Childhood and youth
Zhanna Aguzarova was born in the village of Turtas, not far from Tyumen. Zhanna Khasan's father was an Ossetian by nationality and did not live with his family. Mom Lyudmila Savchenko worked as a pharmacist at a local pharmacy. Later, it became known from the artist’s relatives that her father’s real name was George. He really did not participate in raising his daughter, and the future singer had a brother in her mother’s new family.
When the girl was still little, she and her family moved to the Novosibirsk region. There, in the village of Kolyvan, the future singer studied at school, graduating in 1977.
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Zhanna Aguzarova in childhood
After her final exams, Aguzarova tried several times to enter a theater school in different cities of Russia, but to no avail. As a result, the girl became a student at the Novosibirsk Theater School, but already in her first year she had to leave her studies due to pneumonia.
Zhanna left to conquer the capital, where she also unsuccessfully tried to become a student at the Gnessin School. As a result, Aguzarova got a job at a local technical school and began studying to become a painter. Soon the singer’s creative biography began.
Later, along with her stage work, the singer again decided to storm a music university. This time she chose the Ippolitov-Ivanov School, where she entered the folklore department the first time. Zhanna recalled in the Evening Urgant program that she graduated from her first year with straight A’s. But she failed to get the highest score on the final exam: the commission did not evaluate the student’s performance of the songs of the Bravo group as an academic program.
Biography of Zhanna Aguzarova
The outrageous singer Zhanna Aguzarova was born in Siberia, in the family of engineer Hassan and pharmacist Lyudmila. Then the family lived in the Kolyvan district of the Novosibirsk region, but Aguzarova hides the details of that period.
After graduating from 8-year school, she tried to enter theater schools in different cities, but did not pass the creative competition. Since 1982 she has lived in Moscow, here she entered a vocational school to become a painter and joined the bohemian environment.
I loved singing since school, auditioned to be the soloist of “Crematorium”, and eventually ended up in the group “Bravo” in 1983.
Aguzarova did not have her own passport at that time, only a fake one in the name of the diplomats’ son, Ivan Anders. She changed her name to a feminine one and was known to many as Ivanna. She was arrested for forgery of documents right at the Bravo concert in 1984, declared sane and sent to forced labor in the Tyumen region.
Upon her return, Zhanna Aguzarova continued performing with Bravo. The group became popular in 1986 after performing at the Musical Ring; a year later their first record was released. “Yellow Shoes”, “I Believe”, “Old Hotel” are the most famous songs of that period.
In 1987, Zhanna Aguzarova entered the Ippolitov-Ivanov Music School, soon left the group and began a solo career. In 1990, she worked briefly at the Alla Pugacheva Theater, recorded the “Russian Album” and went to Los Angeles for several years. There she sang in one of the restaurants and even worked as a limousine driver, and also recorded two albums: Nineteen Ninetys and Tectonics.
In 1993, Zhanna Aguzarova briefly returned to Moscow and took part in the tour of the Bravo group, dedicated to the 10th anniversary of creative activity. In 1998, she took part in several anniversary concerts and also performed independently. Since then he has performed rarely and only occasionally appears at various events and club concerts. According to rumors, they don’t really like working with her, since she can cancel a concert suddenly and without reason.
In 2021, Zhanna Aguzarova’s neighbors said that she had not left her apartment for a year, the producer brought her food.
In 2021, she appeared in public with greatly enlarged lips and not looking too much like her former self. However, given the shocking nature of her clothes and behavior, you can simply take the new image for granted.
Alternative biographies
At the beginning of her creative career, Zhanna did not advertise her real name. In the circles of the capital's bohemia, she introduced herself as Ivanna Anders, the daughter of Swedish diplomats. The singer even bought herself a fake passport, correcting the name Ivan in someone else’s document. Under this pseudonym, the artist began collaborating with the Bravo group. It was for unreliable official information that Aguzarova was later arrested.
The singer was first sent to the notorious Butyrka, then forced to undergo an examination at the Serbsky Institute of Forensic Psychiatry. Having declared her sane, they sent her to the Tyumen region, where Zhanna spent a year and a half doing forced labor at the local timber industry enterprise.
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Zhanna Aguzarova in her youth
Having become popular, Aguzarova began to insist on her extraterrestrial origin. The singer mentioned in an interview about her connection with the Martians, and supported the myth with her shocking behavior and corresponding wardrobe.
When Lady Gaga's star rose on the horizon of Western show business, many compared her style to Aguzarova, who repeatedly declared her alien origin.
According to another version, voiced by Aguzarova herself, there were Jews in her family. This information was denied by the singer's relatives.
In addition, in the studio of Maxim Galkin’s “Musicality” program, the artist stated that in a past life she was an Egyptian princess who found and raised Moses, the future Jewish prophet.
