Childhood
Oleg Gazmanov was born on July 22, 1951 in the city of Gusev, which is located in the Kaliningrad region. His parents were front-line soldiers. Dad, Mikhail Semyonovich Gazmanov, was a professional military man with the rank of major. Mom, Zinaida Abramovna, went through the war as a nurse in a hospital, then received a higher medical education and became a cardiologist.
Both Oleg’s father and mother were from Belarus, but after demobilization they ended up in the Kaliningrad region. His grandmother lived in the city of Minsk for a long time. Gazmanov loves the beautiful country of Belarus very much, with its open people and wonderful nature, with huge BelAZ trucks and amazing potato pancakes. When he comes to Minsk for concerts, a picture from his childhood clearly emerges in his memory - his grandmother’s cherry orchard.
Oleg was his parents' only son. He began to develop a good voice and hearing very early, mom and dad decided to give the child a musical education, and at the age of 5 they enrolled him in school to learn to play the violin. But little Oleg disliked the instrument; he preferred the company of his courtyard friends to music.
His childhood years were spent in the Kaliningrad region, but not in yards with a soccer ball. Post-war boys did nothing but look for echoes of the war years in abandoned places in the form of ammunition or weapons.
Everyone boasted to each other about their military collection, Gazmanov had one too. Of course, such boyish fun sometimes ended sadly; Oleg had injuries and cases when his life hung by a thread.
Once a machine gun fell on his little finger; fortunately, his mother was nearby and provided first aid to her son. The second case was much more serious, when Oleg began, out of interest, to open an anti-tank mine that he had found. Luckily for him, military men were passing nearby and they instantly pulled the curious boy away from the ammunition.
Oleg Gazmanov
Oleg’s fans, observing the unusual shape of his eyes, the artist’s dark skin and his surname with the interesting root “Gazman”, often wonder about the nationality of their idol.
The father of the Soviet and Russian pop singer, composer and poet, Mikhail Semenovich, is a Tatar by nationality, and his mother, Zinaida Abramovna, is Jewish. She worked as a cardiologist in a hospital.
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As for the origin of the surname, according to one version, the root “gazman” is of Jewish origin and is translated from Hebrew as “a person prone to invention, a dreamer.” There is also a well-known surname Guzman in the language. According to another version, the surname Gazmanov has Russian roots, and it was borne by the Russian equerry Ludim Gazmanov in 1812.
School years
Oleg went to school in the city of Kaliningrad, where the family had moved by this time.
He was exempted from physical education because doctors discovered a congenital heart defect in the child. But he couldn’t come to terms with it and joined the gymnastics section following his school friends. The boy liked to hang on rings or swing on uneven bars, but he did all this in secret from his parents.
Gazmanov not only went to training, but also took part in competitions. When the parents found out the truth, at first they were shocked by all this gymnastics, physical activity, training and competitions. However, over time, doctors discovered that the congenital heart murmurs began to disappear, and mom and dad came to terms with their son’s sports hobby.
However, in the ninth grade, Oleg fell from a gymnastic apparatus and suffered a fracture of both legs. I had to give up my dream of becoming a great athlete, but Oleg soon found another hobby he liked. He was taken into the school musical ensemble, the guys sang at parties and discos. They did well and the ensemble began to be invited to clubs and dance floors in Kaliningrad. This is how Oleg Gazmanov began to earn his first money. But my mother didn’t even want to hear about a career as a musician; this was not the future she wanted for her son.
Higher education institutions
Respecting his parents, Gazmanov did not argue and entered the Kaliningrad Higher Marine Engineering School and began studying the promising profession of a refrigeration unit specialist. Starting from his third year, Oleg took up science; he had the opportunity to go to sea on ships. After graduating from college, at the invitation of the leadership of the educational institution, Gazmanov remained at the department, wrote a dissertation, and gave lectures. But having completed his scientific work, he suddenly realized that he would not be able to realize himself as a scientist.
And Oleg again became a student, this time at the Kaliningrad Music College in guitar class.
While still studying, he began his career in an ensemble, which sang in the restaurant of the Kaliningrad Hotel, and later was a member of VIA:
- "Visit";
- "Galaxy";
- "Blue bird";
- "Atlantic".
But the main income came from performances in restaurants. Moreover, while a student at a music school, Oleg got married. His first wife was a girl named Irina, who gave birth to Gazmanova’s son Rodion in 1981.
Oleg Gazmanov. Biography, family
The stately and charismatic brunette has always been liked by the female sex. His guitar songs drove girls crazy. They considered Oleg a romantic and a real gentleman. The singer always dreamed of a large and friendly family. And soon God heard him.
