How the secret became clear. The love story of Valery Meladze and Albina Dzhanabaeva

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It's in the way! ( Laughs.)

Not true!

Some ideal man...

Maybe it's just true?

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Albina: dress, YAKUBoWITCH; coat, Ulyana Sergeenko Couture; shoes, Ekonika; necklace, Messika; earrings, Mercury. Valery: shirt, Kiton; suit, Brioni; coat, Ermenegildo Zegna

Style: Maria Kolosova. Producer: Olga Zakatova. Makeup and hairstyles: Tatiana Preobrazhenskaya. Stylist assistant: Alena Gazarova. Producer assistant: Elizaveta Popova. We thank the Hartwell Hotel and Alexey Prupes for their help in organizing the shooting

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Opposites attract. This law of nature is once again confirmed by famous artists in their first joint interview.

ABOUT neither enter the frame, and the camera can only click the shutter. Any angle is good, there is a real movie in front of the lens, what is called the chemistry of a relationship. The retro style is close to them - it seems that those watching have fallen into the past and see the usual picture at the bar, not contemporary artists, who tried on the images of Bonnie and Clyde. Valery showers Albina with compliments. “I told Albina many times that I would like to see her in this image,” he notes. “It is quite possible that this photo shoot will help her accept this style. In my life, filming a video or a photo shoot often prompted changes in image. Surprisingly: it would seem that a secondary thing comes to the fore. Many years ago I had a similar photo shoot, but the main thing was missing - a woman. A shadow in the background, a woman's silhouette - and everything would have worked. When there is a mood in the frame, it immediately works for the image. With duet songs too. If there is a real duet between a man and a woman, no one pulls the blanket over themselves, then the song shoots powerfully. In the case of Albina, we don’t even need to agree, everything worked out for us a long time ago ( laughs)".

At the Zhara festival in Baku, you and Albina presented a duet. How did you choose the song “No Fuss”?

We prepared it for television program, and then decided to sing at my evening as part of the festival. They didn't take it seriously - they thought it was a one-time event. But the success of the duo suggests that it may be worth continuing in this direction.

Before this, Albina sang your song “Samba of the White Moth”...

Yes, she chose it herself, she always really liked this song. They made a great arrangement for her.

Albina and Valery have different tastes, views of the world, and temperaments, but this does not prevent them from “looking in the same direction”
(Albina: blouse, Alberta Ferretti; trench coat, Escada; beret with veil, Bessarion; earrings, ring, Mercury. Valery: shirt, Kiton; suit, Brioni; coat, Ermenegildo Zegna; watch on chain, Patek Philippe)

I am surprised by the comments “Do you really want to cover Valery?” Not at all, no one will succeed. We have different temperaments, and I wanted to sing it in my own way. I invited arranger Alex Davia, and we created a dance composition.

On November 16, the Kremlin hosted anniversary concert"Valeriy Meladze". The program turned out to be not as strict as one might think...

I am strict and reserved only when I am raising children. But in life, and especially on stage, I am very emotional person. Every time the audience is convinced that emotions at the concert are overwhelming. After all, my songs are about love, about relationships. With slight sadness and humor. The concert in the Kremlin consisted of best songs, which were invented in those 20 s extra years that I'm going on stage, and a block of new compositions. Sometimes I consult with the audience when choosing a repertoire, asking what they want to hear.

Many artists undertake various experiments in order to “catch the hype” and attract attention. It’s hard to imagine you in their place. Is this path unacceptable for you?

Just as I don’t like the word “hype,” I don’t like everything that it means. And many take inappropriate steps for this. My brother Kostya and I never give in to the general trend. Some time ago there was even a duet with the group " VIA Gra"was perceived as a challenge. Like, how can you, an adult, respectable singer, sing with a frivolous group. But the result was two wonderful works that I am proud of. Especially “There is no more attraction.” Then Kostya and I don’t have the feeling that we have entered a creative dead end. I have a certain image, a creative reputation, which I did not get easily, which I value, and there is a great prospect for activity. Why take sharp steps away from what is already good?

