Concert of Sofia Rotaru anniversary 70. The secret of eternal youth of Sofia Rotaru: no fried potatoes, desserts and meat dishes
Sofia Mikhailovna Rotaru turns 70 on August 7, but the famous singer clearly does not look her age. It seems that it is like a fine wine - it only gets better with age.
For many years, the singer has adhered to one image: long straight hair in the middle.
But not always Rotaru followed this style. Let's trace the evolution of Sofia Rotaru's appearance. Real success came to the singer already in the early 70s. In 1971, she played one of the main roles in the musical film Chervona Ruta. At the same time, Rotaru created an ensemble of the same name.
Rotaru is gradually becoming a popular singer in the USSR, and soon receives the title of Honored Artist of the Ukrainian SSR, People's Artist of the Ukrainian SSR and becomes the laureate of the LKSMU Prize. N. Ostrovsky.
Almost all of Sophia Mikhailovna's outfits are with ethnic motifs, and the makeup is always spectacular: red lips, wide arrows or bright shadows.
In the 80s, the artist began a new stage not only in her work, but also in life. She was “left” from the ensemble, she was losing her voice, but did not give up.
During this period, she appears on stage in typical outfits for that time - dresses embroidered with rhinestones, clothes with voluminous sleeves.
Hair styling, bright makeup - all this did not go beyond the then fashion.
The collapse of the USSR practically did not affect the activities of Rotaru - she remained the favorite singer of millions of people.
In the 90s, she often sang songs in Ukrainian, but it is almost impossible to see her in national costumes. At the heart of her wardrobe are concert costumes with gold embroidery and sequins.
In 2002, the singer loses her life partner - her beloved husband Anatoly Evdokimenko. At that moment, she practically drops out of show business.
Upon her return to the stage, she appears in loose dresses with sequins and sequins and short jackets in various colors.
In recent years, Sofia Mikhailovna increasingly prefers trouser suits, but remains true to sequins.
The modern image suits the singer the most. The appearance of Rotaru can be admired endlessly!
Despite the fact that the singer's birthday falls on August 7, she already celebrated it at the international music festival "Heat" together with her sister Aurika, son Ruslan, daughter-in-law Svetlana and granddaughter Sonya.
For the past few years, the star has rarely appeared on stage, so her appearance at the festival caused a sensation. The guests were delighted with Sofia Mikhailovna: she looked as if she had lost twenty years!
“When I see your smiles, hear your applause, I immediately feel young and cheerful,” the singer commented on the delight. The star delighted the fans with the performance of everyone's favorite hits.
“No one calls me grandmother,” Rotaru admitted. “Grandchildren say that not a single person believes that I am their grandmother, I look so young.”
The singer considers love to be the secret of her unsurpassed appearance. Love for life, loved ones, the audience - that's what makes her truly happy.
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On August 7, the favorite of millions - folk singer Sofia Rotaru celebrates her anniversary! Sophia Mikhailovna will turn 70 - but who's to say?! Time has no power over this gorgeous woman!
As an artist, Sofia Mikhailovna will celebrate her birthday with a jubilee concert in Baku as part of the Heat music festival. Just before the singer's flight to the capital of Azerbaijan, we managed to ask her a few questions about the upcoming event, because the artist's birthday is a real holiday for all her fans!
big concert
Sofia Mikhailovna, tell us what the audience will see in Baku?
Anniversary Concert. (Smiling) Young artists will perform covers of my hits, and I have prepared new versions of well-known songs and, of course, the premiere!
In one of the interviews, you said that you want to dedicate this year to yourself. Will you be able to rest in the near future or will you continue to give concerts, because, as the media write, your concert schedule is already booked!
Preparation for the anniversary concert took me more than three months. The team and I created concert costumes for this show, made arrangements, recorded new songs. It's nice, but still a hassle. Of course, I will try to find time to relax with my family. Let's go travel. (Smiling).
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How do you generally celebrate your birthday? Perhaps you are going to a large family table?
Yes, we traditionally celebrate this day with our families, my relatives prepare pleasant surprises for me. Every year they come up with something new and interesting. (Smiling.)
