Zara (on Instagram – @zara_music) – pop Russian singer. In 2016 she was recognized as an Honored Artist Russian Federation. The girl's real name is Zarifa Mgoyan. She was born on July 26, 1983 in St. Petersburg. Her parents came from Armenia, and in addition to Zara, the Mgoyan family has a brother, Roman, and a sister, Liana. You rarely see Zara’s relatives on Instagram (except for her sons), but still the singer publishes joint photos on official page. For example, she recently posted a photo on Instagram with her brother and eldest son “Danka”.
Except regular school I attended the music school, where I learned to play the piano. Playing an instrument was not the girl’s only musical talent; she sang beautifully. This was noticed by Oleg Kvasha, a St. Petersburg musician: they met in 1995, when the girl was 12 years old, and next year We recorded several songs together, which were later played on the radio. These songs were “Lullaby”, “Precisely today, precisely now...” and “Juliet’s Heart”. Thanks to her last composition, Zara won the “Morning Star” competition and the “Let the Children Laugh” festival, and in 1998 she already received the Grand Prix at the “Hope of Siberia” competition. There were many other competitions.
In 2000 she entered the St. Petersburg Academy theatrical arts, which she graduated in 2004. And after a while she took part in the sixth edition of the show “Star Factory”. In 2006, she became a finalist, and in 2009, she reached the final of the “Two Stars” project. In 2010, she tried herself as a figure skater in the program “Ice and Fire.”
In 2015, she was already on the jury - she makes a verdict at the competition “ New star" In addition to all of the above, the singer records albums and receives awards (Golden Gramophone). However, that’s not all – Zara’s acting skills came in handy for films and TV series (“Streets of Broken Lanterns”, “Pushkin. The Last Duel” and others). In 2016, she received the title of Honored Artist of the Russian Federation, and in December of the same year she became “Artist of the World” with light hand UNESCO.
Personal life
Zara was married twice. The first husband was Valentina Matvienko’s son, Sergei. For this reason, Zara converted to Orthodoxy, but the marriage lasted only a year and a half. In 2008, she married for the second time to Sergei Ivanov, who holds a management position in the Department of Health. For her sake he divorced ex-wife and left two children.
The new wife also gave birth to two sons, Daniil and Maxim, but in 2016 they separated. There was a lot of talk about this in the media. The singer said that her husband tried to “educate” her, to remake her for himself, and besides, he demanded perfection from her in everything: appearance, V household, in raising children and in a career. As a result, she couldn't stand it. In the last few years there have been many attempts to restore the relationship, but divorce could not be avoided. Fans noticed the tension, since during these years the couple did not appear together anywhere: neither on Instagram, nor at events. The children stayed with their mother, and now she puts all her energy into raising them, which is reflected on Instagram.
On the official Instagram website, we see Zara mainly at concerts. She recently performed in Italy with Andrea Bocelli. The singer always tried to maintain harmony and pay enough attention to both her career and family. Family means a lot to her and she doesn't forget anyone. New photos with children, as well as with other relatives, for example, with her sons’ great-grandmother Polina Grigorievna Belova, constantly appear on Zara’s Instagram. The woman is 94 years old, and she has excellent spiritual qualities, judging by Zara’s comment.
Good afternoon, dears! Yesterday I came to the conclusion that I am probably one of latest artists, and just active users of this social network, who used the “Ask Me a Question” feature. I always wanted to, but never got around to it, and maybe I was even a little worried about the questions. Honestly, I didn’t expect there to be so many of them! I'm sorry I didn't answer everything, but check them out! I will try to answer more quickly☺ Did you like this communication? Interesting? Shall we continue? Again thanks a lot for questions and good words❤And I wish you a productive day and a pleasant Friday evening!💋
Good morning, expensive! Sometimes you look for excuses for yourself and don’t want to go to training, you think, maybe have a cheat meal, buy some buns and sweets? Instead of exhausting yourself with daily training and jogging. But every time, overcoming my laziness, I get such pleasure and even feel proud of the two-hour work done on my body. Not to mention how sport helps fight unnecessary thoughts. Having run 5 km, honestly, I don’t want to break proper diet nutrition. How are you doing with your training? Do you watch your diet? Do you have effective ways Don’t indulge in unhealthy and unnecessary snacks?
