Singer girls. The youngest, most talented, beloved and scandalous singers of Russia
The singer was born into a large family in the Ukrainian village of Marshintsy. Because of the passport officer, who mistakenly wrote August 9 in her passport, Sofia celebrates her birthday twice. He considers his first vocal teacher to be his father, who himself loved to sing and had an absolute ear for music and a beautiful voice.
Rotaru owes her impeccable figure to regular trips to the pool, exercise equipment and proper nutrition.
Of course, Sofia’s ideal appearance is not only her natural abilities, but also work on herself. The star owes her flawless figure to regular trips to the pool, exercise equipment and proper nutrition. The singer loves going to the sauna and massage therapists' offices. This allows her not only to be in excellent physical shape and move well, but also to endure a two-hour concert. Rotaru admits that he practically does not add salt to his dishes, does not eat fatty foods and eats a lot of plant foods. As for plastic surgery, the singer assures that she has never resorted to it and uses exclusively proven methods and folk recipes.
VALERIA
Alla Perfilova, better known as Valeria (now this is the name that appears in her passport), was born in the city of Atkarsk. Valeria studied variety art from Joseph Kobzon and Gelena Velikanova.
As the singer herself says, she owes her stunning appearance to yoga, morning jogging, a healthy lifestyle, proper nutrition, cheerfulness and natural ingredients in cosmetic products. For example, Valeria not only often visits beauty salons, but also uses village sour cream as a face mask. To care for the area around the eyes, the singer applies cotton pads with cool rose water. She also prefers natural scrubs. Here is one of the recipes: 1 tsp. honey, a pinch of sugar, olive or flaxseed oil. This scrub is perfect for hand care.
IRINA ALLEGROVA
Irina was born into the family of a theater director and actress. The first years of their life the family lived in Rostov-on-Don, after which they moved to Baku. At the initial stage of her career, Allegrova provided voice acting for Indian films, and then began performing on stage.
The singer found a solution in proper nutrition - her diet is dominated by vegetables, fruits, seafood and honey.
Irina has tried many diets throughout her life, even taking Thai diet pills. But none of this helped her lose those extra pounds. The singer found a solution in proper nutrition - her diet is dominated by vegetables, fruits, seafood and honey. Irina relieves stress with culinary therapy. The singer regularly swims in the pool, visits a massage therapist, a sauna and does aerotherapy. All this helps the star keep her body and figure in good shape.
ALLA PUGACHEVA
“The Woman Who Sings” and the real Diva of Russian show business first appeared on stage at the age of five, and today she has an enviable career behind her. In 2010, the singer announced the end of her touring activities and still keeps her word. She only appears at social events and television shows, gives interviews and voices over films.
Alla Pugacheva, like any woman, has her own secrets of beauty and youth. The secret to her thick and luxurious hair is... her wig. Yes, yes, the singer wears a wig, her hair has not been so beautiful for a long time (this information is confirmed by the fact that at one of her concerts Pugacheva simply tore off her wig right on stage). Alla maintains her figure with a salt-free diet and a complete refusal of bread.
NATASHA KOROLEVA
The Honored Artist of Russia first appeared on stage at the age of three as part of a large children's choir of radio and television of Ukraine. Having already matured, she recorded the song “Yellow Tulips” and literally immediately became a star.
The Queen is an ardent opponent of plastic surgery, although she resorts to Botox injections.
The Queen is an ardent opponent of plastic surgery, although she resorts to Botox injections. Natasha has her own beauty salon, so her appearance is the work of top-class professionals working in her salon. As for an attractive figure, it’s all about tennis. The singer works out with a personal trainer three times a week. Natasha admitted that she cannot go on a diet, but she eats in small portions and controls the consumption of flour and sweets. Natalya also resorted to the procedure of hirudotherapy (healing with leeches).
Nyusha
The very young singer Nyusha (Anna Shurochkina) had never studied vocals professionally and never graduated from music schools. She began performing at the age of 11, and at 17 she came up with a pseudonym, which is still with her today. Now the girl’s songs occupy leading positions in the Russian charts, and she herself has more than once become a laureate of prestigious music awards.
