Childhood
Sofia Rotaru’s homeland was Ukraine; the girl was born in the village of Marshintsy in the summer of 1947. The girl's parents were ordinary villagers. His father held the position of foreman, his mother worked in the market. The singer’s sonorous surname speaks of her Moldavian roots. It’s interesting that at first the baby’s birth was mistakenly recorded on August 9, instead of 7. So, the artist now has two birthdays instead of the required one, and she continues to celebrate both of these happy days.
Not forgetting their roots, the parents spoke Moldovan, urging their children to remember their origins. In addition to Sofia, the family had four more children: three brothers and two sisters. The talented girl inherited her talents; the singer’s father and older sister had excellent hearing and voice. Having lost her sight at a young age, her sister began teaching future star performing songs in Russian. This is exactly how Sofia Rotaru started her musical path, in whose excellent future her father believed.
Because of her sister’s illness, Sofia was considered the eldest in the family, naturally forced her to do a lot of housework and help her family. An atmosphere of love and help to each other reigned in the family.
Being extremely active and inquisitive, the girl was interested in many different activities from childhood. Achieving success in all her endeavors, Rotaru received the title of school champion in all-around. In addition to her sporting successes, she was involved in theater and learned to play the musical instruments. She mastered playing the domra and accordion.
Having good vocal abilities, Sofia I sang many songs with my family during home gatherings. The young lady owed her nickname “nightingale” to her beautiful contralto voice, which did not go unnoticed by listeners during her tours around the region.
Fame
- Fame came to the young performer at the age of fifteen with her victory in a regional amateur competition. The victory gave the young girl the opportunity to test herself in the championship at the regional level. Having won a year later at the regional level, Rotaru at the age of seventeen becomes a participant in the Republican Festival of Performers and wins there. Having gained great fame, the young singer successfully performs at the Kremlin Palace of Congresses. Having received all-Union recognition, the artist appears on the cover of the magazine “Ukraine”.
- At twenty-one, young Sofia Rotaru becomes the winner international festival, held in Bulgaria and appears on the pages of all publications in the country.
- After another three years, the film “Chervona Ruta” is released to the audience, songs performed by Ukrainian singer for this musical tape, bring Sofia national success. Yes, star music scene becomes a member of the pop ensemble belonging to the Chernivtsi Philharmonic.
- The artist begins her annual participation in the “Song of the Year” at the age of twenty-six after winning the “Golden Orpheus” competition. Only once will she not take part in a performance; the reason for this will be the premature death of the singer’s husband in 2002. Along with her participation in the final of “Song of the Year,” Rotaru is given the title of Honored Artist of Ukraine.
- A year later, the first song album was released, and at twenty-eight years old the singer moved to live in beautiful Yalta. A change of residence brings work at the Crimean Philharmonic and the well-deserved title of People's Artist.
- From 1976 to 1983, the singer released a number of albums recorded on foreign languages, which provokes a ban on traveling abroad, while continuing to work in the Crimean region. At thirty-six years old, Rotaru receives the title of People's Artist of Moldova.
- My solo career Sofia Mikhailovna begins in 1986, the next fifteen years of collaboration with composer Matetsky brings a large number of hits to her work famous singer. Just two years after the start of her solo career, Sofia Rotaru became People's Artist of the USSR.
During the period of her creativity, Rotaru collaborated with the ballet “Todes”, celebrated the twentieth anniversary of her creative activity in concert hall"Russia" and, without losing popularity after the collapse Soviet Union, continued her singing career. In addition to success in creativity, the artist became the owner of many awards and titles.
Personal
Along with the conferment of one of the most significant titles - Hero of Ukraine, a tragedy comes to the artist's family - her husband dies.
Sofia met her future husband after the release of a magazine issue in 1964 with her face on the cover. Having seen the young singer on the front side of the publication, Anatoly decided that the girl was perfect for the role of a soloist in his musical group. Four years later, the couple got married, maintaining their relationship until the death of their husband. Sofia Rotaru experienced the loss of her beloved husband hard, interrupting his creative activity for a while.
IN family life Sofia Mikhailovna was happy; the couple had a son, who today is engaged in music production. Ruslan is married and has two children.
The actress still looks young today, always remaining in good shape. A star's personal life musical Olympus does not advertise, fans take information about the artist’s life from the social networks of her relatives. Continuing her creative activity, she releases beautiful compositions that are sure to become hits.
Sofia Rotaru is the owner of 18 orders of the USSR, Ukraine, Moldova and countless honorary titles, prizes and awards from various song competitions.
Sofia Mikhailovna Rotaru can rightfully be considered one of the most outstanding Soviet singers. She performed in collective farm clubs and hot spots, on the Kremlin stage and at international song competitions, and everywhere she was greeted and seen off with thunderous applause. Ukraine and Moldova are arguing which of them has the honor of calling Rotaru their native, however, both Ukrainian and Moldavian songs performed by her were understandable to everyone without translation. For more than 40 years of concert activity, Sofia Rotaru has performed more than 500 songs on different languages, became the highest paid performer in the countries former USSR, gave a start to life to such famous groups as “Chervona Ruta” and the ballet “Todes”. Rotaru's unique voice (contralto with a range of
of its three octaves) allows the singer to perform compositions in any style - folk, jazz, rock, etc. She was the first pop singer of the USSR to sing recitative and use a rhythm computer for arrangement.