Who did Oleg Gazmanov meet in his youth? Biography, wife and children - his fans want to know about this. The artist's first wife was Irina. She graduated from the Faculty of Chemistry, but did not work by profession. Their wedding took place in 1975. At that time no one knew the musician and singer Oleg Gazmanov. In 1981, the couple had a son, Rodion. Our hero doted on him. Dad tried to instill in his son a love of music from childhood. In 1995, Oleg and Irina divorced.
The singer did not maintain his bachelor status for long. Soon he met the charming blonde Marina Muravyova. In 2003 they got married. The woman had a 6-year-old son, Philip, from her first marriage. Oleg Mikhailovich accepted him and gave him his last name. In 2003, the couple had a common child, daughter Marianna.
Creative path
In 1986, Oleg Gazmanov and his family moved to Moscow. By this time, he was not only performing songs and playing the guitar, but also composing music. The country recognized him as a composer after the song about the dog “Lucy,” which was sung by his five-year-old son. Soviet listeners liked the simple song and the little performer. It turns out that the name Gazmanov was first glorified by Rodion. The father wrote several children's songs, his son performed them, an album was recorded, and a tour around the country began.
1989 became a truly stellar year for Oleg himself. He created the group “Squadron”, wrote and performed the songs “Putana” and “Squadron”. In an instant, these musical compositions became popular and remained at the top of the domestic charts for almost 18 months. Gazmanov released a solo album under the same name “Squadron”, it became platinum in one month. The whole country sang along with Oleg at the concerts with which he traveled throughout the disintegrating Soviet Union.
In 1990, Oleg Gazmanov took part in the final of “Song of the Year,” and in 1991, 70 thousand spectators gathered at his concert in Luzhniki.
Each of his new songs certainly became a hit:
- "Esaul";
- "Went on a spree";
- "Sailor";
- "Tramp";
- “Squadron of my crazy songs”;
- “Moscow, the bells are ringing”;
- "My clear days."
His composition “Gentlemen Officers” has become an indispensable attribute of all festive concerts dedicated to Defender of the Fatherland Day and Victory Day.
The work of Oleg Gazmanov has been repeatedly awarded with prizes and awards:
- Ovation and Golden Gramophone awards;
- "Hit of the Year";
- “Best Pop Soloist”;
- "Best Songwriter"
In 1995, Oleg Gazmanov was awarded the title of Honored Artist of Russia, and in 2001 - People's Artist of Russia.
Marina Khlebnikova
Marina Arnoldovna was born in 1965 in Dolgoprudny. Her parents were radio physicists, but they loved to play music. His father played the guitar, and his mother played the piano. It was thanks to them that Marina studied music since childhood.
One day, Marina Arnoldovna was invited to work at the Sholom Jewish Theater. And when journalists asked about the reason for such a promising proposal, the artist revealed the secret of her origin, declaring Jewish roots. She also admitted that she always sympathized with the Jewish nation, enjoyed visiting the Western Wall in Jerusalem, and toured Haifa. Since childhood, Marina studied music with Jewish teachers, and therefore was always interested in the rich culture of this people.
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Personal life
Gazmanov lived with his first wife, Irina, for 20 years; she was a chemist by training, but did not work; she was busy with housework and raising her son Rodion.
The boy, who became popular throughout the country thanks to the song about the dog Lucy, grew up long ago and graduated from the financial academy. In a large Russian company that deals with nanotechnology, Rodion works as a financial director. He has not given up his passion for music; he has his own group “DNA”.
Oleg’s second wife, Marina Muravyova, is 18 years younger than the singer. They met in Voronezh in 1988. Oleg was there for a concert, but the acquaintance took place in a restaurant. Marina at that time was married to the brother of Sergei Mavrodi, the head of the legendary MMM, and had a son. She was not a fan of Oleg Gazmanov, moreover, she was not even at all interested in his work. But the singer liked the girl in that Voronezh restaurant at first sight, and he invited her to his concert.
Both were not free, but sympathy arose between Oleg and Marina, which grew into strong feelings. Since the mid-90s, they left their families and began to live together; the couple officially married in 2003.
In December 2003, Oleg and Marina had a daughter, Marianna.
Oleg Gazmanov’s mother Zinaida Abramovna considered only the first Irina her only daughter-in-law; the relationship with the second Marina did not work out. But Oleg’s son Rodion gets along well with his father’s second wife, with her son from his first marriage, Philip, and his little sister. He often visits the Gazmanovs in Serebryany Bor.
Elena Vorobey
Elena Yakovlevna Lebenbaum works on stage under this pseudonym. This pop actress was born into a Jewish family - Yankel Movshevich Lebenbaum and Nina Lvovna in 1967 in the Belarusian Brest.
It was because of her Jewish origin that Elena took the pseudonym Sparrow, although she herself explains this point differently. The fact is that when choosing a stage name for herself, the artist remembered Edith Piaf, whose pseudonym means “sparrow.” So, Elena Lebenbaum began to be called Elena Sparrow.
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