Good afternoon, my dears! I am often asked about how I take care of my hair. A long-awaited post for you 🙏🏻 I have more than once shared with you what I have by nature curly hair👩🏻🦱, due to constant filming and styling events, styling is almost a daily necessity. Therefore, I try to choose products that, first of all, nourish and protect the hair. After cleansing, I definitely apply a moisturizing mask, if there is time, I leave it for 15-20 minutes, plus before styling I use thermal protection, and separately apply a product to moisturize the ends. I like to create root volume using brushing and a hairdryer. I also slightly stretch my hair and use a comb to curl the ends a little. At the end I always apply a little varnish to fix it. What care and styling products do you use? How do you feel about various oils? I know they are especially popular in the summer. Share your secrets!📝🤗😘
On solemn ceremony delivery State awards RF and gala reception on the occasion of celebrating Russia Day with my teacher, People's Artist Russia, Oleg Pogudin and world ballet star Sergei Polunin. It's a great honor to be part of such an event. Happy holiday again, dears!
My dears, I want to congratulate you on wonderful holiday– Happy Russia Day! We congratulate the country great culture, complex history and extraordinary destiny, on the territory of which a united and multinational people lives. Look how amazingly rich Russia is... How many peoples live on its endless lands, how many unique languages and traditions do we have?! I would like to wish peace, prosperity to everyone and, of course, prosperity to our Motherland. Happy Holidays!🇷🇺 And today at 18:00 on festive concert on the Red Square! See you!
Account: zara_music
Occupation: Russian pop singer, actress
Singer Zara manages Instagram very carefully - the star does not have a single dubious photo that would demonstrate her lack of taste. Zara is the personification of tenderness and femininity in Russian stage, and the singer’s account fully confirms this status.
The singer posts photos of herself in chic dresses of maximum length that suit her very well. Zara looks flawless both at home and at photo shoots. The singer periodically pleases fans with photographs from rehearsals and concerts.
Zara leads active image life and accustoms his children to it - 6-year-old Daniil and 4-year-old Maxim. The singer's feed contains many photographs with her favorite boys - unusually photogenic children often travel with their mother, play sports with her, attend concerts and children's entertainment activities. Sometimes Zara's Instagram photo shows which brands of children's clothing she can recommend. One of latest photos Zara's children on Instagram - a photo of the eldest son Daniil going to his beloved on September 1 kindergarten, V preparatory group, with a huge bouquet. Before this, the singer and her sons spent summer holidays on the French coast, posting colorful photo reports from their vacation.
One of latest events, which fans of the star are discussing, is her divorce from her second husband, Sergei Ivanov. Despite numerous comments, Zara’s Instagram was not closed from outsiders; the singer allowed spiteful critics to say whatever they wanted.
Biography of Zara
Zara's biography as a singer begins with the very early childhood. In the family of Armenian emigrants, where, besides Zarifa, there were three more children, no one associated themselves with music or art. Zara was born in the Leningrad region, graduated from St. Petersburg gymnasium.
- 1995 can be called the starting point of the girl’s career. She recorded her first compositions, which soon hit the radio.
- 1997 - Zara reaches the final of the Morning Star competition.
- 2004 - the singer graduates from the St. Petersburg Academy of Theater Arts.
- 2006 - Zara takes part in the show “Star Factory-6” and reaches the finals.
- Since 2010, Zara, whose biography is impeccable in terms of a career in show business (10 albums, 7 Golden Gramophone awards), begins acting in films. The singer's list includes 16 film works of varying complexity.
- 2010-2011 - Zara takes an active part in the Channel One show: skating and dancing, singing in the “Two Stars” project.
- Since 2015, the singer has become a member of the jury vocal competition“New Star” with the support of the “Zvezda” TV channel and the Russian Ministry of Defense.
In fact popular singer Zara's name is Zarifa Pashaevna Mgoyan. Her parents come from a family of Yazidi Kurds; they were born in Leninakan. Zara has an older sister, Liana, and a younger brother, Roman, all of them were born in Leningrad, where the family had previously emigrated. Zara's mother is a housewife, her father worked in mechanical engineering and protectedcandidate's degree in physical and mathematical sciences.
No one in Zara’s family was associated with music or art, but the girl’s talent was noticeable since childhood. At the age of 12 he noticed her famous musician Oleg Kvasha. He then invited Zarifa to sing several of his songs and realized that this was a future singer. From compositions“Precisely today” and “Juliet’s Heart”, which were proposed by Zarifa Kvasha, began creative biography Zarya.