Nightingale from a Bukovina village
There are several inaccuracies in Sofia Rotaru's birth certificate. A girl from the ethnic Moldavian village of Marshintsy (Novoselitsky district, Chernivtsi region) was registered in the village council as Sofya Mikhailovna Rotar, born on August 9, 1947. Sofia's real birthday falls on August 7, and she began to use the Moldovan version of her last name after she began her concert activities, on the advice of the famous Edita Piekha. The singer’s father, Mikhail Fedorovich Rotar, ended the war in Berlin, where
was wounded, subsequently worked as a foreman of winegrowers; At the same time, he had perfect pitch, he sang well and played the accordion. There were six children in the family, and they all had musical abilities. However, life for the family was not easy - all Homework went to the children. Sonya milked the cow, harvested the hay, worked in the garden, and got up in the dark to take vegetables to the market. And late in the evening I hurried to school clubs, where I learned to dance, play the domra and accordion. Sofia was a highlight of the school choir (she tried to hide her participation in the church choir), and often performed in concerts. In 1962 and 1963, the girl became the winner of the district and regional amateur performance shows, and in 1964 she participated in the folk festival
Lants in Kyiv, where she also took first place. The master of Ukrainian song Dmitry Gnatyuk predicted a brilliant future for Sofia, and her portrait appeared on the cover of the magazine "Ukraine". Sofia was sent to study at the Chernivtsi Music College. The girl’s mother, Alexandra Ivanovna, initially objected to her daughter’s artistic career, but her father’s word was law in the family.
Already a student of the conducting and choral department, Sofia Rotaru performed on the stage of the Kremlin Palace of Congresses. Soon she met her future husband. Anatoly Evdokimenko, a native of Chernivtsi, served in Nizhny Tagil and saw a magazine with a beautiful countrywoman on the cover. Upon return to hometown he found the girl he liked, and love broke out between them
literally at first sight. Anatoly studied at Chernivtsi University and played the trumpet in the student orchestra, which began to accompany Sofia’s performances.
A meteoric rise
The year 1968 was marked by many significant events in the life of Sofia Rotaru. She graduated from music school and was sent to Sofia, to the World Festival of Youth and Students. From there, Sofia brought first place, many rave reviews and the prophetic words of Lyudmila Zykina, chair of the jury: “You will become a great singer.” But for now, the future celebrity became the wife of Anatoly Evdokimenko, and even postponed admission to the Institute of Arts for a year, leaving with her husband for Novosibirsk. There Anatoly did his pre-graduation internship, and Sofia
applied to the cultural education school.
In 1970, their son Ruslan was born.
However, the boy was raised primarily by Anatoly’s parents.
In 1971, after the release musical film"Chervona Ruta", in which Sofia Rotaru and young musicians Vladimir Ivasyuk, Vasily Zinkevich and others starred, the ensemble "Chervona Ruta" was created, which became extremely popular throughout the USSR and successfully toured in Poland.
In 1973, Sofia Rotaru won the Golden Orpheus competition in Bulgaria. In 1974, she graduated from the Chisinau Institute of Arts and won second place at the song festival in Sopot. From that time on, the singer began collaborating with composers Evgeniy Martynov and Evgeniy Doga.
In 1975, Rotaru together with the ensemble
"Chervona Ruta" moved to Yalta. Official reason was the state of her health, although big role Conflicts with the Chernivtsi party leadership played a role in the move.
In 1976, Sofia Rotaru became People's Artist of Ukraine, the first Soviet singer to record a disc in the Munich company "Ariola-Eurodisc GmbH" and began to take part in tours around Europe.
In 1979, Vladimir Ivasyuk died tragically under still unclear circumstances. The singer continued to tour, successfully participate in international and all-Union competitions, and act in films, but the Canadian tour of 1983 made Rotaru “not allowed to travel abroad.” In 1986, the singer changed the direction of her work - after parting with Chervona Ruta, she began to
fruitful collaboration with Vladimir Matetsky, performing songs in the style of Europop and even hard rock.
In 1988, Rotaru was awarded the title of People's Artist of the USSR. The collapse of the USSR, which affected many artists, did not affect her - Sofia Mikhailovna continues to perform successfully in the post-Soviet space, Europe and the USA. Since 1995, she has become a regular participant in musical films, the songs from which have become hits.
Currently, Sofia Rotaru lives in Yalta, where her recording studio and her own hotel are located. Her beloved husband Anatoly died in 2002, and the singer remains faithful to his memory. Sofia has two grandchildren: Sofia Jr. (born in 2001) and Anatoly (born in 1994), who already works in one of modeling agencies London
Despite the unquenchable fire in her eyes, grace and blazing energy, Sofia Mikhailovna Rotaru celebrated her 65th birthday in 2012. But leaving the stage and ending your stunning creative career legendary singer not going yet.