Biography and personal life of Zhanna Aguzarova
The biography and personal life of Zhanna Aguzarova is rich and attractive to many fans of pop music.
The girl was born in the Siberian outback. Father - Aguzarov Khasan was from Ossetia. Mother - Savchenko Lyudmila worked in a pharmacy. The family named their baby after one of the Soviet pop artists. From a young age, Zhannochka amazed with her creativity. She sang and danced well.
During her school years, Zhanna studied poorly. She got C's. Only in physical education and literature were our heroine’s diary full of A’s. Aguzarova does not disclose her biographical information, believing that this is not important.
After graduating from Kolyvan high school, she tries to become an actress. But the girl was unable to overcome all the exam obstacles. She failed in the first round. The teachers advised the applicant not to waste her energy in vain, but to get another specialty. But Zhanna tried again and again, but again failed.
In the early 80s of the last century, Aguzarova went to the capital of the Soviet Union. She enters one of the Moscow schools, where she learns the intricacies of painting art. But after a few months he gives up his studies and begins to lead a life typical of a bohemian. The girl takes a pseudonym; many friends call her Ivanna or Yvonne Anders. The singer took this name because her own passport was lost. The performer stole a passport from one of her casual acquaintances. From then on, she said that her parents worked in diplomatic missions.
Zhanna tried to sing in the Crematorium group, but did not pass the selection. Since 1983, she began singing in the popular music group “Bravo”, where she sang songs in rock style. It was at this time that Aguzarova became incredibly popular. At the beginning of 1984, the singer was arrested. At first she is considered mentally abnormal and a compulsory examination is ordered. Aguzarova was declared normal, so she was sent to the Tyumen region, where she worked for a year and a half in the forestry.
In the mid-80s, Aguzarova was released. She returns again to the capital of the Soviet Union, where she works again in the Bravo pop group. At this time, the Prima Donna notices her. She invites her to one of the popular television programs. Since that time, the popularity of our heroine has been growing. The audience loved the songs performed by Aguzarova. To this day, music lovers listen to “The Old Hotel”, “Yellow Shoes” and many others.
At the beginning of the difficult 90s he moved to the United States of America. A woman performs in restaurants, where she sings songs for Russian-speaking visitors. In addition, the artist was a driver and worked as a cleaner. In mid-1995, she sometimes came to her homeland to perform at a solo concert. In 1996 she returned back to Moscow. From that time on, the woman began to write her own songs, which were loved by listeners. The artist’s most famous compositions were: “Winter”, “Ray”, “Forget-Me-Not”, “Marina” and others.
"Bravo" and the beginning of a solo career
Having settled in Moscow, the singer began to communicate closely with rock musicians. Zhanna tried to get a job as a vocalist in the Crematorium band, went to audition for Postscript, in which Evgeniy Khavtan was then playing.
Unexpectedly for herself, Aguzarova becomes the vocalist of his new project, which later received the name “Bravo”. The group was formed in 1983, and gave its first concert after a year of rehearsals. Already the band's first recording gained great popularity among listeners.
But the artist had to interrupt her career in 1984. Government officials carried out massive persecutions of rock musicians. The popular singer was among them.
After her release, Zhanna returned to the Bravo group, and the team began its second ascent to Olympus of all-Union popularity. In 1986, the team performed on the TV show “Musical Ring” with the song “Star”, where Aguzarova was introduced to the audience by Alla Pugacheva.
Zhanna Aguzarova and the Bravo group - “Old Hotel”
In 1987, the Bravo group released their first album. Soon the whole country was humming the tunes “Yellow Shoes”, “Only You” and others. The song “Wonderful Country” was used as a soundtrack to the cult film “Assa”. Remixes also appeared in the musicians’ repertoire - the song “Black Cat” sounded no worse than the original. In addition, the artist took part in the creation of the first Soviet videos.
The second rise as a soloist of the famous ensemble turned out to be short-lived, and already in 1988, the paths of “Bravo” and its eccentric vocalist diverged.
In 1990, Zhanna received a higher specialized education. After graduation, the singer recorded a solo album, “Russian Album,” and got a job at Alla Pugacheva’s theater. However, the creative tandem did not happen: due to a quarrel with the prima donna, she had to leave the team.
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Moving to the USA
With the collapse of the Soviet Union, Zhanna Aguzarova immigrated to the United States, deciding to try her luck overseas. In California, the artist completed DJ courses and began collaborating with Vasily Shumov. The result of joint creative work was the albums “Tectonics” and Nineteen Ninety`s (a collection of remakes).
