Sofia Rotaru biography briefly. Sofia Rotaru biography photo

Sofia Rotaru is the owner of 18 orders of the USSR, Ukraine, Moldova and countless honorary titles, prizes and awards of various song contests.

Sofia Mikhailovna Rotaru can rightly be attributed to the most outstanding Soviet singers. She performed in collective farm clubs and in hot spots, on the Kremlin stage and at international song contests, and everywhere she was met and seen off with a standing ovation. Ukraine and Moldova are arguing over which of them has the honor to call Rotaru their native, however, both Ukrainian and Moldovan songs performed by her were understandable to everyone without translation. For more than 40 years of concert activity, Sofia Rotaru performed more than 500 songs in different languages, became the highest paid performer in the countries of the former USSR, gave a start to life to such famous groups as Chervona Ruta and the Todes ballet. The unique voice of Rotaru (contralto with a range of

its three octaves) allows the singer to perform compositions in any style - folk, jazz, rock, etc. She was the first pop singer in the USSR to sing in recitative and use a rhythm computer for arranging.

Nightingale from Bukovinian village

There are several inaccuracies in Sofia Rotaru's birth certificate. A girl from the ethnic Moldavian village of Marshintsy (Novoselitsky district, Chernivtsi region) was registered in the village council as Sofya Mikhailovna Rotar, who was born on August 9, 1947. Sophia's real birthday falls on August 7, and she began to use the Moldavian version of her last name after the start of concert activity, on the advice of the famous Edita Pieha. The singer's father, Mikhail Fedorovich Rotar, ended the war in Berlin, where

was wounded, later worked as a foreman of winegrowers; at the same time, he had absolute pitch, he sang well and played the button accordion. There were six children in the family, and all had musical abilities. However, the life of the family was not easy - all the housework went to the children. Sonya milked the cow, harvested hay, worked in the garden, got up after dark to take vegetables to the market. And late in the evening she hurried to the classes of school circles, where she learned to dance, play the domra and button accordion. Sophia was an adornment of the school choir (she tried to hide her participation in the church choir), and often performed in concerts. In 1962 and 1963, the girl became the winner of the district and regional amateur performance reviews, and in 1964 she participated in the festival of folk dances.

Lants in Kyiv, where she also took first place. The master of Ukrainian song Dmitry Gnatiuk predicted a bright future for Sofia, and her portrait appeared on the cover of the Ukraine magazine. Sophia was sent to study at the Chernivtsi Musical College. The girl's mother, Alexandra Ivanovna, initially objected to her daughter's artistic career, but her father's word was law in the family.

Being already a student of the conductor-choir department, Sofia Rotaru performed on the stage of the Kremlin Palace of Congresses. Soon there was also her meeting with her future husband. Anatoly Evdokimenko, a native of Chernivtsi, served in Nizhny Tagil and saw a magazine with a beautiful countrywoman on the cover. Upon returning to his hometown, he found the girl he liked, and love broke out between them.

literally at first sight. Anatoly studied at Chernivtsi University and played the trumpet in a student orchestra, which began to accompany Sofia's performances.

Rapid takeoff

1968 was marked by many significant events in the life of Sofia Rotaru. She graduated from a music school and was sent to Sofia, to the World Festival of Youth and Students. From there, Sofia brought first place, a lot of rave reviews and the prophetic words of Lyudmila Zykina, presiding over the jury: "You will become a great singer." But so far, the future celebrity has become the wife of Anatoly Evdokimenko, and even postponed admission to the Institute of Arts for a year, leaving with her husband for Novosibirsk. There Anatoly did pre-graduation practice, and Sophia

applied to the cultural enlightenment school.

In 1970, their son Ruslan was born.

However, the boy was brought up mainly by Anatoly's parents.

In 1971, after the release of the musical film "Chervona Ruta", in which Sofia Rotaru and young musicians Vladimir Ivasyuk, Vasily Zinkevich and others were filmed, the Chervona Ruta ensemble was created, which became extremely popular throughout the USSR and successfully toured in Poland .