Childhood of a future star
The official biography of Sofia Rotaru contains some inaccuracies. A future legend was born Soviet stage in the small village of Marshyntsi, Chernivtsi region. According to Sofia Rotaru, the date of birth in her certificate is indicated incorrectly. Sofya Mikhailovna Rotar, born on August 9, 1947, is registered in the village council. The singer's real date of birth is August 7 of the same year.
In heavy post-war years children from working families worked with early years tirelessly. This is exactly the kind of childhood that the nugget from Marshinets had.
Controversial question: “Who is Sofia Rotaru’s nationality?”
An interesting fact: between two countries - Ukraine and Moldova - there was even an unspoken dispute over the right to call the singer their native. The artist herself proudly says that both countries are dear to her. What ethnic group does Sofia Rotaru herself belong to? What is the nationality of this great singer? Her father is Moldovan, and according to her passport she is Ukrainian.
The world has changed dramatically since World War II. The borders of the USSR, as one of the winning countries, have seriously expanded. This is exactly what happened to the singer’s native village. Until 1940, Bukovina was the territory of Romania, then it passed to the Ukrainian SSR. But be that as it may, a girl from a Bukovina village as a child could not even imagine how incredible life path fate had in store for her.
By the way, the surname Rotaru is real name the singer's father. After the transition of this territory to the “soviets,” many residents were forced to change their surnames to Russian ones. This is how the surname Rotar appeared.
The singer's parents and family
Sophia's father, Mikhail Fedorovich Rotar, was a machine gunner during World War II and went through the entire war to Berlin. Later he returned to his native village and worked as a foreman of winegrowers. Mikhail Fedorovich was an excellent accordion player, had good voice and hearing. Probably, thanks to the gift of the head of the family, all the offspring of Rotar were talented - they sang, danced, played musical instruments.
The mother of the future artist, Alexandra Ivanovna, was from a worker-peasant family.
Sophia was the second child in the Rotar family. Subsequently, she had two more brothers and the same number of sisters. In total there were six children in the family. Her older sister Zinaida was her mother’s support, and Sonya, in turn, was constantly in Zinochka’s support.
When Zina was four years old, she fell ill with typhus and lost her sight in one day. Sofia Mikhailovna is grateful to her older sister Rotaru to this day. After all, my mother worked constantly, and Zina, despite her illness, looked after the kids.
Sonechka's childhood years were very difficult. I constantly had to work and help my parents with housework. The family grew vegetables and fruits. After harvesting, Alexandra Ivanovna and Sonya got up before sunrise and went to the market, selling the harvest.
From the early childhood Sonya had a magnificent voice and ear for music. Her father believed in her future and said that his daughter would be a great singer. And the little girl herself really wanted everyone to hear her singing.
But so far only those at home have enjoyed it - the younger sisters Lida, Aurika and brothers Tolik and Zhenya. By the way, the Rotar family was famous for its hospitality, and when guests came to the parents, the head of the family immediately organized a choir.
Youth years. Carier start
Sofia Rotaru, whose birth date falls in the post-war years, admits that in many ways those difficult times strengthened her character. After all, she had to constantly help her parents, and she also had to study at school and study groups. The girl learned to play the dombra and button accordion, mastered singing, and went to a dance club. On weekends I sang in the church choir.
In 1962, Sofia Mikhailovna Rotaru took part in the regional amateur performance show for the first time and, of course, received her first prize. Already on next year the young artist took part in regional competition, where she also received first place. Already in 1964 she participated in the festival young talents in Kyiv, where she became the winner.
Photo of the new star national stage appeared on the cover of the all-Union magazine “Ukraine”. And the recognized master of the Ukrainian stage Dmitry Gnatyuk prophesied a great future for the girl.
After such success, she was sent to study at the Chernivtsi Music School in the conducting and choral department.
Husband of Sofia Rotaru. Love story
It is not surprising that after seeing such a beauty on TV screens and on the cover of magazines, many eligible bachelors lined up. But Sonya decided that she would only marry simple guy from Chernivtsi.
Your first and only love future husband Anatoly Evdokimenko saw Sofia Rotaru on the cover of the magazine “Ukraine”. At this time, Evdokimov served in Nizhny Tagil. It turned out that the talented beauty was his fellow countryman. The girl from the cover sank so deeply into the heart of the young soldier that, after serving his due term, he returned to his native Chernivtsi and found her.
At this time, Sofia Rotaru studied at music school and performed at various song competitions.
After graduating from college, the artist traveled to Bulgaria, where she took part in the VIII World Song Festival, which was held in Sofia. The young star conquered this city, publications about her immediately appeared on the front pages of newspapers.
Meanwhile, Anatoly entered the Faculty of Physics and Mathematics of Chernivtsi University, and additionally played the trumpet in the student orchestra. This group constantly accompanied Rotaru's performances. That's how they met. It was love at first sight. In 1968 they got married and started their common path not only in his personal life, but also on the stage.
