Oleg was born when his parents were on a long business trip in the small Mongolian town of Choibalsan. There he spent the first year of his life, and then the family returned to Angarsk. The boy grew up and finished school already in Irkutsk.
At six, he personally chose an occupation to his liking and entered a music school without the help of his parents. Having put my mother, a teacher of Russian and literature, before the fact, I began to demand a piano. Buying a bulky tool in a small apartment, the parents almost went bankrupt.
As Oleg himself said in his interviews, he was easily given humanitarian disciplines and was very drawn to music. From an early age, he dreamed of becoming a singer or even a pianist. But he went on stage in a completely different way.
After graduation, the young man entered the Irkutsk Theater School, majoring in puppet theater actor, but Oleg always wanted to be on stage, in full view, in front of the audience. And hiding behind a screen is not his forte. In search of recognition, the young man decided to conquer the capital.
Moscow
From the first time he entered GITIS, in the workshop of Lyudmila Kasatkina. Yakovlev had good inclinations, because the guy was quickly considered in the theater world. Armen Dzhigarkhanyan himself noted the talent of the young man and invited him to his theater.
Like all young artists, Yakovlev worked part-time - first he mastered the romantic profession of a city janitor, then got a job on the radio, starred in videos and, of course, played in the theater.
Meanwhile, 1997 was on. The famous throughout the country team "Ivanushki International" left one of the soloists - Igor Sorin. He decided to pursue a solo career and no longer participated in new projects.
Castings began to fill the vacant position. Oleg also took part in one of them. He knew that he didn’t quite fit the type - the producers were looking for “small and fair”, and Yakovlev was naturally brunette, and not so short at 1.72.
In one of his interviews, the artist admitted that he was very surprised when it was he who was offered to start participating in one of the Ivanushki videos - in Doll. To get into the image, Oleg had to dye his hair blonde, which he did. For most of his time with the boy band, he renounced his natural hair color.
"Ivanushki"
Officially, he joined the team only some time later, when the tragedy with Igor Sorin had already happened. Largely because of this, the public accepted the newcomer coldly, but Oleg was sympathetic.
The artist was surprised: “Ivanushki” is shown so little on TV, but their songs are remembered and loved throughout the country, in every city they are very much expected and still adored. Over time, he also had his own horde of fans.
Yakovlev really enjoyed working as part of such a responsive team. He spoke about the importance of the fact that there are real friends around who will help, cover, if you are sick and cannot work at full strength, they will listen.
However, the young man, working in a vocal project, did not lose his acting skills. It is known that in 2010 Armen Dzhigarkhanyan called the singer to return to the theater, where his Moscow career began. But Oleg no longer saw himself in this role.
Solo
He decided to go free swimming back in 2012. Took time out to create something of my own. He was pushed to the idea by his beloved girl, Sasha Kutsevol, the same sexy brunette in a red dress who starred in his first solo video.
He said that at first he wanted to present himself as a new project and become the main character of the video for this. But then I thought that his beautiful and charming Sasha could make the product much more popular.
And things went. The song got into the rotation of radio stations, a video was released, the image changed. Now he has finally become a brunette and supposed to eventually become a kind of "Takeshi Kitano" - the most stylish Asian in Russian show business (Oleg's mother is Buryat, father is Uzbek).
Saying goodbye to "Ivanushki", after 17 years of joint work, he managed to work a little with Kirill Turichenko, who replaced him in the team. Oleg then said in an interview that the cohesion of the team is a merit of the similarity of characters and energies of all the soloists. He sincerely hoped that Cyril would easily join the team.
Oleg Yakovlev officially terminated his working contract with Ivanushki in 2013.
The same girl from the clip has been a fan of Yakovlev since she was 11 years old. But she met her idol only at the end of the tenths. The girl won the sympathy of the artist and inspired him to a new creative breakthrough. Then, in 2013, recording solo compositions, he was completely happy.
Alexandra became not only a muse, but also the director of the singer. She handled all administrative matters and she was good at it. They spent all the time together, even introduced each other to their parents.
Oleg was frank: “I am madly in love with Sasha’s parents!” They did not often visit relatives of their beloved, but they always returned from there with a bag of homemade dumplings. In moments of discord, Oleg called the parents of his beloved and feignedly complained about Sasha to her dad: “Your daughter doesn’t cook borscht for me! She knows how, but she doesn't want to! After such playful antics, the couple quickly reconciled.
