Very soon, literally in a few days, STS will start. Leading new music competition will become a singer, actress, Ambassador good will United Nations, three-time winner of the title "Sexiest" (Maxim rating) and simply beautiful (35). PEOPLETALK talked to the artist about the new "VIA Gre", pregnancy and success.
At the casting VIA Gra" I... listened to others sing and thought they were cooler. But then I realized that not only the voice is important for an artist. My formula for success is 10% luck and 90% hard work. Yes, I was lucky that I even found out that a casting was being held, but then everything was in my hands - whether I could prove that I was worthy of this place. After five years at VIA Gre, of course, it was difficult to leave, but it was my deliberate, firm decision. I perceive new girls (in 2013, the audience was presented with the updated composition of VIA Gra. - Ed.) I perceive as younger sisters - I help when necessary, I am proud of their successes and love their songs.
My new show "Success" is… an opportunity to bring new talent to the world. Our main “trick” is that the participants will not have coaches, mentors or producers. Show yourself and DIY! If you are talented and charismatic, you will be able to prove yourself. In addition, every week there will be a selection of participants. You can fly out at any moment if you relax and someone more interesting comes.
star fever … has not visited me, I am very grateful to people who are attentive to me and my work. Live communication for me is the strongest motivation to become even better. We are all close people to each other (Smiles.). They recognize me on the street, take pictures, sometimes they ask me to sign (even on the body with a marker), and I always try to pay attention to a person, if possible. I can only refuse if there really is no time or I feel bad. Probably, for the first time they began to recognize me in 2003 - after the release of the video “Don't leave me, darling” and “ Komsomolskaya Pravda". (Laughs.)
The strangest rumors about me... well, first of all, I'm pregnant for the third year. If I actually expect a baby, I’m unlikely to tell anyone about it, so journalists write just in case. I am even grateful to them - if I suddenly get better, I don’t have to worry, all the same, everyone writes that I’m in a position. And, of course, plastic surgery! I read somewhere that I made a nose (some doctor even posted on Instagram that this was his work). Doctor, relax!. I haven't done it yet plastic surgery on your face, only care. I am now 35 years old and this moment I don't see the need fundamental changes and we'll see in the future. We all grow up, grow old, I don't know Benjamin Buttons.
What I'm most proud of... with my husband and my children (I am the same mother who can come to children's holiday and sob with emotion). As for my career, this year will be 15 years old (I joined VIA Gro in November 2002) and it’s great that I’ve been in the ranks all this time, and I also have time not only to build solo career but also to be a UN Goodwill Ambassador.
In my life… I would not change anything. It was supposed to be just like that - with all the difficulties, obstacles and people that I met. Because of this, I am who I am. Maybe it's immodest, but I like everything very much now. (Laughs.)
Vera Brezhneva(Vera Kiperman, maiden name Galushka) - Ukrainian and Russian pop singer, actress, TV presenter, former member pop group "VIA Gra" (2003-2007). UN Goodwill Ambassador for HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS program).
Childhood and education of actress Vera Brezhneva
Father - Galushka Viktor Mikhailovich (1954−2015) worked as an engineer at the Dnieper chemical plant.
Mother - Galushka Tamara Vitalievna (maiden name Permyakova, born in 1954) graduated from a medical school and worked at the same factory.
In addition to Vera, there are three more daughters in the family: the eldest Galina (born May 10, 1977, went abroad) and the younger ones, the twins Anastasia and Victoria (born December 22, 1984). Victoria Galushka became the wife of a famous showman Alexandra Tsekalo. As Vera Brezhneva described her relatives in her biography on the official website, she "grew up in a large friendly family with three beautiful sisters."
In the photo (from left to right): Vera as a child; twins Vika and Nastya with their parents
Vera turned out to be a kind and grateful daughter. In the future, the singer bought an apartment for her parents in the city of Boryspil, not far from Kyiv.
Vera Brezhneva graduated high school No. 41 in Dneprodzerzhinsk. Vera was a very active schoolgirl: she studied rhythmic gymnastics, played handball, basketball, for some time she was fond of martial arts, in particular, karate.
At the same time, as noted in the biography of Vera Brezhneva on the 24 media website, the girl "did not have the opportunity to attend vocal, theater and choreographic circles."