And only round dates we celebrate magnificently, with concerts and numerous guests.
At a concert in Baku, of course, fans will congratulate you. What's the most memorable gift you've received from them?
The most precious gift from fans of my work is their support and love. When they send congratulations with warm wishes, I am very pleased!
Sofia Mikhailovna, you are an example of an ideal woman! Share your beauty secrets!
A lot of them! Well, for example, for the past few years, Sveta (Svetlana Evdokimenko - daughter-in-law of Sofia Mikhailovna. - Ed.) or sister Aurika have been going to the wellness clinic for two or three weeks twice a year, where we adhere to a special diet, actively We go in for sports and go to various massages.
This helps to cleanse the body, restore strength and clarify thoughts, which, of course, is reflected in the appearance. (Smiling.)
The secret of youth
Sofia Mikhailovna, like a true woman, treats her age philosophically. When once Katya Osadchaya asked the singer about the upcoming anniversary, she answered with a smile:
“Well, look at me. When I turn 30, then I will celebrate my anniversary!”
Indeed, looking at Sophia Mikhailovna, one involuntarily begins to think that she knows the secret of eternal youth! And the point here is not in material opportunities (which, for example, many other celebrities have, but few people look like Rotaru), but in relation to themselves and to life.
And yet, according to the singer, she also owes her beautiful appearance to her relatives, who bathe her in love.
They are her rear and reliable support.
Son Ruslan is a concert producer of the singer, daughter-in-law Svetlana is a creative director. The couple gave Sofia Mikhailovna two grandchildren - Anatoly and Sofia, whom she is very proud of.
From left to right: son Ruslan, daughter-in-law Svetlana, granddaughter Sonya, grandson Anatoly Young people are just as creative as their grandmother. Sofia has achieved significant success in the modeling business, Anatoly is engaged in fashion photography.
The singer in her few interviews likes to remember how once, while still a schoolboy, Tolya came home very sad. “We are looking into what happened. And he: “I was told that Sofia Rotaru could not be my grandmother. Because grandmothers are not so young. But I'm your grandson!"
How nice it was for me to hear such words ... I'm not afraid of the word "grandmother", but it so happened that my grandchildren call me by name. It’s just that they don’t associate my image with this word ... ”- Sofia Mikhailovna says with a smile.
Sonya-small and Sonya-big
Another forever close person for Sofia Rotaru was her husband - Anatoly Evdokimenko (died in 2002. - Approx. ed.)
The story of their acquaintance and relationship is worthy of a book or film adaptation. For the first time, Anatoly saw a young girl Sonya ... on the cover of the magazine "Ukraine" (Rotaru was published there as the winner of one of the song contests). I saw and fell in love!
But the young man served in the Urals, and only upon returning to his native Chernivtsi did he start looking for a beauty that occupied all his thoughts. Of course he found her! And became a companion for life!
Sofia Mikhailovna often recalls that without her Tolya, she would not have decided on many musical experiments: he was her adviser, mentor, friend ...
Anatoly directed the Chervona Ruta ensemble, where young Sonya was a soloist, later he acted as a director of absolutely all of her concert programs ...
Sofia Mikhailovna obeyed him in almost everything, with the exception of ... the birth of a child!
“After a year of our marriage, I began to dream of a baby. And from time to time she hinted about this to Tolik, - the singer recalls. - And he made big creative plans and was in no hurry with the child. In addition, we lived with our parents in a 2-room apartment, he had not graduated from the university yet. There was not enough money, it was not customary in our family to ask them from our parents. “Well, okay, okay,” I think ... And somehow I say to him: “Listen, the doctor said that I will soon become a mother.” Although in fact I was not in a position at that moment - I had to go for a little female trick. Tolik shook his head, "Well, that's good." He relaxed, lost his vigilance and began to wait for the birth of an heir.
But he had to wait not nine months, but eleven, because Sonya became pregnant only two months after that conversation. Their son Ruslan was born in 1970.
