Childhood and youth
Svetlana Vitalievna Roerich was born on August 26, 1971 in the city of Uyar. This is a small city located in the Krasnoyarsk Territory. Svetlana grew up in a family of teachers. Mom is a math teacher, and dad taught physical education, but was a musically gifted person. He did not have a musical education, however, he taught himself to play several instruments, understood the equipment and often performed at concert events in the city.
Svetlana Roerich
Roerich is the girl’s real name. Svetlana has common roots with the famous Russian artist Nikolai Konstantinovich Roerich.
Svetlana grew up surrounded by music. Thanks to her dad, she developed a love for singing and music. According to Svetlana, as a child she constantly sang. The girl seriously studied music and participated in school productions throughout her studies.
She was attracted to everything related to music and creativity, the little girl dreamed that one day she would connect her life with this area. At the age of 14, Svetlana became a laureate at a vocal competition held in Artek.
Svetlana Roerich in her youth
When the need arose to choose a profession, the girl chose a university related to music and vocals. However, Svetlana’s parents insisted that she should first receive a traditional education and only then study music. They wanted the girl to have a “standard” profession, at least as a second option. Sveta gave in and entered a pedagogical university, after which she could become a primary school teacher.
Roerich fulfilled the request of her parents, but did not abandon her dream, because the music in her constantly demanded an outlet. The girl did not waste time; while still at the university, she created her own group called “PS” and performed there as a soloist.
Svetlana Roerich's childhood
Sveta was born in Uyar.
This is a very small town located in the Krasnoyarsk Territory. She grew up in a family of teachers. Dad taught physical education, but was a musically gifted person. Despite the fact that he was not familiar with musical literacy, he himself taught himself to play several musical instruments, was able to assemble equipment, and often performed at concert venues in the city. It turns out that the girl grew up surrounded by music. It is to her dad that Svetlana owes her love and her abilities for singing and music. As the singer says, she remembers herself constantly singing, if she wasn’t talking, she was singing. She simply had no other conditions. Naturally, she was seriously involved in music. Sveta was a constant participant in all school productions for all ten years. She dreamed that she would connect her life with music, singing and creativity. It was this direction that attracted her.
When the girl was fourteen years old, she became a laureate at a vocal competition held in Artek.
When the time came to choose a profession, Sveta decided to choose a university related specifically to music and vocals, but her mother (a mathematics teacher) and father insisted that her daughter must first receive a standard education, and only then do something else. They wanted Sveta to have a “normal” profession. So she became a student at a pedagogical university, after which she was supposed to work as a primary school teacher.
Singer Svetlana Roerich became popular back in the late eighties
The girl complied with her parents' request, but did not give up her dream. Music was always in her and needed an outlet. As a student, Svetlana created her own musical group, calling it “PS”, where she was a soloist. During one of her performances, she was noticed and invited to join the professional team of the local cultural center, “Weekend,” whose leader was composer Andrei Igolkin. It should be noted that today he collaborates with stars of the first magnitude, among whom is Lyubov Uspenskaya.
Music
Svetlana’s efforts were noticed at one of the performances - the girl was invited to join the professional local team “Weekend”. The leader of the group was composer Andrei Igolkin, who today collaborates with top-notch performers, for example, Lyubov Uspenskaya.
Singer Svetlana Roerich
Roerich agreed and became a full member of the group. The songs she performed quickly became famous and were heard every day on local television channels. Some even got into rotation on the radio and took first positions in the charts.
In 1989, Andrei Igolkin’s song took one of the first places in the hit parade of youth radio and editorial offices in Siberia, the Urals and the Far East. For Svetlana this was a well-deserved success. The girl persistently pursued her goal and achieved recognition. During this period of her career, composer Pavel Yesenin drew attention to the talented vocalist, who invited Svetlana to record several compositions in a foreign language. In the future, Yesenin will become the creator of the Hi-Fi group.
Svetlana Roerich on stage
In 1995, Svetlana became a soloist of the Krasnoyarsk Philharmonic. Roerich was surprised by the offer to record her first album at the Soyuz studio, the sound producer of which was Yaznur Garipov. Svetlana performed songs written by Arkady Yurkevich, and the composer was Nikolai Pogodaev.
In 1996, the singer’s first official studio album, entitled “I Was Waiting for You,” was ready. The main song of the album was the composition “Give Me Music,” which immediately spread across popular collections. A low-budget video was shot for it, which was broadcast on some music programs.
Svetlana Roerich's song "Give me music"
After the success of the first album, it was decided to start recording the next one. Work on the second album went on almost without rest - material was selected, songs were recorded. Less than a year later, the album “Palms” was ready and presented. The title song “Palms” and the composition “Scarlet Flower”, which were included in the collections “Soyuz-19”, “Soyuz-20”, “Young Stars of the Union”, “It’s All for You”, as well as “Hot Ten”, became more popular than the rest. .