In 1973 Sofia Rotaru won the Golden Orpheus competition in Bulgaria. In 1974 she graduated from the Chisinau Institute of Arts and won second place at the Sopot Song Festival. Since that time, the singer began collaborating with composers Yevgeny Martynov and Yevgeny Doga.

In 1975, Rotaru, together with the ensemble

"Chervona Ruta" moved to Yalta. The official reason was her state of health, although conflicts with the Chernivtsi party leadership played a big role in the move.

In 1976, Sofia Rotaru became the People's Artist of Ukraine, the first Soviet singer to record a disc in the Munich company "Ariola-Eurodisc GmbH" and began to take part in tours around Europe.

In 1979, Vladimir Ivasyuk tragically died under circumstances that have not yet been clarified. The singer continued to tour, successfully participate in international and all-Union competitions, act in films, but the Canadian tour of 1983 made Rotaru "not allowed to travel abroad". In 1986, the singer changed the direction of her work - after parting with "Chervona Ruta", she began to

fruitful cooperation with Vladimir Matetsky, performing Europop and even hard rock songs.

In 1988, Rotaru was awarded the title of People's Artist of the USSR. The collapse of the USSR, which affected many artists, did not affect her - Sofia Mikhailovna continues to successfully perform in the post-Soviet space, Europe and the USA. Since 1995, she has become a regular participant in musical films, songs from which became hits.

Sophia Rotaru currently lives in Yalta, where her recording studio and her own hotel are located. Beloved husband Anatoly died in 2002, and the singer remains faithful to his memory. Sofia has two grandchildren: Sofia Jr. (born in 2001) and Anatoly (born in 1994), who already works in one of the modeling agencies in London

Sofia Mikhailovna Rotaru (rum. Sofia Rotaru, real name - Rotar). Born August 7, 1947 in the village. Marshintsy, Novoselytskyi district, Chernivtsi region. Soviet and Ukrainian pop singer, actress. People's Artist of the USSR (1988). Hero of Ukraine (2002).

She was the second of six children in the Moldavian family of the viticultural foreman in the village of Marshintsy (Novoselitsky district, Chernivtsi region, Ukrainian SSR). Due to the error of the passport officer, who wrote down the date of birth in the passport - August 9, 1947 - he celebrates his birthday twice.

Father - Mikhail Fedorovich Rotar, drafted into the Red Army in May 1944, having reached Berlin as a machine gunner, being wounded and returning home only in 1946, he was the first in the village to join the party.

Mother - Alexandra Ivanovna Rotar (1920-1997).

The older sister Zina, suffered from typhus in childhood and lost her sight. Zina, having absolute pitch, easily memorized new songs and taught Sofia many folk songs, becoming both a second mother and a beloved teacher. Sofia Rotaru said that they all learned from her. Zina, spending a lot of time at the radio, learned Russian along with songs. And taught him brothers and sisters.

Brothers - Anatoly Mikhailovich Rotar (born 03/09/1953) and Evgeny Mikhailovich Rotar (born 02/03/1957), bass players and singers, worked in the Chisinau VIA "Orizont".

Sofia Rotaru and Nikolay Rastorguev - Zasentyabrilo

In 1999, Star Records released two more CD compilations of the singer in the Star Series. According to the results of 1999, Sofia Rotaru was recognized as the best singer of Ukraine in the nomination "Traditional Variety Art", having received the "Golden Firebird", as well as a special award "for contribution to the development of domestic pop music". In the same year, the singer was awarded the Order of Princess Olga III degree for special personal merits in the development of songwriting, many years of fruitful concert activity and high performing skills. "Russian Biographical Institute" recognized the singer as "Man of 1999".

