Education
From early childhood, Khairullina loved to sing. The girl studied at a music school, but gave up singing when she became interested in the circus. She enrolled in a circus studio, where she learned to juggle and dance with hoops.
The parents wanted their daughter to continue playing music as a teenager. The young rebel refused and said that there were no songs so good that they were worth performing.
The girl received her secondary education at the Tatarstan gymnasium, while simultaneously studying English. Understanding teachers helped Lilia keep up with other students when she missed classes due to performances. Still, Khairullina left school with a silver medal. She received her first higher education at Kazan University, but did not stop there, graduating from the Kazan State Institute of Culture and Arts.
Childhood and adolescence
The future actress was born in distant, cold Norilsk into a family of Tatar exiles.
Her parents were the children of repressed collective farm chairmen, who in the late 30s were accused of theft of state property, dismissed from their positions and sent to Siberia. The girl was raised by a German family friend, Rosa Karlovna, also an exile, who was an avid theatergoer and well versed in art. She immediately recognized her ward’s creative abilities and subtle mental organization and tried, as far as possible, to develop these qualities.
When Rosa turned twelve, the family was allowed to return to their homeland. Former repressed people did not have the right to settle in the capital of Tatarstan, so they settled forty kilometers from Kazan, in Zelenodolsk. There the girl enrolled in a theater studio, and soon voiced her desire to become an actress. The parents were skeptical about their daughter's statement, but Rosa persistently pursued her goal, ignoring offensive remarks about her discreet appearance and small stature.
Rosa Khairullina in her youth
After graduating from school, the girl became a student at the Kazan Theater School, and already in her second year she began to appear on the stage of the capital’s academic theater named after. Kamala. In 1981, the talented graduate was invited to join five Russian theaters in their troupes, but the girl preferred the local Youth Theater, where she served faithfully for fifteen years.
Rosa Khairullina's height is 156 cm
The path to popularity
Khairullina began singing professionally after the birth of her children. The girl began her musical career by performing songs written by her father, and later sang the works of other authors. The singer does not like stereotypes associated with the Tatar stage and tries to bring fresh musical ideas.
Lilia also shows creativity in her performances on stage. The artist tried to combine singing with circus acts and energetic backup dancing. In 2021, the show “I have changed” was released by Khairullina. Fans received it with a bang and loved the songs:
- “Kakai malai”;
- "Utrau";
- "Yshandirma";
- "Yalgan";
- "Kubelegem";
- “Soyam, soyam.”
In March 2021, a video for the song “Sin uzgere alasyn” together with Lilia appeared on the YouTube channel of the famous Tatarstan singer Albert Nurminsky. The video collected more than 400 thousand views in 2021, and users leave comments not only in Tatar, but also in Russian. The girl also collaborates with the Tatar performer Ilshat Vakkazov.
THE PATH TO ACTING
Teachers spotted acting talent in young Khairullina
Roza Vakilyevna was born in Norilsk. Her dad worked as a miner, and Khairullina’s memory was forever imprinted with the image of a man with a face black with soot, from whom the musty smell of the “dungeon” emanated. It was possible to see her father and mother only on Friday: the parents worked a lot, so they sent the girl to a 24-hour kindergarten.
“They picked me up and took me to a cafe, where I ate meatballs, and then we went to the cinema. So I watched the movie “The Wagtail Army is Back in Action” 33 times because it was on constantly. Then the picture ended, another one was shown, and we watched it many times as well,” the actress said in the “My Hero” program.
At the age of seven, the girl moved with her family to Zelenodolsk, a city near Kazan. During her school years, Khairullina was interested in history and literature, but did not get along with mathematics and physics. At 11, Rosa decided to expand her range of interests and auditioned for the choreographic section, but she was not flexible enough for dancing. But it was there that the student met a drama club teacher who invited her to try her hand at acting. By the 10th grade, no one around her had any doubts that the girl had a real acting gift. The graduate entered the Kazan Theater School.
A separate story is how Rose came to the exam, or rather, what outfit she wore. Red platform sandals, a short sundress, two braids - to put it mildly, the applicant stood out from the crowd.
“I read an excerpt from War and Peace about Natasha Rostova’s first kiss. I can imagine now how the commission looked at me,” Khairullina reasoned. “They didn’t take me to the Russian department, I graduated from the Tatar department and only then received an invitation to the Russian theater.”
The actress gave 15 years to the Kazan Youth Theater
After graduating from high school, the actress joined the troupe of the Tatar Theater named after Kamal, and then the Kazan Youth Theater, where she demonstrated all the facets of her talent. In 1992, Roza Vakilyevna received the State Prize of the Russian Federation for her role in the play “Pogrom” directed by Boris Tseitlin, and in 1996 “The Tempest” with her participation was awarded the “Golden Mask”. It is not surprising that it was Rosa Khairullina’s play that inspired Chulpan Khamatova to become an artist.
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“This is a brilliant modern actress. “I watched the play at the Youth Theater, and I really wanted to be just like her, or at least get the same pleasure from the stage that I saw she gets,” Khamatova confessed. — In this sense, if it weren’t for the Youth Theater in Kazan, I probably wouldn’t be an artist. One day I was walking down the street and made a wish: if I now see Rosa Khairullina coming out of the service entrance of the Youth Theater, I will become an actress. And she came out."
However, Rosa Vakilyevna still had to go through a lot before her name became known in the theater circles of the capital, in the world of cinema and television.