Hit compositions from the albums became key in Svetlana’s concert program, including the song “Unlucky in Love.” Thanks to director Andrei Lukashechivich, who shot a video for the title track “Palms,” the whole country learned about the talented and bright singer. Leonid Barats and Maxim Averin starred in the video as students.
Svetlana Roerich's song "Palms"
Svetlana won the hearts of listeners and television viewers with her performance. And soon she went on tour, during which she continued to work on creating new compositions.
According to Svetlana, many criminal situations happened on tour. For example, as Woman's day writes, in the city of Tyumen, characteristic-looking men came to perform in an expensive establishment, declaring that the “watcher” in the city had an anniversary and needed to perform at the celebration.
Svetlana Roerich
At the same time, they arrived with a fee, but in the number of 12 people and with weapons. Naturally, Svetlana was forced to agree, but this story ended happily.
In 1997, the collection “Palms” became the best-selling album of the year. However, according to the singer, she then received $1,350 from millions of sales. Svetlana at that time lived very modestly: she bought clothes at the market, traveled by metro and saw practically no money. She didn’t even have her own apartment, so she rented an apartment in Vykhino. And this takes into account the fact that the albums were successful and the tours went on continuously.
Svetlana Roerich's song "Harmful Girl"
According to the contract, Svetlana must release a third album, and she fulfilled this obligation. But the album called “Harmful Girl” did not become popular; nevertheless, in 1998, a video for the song “Not a Couple” was shot.
Afterwards, several new songs were recorded, but the teachers’ daughter decided to undergo training in order to understand what to do next. Thus, Roerich got into PR, and she liked it.
Personal life
In 1998, difficult times came for Svetlana - the girl’s father became very ill, and significant sums were required for treatment. Apart from her, no one could help her father, so against the backdrop of this situation, the singer raised the issue of fees.
Svetlana Roerich
Because of this, a conflict arose and the termination of the agreement between the singer and the producer, who, through the bandits, demanded from her the return of non-existent debts. She never managed to help her dad - the disease took over, so in the spring of 1998 he died.
Svetlana got married at the age of 18, but her husband did not help her with anything, and at that time the woman especially needed support. Tired of having to decide everything for two, Svetlana divorced her husband after 7 years of marriage.
Svetlana Roerich with her son
At the same time, she successfully resolved the issue with the producer. Roerich tried to work independently, but lasted only a few years. Immediately after the divorce from my husband, in August of the same year, there was a default. And Svetlana completely lost the desire to continue her musical career.
At this time, Roerich met the main love in her life - the commander of the Grozny riot police Sergei, who was killed in 2001. The couple were together for 3 years, but they had no children. After Svetlana married for the second time, a son, Daniel, was born in the marriage. But the union did not last long; the divorce was filed when the boy was 1.5 years old.
Svetlana Roerich now
When Svetlana left show business and stopped performing concerts, she opened an agency. A woman runs a business that brings in money and allows her to express herself.
Svetlana’s organization deals with internal corporate PR and gifts as an advertising tool, as well as building gift concepts and creative souvenir products.
Svetlana Roerich in 2018
In 2021, Roerich is raising his son and continuing his musical career. There was a place in her life for music, business and her son. The husband and beloved man have not yet met, but the singer admits that she wants women's happiness.
The singer returned to the stage in 2012. Now Roerich is recording new songs and touring the country with concerts. In the future, Svetlana wants to implement the project “Woman’s Riot from the 90s” with the stars of those years.
The singer has an account from the social network Instagram, which has not been verified.
Svetlana Roerich at present
All this, plus personal troubles, reduced touring activities to almost nothing. She tried to fight, to do something, and even recorded several new songs with her own funds. She performed one of them together with Alena Sviridova. The song was called “You are not for me.”
The default occurred, Svetlana decided to leave show business. She received a second education, becoming a professional public relations specialist, and wrote a Ph.D. thesis. After working for some time in different companies, she managed to implement more than a dozen large projects. Today Roerich has her own business - a company that creates unique gift concepts. All these ten years, the singer did not stop singing, although she performed mainly at corporate events.
Now Svetlana Roerich plans to return to the stage
Everything in the singer’s life settled down and calmed down. She again wanted to sing on stage for the general public. In 2011, her PR management announced that Roerich was returning to show business. Together with the Kudryavtsev Friend Human Rights Center, she is preparing her next album and plans to resume concert activities. Svetlana Vladimirskaya, Alisa Mon and Svetlana Roerich will most likely soon delight listeners and spectators with joint performances. They are preparing a large concert tour with a program called “BABIY BOOM from the 90s.”
