.
1997-1999: release of the Zemfira album
Thanks to familiar journalists, her recordings came to Leonid Burlakov (producer of the Mumiy Troll group). In 1998, the girl recorded the first album "Zemfira", the music producer of which was Ilya Lagutenko. In the spring of 1999, the presentation of the album was held at the 16 Tons Club. The success was overwhelming, in the first six months 700 thousand copies were sold, clips were shot for three compositions.
Zemfira and Mumiy Troll: first concerts
In February of the same year, the composition "Speed" was constantly heard in the programs of the radio stations "Nashe Radio" and "M-radio". On September 1, Zemfira's first tour started in Moscow, she traveled throughout Russia and several cities of the near abroad.
2000-2001: recording of the collection "PMML"
In 2000, the singer recorded the second collection "Forgive me, my love", which became the most popular disc in Russia. The song "Looking for" sounded in the cult film "Brother-2".
Zemfira, "Forgive me, my love"
In 2000, the OM magazine recognized Zemfira as the "Performer of the Year". In 2001, due to overexertion, she was on the verge of a nervous breakdown and took a sabbatical.
2002-2006: Release of Fourteen Weeks of Silence and Vendetta
In 2002, the third album "Fourteen Weeks of Silence" was released, and in 2003 the singer became the owner of the "Triumph" award. The new album "Vendetta" Zemfira presented in 2005, it turned out to be the best-selling release in the country.
Zemfira's album "Vendetta"
The collection won the "Domestic Album of the Year" nomination at the "Record" award ceremony in 2006. Soon the singer began to collaborate with director Renata Litvinova, she wrote the music for her film "Goddess: How I Loved".
2007-2010: the release of the album "Thank you"
In 2007, the next album “Thank you” was released, and a year later a big tour took place in support of it. In 2009, a collection of b-sides "Z-Sides" appeared on the Web, and on New Year's Eve 2010, the singer presented the "live" album "Zemfira.Live".
2011-2014: recording of the album "Live in your head"
In 2011, Nashe Radio premiered the song No Chance, which was subsequently included in the new album. In the spring, Zemfira performed with her songs at the Maxidrom 2011 festival, and in the summer she took part in the Muz-TV Prize as a headliner. 2012 - participated in the concert of the Queen group in the Olympic, performed at the festival "Invasion-2012".
Zemfira and Queen concert, 2012
In 2013, the official release of Zemfira's sixth studio album “Live in your head”, the tour “Zemfira. Tour 2013 ”, a performance with the composition“ We crash ”was held at the closing of the World Summer Universiade in Kazan.
2015-2016: release of the album "Little Man"
The longest tour - the Little Man tour, announced in the fall of 2015, began in February 2016. During the tour, the singer announced that she was ending her concert activity.
Zemfira's album "Little Man"
At the end of the year, Zemfira released the album “Little Man. Live". Since 2017, Zemfira has given few concerts, in the summer of 2018 she took part in the Wild Mint festival.
Personal life
There are a lot of rumors and speculation about Zemfira's personal life in the media. Interestingly, some of them were provoked by the singer herself in order to draw attention to her person, as was the case with the wedding story of Zemfira and Vyacheslav Petkun.
Zemfira and Renata Litvinova
Of great interest to the singer's fans is her relationship with Renata Litvinova. Celebrities have repeatedly explained that they are connected by strong female friendship. So, Zemfira declares that Litvinova is her only friend, and this is enough for the girl.
Zemfira and Renata Litvinova
The singer does not like company - this is not her style. But Zemfira considers Renata a multifaceted and interesting person, with whom he is never bored. The girls are connected by many years of cooperation - together they released several clips, recorded the soundtrack for Renata's film "Rita's Last Tale" and created the film "Green Theater in Zemfira".
Zemfira's novels
Zemfira's first love was Vlad Kolchin, with whom the girl studied at the Ufa School of Arts. In the mid-nineties, they worked together in one of the restaurants in Ufa - "Jespar". Roman Zemfira and Kolchin lasted several years, until the guy moved to St. Petersburg.