While studying at school, Vera Brezhneva was also active participant school activities. Teachers, friends and classmates admired her artistic talent. Even the role of Baba Yaga Vera made original. Brezhnev contributed to this fabulous image element of kindness and sympathy.
Vera Brezhneva dreamed of becoming a lawyer. However, there was no money for such an expensive education. Brezhneva graduated from the Dnepropetrovsk Institute of Railway Engineers with a degree in economics.
Vera Brezhneva combined her studies with the courses of the assistant secretary and in English. Vera also graduated from computer science courses and a motorist school, after which she successfully received a driver's license.
Vera Brezhneva was an amazingly purposeful girl. Unfortunately, her parents could not help her in financial plan, and therefore the money additional education Vera earned money outside of school hours: in the summer she weeded flower beds at Zelenstroy, and in the evening she worked as a nanny.
“Since childhood, I know the value of every penny. I started earning very early and I think that any work should be paid. I'm generally quite a frugal person. In addition, I studied to be an accountant. And this is very convenient in my work! ”, Vera says in an interview now, having become a pop star.
Career of Vera Brezhneva in show business
Significant event in the fate of Vera happened in 2002. On the holiday of Ivan Kupala, the VIA Gra group arrived in Dnepropetrovsk with a concert. The singers invited everyone to the stage to sing the song “Attempt No. 5” with them. Beauty Vera with an excellent figure, excellent plasticity and good hearing attracted the attention of the producer Dmitry Kostyuk, and he invited her to a casting in Kyiv. Vera (then still Galushka) did not believe this sharp turn In my life.
Dmitry Kostyuk offered Vera to change dissonant surname Dumpling on another. And having learned that Vera is a countrywoman Leonid Brezhnev, offered her the pseudonym Vera Brezhneva. Vera was asked to sing instead of a member of the group Alena Vinnitskaya.
In the life of Vera, now Brezhneva, came finest hour. The updated line-up of the group first appeared on stage in January 2003.
On the picture: popular singer Philip Kirkorov and members of the VIA Gra group - Anna Sedokova, Vera Brezhneva and Nadezhda Granovskaya (from left to right) - at the presentation of the group's new album, which was called Stop! Taken!, 2003 (Photo: Konstantin Kizhel / TASS)
In February 2003, the song “Do not leave me, my love” was aired, and then the video, which did not leave the first lines of the charts for 7 months. Photos of Vera Brezhneva and the whole group got on the covers of Russian and Ukrainian glossies.
In the photo: pop group "VIA Gra", 2005 (Photo: Vasilii Smirnov / Russian Look / Global Look Press)
In April 2003, the album Stop! Taken!" The album was awarded the Golden Disc award. It was another breakthrough in the career of Vera Brezhneva and VIA Gra as a whole.
The group went on tour abroad, enjoyed great popularity.
In the photo: soloists of the VIA Gra group, 2005 (Photo: Vasilii Smirnov / Russian Look / Global Look Press)
In 2007, news began to appear that Vera Brezhneva was leaving the VIA Gra group for the sake of a solo career. This information turned out to be true.
In the photo: members of the VIA Gra group Albina Dzhanabaeva, Meseda Bagaudinova and Vera Brezhneva (from left to right) before the start of the Muz-TV 2007 award ceremony, which took place at the Olimpiysky sports complex, 2007 (Photo: Alexander Saverkin)
Solo career of Vera Brezhneva
After leaving the VIA Gra group, Vera Brezhneva took a sabbatical. In 2008, Vera was invited to Channel One as a TV presenter of the Magic of Ten show. But Vera did not part with music. Soon Brezhnev releases videos for the songs “I don’t play” and “Nirvana”, and in parallel with musical creativity becomes a member of the show "Ice Age-2".
world fashion Awards 2009 in Moscow. In the photo: singer Vera Brezhneva (Photo: Anna Salynskaya / Russian Look / Global Look Press)
2010 was marked new song in the career of Vera Brezhneva - "Love will save the world." The singer received her first Golden Gramophone for her. After Vera recorded the first album with the same name, and then released two tracks in a duet with other performers.
In the photo: TV presenter Vera Brezhneva (right) on the set of a new game show"Magic of Ten", 2008 (Photo: Maxim Shemetov / TASS)
With the song "Petals of Tears" together with Dann Balan Vera topped four charts compiled by the popular music portal Tophit.