Personal life
Liliya Khairullina is married to Airat Minnekhanov, whom she liked at university, when they didn’t even know each other. After completing the first year, the guy went to England, where he continued his studies. There he spent the next 7 years of his life. Lilia, having received a diploma of higher education, lived for some time in Tatarstan, namely Naberezhnye Chelny, and then moved to Moscow.
After some time, Airat found Lilia on social networks and sent her a message. Around then, the guy returned to his homeland, and Khairullina managed to get bored with life in the capital. Having encountered each other by chance on the streets of their hometown, the young people realized that they did not want to let each other go. A series of dates began, after which Airat confessed his love to Lilia. In 2013, the guy proposed to her, to which the singer agreed.
The couple got married in Kazan - that’s where the groom’s relatives live. Airat now works in the economic sphere. Soon Lilia gave birth to her first son, who was named Karim, and then gave the boy a brother, Munir.
The famous Chelny singer Guldania Khairullina has a second grandson
Popular Tatar pop singer from Naberezhnye Chelny Guldaniya Khairullina became twice…
The popular Tatar pop singer from Naberezhnye Chelny Guldaniya Khairullina has become a grandmother twice. Her only daughter Liliya and son-in-law Airat Minnekhanov gave her a second grandson. His weight is 2 kilograms 960 grams, his height is 50 centimeters. Happy parents decided to name him Munir. By the way, Karim, Guldania’s eldest grandson, is only one year and seven months old.
So the singer received a new portion of inspiration to prepare for her benefit performance, which will take place on October 28 in Chelny.
“I am very happy that there is a new addition to our friendly family, let our boys grow up strong and healthy to the joy of everyone,” Guldania Khairullina shared with Chelny News. “But it’s sad that my late husband Rustam didn’t see his grandchildren. I hope that they will grow up talented like their grandfather, and will play his accordion and compose the same beautiful songs.”
As Chelny Izvestia previously reported, Liliya Khairullina’s wedding took place in 2013 in Kazan, where her husband’s parents live. The young couple, graduates of the KFEI, also settled in the capital of the republic.
- Guldaniya
- Khairullina
- Grandson
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Fascinating biography facts
The biography of the smiling star is replete with interesting details. Here are some facts that will interest fans of Liliya Khairullina:
- One day a girl went on stage to perform a new composition, wearing sneakers and trousers. Part of the Tatar public was shocked by this image. The singer was accused of disrespect and criticized in every possible way. Lilia stated that the clothes on stage reflect the inner state of the performer, and it was this look that suited the girl most at that moment.
- The artist went from not loving herself to accepting herself. The girl experienced difficulties with self-esteem, but was able to cope with them on her own. A friend of Lilia even suggested that she conduct a seminar on self-improvement.
- Lilia collaborates with the well-known sound producer in Tatarstan, Marat Mukhin. He helped her in the creation of several songs, such as “Җilyаkle җәy remix”, “Sagynu”, “Su buenda uchak yana”. A productive friendship with this person means a lot to the singer.
- In 2021, the girl fulfilled her dream - she visited Istanbul.
- The singer prefers a casual style of clothing, so fans see her in a hoodie or T-shirt combined with sneakers.
- Already as an adult, Lilia began wearing braces. She was worried about the audience’s attitude to this, but in the end she realized that the health and beauty of her teeth was much more important.
Lilia Khairullina photo
Last news
In 2021, she presented a new composition - “Onytylam”, and also visited the State Kremlin Palace, at the National Award “Song of the Year” - “Tatar Khyry”.
On March 20, 2021, a personal interview appeared on the official YouTube channel of Liliya Khairullina. She also posts new clips as they are created. During the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic, the singer and her mother are in a country house. Lilia observes self-isolation and spends her time usefully: she goes to the bathhouse and does physical exercise. The girl regularly posts joint photos with her mother on Instagram, delighting subscribers with pictures of a Samoyed dog named Bella. According to the singer, the dog is not hers (the dog probably belongs to her mother).
On April 13, 2021, the girl appeared on the TV channel “bez.tv”, where she also broadcast from home. The generous girl shares her creativity with fans. The latest song recorded by Liliya Khairulina, “Uz Yarym,” is available for free listening on social networks.
Life tragedies
Now Rosa Khairullina has come to terms with her lack of personal life and family. Her strong character prevented her from becoming depressed and she was able to find solace in her work. But she remembers one year that literally divided her life into two halves.
The year 1996 will always remain in the memory of the actress. This year has become a real test for her. It all started when the theater where she worked burned down. This was a very painful event for Rose. But, as it turned out, this was only the beginning of a long ordeal.
Then the actress suffered another blow of fate. Her brother began to abuse drugs and mortgaged the apartment in which Rosa and her parents lived. Almost immediately after, the actress’s brother died. But the entire family was forced to wander around rented apartments.
But this was not the most terrible event in Khairullina’s life. Within six months, the woman lost all her close relatives, including her parents. Death simply haunted her family. As a result, she was left alone, without loved ones and relatives. Rosa wonders how she was able to survive so many tragic events in one year. Only a strong character helped her cope with this grief.
The actress was able to survive the tragedy in her life, but could not find personal happiness. You will never see her with a companion on the red carpet of film festivals or other events. On her page on social networks, Rosa shares photos from the filming of films. But in these photographs there is not a single person close to her.