In the photo: Zemfira and Vlad Kolchin (right)
After Zemfira began dating Sergei Anatsky, who was her boss at the Europa Plus radio station. The man was married, and when Zemfira moved to Moscow, their relationship ended. In the capital, Zemfira lived with sound engineer Arkady Mukhtarov. It was this person who helped the aspiring singer record her first "demo" and played a role in the video of the girl "Macho".
Arkady Mukhtarov in Zemfira's video "Macho"
In 1999, Zemfira announced an affair with the leader of the Dancing Minus group, Vyacheslav Petkun. They even shared with the media their plans for the wedding. After 5 months, it became known that the relationship between Zemfira and Petkun was a PR stunt.
Roman Zemfira and Vyacheslav Petkun
The press also talked about the relationship between Zemfira and Roman Abramovich, thanks to which, allegedly, the girl became incredibly popular. The singer's romantic relationship with the oligarch, according to media reports, lasted several years. After the man became interested in Dasha Zhukova. The singer does not comment on these rumors.
Husband and children
Zemfira is not married and has no children of her own yet. True, the girl has been taking care of her nephews, left without a father, Arthur and Artem for many years.
Zemfira with her nephew Arthur
Together with them, Zemfira created the rock band The Uchpochmack and recorded several musical compositions.
Zemfira's interview
The singer rarely agrees to an interview, this way of communication is a real stress for her. She feels much more comfortable performing in a concert hall or in a stadium among fans than talking with someone under the guns of many cameras. Nevertheless, Vladimir Pozner and Ivan Urgant managed to invite Zemfira to their programs.
Vladimir Pozner
In December 2015, before the concert tour "Little Man", the singer visited the author's program of Vladimir Pozner. She said that she first sang a song about a worm on Ufa television at the age of five. And the beginning of his professional musical career considers admission to the College of Arts after school.
To the host’s question: “Is Zemfira a glamorous person?”, She answered categorically “no”, adding that she is more suitable for an informal girl.
Once again she admitted that her favorite performers are Viktor Tsoi and Paul McCartney. She said that she spends a lot of time on the Internet, and the morning begins with watching sports and political news.
Zemfira at Vladimir Pozner
After this interview, fans left about two million comments. Many wrote that Zemfira looked bored during the conversation, to which the singer replied: “It’s convenient for me to be like this, there is more demand from smart people.”
Ivan Urgant
In October 2016, Zemfira visited Channel One in the Evening Urgant show. The singer said that the audience who come to her concerts always have the right to count on a good evening, she never lets her fans down.
Zemfira in the TV show "Evening Urgant"
Recently, during performances, Zemfira jumped from the stage into the crowd several times. When she does this, she tries to tighten her legs strongly so as not to injure someone with her shoes. In addition, the singer shared that she prefers running and fitness from sports activities. She does not like training in silence, she always listens to “running” music.
Yuri Dud
The well-known video blogger and journalist Yuri Dud, who interviewed many famous personalities, has long dreamed of talking with Zemfira. But the singer refused him, explaining that she did not need it, now she does not give interviews to anyone, including Dudya.
The girl, unexpectedly for fans, became active in social networks, answered some of their questions and shared several posts on her official Facebook page.
How much does Zemfira earn?
Despite the rather modest environment in which Zemfira lives, she is one of the richest and highest paid stars of domestic show business.
Financial condition according to Forbes
In recent years, the singer has firmly established herself in the TOP-50 Russian celebrities according to Forbes magazine. Her name first appeared on this list in 2005. In 2016, she entered the top ten with an income of $6 million.
In 2017, the amount decreased slightly, according to the magazine Zemfira earned about $5 million. In 2018 - $1.5 million. Main sources of income: concerts, performances at corporate parties, tracks on the Internet.
How much does Zemfira's concert cost?
In 2003, the singer bought an apartment in Moscow on Frunzenskaya Embankment. She managed to earn the necessary amount to purchase housing in one of the most elite areas of the capital on fees for performances. 1 hour of her concert cost about $50 thousand.