Valery Meladze and Albina Dzhanabaeva in the filming of HELLO!
(Valery: shirt, Kiton; suit, tie, Brioni. Albina: dress, Dolce watch, Patek Philippe; ring, Garrard)

In understanding your personality, it is important to take into account the fact that you are a son of Georgia, although you have lived in Moscow for a long time, and in terms of the volume of talent you have long become a man of the world. Or have you moved away from your small homeland?

By no means did I move away from her, but I met many people who were in tune with me, with the same views on life, who were born and raised in Uzbekistan, Azerbaijan, Armenia, the Baltic States... Then we all influenced each other. Now they see more negative things in the USSR, but, in my opinion, there were a lot of positive things: the penetration of cultures. This merger gave a very interesting powerful effect in art, music, literature... Of course, I partly have a Georgian mentality, but my life principles not so much national as universal. I look at everything simply - from the point of view of a responsible person. And my children follow my example.

Every man is pleased when a bright woman is next to him. But the fact that she is so independent and brave is hard for you to accept?

I like it. Once upon a time I realized that human relationships are based on freedom. Either you trust a person or you don’t, then at least surround him with fences, don’t let him go anywhere - nothing makes sense. The thrill of a relationship is in a situation when you give a person complete freedom, and he chooses you. If you let it come true, he will be happy. If you don’t give it, he will feel inferior. I like everything about our relationship.

Your work requires a lot of dedication. Both you and Albina need support. Have you ever discussed the issue that having two stars under one roof is incompatible with ordinary life?

There is such an opinion. It’s not that we didn’t encounter this problem, we just adapted. When I have concerts, Albina waits for me at home, where comfort and order reign. When she has concerts, I wait for her: I sit quietly in front of the TV in home clothes. And sometimes we go to some “Heat”, and both of us are already in the role of people who are preparing for the stage. Everything human is forgotten, the artistic comes to the fore, but this requires certain concentration. You need no one to touch you or interfere with you. We have different dressing rooms, and we can arrive on different flights and not even meet backstage. Everyone is on their own, in their own rhythm.

Albina, your comment is simply needed here. Valery destroyed stereotypes about the Georgian man...

From the very beginning of our relationship, he understood that freedom and fulfillment were important to me, and supported me in everything. I know that he will always wait and listen. He is truly my back in this regard. Maybe this role was not so easy for him. After the birth of Luke, our youngest son, in my creative life there was a pause. So comfortable for me, I even caught myself thinking that I had disappeared into the family. I think Valera was fine with this. I was at home exactly as much as I wanted. A year later, she gradually began to work, everything went naturally, and there were no obstacles on his part. And now, having returned to the stage, I have not given up my female role. There are people who help, but a woman needs some functions to maintain the right energy. I love to do housework and cook. The man feels it.

Albina succeeded not only as a singer, but also as an actress. In 2012 she played main role in the film "Betrayal" by Kirill Serebrennikov, she can also be seen in an enterprise performance " Bad habits", where she performs together with Igor Ugolnikov, Sergei Shakurov and Daniil Spivakovsky.
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Can Valery insist on something?

Maybe he can explain it in such a way that I will listen. For me, of course, his opinion is important. So - not to insist, but to convince.

Albina, does your education as a psychologist help you in your life?

It's in the way! ( Laughs.)

I must say that I am not a real psychologist. It’s just that one day a not very simple moment came in my life, and I wanted to help myself figure it out, switch gears, get to know new people. Sometimes you are so focused on the problems in your world that you need an outside perspective to look at the situation from a different angle. I continued to work on stage, and during my studies my problems began to resolve themselves. But I was brought up in such a way that I see things through to the end. So I finished my studies and defended my diploma. Valery acted just like a tempter. I have an exam, I’m sitting at the computer, surrounded by books, and he: “Shall we go to the cinema? Let’s go to a restaurant?” I wanted it so bad! But I refused.

In fact, I was surprised and delighted. I am an inconsistent person in this regard. If I don’t like it, I’ll suffer and suffer and break down.