In the photo: singers Vera Brezhneva and Dan Balan before the start of the Muz-TV 2010 awards ceremony at the Olimpiysky Sports Complex, 2010 (Photo: Alexei Filippov / TASS)
2011-2014 in the solo career of Vera Brezhneva, the songs " Real life", "A good day", " Good morning" and others.
In 2015, listeners got acquainted with the second solo album of Vera Brezhneva "Ververa". Also in 2015, the singer presented the song "Floors", which Brezhneva performed together with rapper T-killah, and a video for this song.
In 2017, Vera Brezhneva presented music video on new song"Close people". Clip directed by Alan Badoev.
Speaking about her songs, Vera says that in her musical style there is an ethnic influence. " folk instruments bring her songs closer to nature and give strength to the sound, ”says the singer’s biography on the site.
In the photo: Vera Brezhneva on the pages magazine MAXIM(Photo: maximonline.ru / Anton Zemlyanoy / MAXIM)
In the photo: actors Alexei Chadov as Artem and Vera Brezhneva as Katya in a frame from the film "Love in big city directed by Marius Weisberg (Photo: Leopolis Film Company / TASS)
Great importance in the filmography of the singer had the comedies "Christmas Trees" and "Christmas Trees-2", where her partners were associates of a relative Alexandra Tsekalo— presenters Ivan Urgant And Sergei Svetlakov. The roles of Vera Brezhneva in these films were small, but remembered by everyone.
Although Brezhnev herself keeps out of politics, the film "8 Best Dates" caused a scandal in Russia. Activists of the National Liberation Movement held a series of pickets in many cities of the country with posters " Vladimir Zelensky- a bloody jester" or "Zelensky is a sponsor of the murders of the inhabitants of Donbass." Many were jarred that helping the ATO Ukrainian actor with an anti-Russian position, he wanted to make money on cinema in Russia. Like, the film with Zelensky and Brezhneva failed at the box office.
In the photo: Vera Brezhneva in the film "8 Best Dates"
Personal life of actress Vera Brezhneva
Vera Brezhneva lived in a civil marriage with Vitaliy Voichenko. At the age of 18, Vera gave birth to his daughter Sonya. But the couple soon broke up.
In 2006, the singer became the wife of a Ukrainian businessman Mikhail Kiperman. In 2009, Brezhnev gave birth to a second daughter, Sarah, but joint child did not strengthen the family, and in 2012 the couple divorced, and Vera returned her own pseudonym surname.
In October 2015, the media reported on the secret wedding of the stars. Wedding ceremony Konstantin Meladze, who was the producer of VIA Gra, and Vera Brezhneva took place in Italy. Brezhneva's biography on Wikipedia reports that Vera's relationship with Konstantin Meladze has continued since 2005.
At the same time, a stormy personal life and a wedding with Konstantin Meladze did not prevent Brezhneva from continuing her solo career - the singer is now one of the most sought-after performers in Russia and Ukraine.
Unlike colleagues, Vera Brezhneva does not hide the parameters of her own body. The singer posted a photo of the scales on Instagram. The weight of the artist is 53.5 kg with a height of 172 cm.
Vera loves children and says she is thinking of having more. “Sarah appeared when Sonya was already eight. By that time, the eldest daughter no longer wanted a brother or sister. She felt good alone, everything more than suited her. “Why do I need someone else to be loved, besides me?” said Sonya. Thank God, selfish inclinations quickly dissipated ... Sonechka is already 16. A couple more years, just about - and she will fly away from under her parental wing. Sometimes I think: “How is it, will Sarah be alone? Then I want more!“, Vera Brezhneva said in an interview with lady.mail.ru.
In the photo: Vera Brezhneva with her daughters (Photo: instagram.com/ververa)
Social activity Vera Brezhneva
Vera Brezhneva opened her charitable foundation "Ray of Faith" to help children with oncohematological disease.
In 2014, Vera Brezhneva became the UN Ambassador for the rights and discrimination of HIV-positive women living in countries Central Asia And of Eastern Europe(UNAIDS programme).
In the photo: Vera Brezhneva - UN Ambassador (Photo: video screenshot / youtube.com)
This story is about how a girl from the Ukrainian province Vera Galushka became a superstar Vera Brezhneva, first a soloist of VIA Gra, then just solo singer, an actress and sex symbol and a regular participant in various advertising campaigns.