Concerts are Zemfira's main source of income
Since then . For example, Zemfira's performance at a corporate party on New Year's Eve 2017 cost businessman Suleiman Kerimov, a big fan of her work, 150 thousand euros. The most profitable tour of her career was the "Little Man" tour. Tickets for performances cost from 65 to 150 dollars. The fees from only two Moscow concerts exceeded 150 million rubles.
Zemfira: height, weight, eye color
Zemfira never had problems with being overweight, but in recent years she has seriously lost weight. The singer is tall for a girl, and in her youth she was the captain of the junior women's basketball team.
Zemfira figure parameters:
- Age: 42 years (as of October 2018)
- Height: 172 cm
- Weight: 47 kg
- Dimensions: 78/56/81
- Foot size: 39
- Eye color: brown
- Hair color: brunet
A few years ago, the singer weighed 58 kg, but she rapidly lost weight. The girl recalls that in 2006 she plunged headlong into work, lived in a grueling rhythm. Ramazanova lost about 10 kg, and she liked it.
Zemfira is tall and athletic.
The singer began to move more and get less tired. Zemfira stopped having dinner, gave up alcohol, and started running in the morning. In addition, Zemfira included in her rider a request to provide her and the musicians with mineral water, freshly squeezed juices and fruits.
Zemfira lost weight and she likes it
The girl does not consume dairy products - she considers them harmful. The singer is very worried about how she looks. Therefore, Zemfira often looks in the mirror. Even at the age of 13, she watched her reflection in the piano lid and imagined how she would look on stage - she honed her winning poses.
Zemfira does not use harmful products
But when a girl starts, in her opinion, there is too much - she tries not to look at her reflection. Some consider Zemfira too thin, but she strives to maintain her weight and not get better.
Zemfira now - latest news
After a grandiose tour with the Little Man program, the singer rarely appears on stage, performing only for the elite. So in May 2018, she sang at a private Kommersant party as part of the SPIEF, where representatives of Russian secular society gathered.
“... I will write an album. I don't know how long this will last...
And in August 2018, she performed in Sochi at Rosa Khutor as part of the Live Fest Summer music festival. Zemfira sang in the mountains at an altitude of 1600 m and called this concert the last in the foreseeable future. She still communicates with fans on the VKontakte social network, where she recently gave a description to the singers Monetochka and Grechka.
Fans are waiting for Zemfira's new concerts
Admirers of her talent do not want to believe that the "Little Man" tour was the final one, and there will be no more such space concerts from a sincere singer with a "magnetic" voice. Indeed, for 20 years of creativity, the girl managed to create her own galaxy in the musical universe, and in each of her albums there is a new Zemfira.
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In the late nineties, she became the main pop and rock star in Russia. More than 17 years have passed since the release of Zemfira's first album, and her music is still out of competition. ELLE is about a truly national artist of the country.
Despite comparisons with Pugacheva - not musical, but in terms of the scale and significance of the figures - she does not perceive her older colleague. Zemfira did not listen to the songs of Alla Borisovna even in childhood, and Pugacheva's work never hurt her. Zemfira calls the songs of Viktor Tsoi, one of the most important musicians for her, her real childhood love.
Little is known about Zemfira's personal life. They wrote about a young man named Vlad Kolchin, with whom the future star studied at a music school. Their romance ended when Kolchin went from Ufa to St. Petersburg - to try to succeed there. You can also find references to another man in Zemfira's life - Sergei Anatsky, according to the media, who at that time was the head of the Europe Plus radio station in Ufa.
As for the novels in the “star” era of Zemfira, when everyone’s attention began to be riveted to her, then at first, for the amusement of the public and for PR, a rumor was “thrown” about a relationship with the leader of the “Dancing Minus” group Vyacheslav Petkun. Vague allusions to their romance, sounded from different sides, ended pretty quickly. Then the press began to exaggerate with might and main relations - business, by the way - with Roman Abramovich. The oligarch was among those to whom Zemfira once performed in Courchevel, then unexpectedly appeared at the presentation of the singer's album "Vendetta" in 2005. According to another version, which the tabloids wrote about, the couple knew each other from the very beginning of Zemfira's career in Moscow, and Abramovich helped the young artist with promotion. It is not surprising that when the singer mentioned that the working version of the title of the album "Vendetta" was the word "Oil", the public immediately saw this as confirmation of contacts with the oligarch. Helped Zemfira and Alexander Mamut, who has a reputation as a philanthropist and art connoisseur. Mamut supported the singer financially by paying for the services of Dutch specialists who worked on Zemfira's tour. In addition, being the owner of Euroset, the businessman contributed to a bold project related to the Vendetta album, which was distributed in the stores of this network. Contacts with business people of this level automatically transferred the artist to the rank of an elite one - after all, not every pop and rock singer enjoys the favor of the richest people in the country.