Nyusha monitors her appearance and health as much as possible. She does not smoke, drinks alcohol in moderation and only on holidays. The singer considers healthy sleep and good rest to be the key to attractiveness and health, so she tries to never go behind schedule. The girl drinks a lot of clean water and uses natural masks and moisturizers for her skin. The singer’s good figure is the result of training with a personal trainer and a set of daily exercises. Nyusha does not go on a diet and can afford various delicacies (the main secret is not to eat in the evening).
ANNA PLETNEV
The former lead singer of the Lyceum group, and now the lead singer of the Russian pop group Vintage, is a native Muscovite. At school, Anna studied choreography and music, and also danced in the children's ballet Ostankino. She joined the Lyceum after the dismissal of Lena Perova and was a permanent member of the group for eight years, and then created the Vintage group together with former member of the A-Mega group Alexei Romanov.
After the birth of the child, the singer diligently practiced dancing and singing to get her body in shape.
After the birth of the child, the singer diligently practiced dancing and singing to get her body in shape. But Anna’s diet does not in any way correspond to the standards of nutrition: according to her admission, she eats when she has to and whatever she has to. True, there is still one secret: after eating, the girl simply stands against the wall for 20 minutes. Her dad taught Anna this trick, believing that this way food is better absorbed. The singer disdains plastic surgery, but does not condemn those who resort to it. The star loves naturalness more and uses only high-quality cosmetics.
YULIA NACHALOVA
The ex-wife of Russian football player Evgeniy Aldonina has shown singing abilities since childhood, which were noticed by her father (by the way, a musician and composer). Her father began singing vocals with Yulia at the age of 2, and at the age of five the girl began singing on the professional stage. After winning the TV competition “Morning Star”, the singer was noticed by prestigious music and social programs, who began inviting her to the central channels.
Yulia adheres to the correct daily routine and plays sports. She is not a supporter of fasting days, diets and hunger strikes, since after such experiments she feels bad. On her birthday and New Year, the singer does not limit herself to food at all and can eat whatever she wants. In one of the interviews, Yulia admitted that she does not trust folk recipes, but she simply adores high-quality cosmetics and various mixtures for home use. She always tries to use thermal water and is not afraid to undergo therapeutic and rejuvenating acupuncture procedures. Nachalova does not like to sunbathe either in the sun or in a solarium, as her skin is prone to burns.
ALEXANDRA SAVELIEVA
The 30-year-old lead singer of the Factory group was involved in figure skating as a child and attended a music school where she studied flute and piano. Teachers predicted a sports future for Sasha, but the girl preferred music. Success came to her after participating in the first episode of the show “Star Factory” and founding the “Factory” group.
Teachers predicted a sports future for Sasha, but the girl preferred music.
Sasha has repeatedly been included in the list of the most beautiful girls in Russia. At the same time, she does not try to meet any beauty standards, feels confident in her weight and rejoices at every kilogram she gains. The girl does not go on a diet, because she believes that nutrition should be balanced, but she eats often and in small portions. Loves dark chocolate with salt. For beautiful and youthful skin, Sasha takes fish oil capsules, and also makes natural face masks and does not forget to apply creams with sunscreen. In the morning, the singer washes her face with ice water, and in the evenings she carefully removes her makeup. Sasha also doesn’t forget about sports: she loves swimming, exercises and does myostimulation.
VERA BREZHNEVA
As a teenager, Vera Brezhneva was fond of sports, many types at once. She studied foreign languages and dreamed of becoming a lawyer. But it didn’t work out, so I got a degree in economics. The singer was a member of VIA Gra for 5 years, after which she began her solo career.
As Brezhneva herself admits, she has no special beauty secrets. Mandatory procedures for her are morning and evening facial cleansing and the use of moisturizer. Every week she makes sure to visit a cosmetologist to make an anti-stress mask or perform a deep facial cleansing. Vera does not use anti-cellulite products, but she likes coffee and salt peels, as well as contrast showers. The singer trusts her hair only to professionals. The main secrets of beauty, as she herself admits, could be called exercise and diet - and, with the help of the latter, the singer not only loses weight, but also gains weight when she considers it necessary.
The singer did what no one could do. got into the “daughter” of the main US chart with a song in Russian. In 2007, the track was placed at number 41 on the Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks. “I Will” had a chance to get into the Billboard Hot 100, if not for the rule according to which songs not released in the United States fly past the “Hot 100” in the cradle of show business.