Sofia ROTARU - Water is alive 1976
“Now I believe that I did everything right,” Rotaru admits to the press. - Then I just wouldn’t have time - these endless tours would begin ... Although my mother kept asking me to give birth again: “Daughter, you just give birth and continue to work, and we will raise the second one.”
She also said: "You will be very sorry that you have only one child." And I'm really sorry.
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Therefore, when Tolya was born to Ruslan and Sveta, after a couple of years I already started to get them to give birth again, and they did it seven years later.
I remember that Sveta was in position for the second time, said Tolya-small. He came and showed a piece of paper - probably an extract from the antenatal clinic. He says: “Here, take it, you wanted it! I will have a brother or sister." And I just said: “Glory to you, Lord.”
By the way, we were sure that a girl would be born the second time. And everything was clear with the choice of the name: the son and daughter-in-law immediately thought of naming their son Tolik in honor of their grandfathers (Svetlana's father is also Anatoly), and the girl in my honor. And so that there is no confusion, at home they call me Sonya-big, and my granddaughter - Sonya-small. Although recently Sonya-small is larger than Sonya-large in height ... "
Sonya-small and Sonya-big This is how the Rotaru-Evdokimenko family lives: with love for each other and a great passion for music.
And we would like to wish Sofia Mikhailovna many more anniversaries: her talent, femininity and wisdom serve as inspiration for millions of people!
Only facts:
- The singer was born on August 7, but due to a mistake by the passport officer, her date of birth was recorded as August 9. So the singer celebrates her birthday twice.
- Sofia Rotaru has two brothers and three sisters. They all sing very well. Love for music in little Sonya was instilled by her elder sister Zina.
- Sofia Rotaru's repertoire includes more than 500 songs, including compositions in Russian, Ukrainian, Romanian, Bulgarian, Serbian, Polish, German, Italian, Spanish and English.
- She was the first of the Soviet singers who sang in recitative.
- In 2000, Sofia Mikhailovna was recognized by the Supreme Academic Council of Ukraine as the best Ukrainian pop singer of the 20th century. Among her other titles are "Man of the XX century", "Golden Voice of Ukraine", "Woman of the Year".
Congratulations from loved ones
Svetlana Evdokimenko, daughter-in-law:
Every birthday of Sofia Mikhailovna is a real holiday for us. We try to get together on this day. What can we say about the anniversary: we will definitely get together with the whole family. Anatoly will fly in from London, Sofia - from Paris, and let's go fishing! Sofia Mikhailovna is a wonderful mother-in-law! I am inspired by her determination, her ability to enjoy the little things, respect people, appreciate sincerity and friendship. And also - a subtle sense of humor and boundless kindness of the soul!
Ruslan Evdokimenko, son:
I would like to wish my mother good health, peace of mind and true friends! We love her very much! And I thank her for everything! She is a very strong person, and I am glad that many of her character traits were transferred to me. For example, sincerity and kindness. She is monogamous, she loved and continues to love only my dad, Anatoly Kirillovich, all her life. Family is the most important thing for her. I learned this from her and I try to set the same example for my children.
Sofia Rotaru with her son Ruslan Quinta, composer:
I think I pulled out a lucky ticket when I met Sofia Mikhailovna Rotaru. This artist has radically changed my work, interest in me has increased significantly. There were many bright moments, stages in my career, but this one is probably the most significant. It was a great honor for me when she took part in my benefit concert "Heaven is me". Working with her is a pleasure. I wrote 29 songs for her. It happened that I came to work at her home, and each time she first fed everyone, and only then went to work. She even brought her signature cheesecakes to the recording studio!
Looking at the truly folk singer Sofia Rotaru, it is impossible to believe that today, August 7, she is celebrating her 70th birthday.
Of course. Cosmetic surgeons can work wonders. And many observers assure that the artist owes her fabulous beauty and youthful appearance to them in part. But even spiteful critics admit: her activity, youthful enthusiasm, mobility can be envied.
True, confusion does happen. In March of this year, the Soviet pop star got into the rating of "shooting stars". At one of the concerts, she could not resist on too high heels and collapsed, fortunately, not on the stage and not from it, but into the reliable hands of the composer Ruslan Quinta.