Renata Litvinova began to communicate in the middle of the 2000s. The couple was immediately credited with too close a relationship, and even managed to get married - supposedly this happened during a trip to Stockholm.
Since then, they have repeatedly worked together - on Zemfira's videos, a concert film about her, and Zemfira herself helped with the music for Litvinova's paintings. What happens inside this couple is unknown to the public - both call each other close people and friends.
By the way, the year before last, Renata Litvinova congratulated Zemfira on her birthday by posting a photo of the romantic singer on her Instagram. The photo was accompanied by a text of personal content: “Weightless, independent of attraction, impossible, unthinkable, unacceptable ... without skin, the only, fearless ... happy birthday, Zemfira!”. The post appeared on the blog at about two in the morning, and, as some media write, the congratulations first contained the word “beloved”, later “withdrawn”.
Zemfira is not burdened by loneliness. The singer has no friends and Zemfira is not attracted to noisy companies. “I have one person, Renata, that’s enough for me,” says the singer.
In 2007, the press wrote about the scandal that happened at the Norilsk airport, when Zemfira allegedly refused to fly on the same plane with the Zveri group. As reported, after learning that she would have to fly on the same side with the "Beasts", the singer said that she would not board the plane. She did not explain the reason for such an increased reaction to the presence of colleagues, she went to the ticket office, where she bought a ticket for the next flight.
At the opening ceremony of the Olympics in Sochi, among other things, Zemfira's song was performed. The artist was indignant that her consent was not asked, and publicly expressed her complaints to the head of Channel One, who was responsible for staging the show, Konstantin Ernst. He, in response, called Zemfira petty: “I think that I did a lot for Zemfira, for her career. And such pettiness, it seems to me, simply shames such an outstanding singer. Ernst also warned that in the event of a lawsuit on her part, a counter one would follow. It turns out that Zemfira at one time violated the terms of the contract with the Real Records label, which was then headed by Ernst.
In 2008, Zemfira became a participant in the conflict that arose, in general, from scratch, between Ksenia Sobchak and Renata Litvinova. At one of the social events hosted by Sobchak, Litvinova entered into a public skirmish with her. The story continued that evening at The Most club: Sobchak ironically reproached the director for her tactlessness, Renata Litvinova reacted emotionally, and even called Zemfira for help. The latter, as reported by the tabloids, issued a vivid and not devoid of strong expressions monologue.
In 2008, for a question about her personal life, a Muz-TV journalist ran into a blow in the face from Zemfira. It was at a press conference, the question about the relationship was asked by Renata Litvinova, who was also present there, and did not answer. At the end of the press conference, Zemfira hit the journalist, calling her "dirt from under her nails." wrote to the media.
The song “Do you want”, in which famous Soviet artists “sing” instead of Zemfira (almost every word is painstakingly chosen from different films), blew up the Internet last spring. The video for the song became an online hit, garnering over 800,000 views on Vimeo in its first five days.
Zemfira's album "Live in your head", posted on Yandex on February 14, 2013, gained more than a million plays in the first 14 hours.
In October 2013, there was a scandal at a concert in Rostov. Tired of the demands of the public (“Come on“ Daisies ”!), Zemfira expressed in a harsh form what she thinks about this, and in the song “Arivederchi” she sang “I will never return to Rostov”.
She is not a revolutionary, and considers this as much a civic position as any other. “I am for the revolution within us,” said Zemfira. Music, she believes, is stronger than any politics. At the same time, the artist expresses her position on current events in one way or another: in March, a song by the Ukrainian group Okean Elzy, performed by the singer, was posted on Zemfira's website. And this summer, a scandal erupted around Zemfira's act at a concert in Tbilisi, where she, having accepted the flag of Ukraine from the hands of the audience in the hall, waved it from the stage.