In 2000, in Kiev, Sofia Rotaru was recognized as “Man of the 20th century”, “Best Ukrainian pop singer of the 20th century”, “Golden Voice of Ukraine”, Laureate of the “Prometheus - Prestige” award, “Woman of the Year”. In the same year, Sofia Rotaru became the Laureate of the "Ovation" award, "For a special contribution to the development of the Russian stage."

In December 2001, Sofia Rotaru released a new solo concert program "My life is my love!" on the occasion of the 30th anniversary of his creative activity.

In 2002, the song "My Life, My Love" opened "New Year's Light" on the ORT channel.

In 2002, a new album "I still love you" was released. The official release of the album took place on April 23 at the Extraphone studio in Moscow. On May 24 in Kyiv, in front of the building of the International Center for Culture and Arts, a solemn opening ceremony of the Ukrainian Alley of Stars was held, among which was lit and "Star of Sofia Rotaru". On August 7, the birthday of the singer, Sofia Rotaru was awarded the title of Hero of Ukraine "for significant personal services to the Ukrainian state in the development of art, selfless work in the field of preserving national and cultural traditions, increasing the heritage of the people of Ukraine." On August 9, 2002, Sofia Rotaru was awarded the Order of Honor by the Decree of the President of the Russian Federation "for her great contribution to the development of pop art and the strengthening of Russian-Ukrainian cultural ties."

In 2002, the official release of the video version of the film was released. "Where are you, love?" directed by Valeriu Gagiu, released by the film studio "Moldova-Film" in 1980. The video version of the film was published by ARENA Corporation. Starring Sofia Rotaru, Grigore Grigoriu, Konstantin Konstantinov, Evgeny Menshov, Ekaterina Kazemirova, Viktor Chutak. The singer begins cooperation with guitarist Vasily Bogatyrev.

On April 11, 2003, Sofia Rotaru appeared the composition "White Dance", Ukrainian authors Oleg Makarevich and Vitaly Kurovsky. A new stage of her work began with performances in the concert hall "Russia" in Moscow in honor of the laying of a nominal star in the alley in front of the hall.

In 2004, after a four-year break, Sofia Rotaru gave two big solo concerts in Chicago and Atlantic City, where she performed in one of the most prestigious halls - the Taj Mahal theater-casino (in 2001, the tour there was disrupted due to the fact that the sound engineer did not receive a visa).

August 7, 2007 Sofia Rotaru celebrated her 60th birthday. Hundreds of fans, as well as famous artists and politicians, came to Yalta from all over the world to congratulate the singer. The President of Ukraine awarded Sophia Rotaru with the Order of Merit, II degree. A solemn reception on the occasion of the anniversary was held in the Livadia Palace.

In October 2011, Sofia Rotaru held anniversary concerts in Moscow (Grand Kremlin Palace) and St. Petersburg (Ice Palace). The concerts were timed to coincide with the 40th anniversary of his creative activity.

After counting all the songs of Rotaru performed in the finals of the Song of the Year festival, it turned out that Rotaru holds the absolute record among all participants in history - 83 songs performed at 38 festivals (1973-2011, except 2002).

Sincere confession. Sofia Rotaru

The growth of Sofia Rotaru: 170 centimeters

Sofia Rotaru personal life:

Anatoly Evdokimenko fell in love with his future wife when he served in the Urals, in Nizhny Tagil. He got an issue of the magazine "Ukraine" with a photo of a beautiful girl on the cover, after which he returned and began to look for Sophia.

Evdokimenko, originally from Chernivtsi, is the son of a builder and teacher, who "had one music in his head." He graduated from a music school, played the trumpet, planning the creation of an ensemble. As a student at Chernivtsi University and a trumpeter in a student pop orchestra, he opened Sofia a pop orchestra - before that, violins and cymbals were used to accompany Rotaru's songs.

In 1968, Sofia Rotaru married Anatoly Evdokimenko. Graduating from Chernivtsi University, he had an internship in Novosibirsk and at the same time was a trumpeter in a student variety orchestra.