Fortunately, he was also on stage at that time and hedged the “comet” of Russian and Ukrainian show business in time. Rotaru was not at a loss then. We must give her credit, she recovered from the fall quickly. She asked the musician for forgiveness, and then she joked: “Hold me tight!” And then she calmly continued her speech.
And Sofia Mikhailovna decided to celebrate her 70th birthday in a close circle of close people away from the hustle and bustle, from annoying reporters and not always adequate fans. She and family members flew to Sardinia, on this voyage they went on a private jet.
The celebration takes place in a rented villa with a chic, fantastic view of the Mediterranean Sea. Photos and videos about this small summer adventure have already begun to be posted on the Web by members of the star family.
The "rehearsal" of the anniversary was the creative evening of Sofia Rotaru, held as part of the "ZHARA" festival, which recently ended in the Azerbaijani capital Baku. Together with the hero of the day, her granddaughter Sofia shone on the stage. The namesake of the singer is making a career as a model, and is already quite successfully mastering the European catwalks.
The famous singer is preparing to celebrate the anniversary
In a couple of weeks, Sofia Rotaru will turn 70 years old. She will celebrate the holiday with her family: with her son, daughter-in-law, grandson and granddaughter. At the end of July, Sofia Mikhailovna will give a big concert - a creative evening dedicated to the 70th anniversary of the artist will be held in Baku at the "Heat" music festival. The People's Artist of the USSR has the strength and desire to work, but she looks at least 20 years younger. Plastic surgeons say that without the skillful hands of their colleagues, it is impossible to preserve the youthfulness of the skin at this age. The hero of the day herself is not recognized in beauty operations. But it is difficult to hide the obvious - from the photo published below, one can trace the evolution of Sofia Rotaru's appearance: over the years, she is becoming more and more beautiful and interesting.
The singer is in good physical shape and in a great mood. You can look and feel like this at 70 only thanks to daily work on yourself. Sofia Rotaru talks about the secrets of beauty willingly.
Sofia Rotaru in 2016. Photo: Evgenia Guseva. Beauty and health rules of Sofia Rotaru:
Sofia Rotaru with an unusual hairstyle and "thick" eyebrows is hardly recognizable in this photo. Photo: personal archive. 1) The singer advises to worry less, not to waste energy on vain experiences. For example, a celebrity has never traded on the market, not because of lack of time or unwillingness to save money, but because it takes energy and it is not always possible to get positive emotions as a result.
2) You need to eat little, sometimes Sofia Mikhailovna eats only oatmeal and vegetables. Never eats after six in the evening, excluded salt from the diet. Loves Japanese cuisine.
3) Having gained a couple of extra pounds, the artist immediately goes on a diet. For three days there is boiled rice without salt, then for three days only vegetables in any form, then for three days only fruits.
4) Rotaru has a gym equipped at home - the singer works out daily: the intensity of the loads and the training plan depend on how you feel. Recall that since school, Rotaru loved sports: she went to athletics competitions, and often won. Still regularly swims in the pool.
Sofia Mikhailovna at the music festival "Song of the Year-2015". Photo: Larisa Kudryavtseva
5) Sauna and massage are included in the mandatory wellness program of the star.
6) Rotaru advises everyone to fall asleep to classical music, as it helps to relax, mentally free yourself from problems and worries. Sofia Mikhailovna loves to get enough sleep under Mozart and Vivald.
7) Be sure to plant something, mess around in the beds, so that it becomes possible to directly contact the ground. According to the singer, it charges with strong positive energy.
8) Daily turn to God with prayer, not only in grief, but also in joy. Sofia Mikhailovna says that prayer heals not only the soul, but also the body: “Real faith makes the soul beautiful, and that changes the body for the better.”
9) Washes with ice cubes from frozen mineral water.
10) Sofia Rotaru is grateful to her genes, but still calls communication with her loved ones the main source of strength.