In 2011, Zemfira posed for an album of candid photographs taken by Mikhail Korolev.
In old age, he sees himself “definitely” in America.
Quotes
“It seems to me that all girls are feminine, and men are masculine.”
“Too smooth faces confuse me. I can't tell them apart."
"Love is almost the only thing that really exists in this stupid reality."
"I may not be the most accommodating artist, but you have no other."
Details Created: 11/10/2017 06:57 PM Updated: 11/16/2017 02:36 PM
Zemfira Ramazanova is a shocking, extraordinary and very mysterious woman, as well as a strong and talented personality. Her songs inspire, charge with positive and every year her work gathers more and more fans. What was her star trek like? Let's find out below.
Biography
According to sources, a talented girl was born August 26, 1976 in the city of Ufa (considered one of the great economic, cultural and scientific centers of the Russian Federation). Nationality - Tatar. According to the horoscope, Virgo is a strict, intellectual, romantic, tender and devoted woman.
photo as a child
The girl's family is small and consisted of four people: Zemfira, mother Florida, father Talgat and older brother Ramil. The baby's parents were intellectuals: her father taught history at school, and her mother was a doctor (she practiced therapeutic exercises).
The girl adored her older brother, because it was thanks to him that she fell in love with rock and achieved success in her career. Unfortunately, in 2010, Ramil tragically died (according to sources, he drowned during spearfishing), which was a big blow to his family and friends, and especially to Zemfira.
The girl also has two nephews - Arthur and Artem. They are twins and are currently studying abroad (in London). They also love to sing and play music. Zemfira even managed to perform several famous singles with them.
Childhood
From early childhood, the baby began to show interest in music. Therefore, her parents sent her at the age of five to a music school, where she learned to play the piano and sang in the local choir. At the age of seven, she even wrote her first song.
At school, she was a very mobile child, because she attended many circles. Most of all she liked to do vocals and basketball (for some time she was even the captain of the women's team).
After graduating from high school, she had to make a difficult choice: to continue playing sports and pursue a career as a basketball player, or to choose music in order to collect stadiums of fans in the future. She settled on the latter and filed documents in Ufa School of Arts, which she graduated with honors.
Musical career
According to sources, after graduating from high school, the girl undertook to do various jobs (sang songs in restaurants in her native city, worked for some time as a sound engineer at the Europa Plus radio station, worked as a backing vocalist in the Spectrum Ace group, etc.), but already at that time her main dream was to create her own musical group.
Gathering the guys, recording songs and singing them at several concerts was not an easy task, but possible. But to promote the group and make it known throughout the country has become very problematic.
Therefore, in the late 90s, Zemfira decided to go to Moscow and look for all the fetters in order to promote his established group. Thanks to a lucky chance, her cassette falls into the hands of producer of the Mumiy Troll group Leonid Burlakov and he takes the risk of recording an album with her.
Since that time, the singer's stellar career began: she releases albums one after another, millions of listeners like her songs, she gathers crowds of fans at her concerts and becomes a world favorite of the public.
The themes of her songs are very accessible and understandable to the people. There is no hidden subtext in them and they all deal with the problems of the 21st century (money, incurable diseases, unrequited love, etc.).
Discography
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Album - "Zemfira" (1998-1999).
The songs "AIDS", "Rockets" and "Arivederchi" are launched at the radio station and video clips are shot on them in parallel. Soon the first song among them becomes a real hit.
"Arivederci"
- "Forgive me my love" (2000-2001).
Zemfira begins to receive her first awards in various categories. Her song "Looking for" appears in the movie "Brother 2". The most famous songs from this album are "Mature", "Want", "City", "Proved", "Dawns".
"Want"
- "Fourteen weeks of silence" (2002-2003).
At this time, she changes the composition of the group, she tours a lot and receives the prestigious Triumph award.
"Looking for"
- "Vendetta" (2004-2006).