Well, how can you like the session? 15 tests... I wanted to drop everything and go to the cinema with you! When I applied, it seemed to me that it was something easy, but there turned out to be so many different disciplines! And this is directly an academic education - a psychological and pedagogical institute, people conduct receptions after graduation.

Russia is a country where people don’t go to psychologists. People go to the bathhouse, hunt, fish, gather at the table, and chat with friends.

Not true!

I tried. Everything is decided much easier by talking with friends. In general, the further you go, the more clearly you see the entire matrix of life: why complicate everything, everything is so simple! Sometimes I have real epiphanies about this. I even wrote down my thoughts one evening. I read it this morning - what nonsense!

But the introspection session took place. Albina, the topic of your diploma is devoted to relationships with teenagers. Does this study help you live with your 14 year old son?

Maybe yes. As a child, Kostya was more flexible, but now he rebels.

He rebels delicately but persistently. Kostya is calm and scrupulous. If he is interested in something, he can study the subject with enthusiasm. He read a lot of technical adult books. Whatever we talk about - and this is very different areas, - he is able to carry on a conversation at a deep level. I am pleasantly surprised how today's youth can absorb and analyze a huge amount of information. But if he doesn't want to do something, we can't force him. He's a tough guy and we understand that.

It took me a lot of work to accept this position. I was raised differently. In addition to his diploma in psychology, Valery helps, he has enough patience, love and attention. I admire the way he communicates with the guys. I would have reacted more emotionally.

Albina and Valery are raising two sons: 14-year-old Konstantin and four-year-old Luka. After the birth of her youngest son, Albina took time out for a year; now her career is actively developing

It turns out that Valery acts as a senior comrade, wise with experience...

This is a slightly exaggerated image; we don’t particularly feel the age difference. In some matters relating to home and everyday life, I feel more competent. We are like communicating vessels. And over time, they generally turned into a single whole.

Do children distract you from each other or make your relationship richer?

We always find time for ourselves. Children fill our lives, with the birth of Luka it shone with all the colors of the rainbow. This is a new level, including our relations. Like all parents, we had sleepless nights, and Valera helped a lot. He revealed himself to me as a dad. He was fully engaged and seized the initiative.

Albina Dzhanabaeva and Valery Meldaze in the filming of HELLO!
(Albina: dress, Chanel; trench coat, Yana; earrings, Pasquale Bruni; ring, Garrard; necklace, Messika. Valery: shirt, Kiton; suit, Brioni; coat, Ermenegildo Zegna; hat, Borsalino)

Some ideal man...

Valery is a very responsible person. And the fact that we chose each other was a conscious decision that did not relieve him of responsibility towards all those with whom his life connected him.

If we talk about Bonnie and Clyde, then their relationship was fueled by crime stories, in your case what is that? When looking at your photographs or performances on stage, it seems that you have just met. You have an enthusiastic attitude towards each other.

Maybe it's just true?

I'm sure it's true because it's true. ( Laughs.)

Albina: trench coat, Yana; dress, Chanel; shoes, Ekonika; earrings, Pasquale Bruni; ring, Garrard. Valery: shirt, Kiton; suit, Brioni; coat, Ermenegildo Zegna; hat, Borsalino; boots, Pantanetti

What allows you to look at each other in a new way?

You know, you want your first love to last longer, so your inner attitude is important. Then I realized that I definitely need to talk if something is wrong. Pouting and being silent, freaking out, slamming the door, harboring only resentment and the thought “they don’t understand me” is the road to nowhere. We are from different planets, this must be taken for granted. You can't wait for a person who will completely understand you, it won't happen. We need to talk. Another thing is that in order to be the first to communicate after a quarrel, you need to step over yourself. Probably because I’m older, wiser, and as a rule, I start the conversation first. Although Albina now also sometimes initiates a movement towards me, and this makes me very happy. To be honest, I don’t need anything else; the essence of the conversation is secondary to the desire to communicate in principle. You don’t have to talk at all, just sit next to each other and look at each other. But I hope we will master this level in 20-30 years.

