Childhood and youth
The amazingly beautiful and talented singer Nadezhda Chepraga was born in 1956 in the Moldovan village of Raspopeni into a noisy musical family. The girl’s parents are Moldovans by nationality; they worked honestly on the collective farm all their lives; her father, Alexey Pavlovich, even received the title of Hero of Labor of the USSR. However, this did not stop them from constantly playing music.
Nadezhda Chepraga in childhood
During the harvest, mother Zinaida Dionisovna sang folk songs, and in moments of rest, father delighted his loved ones with his virtuoso violin playing.
The four children of the Chepraga family - Nadya, Nina, Vanya, Kolya - formed a unique children's folklore ensemble. The guys delighted their fellow villagers with interesting performances.
Biography
Nadezhda Alekseevna Chepraga was able to gain popularity in Russia and Moldova with her creativity. Her glory was expressed in her titles of Honored and People's Artist.
The Moldavian village and Nadezhda’s musical family determined her biography.
Even ordinary collective farmers were able to instill in the girl a lifelong love of music. Father, Alexey Pavlovich - Hero of Labor, played the violin masterfully. Mother, Zinaida Dionisovna, often sang melodic Moldovan folk songs. The village loved the children's ensemble of the family's children, of whom there were four. Nadya is the oldest of them. A pattern was the victory of a fourth-grader in a competition at the local level. After this, the girl was taken into the Dumbrava team. While still at school, the girl understood what television was: she took part in the popular programs “Alarm Clock” and “Blue Light”. The first composer who met on the path of the young talent was Evgeniy Doga. In the future he will create real musical masterpieces for the singer. Her parents intended their daughter to become a teacher, but the girl turned out to be true to her choice. Nadezhda submitted documents to the vocal and conducting-choral departments of the music school.
Nadezhda was accepted into both faculties. The student began to receive awards for her victorious participation in foreign song competitions. Her voice was heard in Germany and France. Doga and Chepraga created the singer's first disc during this period.
Music
Therefore, when little Nadya won a local singing competition in the 4th grade and the girl was invited to join the rural musical group “Dumbrava”, none of her relatives were surprised.
While studying at school, she repeatedly appeared on television, first starring in the film “At the Grape Harvest”, and then participated in the programs of Central Television in Moscow: “Alarm Clock”, “The Screen Gathers Friends”, “Blue Light”.
Nadezhda Chepraga in her youth
During these years, she met the composer Evgeniy Doga, who would later give her many interesting songs: “Sunny Day”, “See You”, “I Dreamed of the Sound of Rain”, “Rada’s Song”, “Guitar Strings”.
Despite their daughter’s craving for music, her parents dream of her continuing her education at a pedagogical institute. But the girl chooses the path of a singer. At the age of 17, Nadezhda entered two departments of the music school at once: vocal and conducting-choral.
During her studies, the young singer participated in foreign competitions and festivals in France and Germany. She brings awards and glory from there. At the same time, Nadezhda Chepraga recorded her first disc of Doga’s music.
Nadezhda Chepraga - “I Dreamed of the Sound of Rain”
After receiving secondary specialized education, the talented singer does not stop there and continues her studies in Chisinau, at the Moldavian Conservatory. The performer's teacher is the legend of Moldova, singer Tamara Cheban. She instilled in Nadezhda true professionalism and the need to strive for excellence.
In her first year, the girl performed the musical composition “I Dreamed of the Sound of Rain” at the “Song of the Year” competition, the lines and melody from which sank into the soul of every Soviet listener. The performer becomes famous throughout the Soviet Union, and the musical masterpiece was secretly declared the anthem of astronautics.
Valentina Tolkunova, Nadezhda Chepraga, Roza Rymbaeva, Elvira Uzunyan, Sofia Rotaru
Nadezhda Chepraga participated in the program of the Moscow Olympic Games. On behalf of the USSR, she traveled all over the world: Cuba, Laos, Thailand, USA, Singapore. In 1980, Nadezhda Alekseevna was awarded the title of Honored Artist of the Moldavian USSR, and after another 8 years - People's Artist. And this is not without reason.
Nadezhda Chepraga is a singer who is loved by all the people of Moldova, especially people engaged in simple peasant labor. They empathize with their pet, rejoicing at her success. The most popular hits both at home and in Russia were: “Three Lines”, “Ride Me, Curly”, “You are a Stranger”, “Breeze”, “Slave of Love”, “Don’t Forget”.
“And I like him” - Nadezhda Chepraga
In her youth, Nadezhda Chepraga starred in more than 10 television films, which were aired on Central Television and on the national channel of the Moldavian Republic. These were both documentaries and feature films. Among them: “Dniester Melodies”, “Fairy Tale as a Fairy Tale”, “Sketches for a Portrait”, “Two Hands, a Heart and a Crown”, “Two Banks of Nadezhda Chepraga”, “Kulagin and Partners” and others.
The artist recorded her best songs at the Melodiya recording studio, which released three collections of the singer – “Nadezhda Chepraga Sings,” “Only You,” “That’s What She Is...”. With the advent of new technologies, the singer released 11 more albums. She recorded the last of them a year before the death of her beloved husband.
Sofia Rotaru and Nadezhda Chepraga in their youth
From an early age, Nadezhda Chepraga was considered a rival of Sofia Rotaru. Two black-browed beauties waged an unspoken competition for audience sympathy both in Moldova and in the USSR. It has always been difficult for the public to single out any one singer.
