Childhood
The girl was born on May 13, 1964 in the small village of Inskoy, which is located in the Belovsky district of the Kemerovo region. The happy parents named the baby Alla.
Dad, Nikolai Ageev, worked at the Belovskaya hydroelectric power station, Tatar by nationality, but already Russified.
My mother's name was Lydia, she was originally from Odessa. Lydia came to the Kemerovo region on a business trip (she worked as a hydrogeologist), met Nikolai there and stayed in Siberia. They got married and gave birth to two children; Masha Rasputina also has an older brother, Nikolai.
And nearby, in the village of Urop, my paternal grandparents lived, and the little girl spent every summer with them. There were many grandchildren, but there was only one granddaughter; naturally, she received more attention and love. Grandmother and grandfather were hard-working people and wealthy owners.
Since childhood, Masha Rasputina remembers a wooden house, tea from a samovar, and the most delicious cheesecakes that she has ever tasted in her life. And also a huge paddock in the village, where there were all sorts of domestic animals; She was little and loved to feed the piglets with her grandmother.
The girl was brought up in a strict family; she was taught to respect elders, especially her parents. Masha was even a little afraid of dad, he was not a gentle person, so for any pranks and offenses she didn’t know what to expect: would they give cuffs or just scold them?
The daughter always behaved well with her parents and never disobeyed them. But as soon as she stepped outside, her lively, cheerful and mischievous character immediately appeared.
No one in the family was associated with creativity, it is not clear who the little girl loved to sing, but she did it very well from an early age. Especially in the summer, in the village, the girl gathered the local audience with her concerts.
Despite the severity of her upbringing, the harsh Siberian climate and difficult life, Masha considers her childhood the happiest, because she grew up in an atmosphere of love.
Angelika Varum
Angelika Varum did not change her last name, but her name is not real, because at birth she was named Maria. As Angelica herself admitted in one of her interviews, she called herself Angelica only because as a child her grandmother always called her Angel.
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Angelica decided to leave her real name for the family, in which everyone still calls her Maria. As for the singer’s husband, Leonid Agutin, he affectionately calls his wife Manya.
It is worth noting that Maria was not mistaken in choosing her stage name, because it was he who brought her all-Russian fame.
Studies
In 1972, the girl went to school, she studied well, the teachers loved her, she was always a leader among her peers, the guys obeyed Masha and even obeyed her.
After graduating from school in 1982, the girl went to Kemerovo to continue her studies. At first she entered the construction college, the plumbing department, but was expelled from there for fighting, could not stand the insult and fought back, and this is how her Siberian character manifested itself.
The following summer, Masha went to Moscow to enroll in the Shchukin Theater Institute; she did not become a student, but decided to stay in the capital. She worked a little at a knitting factory, and at the same time went to audition for all the castings that she heard about. Finally, in one cultural palace, which belonged to a large industrial enterprise, she was accepted as a soloist in an ensemble, with which the aspiring singer began performing.
But Rasputina still decided to get a higher education and the following summer she went to her homeland in Kemerovo, where she submitted documents to the State University of Culture and Art. But during the entrance exams, the girl was noticed by a vocal teacher from the Tver Music College. He invited Masha to enter his educational institution, which she did, becoming a student in the conducting and choral department, and in 1988 she received a diploma in music education.
Ani Lorak
At the age of 16, Caroline Kuek decided to say goodbye to her real name and took a creative pseudonym, under which everyone around her now knows her - Ani Lorak. It is worth noting that it was from the moment of renaming that the girl’s career took off.
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The initiator of this change was Yuri Nikolaev, who hosted the show “Morning Star”, which young Carolina entered as a contestant, and the author of the pseudonym was Yuri Thales, her then producer, who simply read her real name backwards.
The beginning of a creative journey
In Moscow, the young singer continued to perform with the ensemble, where she was a soloist. They sang in variety shows, in restaurants, and went to work in Sochi for the summer season. Gradually, new acquaintances appeared in the music world, and at one point the girl met a person who, in fact, changed her destiny. Producer Vladimir Ermakov became the first mentor and then the husband of the young Siberian woman.
The girl came to conquer the capital, dreaming of becoming a prima donna in the music world. But one famous Alla had already sung on Soviet stages for a long time, so Alla Ageeva could easily get lost on the stage. By that time, Ermakov already knew Moscow morals and show business too well, so the first thing he did was to come up with a suitable stage image for a girl from Siberia. This was the main bet. The singer was destined to conquer the hearts of listeners like Masha Rasputina. This choice of pseudonym became a hint of Siberian roots and symbolized a deep connection with Russian culture.