In recent years, the media have repeatedly published news about the imminent wedding of Albina Dzhanabaeva and Valery Meladze. But the rumors remained rumors, especially since the singer himself staged bold point in this story. But apparently something changed in 2016. The other day a couple came to congratulate Anita Tsoi on her anniversary and many managed to replace their beautiful engagement ring with ring finger Albins. Albina Dzhanabaeva and Valery Meladze - whose photo fans so want to see, details of the secret romance and how the relationship developed star couple, we will gossip today.

Albina Dzhanabaeva: biography

Albina Dzhanabaeva was born into a simple family, but this did not stop the girl from connecting her life with music. After school she entered School of Music them. Gnesins. In parallel with her studies, she was active theatrical activities, starred in commercials and played small roles in films. Musical education and stage experience allowed her to get work in Korea, the girl signed a lucrative contract with one of the theaters.

Upon returning to Russia, she receives an offer to work as a backing vocalist in Valery Meladze’s team. Later she becomes one of the soloists of the Via Gra group. Participation in the group brings the girl fame and a big breakthrough in her career. In 2013, Dzhanabaeva left the group and began solo career under the patronage of Valery Meladze.

Valery Meladze: biography

Valery Meladze was born in a small village in Georgia, into a large friendly family. Despite the fact that Valery did not like to study at school, he enjoyed studying at music class. After school, he was unable to go to college, tried to work at a factory, but later decided to follow the example of his older brother. He went to Ukraine, where he entered the Nikolaev Institute of Shipbuilding, where his brother, Konstantin Meladze, was already studying. By the way, it was this city that played a role in the life of the future singer important role. It was here that he met his future wife and began to study music seriously. Together with his brother and the April ensemble, he begins his creative path.

After the premiere of the song “Don’t disturb my soul, violin” in the “Morning Mail” program, Meladze woke up famous. His album “Sera” became the best-selling album in the country, because such music had never been heard in Russia. Since 2000, Meladze’s creative path has been inextricably linked with the Via Gra group. Behind short term the group was able to gain popularity and millions of fans.

Albina Dzhanabaeva and Valery Meladze - wedding, photo

Not only the creative, but also the personal life of the stars is connected with the Via Gra group. Let us remind our readers that Valery Meladze lived for 20 years with his wife Irina, who gave him three charming daughters. In 2000, rumors began to circulate that there was a rift in the Meladze family due to an affair between Irina’s husband and one of the group’s soloists. The news that Dzhanabaeva gave birth to a son, Konstantin, from Valery Meladze, put an end to a twenty-year marriage.

After divorcing his wife, Albina Dzhanabaeva and Valery Meladze began to live together, where the wedding of the stars still remains a secret, but the producer no longer hides their relationship, because in 2001 she gave birth to his second son, Luka. There had been talk for a long time that the stars had legalized their relationship, but only at the beginning of 2016 the paparazzi were able to notice a ring on Albina’s finger, which she carefully hid massive decoration from Cartier.

Albina Dzhanabaeva and Valery Meladze: wedding, photo, living together These stars are carefully hidden from the prying eyes of the public. Apparently, they are truly happy together and do not want to jinx their family well-being by raising their children together.

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Recently Albina Dzhanabaeva congratulated Valery Meladze on June 23 popular singer turned 53 years old, and now she’s talking about family life with him in an interview with the Russian publication Telenedelya.

In 2014, Valery and Albina registered their relationship, which began long before that. Now the couple is raising two sons, 14-year-old Konstantin and Luka, who is next week turns four years old.

About having children and difficulties:
There were in my life different periods. With my youngest son, Luka, I sat for a long time in maternity leave- this is my own decision, and I enjoyed it. With the eldest, Kostya, things turned out differently: I started touring very early - he was not even six months old at that time. And the work is so intense that it was difficult to combine it with raising a baby. The VIA Gra group was in its prime, we traveled a lot - we gave concerts almost every day. Of course, when I came home, I tried as best I could to compensate Kostya for my absence. But what can you do when you have two days left with your child, and he hasn’t seen you for a week? Of course, I was always in nervous tension because of the whole situation. But I became part of the group and couldn’t say: “You know, I need to stay at home - I’ll probably miss this tour, I won’t go with you.”