Valeria - Wild!
In 2009, very unexpectedly, the singer’s single hit the Billboard Hot Dance Club. The chart shows the popularity of songs in American nightclubs.
The track debuted at #48 and was a national event. Almost all Russian publications wrote about the stunning success of not the most popular singer in Russia. To make it clear what kind of musical Chomolungma Valeria conquered, the publications specified that the single “American Dream” by Britney Spears was then ranked 45th. Over time, the track managed to reach number 25 and stay on the chart for more than 10 weeks.
Serebro
The group has several tracks that appeared in various international charts. "Mama Lover" entered the Japan Hot 100 (Japan's national chart) at number 49. And Mi Mi Mi - up to 88th line. The English version of “Mama Lyuba” also appeared in Mexico, reaching 19th place on the Mexico Airplay (radio chart). Residents of the Netherlands liked Mi Mi Mi more: in the Netherlands Digital Songs (download chart), the single peaked at number 8. But most of all Serebro is loved in Italy. Four songs of the group appeared in the download chart: Mama Lover, Mi Mi Mi, Kiss and Gun.
Yulia Kova
Singer Yulia Kova made her debut quite successfully on the international market. In 2008, her single Beep Beep peaked at number 27 on the Hot Dance Club Songs. And the song Sorry appeared on the Japan Hot 100, peaking at number 88. In Japan, the singer enjoyed such success that it was even planned to release a specialized version of the album “This Is Me.” But due to disagreements with the record company, the release was canceled.
Timati - Welcome to St. Tropez (feat. DJ Antoine)
The 2009 single reached number 1 on Billboard Luxembourg Digital Songs, number 2 on the German chart (the video was in hot rotation on local MTV), number 7 in Austria and France, and number 9 on Billboard Global Dance. Songs. 145 million views on YouTube!
"PPK" - Resurrection
The Russian electronic band first conquered the Internet, and then the national charts in Great Britain.
In 2001, the track “Resurrection” was included in the rotation of BBC Radio One. Perhaps thanks to this, the single soon reached third place in the UK Singles Charts. The track was based on a motif from the soundtrack of the Soviet film “Sibiriyada”, written by Eduard Artemyev.
“Gorky Park” - Try to Find Me
Now let’s remember about the artifact of ancient times that broke out from behind the Iron Curtain immediately after it rusted. The group's self-titled debut disc sold 300 thousand copies in the United States. This was in 1989. In "hot" numbers, it peaked at number 80 and spent two weeks overall on the Billboard 200. Only one song managed to make it onto the Billboard Hot 100. Try To Find Me reached number 81. The group was relatively successful in Norway and Denmark.
In the wake of interest in Russia at that time, many producers tried to find someone and promote them, but it didn’t work out very well. One can only recall the group “Aquarium”, whose long play Radio Silence was on the 198th place on Billboard in the same 1989.
Alsou - Before You Love Me
After a successful performance at Eurovision, the singer began to be promoted as the Russian Britney Spears. But something in the singer’s PR team did something wrong, and her single Before You Love Me was able to debut in 2001 on the UK Singles Chart only in 27th place and stay on the chart for only three weeks. Although it is worth admitting that the track was no different from the endless pop bubble gum that stormed the American and English charts at that time.
Leonid Rudenko - Everybody
The DJ's career began after he, rejected by Russian record companies, began sending his recordings by e-mail to managers of Western labels. Soon he signed his first contract.
In 2009, the single Everybody entered the UK national chart. Having debuted in 24th place, he left the top 100 after just three weeks. The single later ranked second on the Upfront Club Chart's list of the top 100 tracks of the year.
t.A.T.u.
Three singles entered the main UK chart: Not Gonna Get Us, All About Us and All the Things She Said, thanks to which they became the first Russian group to reach the top of this chart. The song was in the lead for four weeks.
The group also achieved success in the USA. The debut English-language album, for example, ended up in 13th place on the Billboard 200.
But most of all t.A.T.u. loved in Japan. Here the record 200 km/h in the Wrong Lane sold 1.8 million copies. At that time, these were record sales among foreign artists. By the way, after the breakup of the group, one of the ex-members again submitted to Billboard. The remix of Lena Katina's single Never Forget managed to reach the top of the magazine's dance chart.