Later she won the “Morning Star” competition, at the age of 16 her first studio album “Juliet’s Heart” and her first studio album “Zara” were released.
Zara's creativity
After the singer graduated from school with a silver medal, she entered the St. Petersburg Academy of Theater Arts. And here she was also able to show her best side.In the early 2000s, the aspiring actress played her first roles in the productions of “Voices of a Bygone Century,” “The Idiot” and “Sky Swallows.” At the same time, Zara made her debut on the silver screen, appearing in a small role in the film “By the Name of Baron...”. The debut turned out to be successful, and Zara was invited to star in the film “Special Forces in Russian 2”. Later she appeared in the films “Favorsky”, “Pushkin. The Last Duel” and “White Sand”.
However, it was her participation in 2006 in “Star Factory-6” that brought the artist the greatest popularity. Then she took third place and signed a contract with producer Viktor Drobysh. Then Zara went on her first tour around the country, performed in the shows “Two Stars”, “Property of the Republic”, etc. Alsofrom 2009 to 2012, Zara became a laureate 4 times prestigious award"Golden Gramophone Award".
Personal life of singer Zara
After the advent of popularity, the press became very interested in the young performer. Zarya did not like this very much, and she even believed that the press was one of the reasons for the collapse of her marriage.
Zara's first husband was her sonex-governor of St. Petersburg Valentina Matvienko, Sergei Matvienko. The couple lived together for a short time more than a year and divorced in 2006, although for the sake of this marriage Zara even converted to Orthodoxy and became Zlata. No one names the exact reason for the breakdown of the marriage, but there are suggestions that Sergei demanded that his young wife give up her singing career and show business, devoting herself entirely to the family.
The second marriage was concluded in 2008, already with an officialDepartment of Health Sergei Ivanov. For this marriage, he divorced his wife, with whom he had already raised two children. Zara had a son, Daniel, from him in 2010, and two years later another son, Maxim. However, in July 2016 the couple divorced. Zara explains this by disagreements with her husband.
Zara is a Russian singer who, thanks to her talent, received global recognition. Today she is a multiple winner of prestigious music national awards, public figure, whose name is well known in the UN, is a philanthropist and organizer of an international ethnic festival.
Childhood and youth
The real name of the singer Zara is Zarifa Pashaevna Mgoyan. Her parents were born in Leninakan and come from a family of Yezidi Kurds. Children of the Mgoyan family - eldest daughter Liana, middle Zarifa and son Roman were born in Leningrad, where the family immigrated. Zara's mother, Nadi Dzhamalovna, is a housewife. Dad Pasha Bimbashievich worked in mechanical engineering and defended his PhD in physical and mathematical sciences.
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In the Mgoyan family, no one, except Zara herself, is associated with music or any other form of art. And here's her musical abilities appeared early. The girl took her first steps in creativity in school age. An artistic 12 year old girl with good voice noticed famous musician Oleg Kvasha. He invited Zarifa to sing some of his songs and realized that in front of him was a future singer who would soon find her niche in the world of music and show business.
The compositions “Exactly Today” and “Juliet’s Heart,” proposed by Kvasha and sung by Zara, soon found themselves in rotation on some Russian radio stations and were remembered by many listeners. As it turned out, Zara’s creative biography began with them. Soon, with the support of the same musician and producer Oleg Kvasha, the young performer participates in the Morning Star competition. She sang the same 2 songs and made it to the finals.
Music
After participating and winning " To the morning star» Zara regularly becomes a participant music competitions and festivals, including international ones. Thus, at the “Let the Children Laugh” competition for young singers and musicians, Zarifa Mgoyan received Grand Prize. The competition took place in Egypt, and others followed. At the age of 16, Zara’s first studio album, “Juliet’s Heart,” was released. Almost immediately after it a record appeared called “Zara”.
Zara "Juliet's Heart"After graduating from school (the girl graduated with a silver medal), she becomes a student at the St. Petersburg Academy of Theater Arts. Here another talent of Zara manifested itself: she made her debut on stage as an actress. In the early 2000s, the aspiring actress played her first roles in the productions of “Voices of a Bygone Century,” “The Idiot” and “Sky Swallows.”