Zhanna Aguzarova - “Star” on the “Musical Ring” program
Life abroad did not bear the fruits that the Russian star had hoped for. Aguzarova was forced to sing at the Black Sea restaurant, where she soon quit because of her love of improvisation. In order to raise money for the release of the disc, she worked part-time as a driver at the International Celebrity Center. According to eyewitnesses, the Russian singer looked impressive in a uniform cap.
Return to Russia
Aguzarova returned to Russia in 1993, joining the anniversary tour “Bravo”. She finally moved only 3 years later, but was no longer able to achieve her former glory. Nevertheless, one of the brightest pages in the discography of the performer’s late period was the album Back2Future.
Since 2006, the singer has given infrequent concerts with invited musicians in clubs. Many acquaintances of the artist consider the reason for this decline to be Zhanna’s excessive eccentricity and her love of shocking.
Aguzarova rarely appeared on the big stage, her videos were not shown on music channels, and she herself mainly performed in various clubs. In 2021, on the Channel One show “Just the Same”, several participants showed it at once.
Zhanna Aguzarova and the Bravo group - “Yellow Shoes”
In 2015, her appearance in the Evening Urgant program created a real sensation. The singer appeared before the public in a floor-length evening dress, stiletto heels and loose long dark hair. It is known that the artist always thinks through her image to the smallest detail and does not appear in photographs or in public without makeup.
The singer’s appearance after plastic surgery is no worse than in her youth. Aguzarova also demonstrated an excellent figure for her age (height - 162 cm, weight - 53 kg) and a readiness to continue an active career.
In 2021, one of the fans captured Zhanna Aguzarova behind the scenes of the concert of Stas Namin’s group “Flowers” in the Kremlin Palace, where the singer performed in a duet with Alla Pugacheva, performing the song “We wish you happiness.” Followers on Instagram were amazed at how plastic surgery changed the face of the 90s star beyond recognition.
Zhanna Aguzarova today
In recent years, little is known about the work of Zhanna Aguzarova and about herself. She does not give solo concerts and rarely appears on stage or at events. Her performances are limited to indoor club venues.
A particularly memorable event in recent years was Aguzarova’s interview with Ivan Urgant in 2015, where the artist appeared in a luxurious red dress, looking elegant, but not without her own twist in the form of knee socks worn over tights.
In the year of the Football Championship, she noted that she posted a photo on a social network where her naked body was covered with the colors of the country’s flag.
In 2021, she filmed a video from Vogue about what Zhanna Aguzarova has in her purse. She looked very good in it, not a single wrinkle on her face. After this, fans came to the conclusion that the singer had plastic surgery.
There is also information that Aguzarova is interested in abstract painting and paints pictures.
Zhanna Khasanovna travels, visits museums and theaters.
Personal life
The artist prefers not to talk about her relationships, however, Aguzarova’s personal life was marked by more than one marriage. Ilya, the singer’s first husband, worked as an oceanologist; in a late interview, he stated that in his youth, during his imprisonment, Zhanna developed mental problems.
After the divorce, Aguzarova went to America with Timur Murtazaev, who was the bassist of the first Bravo line-up. Already abroad the couple broke up. There were rumors that the singer began a relationship with American producer Brian Eno, who worked with David Bowie and U2, but there was no official confirmation of this information.
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Zhanna Aguzarova now
Zhanna's second common-law husband was Nikolai Poltoranin, who at one time also worked as a producer for the singer. The couple sought to conquer America, but they never succeeded. Aguzarova returned to her homeland, and Poltoranin remained in the USA. After this, there was no exact information about the singer’s personal life; everything was kept in the strictest confidence, and she had been living as a recluse for a long time.
Today nothing is known about the singer’s possible family. She has no children. Poltoranin admitted in an interview that Zhanna Aguzarova chose a career over personal relationships.
Now the artist continues to shock the audience. Thus, in support of the Russian football team competing at the 2021 World Cup, Aguzarova exposed herself in front of the camera, posting explicit photos on her Instagram page.
Zhanna Aguzarova now
Zhanna Aguzarova pleasantly surprised fans by releasing her solo album “Queen of Sunset” in September 2020. The release took place without announcement. The track list of the album included 12 songs recorded in different years, including the 90s hit “Don’t Reproach.” The singer worked on the project at recording studios in Stockholm, St. Petersburg, Moscow, London and Los Angeles.
Zhanna Khasanovna became a guest of Maxim Galkin’s Internet show “Musicality,” in which the young singer Tim Belorusskikh also participated. The musicians evaluated the compositions of their colleagues, creating a kind of rating.
The artist continues to selectively appear at social events. Fans noticed the queen of rock and roll among the guests of the White Party from KinoReporter magazine, which took place as part of the Moscow International Film Festival in April 2021. The singer appeared in public in a white outfit with a bright print and surprised with her changed appearance. Internet users noted that the performer abuses plastic surgery and cosmetic procedures.