The young family spent their honeymoon in the dormitory of the 105th military plant.

Anatoly Evdokimenko worked at the plant. Lenin, and Sofia Rotaru cooked food for everyone, and in the evenings she sang in the Otdykh club. The newlyweds left after 3 months.

In an interview, Sofia Rotaru admitted that after a year of marriage she began to dream of a child. At the same time, Anatoly Evdokimenko had other creative plans and he still continued his studies. They lived with their parents in a two-room apartment, he had not yet graduated from the university. Sofia Rotaru cheated: "Listen, the doctor said I'm going to be a mom soon." 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 the heir. The baby was born eleven months later. Now I believe that I did everything right, then I just wouldn’t have time - these endless tours would begin ”. On August 24, 1970, the son Ruslan Evdokimenko was born.

Sofia Rotaru and Anatoly Evdokimenko

Ruslan is a music producer. His wife Svetlana is an executive producer. Rotaru has grandchildren: Anatoly (born March 23, 1994) and (born May 30, 2001).

Sofia Rotaru with her son

In addition to Sofia, her younger sister Aurika Rotaru performed at a professional level, combining a solo career with performances as a backing vocalist, as well as a duet of brother and sister - Lydia and Evgeny. Notable success, unlike Aurika, the duo, who worked in the style of Italian pop music of the 1980s, did not achieve, and in 1992 stopped performing.

Discography of Sofia Rotaru:

1972 - Sofia Rotaru
1972 - Sofia Rotaru sings
1972 - Chervona Ruta
1973 - Sofia Rotaru sings
1973 - Ballad of Violins
1974 - Sofia Rotaru
1975 - Sofia Rotaru sings songs by Vladimir Ivasyuk
1977 - Sofia Rotaru
1978 - Sofia Rotaru
1980 - Only for you
1981 - Sofia Rotaru
1981 - Songs from the movie "Where are you, love?"
1981 - Sofia Rotaru and Chervona Ruta
1982 - Sofia Rotaru
1985 - Gentle Melody
1987 - Monologue about love
1987-Lavanda
1988 - Heart of Gold
1990 - Sofia Rotaru
1991 - Caravan of Love
1991 - Romance
1993 - Caravan of Love
1993 - Lavender
1995 - Golden Songs 1985/95
1995 - Farmer
1996 - Night of Love
1996 - Chervona Ruta
1998 - Love me
2002 - I still love you
2002 - Snow Queen
2003 - To the One
2004 - Water flows
2004 - The sky is me
2004 - Lavender, Farmer, then everywhere ...
2005 - I loved him
2007 - What is the weather in the heart
2007 - Fog
2008 - I am your love!
2010 - I won't look back
2011 - And my soul flies

Musical TV films by Sofia Rotaru:

1965 - Songs of a happy land (documentary)
1966 - Nightingale from the village of Marshintsy
1971 - Chervona Ruta - Oksana
1973 - Dniester melodies
1975 - The song is always with us - singer
1978 - Sofia Rotaru sings
1979 - Musical Detective
1980 - Stars of the Olympic regatta
1980 - Where are you, love? - Marcela, music teacher
1981 - Ten years later. Chervona Ruta (short film)
1981 - Soul - Victoria Viktorovna Svobodina, singer
1985 - Sofia Rotaru invites you
1986 - Monologue about love
1989 - Heart of Gold
1990 - Caravan of Love
1991 - One day by the sea
1996 - Old songs about the main thing - foreman-drummer
1997 - 10 songs about Moscow
1998 - Military field romance
2003 - Crazy Day, or The Marriage of Figaro - Marceline
2004 - Snow Queen - flower fairy
2004 - Sorochinskaya fair - gypsy
2006 - 1st Fast - Zina Timofeeva
2006 - Star Holidays - Diva
2007 - Kingdom of Crooked Mirrors - Queen / Delegate from Ukraine
2007 - First at home - a woman from TV
2008 - Beauty requires ... - guest of the Miss Housewife contest
2008 - Goldfish - Spaniard
2009 - Little Red Riding Hood - sorceress