About the hobbies of the eldest son Konstantin:
For now he’s doing a little bit of everything. Swimming - here he has serious success, medals and awards. Golf, learns languages. We try to encourage his interests. Surprisingly, with a seemingly complete lack of free time (schooling, home lessons, classes), he manages to watch movies and manages to show us his knowledge about these films - both premieres and old films from the 1970s-80s . Maybe he has mastered some secret way high-speed movie viewing? Don't know. But when we discuss what we saw, I understand that he has his own special view of cinema - the view of a film critic. He knows how to clearly and correctly discuss what he has seen, see goals and objectives, their implementation, and structures everything very competently. And maybe this is his future.

ABOUT youngest son Luke:
He is a very energetic child. We recently sent him to gymnastics, for an hour a day he runs, jumps, jumps on trampolines, and only after that, after leaving training, he releases a little excess energy, and you can communicate with him like a human being. Otherwise, he won’t sit still for a second.

About the influence of Valery Meladze on his sons:
It seems to me that in general any dad gets involved in raising children when they become a little more mature. They love to go to the pool together, take walks, and watch movies. Sometimes Kostya comes with some microcircuits or light bulbs, the two of them sit down and figure out how everything works.

Source "Teleweek"

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On the eve of Registry Office Day on December 18, “StarHit” met with Dmitry Kulakov, who saw more star celebrations than anyone. He worked as a driver all his life and at the same time was interested in pigeons - the pensioner has more than a hundred birds, every day he goes to their own dovecote to feed and clean the cages. Kulakov’s wife and children approve of his hobby, as well as the fact that for the last ten years he has been spending five days a week at the Kutuzovsky registry office - inviting the newlyweds to launch a pair of snow-white birds into the sky.

Among his clients are Keti Topuria and her husband Lev Geykhman, Lera Kudryavtseva with Igor Makarov, Ekaterina Volkova and Andrey Karpov, Gennady Zyuganov and others.

Run, Valera, run!

What Kulakov remembered most was resident Comedy Club Garik Kharlamov, who married actress Kristina Asmus in August 2013.

“Both he and his fiancée were respectful, addressed me as you were, and smiled a lot,” says Dmitry Ivanovich. – I offered them pigeons, Garik agreed, and asked how much it would cost. I replied that 2500 was the standard fee for my services, and he handed me the money. I didn’t count, but I felt that there was more in my palm than needed. Later I saw that Garik gave twice as much - he is still paid for it kind words I remember. After all, this job is a good addition to my pension, which I only have 15 thousand; I don’t have enough for food and vaccinations for the birds.”

With a smile, the dovecote also remembers the wedding of TV presenter Lera Kudryavtseva with hockey player Igor Makarov.

“As soon as the organizer of the celebration saw me, she immediately shouted: “No pigeons!” – says Dmitry Ivanovich. - Well there is no way. I stood aside and watched the ceremony. A man comes up to me. He extended his hand: “Hello, I’m Sergei, the father of the groom. Don’t listen to anyone, we must have pigeons!” He paid, and after the newly-made spouses left the registry office, I gave him the birds so that he could give them to the newlyweds. Lera was delighted - the pigeons flew in one direction, she clapped her hands and kissed her husband.”

But Dmitry Ivanovich, without meaning to, scared the singer Valery Meladze.

“Two years ago, at their celebration with Albina Dzhanabaeva, there were almost no guests, only a couple of friends,” continues the dovecote. “It was clear from everything that Meladze did not want to attract attention to himself - he entered the building, looking around. I decided not to approach him and just watched. Valery looked at me disapprovingly, while saying something to his friends. And after painting, they immediately went to the exit, then Valery even quickened his pace and ran to the car, holding Albina’s hand. I didn’t understand anything... “What’s wrong with him?” – I ask the registry office workers. It turned out that Valery decided that I was a photographer, standing here for exclusive photos from his wedding.”