This album became the best-selling in Russia. This included such well-known singles - "Sky Sea Clouds", "Walk", "Blues" and others.
"Walk"
- "Thank you" (2007-2008).
The recording of the album took place in London and all the songs were recorded very quickly within a year. And all because at that time the singer turned 30 years old. She rethought a lot and with this album a new page in her life began.
"We're Crashing"
Collection of b-sides "Z-Sides" (2009-2010).
"Infinity"
- "Live in your head" (2011-2014).
"Do not let go"
- "Little Man" (2015-2016).
During this period, Zemfira arranges a large-scale tour to support the new album. The girl tours not only in the cities of Russia, but also gives concerts abroad (she visited Israel, Germany, Great Britain, the United Arab Emirates, the USA, Canada and other countries). Rumor has it that during the second round, Ramazanova announced that she was stopping touring.
"Live in Your Head"
Interesting Facts
Zemfira has an open page on Instagram, where she shares videos from closed rehearsals and her own selfies with fans.Her height is about 172 centimeters, and her weight is about 53-55 kilograms.
Zemfira performs her songs in the style of rock and pop-rock, although some musicians claim that other genres are also found in her songs.
Together with the twins, Zemfira sang in THE UCHPOCHMACK, but after recording only one album, the band broke up.
According to the media, the girl has an old disease - chronic otitis media, which often reminds her of herself and pesters her.
Ramazanova is also involved in charity work, but does not like to advertise it very much. For some time, she took one of the orphanages in Ufa under her care and took part in raising children.
Personal life
If a girl's biography is an open book, then her personal life is hidden behind seven seals. In her interviews, the singer rarely touches on this topic, and if the journalist still manages to hook her, she deftly avoids questions. Therefore, all the romantic relationships that the media talk about are mostly based only on guesses and not always on confirmed facts. One thing is known for sure that Zemfira is not officially married and she has no children.
But let's take a closer look at some relationships, rumors about which either the singer herself spread for PR, or others spoke about it.
1. Vladislav Kolchin. Many people spoke about this person, and it was even believed that Vladislav was the first love of a star. He is also from Ufa, and together with Ramazanova they once sang in restaurants. But the truth about these relationships was revealed when Kolchin's autobiographical book was published. In it, he described in detail about the fight against a terrible disease (multiple sclerosis) and confirmed that Zemfira played the role of his girlfriend in order to protect the vulnerable guy at that time.
Vladislav Kolchin
2. Sergey Anatsky. The press believes that they had an affair at the time when she worked at the Europa Plus radio station in Ufa. But these relationships quickly exhausted themselves and also quickly ended.
Sergei Anatsky
3. Vyacheslav Petkun(leader of the group "Dancing minus"). The girl invented this novel herself. In the late 90s, a guy and a girl allegedly announced their engagement. Everything was very believable, because young people even had a photo shoot in wedding dresses. The press rejoiced, all the fans closely followed the information and waited for the upcoming wedding.
What a disappointment it was when the guys announced to the whole country that the ceremony was postponed indefinitely. And then it turned out that it was all just another joke.
Vyacheslav Petkun
4. Roman Abramovich. Rumor has it that she met him when she moved to Moscow and was looking for a producer. For some time, he even became a shadow sponsor for her, helped to record albums and provided a carefree life. Their romance lasted several years, and then quickly ended when Roman met another girl (a certain Dasha Zhukova). Then the press reported that because of this gap, the singer had lost a lot of weight and suffered from anorexia. And in order to somehow brighten up her loneliness, she changed her orientation and began dating Renata Litvinova.
With Roman Abramovich
5. Renata Litvinova. The fact that girls have friendly relations is no longer a secret to anyone. Renata is actively involved in the life of the singer, supports her morally and looks after her style.
It is doubtful that these relations have developed into non-traditional ones, because journalists always love to raise such a topic that is of great concern to society.
With Renata Litvinova
But Renata is not the first woman with whom Ramazanova was credited with an affair. For some time, there were also rumors about the relationship of the singer with her director. Anastasia Kalmanovich. As if Nastya left her husband for Zemfira and the girls were in a relationship for two years, and then broke up.
Anastasia Kalmanovich