Children of Sofia Rotaru
The biography of Sofia Rotaru is complete interesting facts. Some publications write that the girl, in order to firmly tie the guy she liked to her, informed him about her pregnancy several months earlier. As a result, passing in position eleven instead of nine allotted months, Sonya gave birth to a son. The singer herself claims that she was simply casting a bait and looking at her husband’s reaction.
For the first few years after her marriage, the singer performed rarely. She even had to postpone her enrollment at the Institute of Arts due to her family moving to Novosibirsk. Anatoly completed his pre-graduation internship at the plant. In 1970, the singer became a mother. Sofia Rotaru calls the year of birth of her son Ruslan one of the happiest in her life. After all, it was during this period that their young family was constantly together.
A year later, the care of Ruslan had to be transferred to the shoulders of her husband’s parents. After all, the tandem Evdokimenko - Rotaru began to tour throughout the country and beyond.
On those rare days when the family got together, Sofia spent all the time with her son, taking him out of school for several days to enjoy communication with the whole family. After all, these moments were so rare and precious.
And yet, Ruslan grew up to be a serious, purposeful young man. Today he is a successful architect and supporter of his famous mother.
Creative path and recognition of Sofia Rotaru
Already in 1971, the young singer’s career rapidly began to gain momentum. It all started with an invitation to participate in the filming of the film “Chervona Ruta”, where the young singer proved herself to be a good actress. By the way, this is not her only role. Sofia Rotaru has repeatedly performed songs in films, usually playing the main characters. Films such as “The Song Will Be Among Us”, “Monologue about Love”, “Heart of Gold”, “Where Are You, Love?”, and many others will forever be remembered by the audience for the artist’s soulful performance.
After filming her debut film, Rotaru and her husband organized a vocal and instrumental ensemble with the same name “Chervona Ruta”. The leadership of the team is taken over by Anatoly Evdokimenko.
In 1973, the singer performed in Bulgaria at the Golden Orpheus competition and brought home the award for first place. In 1974, she performed at the festival in Sopot and won second place.
Every festival and competition in which the young singer took part became a prize for her. This is not surprising, because Sofia Mikhailovna always had a special, soulful manner of performing not only folk, but also pop songs. And already at that time, collaboration with many talented authors provided her with an excellent repertoire.
Eternal hits of Russian pop stars
The hit that brought all-Union popularity to the young artist was “Chervona Ruta.” The biography of Sofia Rotaru is generally inextricably linked with these two words. Both the ensemble and the song - they became the singer’s calling card at one time. The singer’s collaboration with Vladimir Ivasyuk continued with the composition “The Ballad of Two Violins” and many others.
In 1974, the singer began collaborating with Evgeniy Doga and Evgeniy Martynov. Song " Swan fidelity"performed by Rotaru became a hit of past years.
Sofia Rotaru calls songs and collaboration with composer Vladimir Matetsky another gift of fate. “Lavender”, “Moon, Moon”, “It Was, But It’s Gone”, “Farmer Woman”, “Wild Swans” and many other compositions are known to everyone today.
Every new song Sofia Mikhailovna herself calls it a small novel with its own world of feelings and main characters.
Stroke of fate
Unfortunately, the biography of Sofia Rotaru consists not only of ups and successes. There is a place for tragic moments in it. In 1997, the artist’s mother, Alexandra Ivanovna, died. And in 2002, the singer’s beloved husband, Anatoly, passed away. They lived together for 35 years.
The blow was so strong that the singer left the stage and did not perform for about a year. New stage creative life Sofia Rotaru started with the song “ White dance».
Creative journey in the new millennium
In 2003, the singer’s new album, “The Only One,” was released, dedicated to her husband. Starting this year, Rotaru has been actively working, recording new compositions, and touring around the world. Only loving family and creativity helped to look into the future, admits Sofia Rotaru. The love songs performed by her are dedicated to Anatoly.
In 2004, she gave her first concert in the United States in 4 years.
In 2007, the biography of Sofia Rotaru was supplemented with another event - her sixtieth anniversary. Thousands of fans from all over the world gathered in Yalta to congratulate their favorite artist. In the same year she became the owner of the state Order of Merit, II degree. Of course, the artist celebrated this date with her anniversary concerts in the Kremlin, which incredibly pleased her fans.
Today, the singer sometimes tours Ukraine, Russia and neighboring countries, takes part in some music shows and competitions as a jury member.
Sofia Rotaru's family increasingly enjoys her presence in family nest in Crimean Yalta.
Future plans
Speaking about future plans, Rotaru does not look far ahead. Today the world-famous singer is a loving mother and grandmother of two beautiful grandchildren, Tolik and Sonya. Sofia Rotaru considers the year of birth of her grandchildren one of the most magical in her life, but, as the singer herself admits, she is not yet ready to become a great-grandmother.
Today Sofia Mikhailovna is as cheerful and energetic as she was at the beginning of her creative journey. Who would have thought that in a few years this charming woman was going to celebrate her seventieth birthday.