Nobody in the world knows Soviet and Russian pop musicians. Especially in the West. Nevertheless, musicians from Russia entered the Western charts at different times.
All attempts to promote and impose our popular music on the Western public have failed. Russian pop music is very secondary and backward - both technologically and stylistically.
But it has already become a good tradition to tell the Russian public lies about the successes of certain performers in the West. It's getting really funny.
Kirkorov traveled to Monte Carlo for The World Music Awards - a show of the best-selling performers in their countries, but it is quite difficult to find a person in Russia who has Kirkorov's album. Pugacheva, as you know, in 1997 took only 15 place out of 25 at the useless Eurovision.
For some reason, Sergei Lazarev sings in English, something the human brain simply cannot handle. Joseph Prigogine, who became an obsession with pushing Valeria to the West, once said in a paid article in a British newspaper that his wife had sold 100 million albums in Russia.
The rapper Timati had the biggest success when the Swiss DJ Antoine remixed Timati's song Welcome to St. Tropez. The song topped the charts all over the world, except for the UK and the US. In Switzerland, the song took sixth place at the end of the year. This is the peak for our pop singers in recent times.
Which of our musicians actually achieved high places in the Western (and this, in a musical sense, primarily the USA and Great Britain) charts and is generally more or less known in the West.
1. Composer Aram Khachaturian - 1972
One of the recordings of the music from his ballet “Spartacus,” called Spartacus, which Khachaturian made together with the London Symphony Orchestra, entered the British album chart in 1972, reached number 16 and stayed there for 15 weeks.
By the way, his music is so popular in the world that it was even used in such famous films as “2001: A Space Odyssey” by Stanley Kubrick, “Aliens” by James Cameron and “Caligula” by Tinto Brass.
2. Boris Grebenshchikov - 1989
His album Radio Silence, released in England and the USA, took 198th place on the Billboard200, despite the fact that it was recorded with the then super-popular group Eurythmics. The video shows BG's performance on David Letterman's popular TV show.
3. Gorky Park-1990
The success of Gorky Park in the USA cannot be exaggerated. They did not conquer America. Just look at their achievements on the charts. On the Billboard Hot 100 they only scored with the single Try To Find Me (81st place and 6 weeks on the chart), and on the Billboard 200 with the album Gorky Park (80th place and 21 weeks on the chart).
But Gorky Park generally sold well - 300 thousand copies sold in America alone - this is a very good result. The group achieved much greater success in Scandinavia. Gorky Park in Norway reached 9th place, and the single Bang - 5th. In Denmark, the album Moscow Calling It even went platinum.
4. Alsou-2000
With the song Before You Love Me "under Britney Spears" she got to 27th place for only a week, during the period when they were trying to promote it in Europe after 2nd place at Eurovision.
5. PPK-2001
The Rostov trance project PPK, with the release of a separate single ResuRection (Eduard Artemyev’s melody from the film “Sibiriyada” by Andrei Konchalovsky with the voice of Yuri Gagarin), debuted in the UK immediately in third place!
The song became the first track from Russia to be in hot rotation on BBC Radio One. ResuRection was then released in other countries, where it also charted successfully - number 5 in the Netherlands, number 9 in Belgium, and number 15 in France and number 36 in Australia.
6. Tattoo-2003
In 2002, the English version of their album “200 in the opposite direction” was released and “Tatu” generally became the most popular Russian group in the world. The girls did not become stars of the first magnitude, and their success was not that long, but they sold about 10 million of their records abroad. This is an unattainable result for Russian performers.
The English-language album now has gold status in four countries and platinum in Europe as a whole, the song “All the Things She Said” occupied the first line of the British chart for several weeks, and a cover of The Smiths was performed in the TV series “Gossip Girl” in 2009.
7. Leonid Agutin - 2007
The author of “Barefoot Boy” and husband of Angelika Varum graduated from the Moscow Jazz School and from his youth was interested not only in pop music, but also in a variety of acoustic guitar music - from jazz to flamenco. In the early 2000s, Agutin began playing concerts, and then recorded the album “Cosmopolitan Life” together with Al di Meola, an American virtuoso of the genre. In Germany the album had more than good sales.