Like many beautiful women, in childhood, Vera Brezhneva did not stand out among her peers. On the contrary, childhood future star It was not easy at all - she grew up in the city of Dneprodzerzhinsk, in a large family. Her mother worked as a cleaner, and her father became disabled after a car accident. Vera's relatives barely made ends meet, and she dreamed of growing up, starting to earn money and helping her family.
Vera had to work at school, she recalls: “I studied in the first half of the day, in the second I worked as a dishwasher in a bar. Or she could skip school, and at that time earn money as a nanny - help mothers take care of the children. At the same time, the future singer was a very insecure teenager. More than once, Brezhneva said that she had complexes because of her small breasts and legs that were too long, according to her classmates. "I wore baggy clothes", - admits the star. 
Vera Brezhneva was not always such a self-confident beauty
The mother of Vera Brezhneva tried very hard to make the life of her daughters worthy, for which the singer is always grateful to her. In one of the interviews, Vera said: “At nights, from her dresses or cuts stored for a long time, my mother sewed outfits eldest daughter. From Gali, they passed to me, after me - to the twins Vika and Nastya. When the first second-hand stores appeared, we looked for something more or less decent in the piles of used things sent from Europe and America, brought them home, washed them, repaired them, ironed them. Mom helped us, she so wanted her daughters to be dressed no worse than others. And we, pitying our mother, never talked about how they bully us at school and in the yard, laugh that we eat free lunches in the school cafeteria.
Despite all these material problems, Vera was an active and cheerful girl - she went in for sports, played handball, studied foreign languages, and after school decided to become an economist. But one practical magical incident thwarted her plans, completely changing her life. future singer Vera Brezhneva.
His Majesty the Case
The “miracle” happened at a concert of the already popular Ukrainian group"VIA Gra", where Vera went with her girlfriend. Soloists Alyona Vinnitskaya and Nadezhda Granovskaya "lit up" on the stage, and at the end of the show they began to call the girls from the audience to go up to them and dance together. Among them was Brezhneva - the girl looked so impressive and danced so well that the producer of the group Dmitry Kostyuk immediately drew attention to her. He found a beautiful blonde from Dneprodzerzhinsk and invited her to take part in the casting. 
In 2002, Brezhnev was taken to the VIA Gra group.
Just at that moment, Alena Vinnitskaya decided to do solo career, so the team was looking for a replacement for her. Vera then seized her chance - you can still find a funny casting video on the Web, where Brezhnev is trying to impress the producers, moving sexually, dancing and pretending to be a vamp woman. And if now this video may even seem ridiculous, but then all the simple tricks worked - she was taken to the group! It is noteworthy that at that time Vera was a young mother - in 2001 she gave birth to a daughter Sonya from her husband Vitaly Voichenko.
It was decided to replace the not very harmonious surname Galushka with Brezhnev's pseudonym - it was invented by producer Kostyuk when he found out that Vera was born on the same day as Leonid Ilyich Brezhnev. 
Vera is one of the few members of the group who managed to make a solo career.
That's how it started dizzying career- for four years, Vera "trumpeted" as part of the VIA Gra group, and in 2006 she married Kyiv businessman Mikhail Kiperman, gave birth to a daughter, Sarah, and began to build her own own career- already solo.
Free swimming
Vera Brezhneva is one of the few soloists of the VIA Gra group (and the girls changed with noticeable regularity) who managed to become successful after leaving the girl group. Moreover, Vera, with her spectacular appearance, managed to win the title of a sex symbol throughout the post-Soviet space. Advertising contracts literally “fell down” on the star, which only she did not advertise, from money transfers to expensive cars.
At the same time, Brezhneva tried herself as an actress - she played in the comedies "Christmas Trees" and "Love in the Big City", and also joined Sergei Svetlakov in the film "Jungle". 
With Sergei Svetlakov in the film "Jungle"
But the most important thing is that Vera's old dream came true - she was able to help her parents, bought them a house in Kyiv, and even invited her mother to star in a commercial together.
However, the success of Vera Brezhneva in her career did not contribute to her personal happiness - in 2012, the star said that she was divorcing her husband Mikhail Kiperman. By the way, he has already married a young model, very reminiscent of Vera in appearance, but the singer hides the details of her personal life. According to Vera, she has a beloved man, but she does not want to reveal the name of the chosen one. 