Cosmetologist Ekaterina Pogranichnaya commented on the secrets of Sofia Rotaru's youth for the Teleprogramma magazine: “The artist did rhinoplasty, after which her nose became much more elegant - more refined and neat. The singer at 69 looks at least 20 years younger! A similar effect is achieved with a circular facelift. This operation restores contours, tightens sagging skin, and eliminates deep wrinkles. In addition, Sofia Mikhailovna did a circular lift in the neck area - this provides skin and muscle lifting, emphasizes clear jaw lines, restores tissue elasticity and generally rejuvenates the neck area.
Photo: archive
an icon of the Soviet stage, which has retained its status at the present time almost unchanged. "Gazeta.Ru" - about the reasons for its success.
If geographically and politically the Soviet Union has long been dead,
then in pop culture it continues to exist as if nothing
happened - in the face of such figures as Edita Piekha, who recently noted
80th anniversary
In the biographical information about Rotaru alone, it seems
the whole history of the country - was born in the village of Marchantsi in the Chernivtsi region of Ukraine in a Moldovan family; There was a joke in the early 90s
that at the talks in Belovezhskaya Pushcha the leaders of Russia and Ukraine
asked the question, "how we will divide Rotaru."
Her career began to develop at a time when Soviet ideologists finally allowed the flowers of national cultures to bloom.
seventies
It is believed by many that Rotaru's fame began with the 1971 musical film "Chervona Ruta", in which Rotaru played the main role and the name of which was then taken by her.
for your ensemble.
In fact, for the title of the take-off site of her career,
to argue and the Festival of Youth and Students, held in Bulgaria
three years before that, she won a gold medal there, singing songs in Ukrainian and Romanian.
And the first success came about ten years before and consisted of
many stages - regional, then republican amateur art competitions, the conductor-choir department of the Chernivtsi Music College, in the absence of a vocal one.
Is source: Ekaterina Chesnokova/RIA Novosti
2017 Sofia Rotaru performs at the ZHARA International Music Festival in Baku
The key to Rotaru's success was a clear and even in the best sense of the word prudent mixture of national and cosmopolitan
repertoire: so, from the very beginning of her creative activity, she continued to cooperate with the composer Vladimir Ivasyuk
from Lviv, but at the same time she sang songs by Arno Babadzhanyan, David Tukhmanov, Yuri Saulsky, Raymond Pauls, Vladimir
Matetsky; texts for them were written by Robert Rozhdestvensky, Andrei Voznesensky and other poets who need no introduction.
And it's not just that cooperation with the upper caste
Soviet pop composers and poetic workshop served
admission to the big stage.
Such omnivorousness allowed her to organically weave the songs of the Soviet outskirts in different languages into her program and skillfully use -
at least declarative - the course of the Soviet authorities to support national cultures.
And in this way everyone likes it: both the officials of the Mosconcert and
residents of Russian capitals, and their countrymen on both sides
Ukrainian-Moldovan border.
Interestingly, at the same time, the singer, who seemed to be treated kindly by the authorities, was not without disgrace.
More precisely, it worked out - in 1975 she had a conflict with the local Chernivtsi regional committee of the Communist Party of Ukraine, in connection with which she and her
The ensemble moved to Yalta.
Nothing definite is known about its causes so far -
Rotaru herself said that she moved to the Crimea in connection with
open asthma. A possible reason was the increased
share of repertoire in Ukrainian and cooperation with authors
from Western Ukraine.
It is interesting that the shake-up and stress gave a new impetus to her career: the singer's records (long plays at first) began to be released by the Melodiya company, and she herself was invited to Munich to record a disc
at Ariola. Then she had a large-scale tour of Western and Eastern Europe.
Eighties
The decade of transition from stagnation to perestroika was for her
the peak of her career - it was at that moment that she, with the help of radio and television, began to be constantly present in the life of the country,
coming to almost every house and sounding from every window.
And the trigger of this popularity is again, as in the case of
"Chervona Ruta" became cinema - more precisely, two films with her songs
and participation. In 1980, "Where are you, love?", A kind of
adaptation of the plot "Come tomorrow" to more modern
realities.
The picture was quite autobiographical - in it a young girl came to an amateur song contest with the composition
Raymond Pauls, of the same name as the name of the film, and left his main triumph.
