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Video: How the fates of famous Soviet performers developed after the collapse of the USSR
2024 Author: Richard Flannagan | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-15 23:55
During the Soviet Union, viewers often did not even know which of the republics this or that performer was from. Of course, the air most often sounded songs performed by Lev Leshchenko, Joseph Kobzon, Alla Pugacheva, Sofia Rotaru and other recognized and honored masters. But millions of people, along with them, listened with pleasure to those whose names were not so well known: Nikolai Hnatyuk, Roza Rymbaeva, Nadezhda Chepragu and others. After the collapse of a huge country, the fates of these performers were different.
Roza Rymbaeva
The performer from the Kazakh SSR became popular after winning the Golden Orpheus festival in Bulgaria, where she performed the song Aliya. For several years, Rosa Rymbaeva constantly appeared in "Song of the Year", and her name was called among the best singers of the Soviet Union, along with Sofia Rotaru and Alla Pugacheva.
In 1979 she became a soloist of Kazakhconcert, where she works to this day. She also teaches vocals at the T. Zhurgenov Kazakh Academy of Arts, takes part in significant events in Kazakhstan, and visits Russia, Japan, Turkey and Belarus with concert tours. She lives permanently in Almaty.
Nikolay Gnatyuk
The songs performed by Nikolai Hnatyuk were known and loved by listeners of the entire Soviet Union. "Dance on the Drum" and "Bird of Happiness" were probably the most popular compositions, as well as "The Girl from Apartment 45", "Crimson Ringing", "I'm Dancing with You", "White Shutters", "Oh, Smereka!" and many others. After the collapse of the USSR, the Ukrainian performer remained at the peak of popularity, but later began to appear less and less on screens or give concerts.
At one time he lived in Germany, and then returned to his homeland. Over the years, he increasingly turned to faith, even studied at one time in a theological seminary. In 2009, the singer took part in the project "Two Stars", where he performed in tandem with Natalya Varley. In 2020, he performed as part of the Ukrainian delegation at the festival in Vitebsk. Currently, he does not give concerts very often, but, as Nikolai Gnatyuk himself says, creative breaks are useful for artists.
Nadezhda Chepraga
This performer very early began to appear on Soviet television. Even in her school years, she starred in the children's program "Alarm Clock" and even took part in the recording of one of the "Blue Lights". 16-year-old Nadezhda Chepraga was allowed to give concerts in France, later she became a participant in the Festival of Youth and Students in Germany, took part in many foreign vocal competitions, performed at the "Song of the Year". Despite the very good data, after the collapse of the Soviet Union, the Moldovan performer was not in great demand.
In 2011, the singer moved from Moldova to Moscow, but even here she does not very often receive invitations to perform or shoot. Nadezhda Chepraga is happy to attend festivals, gives interviews and takes part in various programs, sometimes gives concerts.
Tõnis Mägi
The songs "My Favorite Yard" and "Stop the Music" performed by the Estonian singer Tõnis Mägi made him a favorite of Soviet listeners. He took part in television programs and gave concerts. But back in 1987, he announced his retirement from the stage, and after the collapse of the USSR, for some time he performed exclusively in Estonia.
He lived in Sweden for several years, but then returned to his homeland, became very religious and even became interested in politics. In Russia, the performer performed only a few times. He currently works at the Vanemuine Music and Drama Theater in Tartu and also gives concerts and radio broadcasts.
Polad Bulbul-oglu
Unique vocal abilities allowed the Azerbaijani singer to win the love of listeners in all corners of the Soviet Union. His songs "Ah, That Girl" and "Call" became real hits. The singer and composer himself saw his mission in popularizing the singing culture of Azerbaijan. He played the main role in the films of Julia Guzman "Do not be afraid, I am with you" and "Do not be afraid, I am with you! 1919 ", starred in several more films and acted as a composer for 14 films. He wrote songs for Joseph Kobzon, Lyudmila Senchina, Lev Leshchenko, Roxana Babayan and other performers.
Today Polad Bulbul-oglu is known as a historian and talented politician. Since 2006, he has been the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Azerbaijan to Russia. He is a doctor of art history at the National Creative Academy of Azerbaijan, an honorary professor at the Azerbaijan State University of Culture and Arts, a full member of the Europe-Asia International Humanitarian Academy.
Estonian singer Anne Veski was also very popular during the Soviet era. If a film was made about her life, it would probably be called the same as her most famous song, - "Behind a sharp turn." There really were a lot of sharp turns in her life.
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