8. Eduard Khil - 2009
A well-known, sad and beautiful story, due to which the great pop singer is known in the world as “Mr. Trololo”. On November 26, 2009, user RealPapaPit posted on YouTube the vocalization “I’m very happy, because I’m finally returning home” - today this video has 19 million 700 thousand views.
They say that the singer was even offered an international tour - but he refused. Both Gawker and The New York Times wrote about Gil's death.
9. Pussy Riot-2012
This is the only group here that has not been on the Western charts, but it cannot be ignored. From a musical point of view, this is a comical story. The group, whose songs no one had ever really heard anywhere, became the most famous musical group from Russia in recent times. Suffice it to say that in the West the Cathedral of Christ the Savior is known as the Pussy Riot Church.
Soon after the arrest of Nadezhda Tolokonnikova, Maria Alekhina and Ekaterina Samutsevich, musicians around the world began to carry out actions in their support - ranging from Madonna and Paul McCartney to Mike Patton and The Knife and Die Antwoord.
10. Anna Netrebko - 2007 - present
The opera singer was able to achieve real world fame, including the United States. She enjoys particular success in Austria, where she received citizenship. Also lives in New York. Her recordings are constantly on the classical music charts, but in some countries they also appear on the general music charts. Especially in Austria and Germany. Thus, 15 of Netrebko’s albums entered the Austrian chart .
Bonus: The most famous Russian music video in the world
The bloody viral hit “Bad Motherfucker” from the Russian group Biting Elbows, filmed in first person and therefore more reminiscent of an action video game than a music video. The clip was publicly celebrated by Samuel L. Jackson and Darren Aronofsky. 24.6 million views on Youtube.
, .1 place. Vera Brezhneva
The 32-year-old singer and actress is a master at... counting. She grew up in a family where every penny was saved, and from an early age she set out to earn money - she sold tomato paste and pasta at the market. “When guys I knew passed by, of course, it was awkward,” Vera recalled. “But I tried not to pay attention to the sidelong glances and grins. I knew that I needed to help mom and dad.” It was then that she learned to count quickly and clearly for the rest of her life, and after school she went to study to become an accountant. I didn’t graduate from university, but knowledge of accounting still helps. Vera associates a lot with numbers, remembers almost all the dates of significant events in her life, phone numbers, car numbers, etc. The singer helps the sisters keep financial records in their clothing store The Box in Kyiv. And she herself controls the budget of her own charitable foundation, “Ray of Faith.”
2nd place. Yulia Lipnitskaya
After the Olympics, many fans filled 16-year-old Yulia Lipnitskaya with poetry. “Entire collections were dedicated to her, and she, of course, was very touched,” the champion’s mother Daniela shared with StarHit over the phone. – We read everything with gratitude. Previously, Yulia was not interested in poetry, but now she has become involved. For example, I discovered the “rebellious” poems of Daria Sklyarova...”
Everyday training leaves the athlete almost no free time. She has no time to hang out with her friends or ride horses, and Yulia loves horse riding. But she still manages to read. As the mother says, her daughter recently discovered Bulgakov’s “The Master and Margarita” - she liked it!
3rd place. Olga Buzova
Somehow, out of curiosity, Olga “tried on” new images - Marilyn Monroe, Christina Aguilera. The experience was successful, but she admitted on social networks: “I like being myself more.” With every action, the 28-year-old TV presenter breaks stereotypes about blondes. It is no coincidence that she topped the rating of show business stars with the highest IQ on one of the Internet portals. She has no problems with ideas on how to make money: she came up with the clothing brand C&C by Olga Buzova and opened a jewelry store. From a participant in “House-2”, as she dreamed, she grew into a presenter. And she became the editor-in-chief of the magazine.
// Photo: Press service of the White Gold company
4th place. Ksenia Borodina
Looking at 31-year-old Ksenia Borodina, I can’t believe that just five years ago, after the birth of her daughter Marusya, the young mother and aspiring TV presenter had a terrible complex about being overweight. I didn’t trust anyone to fix the situation – I sorted it out myself. As a result, the book “Losing Weight with Ksenia Borodina” appeared, where she openly admitted her own mistakes. Today Ksenia is preparing to publish another book about how to become beautiful. “I decided to talk about ways to quickly get yourself in order,” Ksenia shares with StarHit. “There is also a set of sports exercises that I developed myself.” Since the TV presenter tested each recommendation on herself, it’s worth a try.