The picture turned out to be megapopular - "Melody" released
a record with songs from the film, and songs based on verses by the best Soviet
the whole country sang poets.
A year later, another picture came out - "Soul", an autobiographical melodrama about the loss of a singer's voice and a reassessment of values.
In the role of musicians, the participants of the "Time Machine" starred in it,
songs were written by Andrey Makarevich and Alexander Zatsepin, and
Rotaru's partner was then at the peak of popularity
Mikhail Boyarsky.
The second picture completed the formation of personal mythology
around her, and a triumphant tour in Canada - the status
a real export star, in the language of trade, suitable for both domestic consumption and export.
However, it seems that this stardom and this status have become
cause of the actual second disgrace - she was forbidden by foreign
tours (requests for which became more and more).
It got ridiculous - once, in response to an invitation, representatives of a German concert agency were sent a paper:
"That one doesn't work here."
Nevertheless, Rotaru actively participated in the "Songs of the Year",
continued cooperation both with top Russian-speaking
However, it ended - unsuccessful, it must be admitted - fell into disgrace only with the beginning of perestroika.
The turning point in this sense can be recognized as the beginning of cooperation with Vladimir Matetsky, which led (or, conversely, was the reason) for a change in image - instead of a chansonnier with folk roots, Rotaru turned into a disco and
rock vocalist. In fact, she's still been the perfect opponent.
for rock musicians of the Leningrad Rock Club and the Moscow Rock Laboratory, however, starting with the quite romantic Lavender,
she eventually began to perform fast things - the very ones
for which she is still remembered: “Moon, moon”, “It was, but it has passed”,
"Only this is not enough."
The latter was a very bold experiment - a complete
nostalgic sadness, the poem of Arseny Tarkovsky was turned by Matetsky into a real rock action movie.
They worked together for a long 15 years - until the end of those same 90s,
which honored artists were decisively scrapped, and new ones were put forward in their place.
Nineties - today
Moreover, it is worth noting that Rotaru never became an archival
a star - like a generation of pop stars a generation older,
quietly and with dignity retired, into teaching and
"Old songs about the main thing."
She, who began her career with the help of her mother, a merchant on the collective farm market, had some amazing, as they say
these days, marketing flair: in some surprising way
at the right moments of time, she guessed the market situation and the time when it would be necessary to change the image or do something new.
So, for example, it was she who at one time - back in the early 90s -
noticed a trend in new pop stars to perform with backup dancers
and invited the not-so-famous Todes troupe to perform
together with her.
The head of the dance theater, Alla Dukhova, said that it was these concerts that became the first step towards the future fame of the dance troupe.
At the same time, she is not at all characterized by a passion for continuous
renewal and oblivion of the old repertoire - she did not shy away from anniversaries, nostalgic reissues, etc. at all. In 2012-2013, she rolled a big anniversary tour dedicated to the 40th anniversary of her creative activity.
Rather, on the contrary - carefully and densely mixing old hits with new ones, she presented her songs as part of one, never interrupted (and by and large - not affected by time) process.
Moreover, it seems that in her case this is not a concept, but a philosophy - because both her biography and her statements indicate that for her this is a way of life.
Another feature of her philosophy is her political position. Although it would be more correct to say humanitarian - a resident of Kiev and a resident of Yalta at her actual place of residence, in 2004 she distributed food to representatives of both opposing camps on the Maidan.
And later, in the wake of the big coming of Ukrainian musicians into politics, she even tried to run for the Rada from the Lytvyn bloc: after the annexation of Crimea, she did not take Russian citizenship (according to her, due to registration in Kiev) and emphasized that she was a citizen of Ukraine.
At the same time, in fact, she and her songs remain part of the life of the divided citizens of the once united country.
The informals of the 80s considered her songs an example of Soviet pop officialdom - now they sound like the last memory of that utopia of the unity of the country and the friendship of peoples, to which the Soviet Union at least tried to approach and the final collapse of which we are witnessing now.
And that is why there is a risk that many leaders of countries that share this singer among themselves will remain petty political figures of the era of Sofia Rotaru.