On the morning of Wednesday, June 28, all the Russian media spread the sad news that 47-year-old Oleg Yakovlev was in a Moscow hospital in critical condition. Journalists soon found out that the cause of urgent hospitalization was bilateral pneumonia. Doctors managed to connect the singer to a ventilator (artificial lung ventilation, - approx. site). And on the morning of June 29, it became known that the ex-soloist of Ivanushki International had died. His civil wife, journalist Alexandra Kutsevol, announced this on her Instagram. the site recalls the bright and eventful life of Yakovlev, which ended so early.
Relatives and friends of Oleg Yakovlev, whose hospitalization the media found out on June 28, until the last hoped that he would be able to get out, but on June 29 the singer died. So far, the most likely cause of death of the ex-soloist of Ivanushki is called advanced bilateral pneumonia. According to Kirill Andreev, none of Oleg's friends suspected that he had health problems: “We shot a new video together and recorded a song, and I didn’t know that he had any problems. But he jokingly told him: "Oleg, smoke less cigarettes." I was always ready to support him in terms of healthy lifestyle. A month and a half ago, he was full of energy. And yesterday I found out that he had been in intensive care for a week, it was a shock.”
To "Ivanushki"
From childhood, the future soloist of Ivanushki International gravitated towards art. Oleg failed to finish music school, but he received a red diploma from a theater school in Irkutsk. In Moscow, Yakovlev entered GITIS in the workshop of Lyudmila Kasatkina, worked in the theater of Armen Dzhigarkhanyan, moonlighting as a janitor, and at the same time recorded commercials on the radio. Oleg got into one of the most famous men's groups of the national stage by accident. First, he starred in the video for the song "Doll", and when Igor Sorin left the band in the late 1990s, Yakovlev became its full member.
“I think that we sing good good songs. Not many popular songs allow you to find sincere, good energy, a good message ... or a joke. Maybe because of this, we are so needed by the girls - our fans, ”Yakovlev shared then in an interview.
At first, Oleg had a hard time in the team, because numerous fans were belligerent and demanded the return of Sorin, but after the release of the songs “Poplar Fluff” and “Bullfinches”, Yakovlev was nevertheless accepted.
Solo career
In 2012, Oleg decided to start a solo career and move away from Ivanushki. Yakovlev explained that recording his own compositions did not interfere with the work in the group, moreover, the first song “Dance with Closed Eyes” had already become extremely popular and successful. However, in 2013, Oleg announced his departure from Ivanushki International. There were many rumors in the media about what caused Yakovlev's final break with the team. The ubiquitous Otar Kushanashvili was the first to speak about the changes in the group: “Oleg Yakovlev will no longer sing simple songs about the structure of the lyrical Universe as part of my favorite Ivanushki: he was expelled from the gang for drunkenness. This has been going on for a long time, Igor Matvienko, whose portrait can be exhaustively described by the definition of “intelligent”, could not stand it when systemic booze began to be resolved by brawls. However, rumors about alcoholism remained rumors, and Yakovlev's relationship with the rest of the team remained very warm and friendly.
Journalists insisted that Alexandra Kutsevol could be the reason for everything. According to some sources, it was Oleg's beloved who insisted that he start a solo career. “After 40, Oleg began a protracted depression. This is exactly what Kutsevol took advantage of. She convinced Oleg to record a solo song and, using her connections, pushed it on the radio, ”an unknown friend of the couple told reporters. According to journalists, the success of solo compositions caused conflicts within the group.
“He was off the chain. Insulted Cyril, Andrey. He said that he alone was pulling the group, that they were losers and only prevented him from collecting stadiums. Although they gave him maximum support. Igor Matvienko completely allowed Yakovlev to perform his solo songs at concerts. Kirill (he also at that moment combined his solo career with Ivanushki, - approx. recalled a girl who was closely acquainted with the team of the group.
Oleg himself quite often answered questions about his departure from the group. Judging by numerous interviews, Yakovlev did not regret at all that he had become an independent unit on the Russian stage. “I became a solo artist. With what me, please, congratulate. For the first time in my life, I felt like this. I stopped dividing life into three parts. It's so cool and interesting! My eyes are on fire. I didn’t regret it at all, ”the singer said in an interview. He had no doubt that in the future only success awaited him, but fate turned out differently ...