Name: Sofia Rotaru
Date of Birth: 07.08.1947
Age: 70 year
Place of Birth: Marshintsy, Chernivtsi region, Ukraine
Weight: 64 kg
Height: 1.70 m
Activity: singer, actress, dancer, People's Artist of the USSR
Family status: widow

Whoever was not attributed to the new husbands of the legendary singer Sofia Rotaru, whose personal life and biography still excites all fans of her work! Another media interest in romantic relationships in the fate of the artist broke out last summer. Then a hot confession of 37-year-old musician Alexander Popov appeared on the network.

According to the man, a woman like Sofia Rotaru cannot but arouse admiration, both for her external beauty and for her inner strength of character. The young man is known not only for his participation in the once popular Turbomoda group, but also for his former relationship with Tatyana Bulanova. According to some rumors, replicated by the "yellow" press, it was Popov who caused the popular singer to leave the football player Rodimov. Sofia Mikhailovna herself and members of her family, as well as colleagues on the stage, do not comment on such a recognition.

Childhood years and the family of the singer

The future star was born in 1947 in the distant Bukovinian village of Morshyntsi. Sophia's parents were simple village workers who worked in agriculture for many years. In addition to the vociferous girl, the family had two more sisters and three brothers. At the same time, the eldest lost her sight in childhood, having contracted an infectious disease. Therefore, Sofia Mikhailovna was considered the eldest in the house and her workload was appropriate - her duties included milking a cow and selling herbs at the local market. The younger ones in the house always helped the elders - family relations and mutual assistance were instilled in children from early childhood.

Sofia Rotaru in childhood

As the artist and her relatives recall in a few interviews devoted to the personal life and biography of Sofia Mikhailovna and denying the appearance of a new husband in the fate of the artist, Ukrainian and Moldovan songs were often heard in the house. It was the father who became the leader in the numerous Rotar family at family gatherings or at the grape harvest.

Sofia Rotaru in his youth

Even at school, Sofia was called the "Bukovina nightingale" for her unique vocal abilities. In addition to singing, the girl was actively involved in all-around, participated in all school events and actively mastered folk musical instruments.

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Growing popularity

The young performer of Moldovan and Ukrainian folk songs became famous at the age of 15. Starting from 1963, Sofia literally, in the same breath, won several singing competitions of various sizes and in 1964 worked out her first performance in the Kremlin Palace of Congresses.

Singer at the beginning of her career

In Soviet times, such a dizzying career was not possible for every metropolitan resident, not like a young girl from a remote Bukovinian village. It was then that a photograph of an amateur artist appeared on the cover of the central edition of Ukraine. This fact played a huge role later in the personal life and biography of Sofia Rotaru, as noted by journalists trying to find out details about her new husband.

First love, only love

As the artist's sisters say, the girl did not dream of a romantic relationship then. She wanted to make a career as a singer, for which she had to tour a lot and work at concert venues that were very different in terms of equipment and remoteness from the center.

Anatoly Evdokimenko, the son of wealthy parents, completed his military service, having a comfortable place in the regimental band - a musically gifted young man perfectly performed bravura marches and hymns on the trumpet. Quite by chance, the young man caught the eye of a cover with a black-eyed girl smiling provocatively at him from the cover of a central magazine. After reading a note about the "Bukovinian nightingale", the young man in love decided to achieve the location of the young beauty, no matter what.

Sofia Rotaru in the ensemble "Chervona Ruta"

To do this, Evdokimenko, after demobilization, organizes the Chervona Ruta ensemble and invites the young artist to work in a team created, as it turned out later, just for her. Along the way, he begins to carefully care for Sophia and after 2 years becomes her husband, teacher, mentor and best friend - an irreplaceable and dear person for a long 35 years.