5th place. Alsou
In 2006, after the birth of her first daughter Safina, the singer became interested in painting. “I’m good at portraits,” 31-year-old Alsou admits to StarHit. “You manage to capture something important in a person—the look, the eyes.” While still at school, I wrote an excellent exam paper on portraits in various techniques – from ink to oil.” Today there are already so many works that she dreams of her own exhibition, which will include both a self-portrait and a portrait of her father. In the spring of 2012, the star put up a portrait of Vladimir Vysotsky for auction; it was bought for $16 thousand. Alsou donated all the proceeds to help hospitals and boarding schools.
6th place. Ani Lorak
When her husband opens another restaurant in Kyiv, 35-year-old Ani Lorak often participates in interior design and menu selection. “The restaurant business needs a creative approach no less than the stage. There are no trifles,” the singer is sure. Neither tours nor rehearsals prevent the star from discussing ideas with her husband. Not long ago, Murat opened his fourth restaurant in the city center - Famous karaoke. From the very first day, many stars – good friends of Anya – loved to relax there. And when the idea came to her to decorate one wall with chic black and white portraits of the restaurant’s famous guests, no one objected; on the contrary, they posed with pleasure.
7th place. Albina Dzhanabaeva
“Albina, will you really work for us?” – high school students from one of the capital’s schools asked the VIA Gra soloist. But the singer simply did an internship with them as a student at the Faculty of Psychology of the Moscow City Psychological and Pedagogical University. Led for a month
classes for junior classes, testing for seniors... Attendance was one hundred percent! In February 2014, 34-year-old Dzhanabaeva received her diploma. She decided spontaneously to become a psychologist. In recent years, she has been offered roles of heroes with complex characters in cinema and theater. And she managed to cope with them, because now the psychology of people has ceased to be a mystery to her.
8th place. Tatiana Navka
Traveling to eastern countries inspired the 39-year-old figure skater to create perfume. She began purchasing essential oils, combining them, achieving unique shades. The highlight of her fragrances is udu tree oil: a powerful aphrodisiac, which must be handled delicately so as not to overdo it. Several options have already been successful, it’s time to open a perfume store. This is what Tatyana is all about: no matter what she does, she will not back down until
will not become a champion, like in figure skating. And recently, together with designer Anastasia Gollandtseva and friend Lyudmila Mitvol, she released a collection of Sweet Stuff jewelry made of silver and semi-precious stones. The works resemble multi-colored candies, are made in Hong Kong, and in Moscow stores cost from 8 thousand rubles.
9th place. Ekaterina Klimova
There are few days off in the schedule of 36-year-old Ekaterina Klimova. Now the actress is starring in two projects at once - “Mistresses” and “Plague”. She recently divorced her husband, actor Igor Petrenko. Three children remained with her. Thank you, mom and nannies help. But Katya, as soon as filming ends, flies home - and stops rushing beyond the threshold. Together with 12-year-old Lisa, 7-year-old Matvey and 5-year-old Korney, he watches a movie, discusses the actions of the heroes, asks his sons how they studied English and karate. “We have complete harmony at home,” the actress assures.
10th place. Ksenia Sobchak
Having entered the “TOP Beauties of Moscow 2013”, Ksenia was amazed: “What a blatant lie!” The 32-year-old TV presenter prefers to be described as a “stylish and modern personality,” as she was recently called in the New York Times, appreciating Ksenia’s look at Haute Couture Fashion Week in Paris. Sobchak posts on social networks both fashionable “looks” and examples of the terrible bad taste of some ladies. And he personally conducts fashion master classes, where he gives practical advice.
11th place. Kristina Orbakaite
The singer has been drawing sold-out crowds all over Russia for many years, but despite her star status, she is very easy to communicate with and can find a common language with anyone. One day, 43-year-old Christina and the musicians hit the road by bus. They were in a hurry for a sound check, exceeded the speed limit and were stopped by the traffic police. The singer’s director began to persuade the inspectors: “Please let me go, we’re taking Kristina Orbakaite.” They responded: “Come on, lie, we just saw her on TV!” And then Christina appeared from the depths of the salon: “Hello, what happened?” The law enforcement officers froze in admiration. Then they asked for autographs, took photos with the singer as a souvenir and wished them a good trip.