Personal life
Millions of girls dreamed of winning Oleg's heart, but for a long time he was alone until he met Alexandra Kutsevol. She always closely followed the work of "Ivanushki", but she could never imagine that a popular singer would make a marriage proposal to her. “We met in St. Petersburg, where Sasha studied at the university at the Faculty of Journalism. Then fate brought us together in Moscow. We are very good together. And now if you ask me now how many months we have been together, then I will not tell you. Happy hours are not observed. I adore Sasha's parents and wish them good health. As for the wedding, as soon as we decide, you will immediately know. And in general, the ring on the finger and the stamp in the passport are not always so important. I am very grateful to Sasha that we go through life together, ”he told about his beloved.
Shortly after the start of this dizzying romance, Alexandra left her journalistic activities and devoted herself entirely to promoting Oleg. Kutsevol repeatedly appeared in videos for Yakovlev's solo songs and supported him in every possible way.
Before Alexandra, in the personal life of the Ivanushki soloist, there was only ... Irina Dubtsova. They met at the very beginning of the singer's career, when she performed in the Girls group. Irina and Oleg often met at the production center, made friends, talked and had fun, and rumors spread in the media that Yakovlev was having an affair with Dubtsova.
Colleagues did not refute this information, although much later the winner of Star Factory 4 admits that their relationship was a PR move: “In fact, at that moment I had my own personal life. But we have not refuted this story. You see, I am a singer... And show business has its own unwritten rules, including invented novels.<…>But now I can finally honestly admit: there was never a trace of a romance between me and Oleg.
The curse of the "little Ivanushki"
Internet users are actively discussing the death of Yakovlev, which was a shock to the fans of the group, because he was quite young. And, of course, many people remember another mysterious case - the death of Igor Sorin, in which many dark spots still remain. Rumor has it that these two events are interconnected and evil fate seems to “take away” the one who is popularly called the “little Ivanushki”.
For a long time it was Igor Sorin, but in September 1998 he fell from the balcony of the sixth floor of the studio, where he was working on recording a solo album. In the morning he was taken to the hospital, in order to operate on him, an experienced surgeon was called, but a few days later Igor died from the effects of injuries.
Neither banned substances nor traces of alcohol were found in his blood. And relatives are still sure that Sorin's neck was simply twisted and thrown out of the window to hide the circumstances of death. At least, this is the version put forward in an interview by Andrey Grigoriev-Appolonov. What really happened is still a mystery...
The most modest in Ivanushka's group, even intelligent. Similar to Kirill's younger brother, but softer. Similar to Andrei, but less frivolous. Fans did not immediately accept him: after the death of Igor Sorin, it was extremely difficult. Oleg knew all this very well. However, art requires sacrifice. You have to be patient and wait. After all, he's not the first.
Hair color - brunette
Eye color - brown
Education - an unfinished music school in piano, GITIS, has been working in the Ivanushki International group since March 1998.
The quality you are most
Appreciate kindness
Your hallmark
Your idea of happiness
dandelion field
about misfortune
Bad weather
Your antipathy
Dark water
Particularly nasty type
Khlestakov
Particularly cool guy
A flaw that can be forgiven
Love for cute flaws
Favorite hobby
Swimming
Favorite hero Ivanushka
From a fairytale
Favorite Poet
Emil Verhaern
Favorite prose writer
Ivan Bunin
Favorite director
Rustam Khamdamov
Favorite Musician
Chick Corea
Favorite Actor (Actress)
Bob Hoskins and Romy Schneider
Favorite TV presenter
Favorite Artist
Boris Kustodiev
Favorite movie
- "Mama Roma" by Carlo Pasolini
Favorite color
Favorite number
Favorite dish
All kinds of tomato dishes
Favourite drink
Peach juice
Favorite right
vilo, motto, saying
I don’t say anything special, but I think it’s a rule to always smile!
My happiness is the mutual understanding of two close people, this is the ability to change, this is family, children, love, this is my favorite thing. I dream that my relatives and friends would be happy, and... all homeless cats and dogs would live in their own houses.
He was born on November 18 in a small Mongolian town - his parents were on a business trip, so the future "Ivanushka" spent the first year of his life among the hills of Mongolia. He graduated from school in Irkutsk. When, at the age of six, Oleg, on his own, without the help of his parents, entered a music school, he almost “ruined” his mother, a teacher of Russian language and literature, by buying a piano. He was engaged in athletics and sang in the pioneer choir something like "some birch, then mountain ash ...". He received an acting diploma and until recently played in the theater of Armen Dzhigarkhanyan. "Ivanushka" became only during the recording of the second album, first appearing in the famous video "Doll" ...