Vera Brezhneva and her eldest daughter Sonya
Russian media claim that Brezhnev is now having a stormy romance with Konstantin Meladze, which the alleged lovers themselves categorically deny. Be that as it may, now Vera feels happy, and in an interview she confidently says: “Yes, I'm in love!”
Vera Brezhneva never ceases to delight her fans with new images. The Russian singer continues to publish photos from her photo shoots and shared her plans for the near future.
Vera Brezhneva and Dan Balan, news: together or not, watch the clip “Our Summer”, Brezhnev divorces Meladze
Longtime friends and colleagues on stage Vera Brezhneva and Dan Balan present an exquisite black-and-white clip called "Our Summer".
“There is a certain magic of the past in the new video work “Our Summer”, which is familiar to everyone. Any person who at least once in his life has come across nostalgia for his former young relationship will immediately feel this song as a personal story, because it is impossible to turn back time and it remains only to return to the past in your memories ... ”Dan Balan commented on the premiere.
The video was directed by Sergey Solodkiy, who is collaborating with the duo Dan Balan and Vera Brezhneva for the second time. In 2010, it was Sergey who directed the video for “Petals of Tears”, which became popular in a matter of days.
The video was filmed on the island of Elba in Italy. Dan Balan himself became the author of words and music.
Recall that history creative relationship Dan Balan and Vera Brezhneva are quite old, after the release of their first joint video “Petals of Tears”, there were rumors that the artists were connected by something more than creativity, but then Dan and Vera did not comment on their status.
Some media dare to suggest that the clip "Our Summer" has a biographical meaning.
Dan Balan & Vera Brezhneva - Our Summer (Video Premiere 2017)
Clip of Dan Balan and Vera Brezhneva "Our Summer" scored 5 million views
Dan Balan and Vera Brezhneva, in the absence of new hits, decided to unite again to repeat the success of the hit "Petals of Tears", this time the couple recorded the track "Our Summer".
Fresh work in many respects in style resembles the former successful single: romance, lyrics and minimalism in the video clip - only he and she. However, Dan and Vera have not yet succeeded in repeating the “bomb” effect: new job with 5 million views, it can't compete with 33 million views of a 6-year-old hit.
But not everything is lost, after all, teenagers will soon return from their dachas and the musicians still have a chance to increase the view counter.
Vera Brezhneva admired the way from the new photo shoot
Recently Russian singer Vera Brezhneva showed off her image from a new photo shoot.
In the picture, the singer is walking down the street in a light trench coat, leopard print shoes and sunglasses. The image of Vera is full of elegant negligence and lightness.
“After a busy day of filming with the coolest crew. You can go home beautiful, why not? ”, Vera Brezhneva commented on the picture.
The singer's fans, as is often the case on Brezhneva's page, hurried to express their love and admiration. “Vera, you always look charming and beautiful. There is no such person as you, with such big soul and love. Vera, always smile, because if you don’t smile, the whole world goes out, because you, Vera, always have a smile on your face”, “You came out of May with a flying gait!”, “Well done, beauty!”, “ Businesswoman"," Magical! In just a few hours, Vera's picture has collected more than 100 thousand likes.
The dream of becoming a star haunts many, but not everyone believes that this can be done without connections, influential producers and money. Show Success will prove otherwise. It is easy to become famous, but only if you have talent and perseverance. Thousands of Russians will be able to test their fate this fall. The project starts on STS. In terms of scale, it is already being compared with the show american idol, which gave the green light to many popular artists.
Real "Success"
"Success" - grandiose vocal show with a million dollar budget. At the service of the participants - luxurious scenery, real stars as mentors of fresh talented shoots, broadcasting of episodes on the STS channel with Vera Brezhneva, whose audience includes many millions of Russians and residents neighboring countries. Very soon, young performers will win their hearts, but for now they have to win the fight with rivals and win the sympathy of one of the star teachers.
New super show
Anyone who loves such projects will be sorry to miss at least one broadcast. You can watch all episodes in the TV video archive. All of them are saved online in excellent quality and are offered to viewers absolutely free. Latest release already "lies on the shelf" and awaits fans of the "Success" program.