Sofia Rotaru on stage

child and work

In 1970, the son Ruslan appeared in the family. According to the memoirs of the artist, her husband was against children at such an early age for a long time - Evdokimenko really wanted to reach world heights in the work of the team he managed, which at first worked on the basis of the Chernivtsi Regional Philharmonic. The young wife had to come up with a fantastic story about failures in the female body, thanks to which the stubbornness of the ambitious spouse was broken.

Contrary to popular belief that after the birth of a child, the career of a talented performer is in danger of oblivion, a year after the birth of Ruslan, the ensemble becomes mega-popular in the USSR. The first black-and-white musical is being shot about his work, filled with piercing folk and author's melodies performed by the "Bukovina nightingale" in Ukrainian, Moldovan and Romanian.

With first husband

As Sofia Mikhailovna likes to tell in an interview, her fame would not have become so comprehensive and powerful if not for her family. It was the sisters who replaced little Ruslan's mother for many years of her active touring activity. Sofya Mikhailovna still regrets very much that she did not give birth to Ruslan's sister, sacrificing another child for the sake of her career.

Yes, and in front of her son, for a long time she felt guilty because of the constant absence of the house. As the artist's sisters say, in childhood, the first thing Ruslan asked his mother, who returned from another business trip, was when she should leave again. These naive words were filled with such longing for her beloved and always busy mother that every time before leaving, Rotaru could not find a place for herself.

Sofia Rotaru with family

By the way, the prefix "y" at the end of the name of the beginning singer was advised to add Edita Piekha. According to the singer, this added French charm and mystery to the Moldovan sound.

pinnacle of success

In 1973, Sofia Mikhailovna won the first prize at the Golden Orpheus competition, entered the stage in the finals of the Songs of the Year competition. Since that time, for thirty years, Rotaru has not missed a single issue of the legendary program, making an exception only in 2002 due to the death of her husband. And in the same 1974, the woman became the Honored Artist of the Ukrainian SSR. At that time, the singer was only 26 years old! After 2 years, she was awarded the title of Honored Artist of the Moldavian SSR, and in 1979 Sofia Mikhailovna became the People's Performer of the republican level.

Sofia Rotaru and Alla Pugacheva

In 1986, the press was told that the Chervona Ruta ensemble was returning to a repertoire consisting of folk songs, and the soloist was leaving for "free bread". The titanic work of Sofia Mikhailovna, in collaboration with the best authors of that time, did their job - the title of People's Artist of the Soviet Union Rotaru was awarded in 1988. By the way, Primadonna received a similar title three years later, which gave rise to the myth of the rivalry between the two greatest singers of the Soviet and post-Soviet era.

Sofia Rotaru now

Years of wear and tear has done its job - the artist is considered one of the most wealthy representatives of show business in the post-Soviet space;

private mansion in Pyatikhatki (Koncha-Zaspa);
luxury hotel in Yalta;
own house on the Black Sea coast;
comfortable apartment in Kyiv.

In addition, Rotaru never forgot about her brothers and sisters - all the costs of providing them with decent housing, clothing, and the education of children, Sofya Mikhailovna always took upon herself.

Sofia Rotaru and Vasily Bogatyrev

In addition, the woman devotes a lot of time to her own family - her son works as a concert director of her parent, her daughter-in-law became her producer and closest assistant. The descendants of the national favorite successfully master the domestic and foreign show business in all its manifestations:

granddaughter Sophia has been successfully working in the modeling industry for many years;
grandson Anatoly is one of the most successful photographers in the high fashion industry.

Now, due to the unfavorable political situation, Sofia Rotaru, whose personal life and biography are inextricably linked with Russia and Ukraine, is trying not to participate in inciting ethnic hatred. So, the artist celebrated her 70th birthday on neutral territory - in Baku. At the same time, there was no news about her new husband in the press, and no.