Both were not inferior to each other either in voice or in appearance: their figure, height and weight were almost the same (about 160/70). Although many sources write that Sofia’s height is 170 cm, others claim that the singer is no higher than 161-163 cm.
Sofia Rotaru and Nadezhda Chepraga today
However, in modern photos that singers take today, you can see a significant difference in appearance. Rotaru looks younger after plastic surgery, and Nadezhda Chepraga, who is not a fan of such operations, preserves her natural beauty using traditional methods and is not afraid of age.
A television
The singer has ten films under her belt, some of which are documentaries and some feature films. The girl actively collaborated with the Melodiya studio, through which many Soviet pop stars passed through. The singer has three complete collections and eleven albums. It was difficult for Nadezhda to assert herself, since there was always another star image nearby - the work of Sofia Rotaru.
The two beauties packed huge halls, which they continue to do to this day. But one of the singers has an advantage: Nadezhda Alekseevna maintains her beauty using natural methods, while her rival has become younger through numerous plastic surgeries.
Personal life
In her youth, the sheikh of Brunei and the son of Romanian leader Nicu Ceausescu had their eye on the singer. The sheikh gave the girl a camel and showered Nika with flowers.
The artist also met the famous American singer Dean Reed. The artists performed together in the program “Salute Festival”.
Nadezhda Chepraga - “Whirlpools are circling”
However, Nadezhda Chepraga happily married at the age of 17. The girl’s chosen one was a native of St. Petersburg, Evgeniy Aleksandrovich Litvinov. He turned out to be 12 years older than his wife. But this did not stop the talented economist from captivating one of the most beautiful and talented Moldovan pop singers.
In order to marry his beloved, he had to move to Chisinau, since Nadezhda was not allowed to live in Leningrad. But the move did not prevent him from soon becoming a Doctor of Economic Sciences and receiving the title of professor. A year after the wedding, the newlyweds had a son, Vanechka. When he grew up, he became an aircraft engineer. Nadezhda and Evgeniy lived for more than 30 years in peace and harmony until her husband died as a result of heart disease.
Nadezhda Chepraga and her husband Evgeny Litvinov
Life was divided for Nadezhda into before and after the death of her husband. If earlier Nadezhda still appeared on the screen, today she went into seclusion. The exception was Gennady Malakhov’s performance on a program about health, where she shared the secret of youth, and filming in the program “Time for Lunch,” where Nadezhda Alekseevna performed one of her hits.
Occasionally, the singer appears on stage in group concerts. Nadezhda Alekseevna lives in Moscow with two cats and a cocker spaniel, Annie. She often goes to her small homeland to visit her nephews. Since the son received German citizenship and settled in Germany, the loving grandmother cannot often visit the young man’s family. She communicates with her granddaughter Lera on Skype. But soon Ivan is going to move to St. Petersburg, his father’s hometown.
Nadezhda Chepraga
Unlike many stars, Nadezhda is not registered on the social network Instagram. But on this platform you can often find pictures of the famous singer, which are tagged with the hashtag #hopeforprague.
In her free time, Nadezhda enjoys sewing, reading books, and loves movies. Among the singer’s favorite artists are Marina Ladynina, Nikolai Kryuchkov, Lidia Smirnova. In addition, Chepraga does gymnastics, running and swimming. In the mornings, the singer has a special ritual: the woman starts the day with physical exercise and breathing practice, then drinks tea (preferably with mint).
In addition, the performer formed a kind of museum at home - the woman collected more than 300 pairs of shoes in which she performed on stages.
Nadezhda Chepraga now
Although today the artist does not go on tour, Nadezhda increasingly began to delight the public with appearances at various concerts. The singer has developed an official website where fans can get acquainted with upcoming events in Chepraga’s work, view a gallery, and read a biography.
Nadezhda Chepraga in the project “My Hero”
In January 2021, Tatyana Ustinova had a conversation with a woman in the program “My Hero”.
At the end of the same year, Nadezhda participated in the “Tonight” program. The theme of the issue was “Variety of the 1970s.”
At the beginning of 2021, the performer appeared as a guest on the Natural Selection program. The show's hosts, Otar Kushanashvili and Zinaida Rudenko, conduct an analysis with famous guests and show which products are worth paying attention to and which ones should be avoided. Nadezhda helped Otaru and Zinaida choose canned pink salmon.
Nadezhda Chepraga
In February of the same year, the IV Open Regional Festival “Folk Talent Fair” was held at the Yudinsky CDC “Molodezhny”. Nadezhda Chepraga performed a solo number at the competition. In addition, a woman joined the jury.
Then, in honor of Defender of the Fatherland Day, the artist participated in ceremonial events dedicated to the holiday.
On March 9, the “Hits of the USSR” concert took place, where the public could hear their favorite star. Together with Nadezhda, Anton and Victoria Makarsky, Olga Zarubina, Igor Nadzhiev and others took part in the show.
Singer Nadezhda Chepraga
A month later, Chepraga performed at an evening in honor of the work of Robert Rozhdestvensky. The artist shared what it was like to collaborate with the great poet and performed the song “Human Voice,” the music for which was composed by Evgeniy Doga.
On June 24, Nadezhda appeared at the Tatar-Bashkir folk festival “Sabantuy”, held in Arkhangelsk. The audience received the performer well, and people sang the final composition “Darkie” along with the artist.