12th place. Adeline Sotnikova
After winning the Olympics, figure skater Adelina Sotnikova is called “Legend at 17.” After all, at this age she became the first Olympic champion in women's single skating in Russian history. Adeline has been considered a child prodigy since childhood. At the age of 13, she was able to perform the most complex elements that not every adult can do. Sotnikova devotes her free time to cinema. Recently, on the advice of my mother Olga Dmitrievna and coach Elena Buyanova, I watched the films “Champions” and “Legend No. 17”. “It seems to me that coaches should feel students exactly the same way as Anatoly Tarasov - Valeria Kharlamova,” Adelina admired after “Legend...”. – And like Elena Germanovna – me. Before the Olympics, Tatyana Anatolyevna Tarasova also advised me. Now I understand who she is like – her father!”
13th place. Anna Sedokova
The singer is imitated by thousands of fans. To teach them how to dress just as stylishly, the 31-year-old artist launched her own casual fashion line, La story, last year. Particularly popular is a sweatshirt with a large acid-colored heart and the inscription “Love -
this is all. Everything is love." Colleagues and friends support Anna: for example, Vera Brezhneva took part in a new photo shoot. Having gained a taste for it, Sedokova recently shared on social networks: “I began to develop a children’s clothing line that will be an absolute mini-copy of my adult collection.”
14th place. Polina Gagarina
Driving around Moscow in a snow-white Range Rover Evoque, Polina, a driver with 10 years of experience, nostalgically recalls the first car she drove at 18, a tiny Volkswagen Lupo: “I always liked the way I looked in it.” Five years later, she gave herself a Nissan Qashqai for her 23rd birthday – and happily showed off the spacious trunk, which contained a gym bag, dry cleaning, spare shoes, her son’s child seat, a soft airplane horseshoe pillow, a bath towel, and a volume of Omar’s poems. Khayyama... Not a car, but a second home.
15th place. Christine Asmus
The 26-year-old actress easily got used to the role of a married lady, housewife and mother: on January 5, she and Garik Kharlamov had a daughter, Anastasia. It turned out that Christina enjoys cooking. Garik is used to eating simply: for breakfast - fried eggs and cereal with milk and at any time of the day - fried potatoes. But the wife tirelessly looks for something interesting. He often appears on online culinary forums, posting photographs of custard pancakes or delicious samosas that he prepares at home. She wouldn’t mind watching football on TV either with her husband or even without him.
16th place. Sasha Savelyeva
Two years ago, the singer started skiing. In January 2012, my husband, Kirill Safonov, suddenly suggested spending a vacation at a resort in Salzburg.
Sasha got used to trusting her husband: “I’m the kind of person who needs to follow someone, learn something new...” So he persuaded her to try. In Austria, having put on a ski suit and tried on boots with bindings, Sasha rolled down the shallowest hill - and was delighted: “Really cool!” It turned out that this sport burns extra calories much better than fitness.
17th place. Svetlana Hodchenkova
Svetlana is the only Russian actress who managed to break into Hollywood and loudly declare herself. It all started in 2011 with the thriller “Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy!” with Gary Oldman and Tom Hardy. Khodchenkova had an episode, but participation in such a high-profile project made her one of the most
the country's highest-paid actresses with a fee per day of filming of $4 thousand. By 2013, the figure had grown to $5 thousand before the actress starred
in the fantasy action film “Wolverine: Immortal” with Hugh Jackman and played one of the main roles – a female viper.
18th place. Natalie
The singer of the hits “The Wind Blew from the Sea” and “Oh God, What a Man” admits: “I don’t work out in the gym, I feel sad in the company of iron.” She
I realized a long time ago that cleaning an apartment helps a woman stay in shape much better than exercise equipment. Especially if you wash the floor, crawling with a rag in all corners. Or you rub the windows, trying to reach the window - every muscle works. “Four years ago, when I was expecting the birth of my second son, a neighbor found me mopping the floors in the entrance and was dumbfounded: “Natasha, you’re an artist, and you’re also pregnant, what are you doing!” – the 40-year-old singer shared with StarHit. – And I had such a strange toxicosis, in which I liked the smell of wet cement! Nothing is
I couldn’t help it.”