There were always legends about the artist herself, retold in a whisper in the kitchen and provoked by completely justified situations in the life of the singer:

Sofia Rotaru today

moving to Yalta in 1975. There were rumors about the artist's terrible illness - by the age of 30 she was too thin. In fact, Sofia Mikhailovna did not have any tuberculosis. Just at that time, the artist's work was extremely favored by the local secretary of the district party committee, who created the most favorable conditions for living and working for Sofia Mikhailovna and members of her ensemble. The Chernivtsi party apparatus, on the contrary, fearing sanctions from higher authorities, reacted sharply to the growing popularity of the Chervona Ruta ensemble abroad. Then, for the first time, the team became restricted to travel abroad, and firmly settled in the Crimea in state-owned apartments. For 5 years, the ensemble worked out its prosperous existence on the generous Taurian land with numerous tours of the collective farms and state farms of the peninsula;
voice problems. Interest in the artist's health once again increased after the release of the film "Soul", filmed by Pugacheva's ex-husband. It was during the period of work on the film that Sofia Mikhailovna lost her voice. Work for wear and tear for many years has done its "dirty" deed and the artist underwent surgery on the vocal cords. The intervention was unsuccessful, the scars on the "working tool" of the artist remained for life.

The famous singer Sofia Mikhailovna Rotaru (Rotar) has many titles and awards. She is a People's Artist of the former USSR, as well as Ukraine and Moldova.

On the territory of the post-Soviet space, she is loved for her songs: “Chervona Ruta”, “Moon, Moon”, “Farmer”, “Golden Heart”, “Swan Fidelity” and many others. Despite her great fame, the singer lives quite modestly.

Now she owns the following property:

• house and hotel, which are located in the Crimea;
• apartment in the capital of Ukraine;
• apart near Koncha-Zaspa near Kiev.

In 1975, Sofia Rotaru moved from the small village of Marshintsy in the Chernivtsi region of Ukraine to a Crimean city called Yalta. In 1980, she was presented with a warrant for an apartment in a 9-story building. The layout of the room was made especially for the singer.

In 1991, she rented for 20 years a historic building (a 19th-century monument, the Roffe Baths), which was threatened with demolition. At that time, it was a building belonging to the Crimean Philharmonic, with which she had dear memories.

She restored the building and opened a new recording studio in it. A little later, she managed to buy this house and the land around it. Having studied archival documents and surviving photographs, the restorers returned the original appearance to the architectural monument. Now there is a luxurious hotel "Villa Sofia".

Villa Sofia

For her own residence, Sofia Rotaru chose the small village of Nikita near Yalta, where her son Ruslan built a comfortable mansion for her.

House of Sofia Rotaru near Yalta

The singer's house is located near the ancient botanical garden.

Rotaru spends most of her free time from touring in the village, her children and grandchildren come to visit her. Her family really likes the mild climate and the picturesque nature of this corner of the Crimea.

Where does the singer live during the tour

Sofia Rotaru owns a four-room apartment in the center of Kyiv, which is located next to St. Sophia's Cathedral.

The arrangement of this room was carried out by the architect Andrey Kostruba. The singer asked him to decorate the room in a classic style and make a large dressing room, a cozy kitchen and a luxurious living room. A real decoration of the apartment is a chandelier made of Swarovski crystals.

Photo from Sofia Rotaru's apartment in Kyiv

Sofia Rotaru likes to receive guests in this apartment. She comes to Kyiv before the tour, as her concert dresses are kept here.

The second house of Sofia Rotaru

The singer does not really like the bustle of the city. She prefers clean forest air and pristine nature. Therefore, near Kiev, in the forest of the village of Pyatikhatki, which is located in the Koncha-Zaspa district, she built a cozy wooden frame.

The house is surrounded by a pine forest, and a small river Kozinka flows nearby. This two-storey cottage is made of logs brought from Finland.