Thanks to this article, the average reader will be able to get acquainted with the life of the famous Soviet singer. Now, Sofia Rotaru has gained the greatest fame in her homeland - Ukraine.
As for creative talents, many residents of the post-Soviet space know her voice. It is noteworthy that she sings with a contralto voice - a fairly good indicator for a singer. In addition to vocal abilities, Sofia Rotaru boasts big amount awards and titles that she received in different periods. Now, the singer’s discography includes more than five hundred songs in various languages of the world. Get to know life and creative way will be of interest to many - both ordinary readers and fans who missed some points. Let's get started.
Height, weight, age. How old is Sofia Rotaru?
First of all, you should start your biography with the external characteristics of a particular person. This will be especially interesting to fans who follow the singer’s life. The main data, as you already understood, is height, weight, age. How old is Sofia Rotaru - this is exactly the question you can hear from those who are familiar with her songs from early childhood. His approximate height is just over 169 centimeters and his weight is 64 kilograms.
In the summer of 2018, Sofia Rotaru celebrated her 71st birthday. Photos from her youth and now will help you understand how the singer has changed over such a period of time. We hasten to say that everything is in order - she takes care of her appearance and supports it in every possible way.
Next, readers will be interested in the biography of Sofia Rotaru with her date of birth, which we will present for your study. The future singer was born in Marshintsy in 1947. Village, on this moment, is located on the territory of Ukraine. Due to some historical events, Sofia has Romanian roots. Father Mikhail, after the birth of his daughter, worked in the vineyards, before that he participated in the Great Patriotic War. There were six children in total. Due to a bureaucratic error, the singer has two birthdays - she herself was born on the seventh of August, and the ninth date is indicated in her passport.
The environment from childhood influenced Sofia's talent. The sister was blind, and because of this she acquired absolute hearing. I love it folk song, she could easily repeat it, and subsequently taught Sofia how to sing. Later, the singer will repeatedly express gratitude to her sister, who gave her a start in the musical world.
IN school years, she did not sit still and was energetic. Already in those days, relatives predicted a great future. A large number of hobbies also contributed to this. The girl went in for sports and succeeded well in this matter - at school she had a champion title in all-around. In addition, young Sofia studied acting and, of course, music. Various amateur artistic activities could not be done without the participation of the singer, gradually increasing the level of skill.
Already during her school years, Sofia could boast of a strong contralto voice, and her first tour was not without an apt nickname - “Bukovinian nightingale”.
Real fame came very quickly. It all started in 1962 - the singer wins a regional competition. Thanks to this, she reaches the regional level, where she also wins a prize. In 1964, Sofia Rotaru wins the talent festival, thus receiving recognition from the entire Soviet Union.
It was possible to reach the world level after 4 years, at world festival. Young people from all over the world were gathered there, and journalists from other countries noticed her talent. 1971 becomes a landmark year - Sofia’s compositions are used in the film “Chervona Ruta”. Thanks to this, he assembles his own pop ensemble and receives national recognition.
Two years later, Rotaru becomes an Honored Artist of the Ukrainian SSR, and this at the age of 26. This prompted her to record a song album, which is dated 1974. After two years, she leaves for Yalta, and for her activities becomes a People's Artist of the Ukrainian SSR. Songs in various languages expand the geography of demand - Europe also invites Sofia to perform.
In 1986, changes took place in creativity - the group broke up, and the singer decided to pursue a solo career. Of course, there was some change in direction. Since that time, various hits have appeared - “Moon”, “Bylo”, “Only this is not enough”. Tours happen almost every year, and Rotaru visits almost all corners of his homeland.
After the collapse of the USSR, interest in her person does not fade, and even vice versa - listeners are becoming younger and younger. Two collections are being published, which include the singer’s hits. At the beginning of the two thousandth, Sofia Rotaru received several more awards related to musical talent. In addition to solo concerts, she performs with others pop singers– Nikolai Baskov, Rastorguev and others.
On top of that, the singer is trying her hand at cinema. She has several roles in various films - some even became autobiographical.
Fans who follow latest news about your favorite singer, I wonder where Sofia Rotaru lives now, 2018? Of course, it is difficult to answer this question for sure, but having some facts, we can make a guess. So, as you may know, the singer has several apartments and houses located in different places.
Not far from the city of Yalta, Sofia has a cottage. Its main advantage is that it is located near the Nikitsky Botanical Garden. Because The singer suffers from asthma and often spent her summers here. But now, due to some political and logistical problems, Rotaru rarely visits this property. In the same city, by the way, the artist has her own hotel, which welcomes visitors during the “velvet” seasons.
In the capital of Ukraine, Sofia Rotaru also has several apartments. One of them is located right in the central part, near St. Sophia Cathedral. The singer herself admits that she keeps outfits there that were created by designers for concerts.
According to the latest data, Sofia lives in the settlement of Pyatikhatki, which is located twenty kilometers from Kyiv. Here she has her own house, three floors high. Surrounds the building high fence, and there is a security service. There are video cameras around the perimeter. In addition, the site is surrounded by coniferous forest.
