Vladimir Kristovsky - 45: 6 children, 2 marriages, 1 brother and 7 albums by the frontman of the group "Uma2rmaH"

2024 Author: Richard Flannagan | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-15 23:55

On December 19, the famous musician, lead singer of the Uma2rmaH group, Vladimir Kristovsky, turns 45. He approached this milestone with several records: his songs have not left the top of the charts for 15 years, the group has released 7 albums. This year, another significant event happened in his life - he became a father for the sixth time! 7 years ago, a flurry of criticism fell upon him after the musician, after 17 years of marriage, left his wife, with whom he had four children. No one believed that his new relationship would become durable, but his second marriage has been going on for 7 years, and his wife gave him two more children.

Vladimir Kristovsky was born in 1975 in Gorky (Nizhny Novgorod). His mother was an engineer, his father was a professional athlete. He inherited his craving for creativity from his grandfather - the famous sculptor Visvald Rapikis in Latvia, who created the symbol of Jurmala - the "Earth globe". Both the elder brother Sergei and the younger Vladimir have been fond of music since childhood, but this did not immediately become their professional occupation. Before becoming a famous musician throughout the country, Vladimir Kristovsky received the specialty of an electrician and changed several professions: he worked as a gas electric welder, a salesman, a driver, a gas station operator, a janitor in a kindergarten, and even a night nurse and a morgue watchman!

The first success in his work was achieved by his older brother - Vladimir was still looking for himself when Sergei Kristovsky became a famous musician in Nizhny Novgorod. Thanks to him, Vladimir began to study music, which he talked about: "". Many did not believe that they were siblings, because they were not alike either in appearance or in character. The elder always knew what he wanted and confidently walked towards his goal, while the younger was doubting and rushing about. At first, he did not believe that he would be able to achieve success on stage, because from embarrassment and fear he forgot all the words and was clamped down.

At the age of 23, Vladimir Kristovsky went to conquer Moscow, but the capital did not fall at his feet - absolutely all the recording studios, where in 1998 Kristovsky took cassettes with his songs, did not see anything interesting in his music and did not want to cooperate with him. His wife Valeria Rimskaya, whom they met and married back in Nizhny Novgorod, helped him not to give up and not lose faith in himself. At that time he was 20 years old, and she was 18. When their first daughter Yasmin was born, Vladimir worked as a driver. His patch was enough only for diapers and baby food, while he and his wife ate only potatoes with mushrooms, which were collected in the forest. While his music was noticed and appreciated, 7 long years of lack of money and hopelessness have passed.

For the first time, Vladimir entered the stage thanks to his older brother - he agreed to make a joint program and perform together in Nizhny Novgorod. This is how the group "Not Our World" appeared, later renamed into the group "Umaturman". The brothers called their style "pop with elements of bard songs and rock." They consider the 28th birthday of Vladimir to be the starting point, when on December 19, 2003 Zemfira herself invited them to perform at her concert. The song "Praskovya from the Moscow Region", on which the musicians themselves did not bet, became a pass ticket in Moscow. Already in 2004the group "Umaturman" performed at the opening of the Moscow film festival and received the Russian MTV award.

The author of the lyrics and music was Vladimir Kristovsky, and his brother was engaged in arrangements, played the bass guitar and percussion instruments. Both of them performed vocals. In the early 2000s. the group "Umaturman" released hit after hit: "Say Goodbye", "Big Tennis", music for the film "Night Watch" and the TV series "Daddy's Daughters". The group later had to be renamed "Uma2rmaH" due to legal problems with the rights to use the famous Hollywood actress's name.

While Vladimir disappeared at rehearsals, concerts, in recording studios and on tour, his wife took care of the family, and there were a lot of worries, because they had four daughters! All of them were given unusual names by their parents - Yasmin, Stanislav, Mia and Uma. In fact, the musician took part in raising only his eldest daughter, who was born even before he moved to Moscow. Later, he simply did not have enough time for a family.

According to the musician, he was a rather authoritarian father and husband: "". Everything held on to him, everything revolved around him, for his daughters and wife he was the real center of the universe, so his decision to leave the family after 17 years of marriage was a great shock and collapse of the world for everyone. However, Vladimir did not see another way out for himself then.

Over the years, he began to notice that their relationship with his wife grew into kindred and friendly, love was gone, and the only thing that continued to connect them was home and children. The decision to divorce was not easy for him. When he fell in love with another woman, he felt such guilt and remorse that he even brought himself to the hospital. First, there were heart problems, and then he ended up in a neurosis clinic. He later said about his experiences: "".

The musician met his new darling Olga 5 years earlier. They met at a disco, their romance quickly began and just as quickly ended. Then Vladimir did not take this seriously and did not intend to leave the family. Later, a new friend starred in his video "Olya from the Net", and their communication continued. They said goodbye several times, but as a result, both came to the conclusion that they could no longer exist without each other. In 2013, Kristovsky decided to divorce.

In 2014, the musician married Olga. Two years later, they had a son, and in April of this year, a daughter. The musician became a father for the sixth time and did not hide his happiness. He says that having children is the only thing he never regretted and about which he never doubted.

In 2013, a wave of indignation fell on Kristovsky because of his act, because this tendency seemed to many to be a destructive pattern - having achieved success, many famous men left their families and went to young girls: 13 high-profile divorces of stellar large families.