Log house of Sofia Rotaru in Koncha-Zaspa

The interior decoration of the room is also distinguished by its original color. It is made in folk style. In the interior, you can see handmade carpets, a lot of natural fabrics, and embroidered towels instead of curtains. Her daughter-in-law Svetlana, who works as a designer, helped the singer decorate the house.

Sofia Rotaru today lives in two houses. She often visits Yalta and in her cozy mansion near Koncha-Zaspa.

Sofia Rotaru is an outstanding contemporary singer. Her songs are loved by millions. Despite her 66 years, she impresses the audience with an irresistible appearance. They say about her that "looking perfect in any situation and under any circumstances" is her lifestyle.

Sofia Rotaru: biography, family, photo

Those who lived in the Soviet Union are not surprised by the stories of artists who, having been born thousands of kilometers from Moscow, managed to achieve fame and recognition throughout the country. Real talent was valued in this country. Rotaru's biography originates in the distant village of Marshintsy in western Ukraine, where in 1947 the future Soviet pop star Sofia Rotaru was born into the family of wine grower Mikhail Rotaru. Her childhood was not easy. The girl had to get up before sunrise and go to the market with her mother, stand behind the counter, and sometimes work in the field. After all, there were six children in the family, and Sofia was the eldest, after the blind sister Zoya, which means she was the main assistant to her parents. Despite many difficulties, Rotary was not burdened by her life. Music always sounded in their house: all family members sang. From the first grade, Sofia sang in the school choir, as well as in the village church during the service. Her first musical instruments were bayan and domra. Nevertheless, Rotaru's biography as a singer begins in 1962, when fifteen-year-old Sofia, having won the regional competition, enters the regional show in Chernivtsi. Here she also becomes the winner. The next step is a trip to Kyiv to the republican festival “Young Talents”. And again, the girl is waiting for victory. In 1964, she performed on the Kremlin stage for the first time and received many positive reviews regarding her voice. It seems her fate is sealed. Sofia decides to seriously take up vocals and enters the music school in the city of Chernivtsi.

and creative success

After graduating from college in 1968, she went as part of a delegation to the Ninth World Youth Festival in Sofia. As Bulgarian and Soviet newspapers and magazines later wrote, “Sofia from Ukraine conquered Sofia.” After this triumph, her photo is placed on the cover of the magazine "Ukraine". At the same time, somewhere in the Urals, a guy from the city of Chernivtsi, Tolya Evdokimenko, is doing military service, who, having accidentally seen his compatriot on the cover of a magazine, falls in love with the girl in the photograph and decides after the end of the service to find her by all means. Most importantly, he knows her name.

The biography of Sofia Rotaru (photos from the wedding are still kept in Sofia Mikhailovna) takes a sharp turn in 1968, and she, being a very young girl, gets married, having promised her mother that this marriage is for life. So it will be. Sofia and Anatoly were inseparable until the end of his days (A. Evdokimenko died in 2002). Two years later, the happy couple had a son - Ruslan. And this is, of course, the most significant of all the events that Rotaru's biography tells about. Soon the musical film "Chervona Ruta" will be released, in which the main role is played by the Ukrainian singer Sofia Rotaru. Participation in this project brings the young woman all-Union glory. She creates her own ensemble, which she calls the same as the film that contributed to her success - “Chervona Ruta”. Her husband becomes the artistic director of the ensemble. Together with her team, Sofia Rotaru traveled all over the Soviet Union and camps. Her name was on everyone's lips. Such celebrities as Arno Babadzhanyan, Oscar Feltsman, David Tukhmanov and others wrote songs for her. Any song sung by Sofia was awarded the Song of the Year award. However, the songs of the composer V. Matetsky became the most hit: “Lavender”, “Moon, moon”, “It was, it was, it was, but it has passed”, etc.

Conclusion

After the People's Artist of the three republics (Ukraine, Moldova and Russia), as well as the entire Soviet Union, she retained all her fans. The biography of Rotaru continues to be replenished with new facts today, telling about awards, grandiose concerts, presentations and performances of an outstanding singer of our time.