You can often hear the question - how did it turn out? personal life Sofia Rotaru after the death of her husband. Of course, it’s worth noting right away - loss loved one had a negative impact on the singer. Not surprising, because the couple knew each other for almost half their lives.
After the tragedy, Sofia Rotaru canceled all performances and concerts. Also, I missed it international competition“Golden Orpheus”, which I visited for almost forty years in a row. After a while, when the artist came to her senses after the tragic loss, she no longer started a romantic relationship. In contrast, she continued to create in memory of her husband - many live performances were dedicated to him.
The family and grandchildren of Sofia Rotaru are a rather interesting part of the biography of the famous singer. As stated earlier, from early childhood, she was surrounded creative people. Native sister Sofia was blind and had excellent hearing - she learned Russian folk songs and sang with her sister. The head of the family also did not lag behind - he had certain musical talents, and he helped both daughters in every possible way. It is noteworthy that before Russian songs, the family used Moldavian as the main language.
From her only son, the singer already has a grandson and a granddaughter, who, apparently, were named after the “old people” - Anatoly and Sofia.
As you understand, the singer did not have a large number of novels, as is now customary in show business. Sofia Rotaru has one marriage, from which she has a son. Of course, various rumors appear on the Internet every now and then, main theme which are the children of Sofia Rotaru. Several times, they wanted to attribute kinship to other children to the singer, but such statements would only make the darling of millions laugh.
We can assure you that the Soviet artist has one son, Ruslan, who has already had two children of his own - in 1994 and 2001. Thus, the Rotaru clan expanded, although under the name of her husband - Evdokimenko.
The son of Sofia Rotaru, Ruslan Evdokimenko and his wife Svetlana, is becoming increasingly relevant for network users. Photos of young people can be found in the public domain. By the way, the couple’s first child was born in 1970.
As you know, Ruslan followed in the footsteps of his parents and decided to connect his life with art, but in a more modern direction. Now, he works as a music producer, and is quite popular. His wife is also involved in creativity - she is an executive producer. As you can see, the Rotaru clan contains exclusively people of art. It remains to be seen what choice of profession the grandchildren of the folk singer will make.
Sofia Rotaru's husband is Anatoly Evdokimenko. Who's the new husband?
A topic that is not without popularity is Sofia Rotaru’s husband, Anatoly Evdokimenko. Who new husband? – the media started talking a few years after the tragedy. The press tried to guess the new chosen one, but everything turned out to be simpler. The singer remained faithful to her husband, and after Anatoly’s death she no longer started relationships with men.
The future spouses met in 1964. Then, Sofia Rotaru appeared on the cover of “Ukraine,” a popular magazine. Anatoly, who loved musical art, quickly found the singer and made an acquaintance. After a while, the young people decided to create their own ensemble “Chervonu Rutu”.
Already in 1968, the musicians legalized their relationship by getting married. Anatoly had to leave for Far East, for student internship. Sofia Rotaru went with him, where she taught music lessons. Two years after the wedding, their first child was born.
Until the death of her husband, both spouses had a joint musical activity– Anatoly often helped in organizing concerts.
As you already know, today’s singer is seventy years old. Despite this, she still looks relatively young. And those who follow her life will say that in spite of everything, age-related changes are almost imperceptible on the artist.
Of course, because of this state of affairs, photos of Sofia Rotaru before and after plastic surgery are gaining popularity. It is difficult, of course, to name the exact date, and there is no point - there are several rejuvenating procedures, and all are performed in different periods. First of all, experts note facelifts and body contouring, which helped Rotaru maintain his youth. In addition, it is worth noting the tightening of age-old arches and the removal of wrinkles under the eyes.
As for the artist herself, she indirectly talks about the use of services plastic surgeons. At the same time, she continues to take care of her own beauty and monitors her external indicators.
Due to the age of the idol, there is more and more discussion among fans regarding what Sofia Rotaru is like without makeup and Photoshop. Photos of this nature are easy to find using the Internet. Social networks cope especially well with this matter, but more on that below.
Relatively recently, fans found what Sofia Rotaru looks like without makeup - photos on the Internet pleased many. The thing is that in the photographs, the beloved singer of millions appears with her natural beauty, without additional retouching or decoration. Fans recommend that Sofia not abuse plastic surgery, and leave natural charm.
It is hard to imagine modern star no page in in social networks. However, official pages Sofia Rotaru appeared on the Internet at the end of 2016. Since then, Sofia Rotaru’s Instagram and Wikipedia have been gaining more and more popularity.
Wikipedia contains basic and comprehensive information about the artist’s life. There you can find all the awards that Sofia Rotaru has earned. Representatives of the older generation will be interested in remembering the main hits and films with the participation of the singer.
Sofia Mikhailovna Rotaru (rum. Sofia Rotaru, real name is Rotar). Born on August 7, 1947 in the village. Marshyntsi, Novoselitsky district, Chernivtsi region. Soviet and Ukrainian pop singer, actress. People's Artist USSR (1988). Hero of Ukraine (2002).