19th place. Anna Snatkina
Dancing appeared in Snatkina’s life in 2006 - when the actress was invited to the television show “Dancing with the Stars”, and together with Evgeny Grigorov she took first place. During the project, the participants - stars and professional dancers - had to train a lot. Sometimes the performance lasted until the night. Despite this, “Dancing” inspired her so much that the artist still does not give up her classes and goes to the gym at every opportunity. “After winning the show, in addition to slow dancing, I have a weakness for Latin dances,” the 31-year-old actress tells StarHit. Anna still spends an hour to two hours every evening on her favorite activity. Such a pastime helps her not only stay fit and toned, but also maintain a good mood.
20th place. Elena Podkaminskaya
The 35-year-old star of the series “Kitchen” loves experiments. Not only will she not refuse, for example, a nude photo shoot, but she will also come up with a lot herself
interesting details. Once, having agreed to shoot for MAXIM magazine, Podkaminskaya offered to arrange it in the scenery of a bathroom and bedroom. “I wanted everything to look natural, as if the heroine was caught in a place where you can really walk without clothes,” Elena explained to StarHit. By the way, the first people she showed the photographs to were the actress’s parents - the strictest judges. They liked it.
21st place. Elizaveta Boyarskaya
The actress was very worried when she was asked to organize “Art Surf” - the first creative evening in her life with the reading of poetry, of which 28-year-old Lisa knows a great many. And before going to the resort area of St. Petersburg Komarovo, Lisa rehearsed, reciting poems several times to her only viewer at that time - her two-month-old son Andrei. Pushkin, Akhmatova, Tsvetaeva... The loudest applause during her concert sounded after Apollo Grigoriev’s poem “I love you... What to do - it’s my fault!”
22nd place. Oksana Fedorova
36-year-old Oksana has repeatedly donated money for the maintenance of churches; she often visits the Moscow Church of Elijah the Prophet in Obydenky Lane. “Here I am distracted from the hustle and bustle and feel peace,” she tells StarHit. “In case of any difficulties, I approach my favorite miraculous icon of the Mother of God “Unexpected Joy” and pray for the health of my children and loved ones.” Three years ago, the entire country spread around the recognition of the winner of the Miss Universe contest that she was “begging for a child” and went to the Diveyevo Monastery. And, as Oksana now likes to say, “by faith it will be given.” In the spring of 2012, a son, Fedor, was born, and in the summer of 2013, a daughter, Lisa. “Only when I became a mother did I gain self-confidence,” Oksana admits.
23rd place. Ekaterina Guseva
Admired by the musical “Nord-Ost,” the polar explorers invited Ekaterina, the performer of one of the main roles, to the North Pole for a visit. 2002, at the Pole - 43°C, even a jumpsuit with eider down did not save me from the cold and wind. But, having hoisted a flag with the autographs of the troupe actors next to the station, Katya began to sing a song from the play: “Captains of our own destiny, it is the trumpet signal that calls us...” “How can one not sing if the soul asks!” – the 38-year-old actress then shared. In Moscow she had to have her throat treated. But for her heroic performance at the pole, Guseva was included in the Russian Book of Records.
24th place. Lera Kudryavtseva
Recently, 43-year-old Lera Kudryavtseva voiced the Warface project, an online game that is gaining popularity. Gives commands to the fighters, explaining to them the intricacies of the tasks. And this is not her first experience - in 2007 she voiced the heroine of the cartoon “Honey Plot”, in 2010 she “gave her voice” to the she-wolf from the cartoon “Alpha and Omega: The Fang Brothers”, and in 2012 – the heroine of “Cinderella: Full speed ahead!”... “Each voice acting is a game of intonation, the ability to express vivid emotions, a very exciting process!” – Lera admits to StarHit.
25th place. Angelica Agurbash
The singer only looks fragile and defenseless, but in fact she has been seriously engaged in boxing for 10 years! Interest in this sport appeared shortly after the birth of her third child, son Anastas. Angelica then gained extra pounds, and boxing allowed her to quickly lose them and pump up her arms and abs. The 44-year-old singer now finds time to “grind the pear.” It keeps you in great shape and relieves stress. “I definitely don’t need a bodyguard,” the singer shared with StarHit. “I can completely take care of myself!”