My former occupation is acting. As a child, I dreamed of being a musician - a singer or a pianist, I have
there were good inclinations for this ... Like all actors who are looking for a way to earn money, I worked on the radio, on TV - you will be filmed there, you will voice something there. I thought that I would give the cassette, maybe there will be work in the studio. When they called me after the audition, I was surprised. It was a complete surprise for me that they took me. Apparently, childhood dreams do come true!
It is very important for me when, speaking on stage, you see the normal eyes of friends, friends who will help, cover, because otherwise it is impossible. The three of us, and every day, every tour we are together - we go, chat, drink mineral water from one bottle.
Sometimes I surprise myself. After all, "Ivanushki" is shown very little on television, but they are very much loved. A lot has been done, a lot of good songs have been written. The albums "Of course he is", "Your Letters" and the new album "I'll be screaming about this all night long" - they have so many hits ... I think that we sing good good songs - not in many popular songs you can find sincere, kind energy, good message... or humor. Maybe because of this, we are so needed by the girls - our fans
On the morning of June 29, Oleg Yakovlev, a former member of the Ivanushki International group, died. He was 47 years old. The death of the performer was announced by the common-law wife of the artist Alexander Kutsevol, who posted a sad post on her page on the social network.
“Today at 7:05 am, the main Man of my life, my Angel, my Happiness, was gone .... How am I now without you? .. Fly, Oleg! I am always with you,” Alexandra wrote.
Earlier, the performer was hospitalized in one of the Moscow hospitals in serious condition. Oleg Yakovlev was connected to a ventilator. Doctors diagnosed him with bilateral pneumonia.
The cause of Yakovlev's death was called alcoholism
Friends of the former soloist of the Ivanushki International group Oleg Yakovlev, who died on June 29 at the age of 47, believe that alcohol ruined him.
"His main problem was alcohol. As far as I saw Oleg, he was always tipsy, it started back when he was in the Ivanushki group," said the former director of the t.A.T.u group Leonid Dzyunik. - At events, tours - let's say, we fly in an airplane - he always drank. Everyone sleeps on board, they are tired, and he is either champagne or cognac."
“Oleg was lucky, he was accepted into a popular group. And then alcohol began. And he was asked from the group precisely for this reason. Oleg was a rather reserved person, kept to himself,” says Dzyunik. “Green Serpent” is his misfortune. that after "Ivanushki" he did not receive the popularity he had hoped for, only exacerbated his bad habit. He had a diseased liver, cirrhosis, and it was absolutely impossible for him to drink. But he could not overcome alcohol addiction. Although he tried. In this and lies the cause of his early death.
“Oleg left Ivanushki to sing what he was interested in, to perform solo,” recalls singer Nikita. “But from talking with him, it became clear to me that it was very difficult to promote creativity in our show market. It was hard. Oleg was worried that after the noisy fame he was out of work. His songs were not taken on the radio. And hence the psychoses and breakdowns. He was very vulnerable. "
Yakovlev hosted the program on the Russian Musicbox channel. “I was Oleg’s last guest on this program,” said singer Katya Lel. “What did Oleg look like? Not really ... I noticed that he had very yellow whites of his eyes, it was noticeable. And he behaved somehow strange not quite natural. Not like a healthy person."
Before Yakovlev's death, it was known that doctors diagnosed him with bilateral pneumonia with complications. During hospitalization, the condition of the 47-year-old artist was assessed as extremely serious. The singer was connected to a ventilator, but, unfortunately, the doctors could not save his life.
According to his girlfriend Alexandra Kutsevol, Yakovlev never regained consciousness after feeling worse.
Biography of Oleg Yakovlev
Yakovlev was born on November 18, 1969 in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, where his parents were on a business trip. From childhood he studied music, studied at a music school.
Recall that Oleg Yakovlev joined the Ivanushki International group in 1997, replacing the deceased Igor Sorin. Together with Andrei Grigoriev-Apollonov and Kirill Andreev, Oleg Yakovlev recorded the song "Poplar Fluff", which instantly soared to the top of the charts. In 2013, the artist decided to leave the group and concentrate on his solo career.