She was the second of six children in the Moldovan family of a winegrower foreman in the village of Marshintsy (Novoselitsky district, Chernivtsi region, Ukrainian SSR). Due to a mistake by the passport officer who wrote down the date of birth in the passport - August 9, 1947 - he celebrates his birthday twice.
Father - Mikhail Fedorovich Rotar, drafted into the Red Army in May 1944, having reached Berlin as a machine gunner, being wounded and returning home only in 1946, he was the first in the village to join the party.
Mother - Alexandra Ivanovna Rotar (1920-1997).
The older sister, Zina, suffered from typhus as a child and lost her sight. Zina, possessing perfect pitch, easily memorized new songs and taught Sofia a lot folk songs, becoming both a second mother and a beloved teacher. Sofia Rotaru said that they all learned from her. Zina, spending a lot of time at the radio, learned Russian along with songs. And she taught him to her brothers and sisters.
Brothers - Anatoly Mikhailovich Rotar (born 03/09/1953) and Evgeniy Mikhailovich Rotar (born 02/03/1957), bass guitarists and singers, worked in the Chisinau VIA "Orizont".
Sofia Rotaru and Nikolai Rastorguev - Zasentyabrilo
In 1999, the Star Records label released two more CD collections of the singer in “ Star series" Based on the results of 1999, Sofia Rotaru was recognized best singer Ukraine in the “Traditional Variety” category, receiving the “Golden Firebird”, as well as a special award “for contribution to the development of domestic pop music”. In the same year, the singer for special personal services in the development of song creativity, many years of fruitful concert activities and high performing skills were awarded the Order of Princess Olga, III degree. The Russian Biographical Institute recognized the singer as Person of the Year 1999.
In 2000, in Kyiv, Sofia Rotaru was recognized as “Man of the 20th Century”, “Best Ukrainian Pop Singer of the 20th Century”, “Golden Voice of Ukraine”, Winner of the “Prometheus - Prestige” Award, “Woman of the Year”. In the same year, Sofia Rotaru became the Laureate of the Ovation Prize, “For a special contribution to the development of the Russian stage.”
In December 2001, Sofia Rotaru released a new solo concert program“My life is my love!” on the occasion of the 30th anniversary of his creative activity.
In 2002, the song “My Life, My Love” opened “ New Year's Light"on the ORT channel.
In 2002, a new album, “I Still Love You,” was released. The official release of the album took place on April 23 at the Extraphone studio in Moscow. May 24 in Kyiv in front of the building International Center culture and arts took place solemn ceremony opening of the Ukrainian Avenue of Stars, among which was lit and"Star of Sofia Rotaru" . On August 7, the singer’s birthday, Sofia Rotaru was awarded the title of Hero of Ukraine “for significant personal services to the Ukrainian state in the development of art, dedicated work in the field of preserving national and cultural traditions, enhancing the heritage of the people of Ukraine.” On August 9, 2002, Sofia Rotaru was awarded the Order of Honor by Presidential Decree Russian Federation "for his great contribution to the development and strengthening Russian-Ukrainian cultural ties.”
An official video version of the film was released in 2002. "Where are you, love?" directed by Valeriu Gagiu, released by the film studio “Moldova-Film” in 1980. The video version of the film was published by ARENA Corporation. Starring Sofia Rotaru, Grigore Grigoriu, Konstantin Konstantinov, Evgeniy Menshov, Ekaterina Kazemirova, Victor Chutak. The singer begins collaboration with guitarist Vasily Bogatyrev.
On April 11, 2003, Sofia Rotaru appeared in the composition “White Dance”, by Ukrainian authors Oleg Makarevich and Vitaly Kurovsky. A new stage of her work began with performances at the Rossiya concert hall in Moscow in honor of the laying of a personalized star on the alley in front of the hall.
In 2004, after a four-year break, Sofia Rotaru gave two big solo concerts in Chicago and Atlantic City, where she performed in one of the most prestigious halls - the Taj Mahal theater-casino (in 2001, the tour there was disrupted due to the fact that the sound engineer did not receive a visa).
On August 7, 2007, Sofia Rotaru celebrated her 60th birthday. Hundreds of fans as well famous artists and politicians came to Yalta from different parts of the world to congratulate the singer. The President of Ukraine awarded Sofia Rotaru the Order of Merit, II degree. Gala reception On the occasion of the anniversary, it was held at the Livadia Palace.
In October 2011, Sofia Rotaru held anniversary concerts in Moscow (Bolshoi Kremlin Palace) and in St. Petersburg (Ice Palace). The concerts were dedicated to the 40th anniversary of creative activity.
After counting all Rotaru’s songs performed in the finals of the “Song of the Year” festival, it turned out that Rotaru holds the absolute record among all participants in history - 83 songs performed at 38 festivals (1973-2011, except 2002).