At the same time, Zara made her debut on the silver screen, appearing in a cameo role in the film “By the Name of Baron...”. The debut turned out to be successful, and Zara was invited to star in the film “Special Forces in Russian - 2”. Later, a girl with an oriental appearance (Zara’s height is 169 cm and her weight is 49 kg) appeared in the films “Favorsky”, “Pushkin. The Last Duel" and "White Sand".
Zara - “I'm flying”However, it was not theater and cinema, but music and singing that made Zara famous. In 2006, Zarifa Mgoyan became a participant in the “Star Factory - 6” project. Her appearance on the central channel of Russia and her 3rd place attracted enormous attention to the performer. They also allowed her to sign a lucrative contract offered by the famous producer Viktor Drobysh.
In 2007, the singer’s album “Don’t Leave Me Alone” appeared. Soon Zara went on her first tour around the country. Success was accompanied by the appearance of a new hit, “Heaven for Two,” recorded specifically for the film “Apocalypse Code.” Since then, Zara has been a regular guest at various television projects which are broadcast on Russian TV channels.
Zara - “Peace to your home”Star becomes her joint performance s on the show “Two Stars”. Quite often, Zara performs in the popular project “Property of the Republic,” where she sings hits from the Soviet period.
In 2016, the artist’s repertoire was replenished with another studio album“#Millimeters”, for the song “Peace to your home” the director created a video for Zara. The premiere of the album's compositions took place at solo concert artists at the State Kremlin Palace.
Zara - “I didn’t like you”For her performance of the songs “For Her”, “Unloved”, “Amelie”, “Leningrad”, the singer became a laureate of the Golden Gramophone and Song of the Year awards. The artist’s duet compositions were also awarded – the track “Encore Love”, performed together with, and the hit “Sleeping Beauty”, in which he participated. Later, Zara repeated her collaboration with Mikhailov, releasing the song “Let's Divide the Sky.”
Stas Mikhailov and Zara - “Let's divide the sky”In 2017, the ensemble with the Italian tenor received the MUZ-TV award in the “Best International Duet” category. Zara continued her collaboration with the Italian and became a participant in the Il canto della terra concerts on the stage of the Theater of Silence in Tuscany and Celebrity Fight Night in the Roman Colosseum. Zara was also lucky to work on the same stage with the legend of the French stage. The singers performed the hit “Under the Sky of Paris.”
The performer devotes a lot of effort social activities, she collaborates with UNESCO, performs with charity concerts, supervises ethnic international festival"Music of our hearts." In 2016, the Russian woman was awarded the honorary title “UNESCO Artist for Peace.”
Personal life
Having become famous, the singer and actress faced increased media attention to her person. I must say, the young performer did not really like this. Zara’s personal life was examined too closely, gossip and fiction appeared. Subsequently, as the singer herself believes, this was the reason for the collapse of her first marriage.
Zara and Sergey MatvienkoZara and Sergei Matvienko, the son of the ex-governor of St. Petersburg, lived together for a year and a half. For the sake of this marriage, the performer converted to Orthodoxy. It would seem that nothing foreshadowed a sad ending, but without having time to properly savor the details of the newlyweds’ lives, the tabloid publications soon received a new reason to talk about the topic “Zara and Sergei Matvienko.”
What caused the divorce is not fully known. The singer herself blames the newspapermen for everything, but they say that the reason for the divorce of Zara and banker Sergei Matvienko is that the husband demanded that the young wife give up her singing career and show business, devoting herself entirely to the family.
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Zara with her sons
Zara got married for the second time in 2008. Her husband becomes a prominent official of the Department of Health. To marry Zara, Sergei Ivanov divorced his wife, with whom he raised two children. In 2010, the first son of Zara and Sergei Ivanov, Daniil, was born. After 2 years Maxim appeared.
Zara is a very family person. Taught by bitter experience, she did her best to protect her own family and marriage from unnecessary hype in the tabloid publications.
Zara in a swimsuit
At the beginning of July 2016, Zara divorced her husband Sergei Ivanov. According to the singer herself, disagreements with her husband led to the divorce, and divorce became the only way out of the current crisis in the relationship.
At the beginning of 2018, rumors began to spread on the Internet about the singer’s romance with politician. Shortly before this, the politician became a defendant loud scandal: Several journalists accused him of harassment. Leonid Eduardovich himself denied his guilt. Comments about love affair did not appear with the singer Zara.