At first it was very difficult for her. A girl from Siberia is young, naive, open and pure, like glass. She didn’t like Muscovites; it seemed to Masha that at every step they wanted to humiliate, offend, and fool her. But then, working in variety shows and restaurants, making her way on stage, she learned to be tough and rude, bristling.
The first listeners of the singer Masha Rasputina were visitors to the capital's restaurants. It was a good experience, here she learned how to communicate with the public and behave on stage.
In 1988, Ermakov introduced Masha to the young composer Igor Mateta, who wrote the song “Play, Musician!” and was looking for a performer. Rasputina recorded her first composition, which was performed on the Morning Mail program and instantly won the hearts of listeners. The following year, Masha won the Pyongyang-89 festival with this song.
The composition became a hit, it was played on the radio every day, and Rasputina began to receive offers from other songwriters and composers.
In 1990, Masha took part in the rock festival “Only Girls in Rock,” where she became a laureate, and began a long and fruitful collaboration with composer Leonid Derbenev.
Masha Malinovskaya
In real life, Masha Malinovskaya's name is Marina Sadkova. She herself comes from Smolensk, from where she moved to Moscow in 2002, following her friend. At that moment, she managed to get a job on a popular Russian TV channel as a presenter, but the channel’s chief producer was against the girl being called by her real name - he thought it was too simple. As a result of much thought, he and his friend came up with a new name for her, which sounded very bright.
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By the way, they say that the TV presenter has officially changed her passport details and now uses her new last name and first name everywhere.
Popularity and success
In 1991, Masha Rasputina’s first solo album, entitled “City Crazy,” was released. The songs “Music Spins” and “Himalayas” were especially favorite among the listeners. Fans associated Masha with a rebel girl who came from the outback of Russia, is not shy and sings songs even on taboo topics, condemning corrupt officials and the injustice reigning in the country.
In the second half of the 90s, every new song performed by Rasputin became a hit. The singer’s popularity grew; in any Russian city she had many fans who were looking forward to the tour. She released Rasputina’s records one after another:
- “I was born in Siberia”;
- "Blue Monday"
- “I was on Venus”;
- "Kiss me in front of everyone";
- "Live, country!"
At the very beginning of the 21st century, one American publication named Masha Rasputina the sexiest Russian singer of the last decade.
In 2000, at the peak of her popularity, Masha Rasputina took, so to speak, maternity leave; in connection with the birth of her second daughter, she stopped her touring and concert activities for three years.
Her return to the stage was triumphant. The song “Tea Rose,” performed by Rasputina in a duet with Philip Kirkorov, brought Masha the status of a Russian superstar. Their next joint work, “Dream,” also occupied the top lines of the Russian charts.
In 2003, Alla Pugacheva herself presented her song “Blue Bird” to Rasputina.
In 2004, Igor Krutoy and Igor Nikolaev wrote the song “Bridges” for Masha. But then the singer began to please her fans with performances less often; she decided to devote herself to her family, husband, and child.
In 2007, the television project “Two Stars” took place on Channel One, where Masha took part in a duet with TV program host Andrei Malakhov.
In 2008, she conducted a tour of the cities and villages of the Moscow region. After that, she gave several concerts in New York and Miami.
In 2015, Masha again reminded of herself by performing the song “When We Are Together” by Ilya Reznik and Kai Metov, dedicated to the President of the Russian Federation V.V. Putin.
Personal life
Masha’s first husband was her producer Vladimir Ermakov; in 1985, their daughter Lydia was born. Rasputina calls her first marriage completely negative; she does not like to talk or remember about it. Masha also does not give any answers to questions about her first daughter. Their relationship did not work out, although Rasputina made many attempts to reason with her daughter and guide her on the right path, but Lydia chose her own direction in life and she does not communicate with her mother.
Masha’s second husband is Siberian businessman Viktor Zakharov. With this man, Rasputina felt what it meant to truly be a happy woman. He protected her both socially and financially, and completely defeated her with his masculine noble deeds.
Victor very romantically proposed marriage to Masha. One day while on tour, she woke up in the morning, went to the window and saw a white Mercedes, and inside on the seat lay a diamond engagement ring.
About her husband, Masha says that this is a real man’s shoulder that you can always lean on.
They have been together since 1999; their daughter Maria was born in 2000.
Tutta Larsen
Tutta Larsen's real name is Tatyana, and her last name is Romanenko. She took her pseudonym in 1994 during an internship in the advertising department of one of the large companies, where she acted as a music news presenter.
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After changing her name to a pseudonym, Tutta became incredibly popular - all of Russia and the countries of the former USSR learned about the young girl from Donetsk.