Sincere confession. Sofia Rotaru
Sofia Rotaru's height: 170 centimeters
Personal life of Sofia Rotaru:
Anatoly Evdokimenko fell in love with his future wife, when he served in the Urals, in Nizhny Tagil. He received a copy of the magazine “Ukraine” with a photograph beautiful girl on the cover, after which he returned and began looking for Sofia.
Evdokimenko, originally from Chernivtsi, is the son of a builder and a teacher, who “had only music in his head.” He graduated music school, played the trumpet, planning the creation of an ensemble. As a student at Chernivtsi University and a trumpeter in the student pop orchestra, he opened a pop orchestra for Sofia - before that, violins and cymbals were used to accompany Rotaru’s songs.
In 1968, Sofia Rotaru married Anatoly Evdokimenko. After graduating from Chernivtsi University, he interned in Novosibirsk and was also a trumpeter in the student pop orchestra.
The young family spent Honeymoon in the dormitory of the 105th military plant.
Anatoly Evdokimenko worked at the plant named after. Lenin, and Sofia Rotaru cooked food for everyone, and in the evenings she sang at the Otdykh club. The newlyweds left after 3 months.
In an interview, Sofia Rotaru admitted that after a year of marriage she began to dream of a child. At the same time, Anatoly Evdokimenko had other creative plans and continued his studies. They lived with their parents in a two-room apartment; he had not yet graduated from university. Sofia Rotaru lied: “Listen, the doctor said that I will soon become a mother.” Although in reality I was not in a position at that moment - I had to use a little feminine trick. Tolik shook his head: “Well, fine.” He relaxed, let down his guard and began to wait for the heir to be born. The child was born eleven months later. Now I believe that I did everything right, then I simply wouldn’t have time - these endless tours would begin.”. On August 24, 1970, son Ruslan Evdokimenko was born.
Sofia Rotaru and Anatoly Evdokimenko
Ruslan - music producer. His wife Svetlana is an executive producer. Rotaru has grandchildren: Anatoly (born March 23, 1994) and (born May 30, 2001).
Sofia Rotaru with her son
In addition to Sofia, her younger sister Aurika Rotaru performed professionally, combining a solo career with performances as a backing vocalist, as well as a brother-sister duet - Lydia and Evgeniy. Unlike Aurica, the duo, working in the style of Italian pop music of the 1980s, did not achieve noticeable success, and in 1992 they stopped performing.
Discography of Sofia Rotaru:
1972 - Sofia Rotaru
1972 - Sofia Rotaru sings
1972 - Chervona Ruta
1973 - Sofia Rotaru sings
1973 - Ballad of Violins
1974 - Sofia Rotaru
1975 - Sofia Rotaru sings songs by Vladimir Ivasyuk
1977 - Sofia Rotaru
1978 - Sofia Rotaru
1980 - Only for you
1981 - Sofia Rotaru
1981 - Songs from the film “Where are you, love?”
1981 - Sofia Rotaru and “Chervona Ruta”
1982 - Sofia Rotaru
1985 - Tender Melody
1987 - Monologue about love
1987 - Lavender
1988 - Heart of Gold
1990 - Sofia Rotaru
1991 - Caravan of Love
1991 - Romance
1993 - Caravan of Love
1993 - Lavender
1995 - Golden Songs 1985/95
1995 - Farmer
1996 - Night of Love
1996 - Chervona Ruta
1998 - Love me
2002 - I still love you
2002 - The Snow Queen
2003 - To the One
2004 - Water Flows
2004 - The sky is me
2004 - Lavender, Farmer, then everywhere...
2005 - I loved him
2007 - What’s the weather like in your heart?
2007 - Fog
2008 - I am your love!
2010 - I won't look back
2011 - And my soul flies
Musical television films of Sofia Rotaru:
1965 - Songs of a Happy Land (documentary)
1966 - Nightingale from the village of Marshintsy
1971 - Chervona Ruta - Oksana
1973 - Dniester melodies
1975 - The song is always with us - singer
1978 - Sofia Rotaru sings
1979 - Musical Detective
1980 - Stars of the Olympic Regatta
1980 - Where are you, love? - Marcela, music teacher
1981 - Ten years later. Chervona Ruta (short film)
1981 - Soul - Victoria Viktorovna Svobodina, singer
1985 - Sofia Rotaru invites you
1986 - Monologue about love
1989 - Heart of Gold
1990 - Caravan of Love
1991 - One day by the sea
1996 - Old songs about the main thing - foreman-drummer
1997 - 10 songs about Moscow
1998 - Military field romance
2003 - Crazy Day, or The Marriage of Figaro - Marceline
2004 - The Snow Queen- fairy of flowers
2004 - Sorochinskaya Fair - Gypsy
2006 - 1st Ambulance - Zina Timofeeva
2006 - Star Holidays - Diva
2007 - Kingdom of Crooked Mirrors - Queen / delegate from Ukraine
2007 - First at home - the woman from TV
2008 - Beauty requires... - guest of the Miss Housewife competition
2008 - gold fish- Spanish
2009 - Little Red Riding Hood - Sorceress