PEOPLE OF ANOTHER LEVEL

Dovekeeper notes that the stars with whom he had to communicate are brave people. “Everyone picked up the birds without fear,” shares Dmitry Ivanovich. – And that’s right, why be afraid! I have them trained, and besides, I don’t feed them before going to the registry office. In 10 years of work, only once did a pigeon Wedding Dress done. But this is not dangerous - these birds have a special droppings, spray some water on it, and it will roll off.”

Dmitry Ivanovich’s clients include not only movie and pop stars. He also had to work with politicians. On the eve of Victory Day in 2013, Kulakov received a call from a representative of Gennady Zyuganov.

“He asked that on May 9, 68 white doves be delivered to Lubyanka Square to the Chairman of the Council of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation - one for each year since Victory Day. That's exactly what I did. He didn’t take any money from the politician – in honor of the great holiday. And the pigeon that Zyuganov held in his hands still lives with me - it is considered elite.”

But not all celebrities react kindly to Kulakov’s offer to use his services. For example, on May 31, 2014, Marat Basharov, the day of his wedding to actress Ekaterina Arkharova, considered the “pigeon service” intrusive. “The sales girls from the neighboring store told us about this,” recalls Dmitry Ivanovich. – I’m not on the Internet, but they read on social networks that Basharov wrote on his blog after the wedding - they say, some guy came up, he had 15 pigeons with him, and very zealously tried to sell them to me. Where did I get 15 of them? I always stand with two... And I don’t force my birds on anyone - I’ll offer them once and that’s it.”

The dovecote also remembers an incident at a wedding scandalous singer Prokhora Chaliapin and businesswoman Larisa Kopenkina.

When hiring a new backing vocalist, Valery Meladze sternly warned her: his team is male, romances at work are unacceptable. Albina Dzhanabaeva agreed with this situation. A few months later they both broke the taboo.

Brothers

Brother Kostya was always present in Valera Meladze’s life. Two years older, he looked a little out of this world, but all attempts to fight invariably ended in Kostya’s victory. When Valera graduated from school and came to study at the same naval institute in the city of Nikolaev, where his brother was already studying, he immediately cooled his youthful desire for freedom: it is not easy for parent-engineers to support children, so you need to earn a scholarship.

Even then, Kostya tried to write songs and play the keyboard in a student ensemble. He soon attracted Valera to his hobby - he tinkered with the equipment and once tried to sing something into the microphone. Everyone liked his voice - and Meladze Jr. became a soloist.

Valery was the first to notice fellow student Irina and spent a long time trying to win her favor. After several months of relationship, she even tried to leave him, but the guy was persistent. We played a student wedding.

When the newlyweds' daughter Inga was born, they settled in an 18-meter room, from which they could be kicked out at any moment. After few years musical experiments The Meladze brothers were noticed and they moved to Moscow.

It has become even more difficult: everyday disorder has superimposed on life in a huge unfamiliar city. But it was then that Valery and Irina were happy with each other, as never since.

“A small rented apartment in a Khrushchev building somewhere behind Voikovskaya, in the area of ​​the poultry farm. Very kind people lived there, and one woman from the next door sometimes looked after Inga. She was three years old then. I now remember all this with great tenderness...”, the musician recalled.

“...While everything was bad, it was good. As soon as things got good, everything went to hell. People go through thick and thin, but copper pipes almost never,” said Irina.

And - fame and betrayal

Valery Meladze was noticed after participating in Alla Pugacheva’s “Christmas Meetings”. The creative tandem with his brother-composer turned out to be extremely successful: rehearsals, performances, and tours began. Irina saw her husband at home less and less, but she believed that this was in the order of things: he was engaged in creativity and earning money, she devoted herself to the home and children. By that time Inga had younger sisters Sofia and Arina.

In the late 90s, a position as a backing vocalist became available in Valery Meladze’s team. Friends recommended that he take a closer look at Gnesinka graduate Albina Dzhanabaeva. She worked in Korea under a four-month contract with one of the local theaters, but for the sake of Meladze she returned to her homeland.

She completely accepted his terms: work only, no flirting with other team members. Valery broke the rule first, falling in love with Albina, according to him in my own words, "up to madness". Two years later she gave birth to his son Kostya.

The singer recognized his son, but his paternity was kept in the strictest confidence. Meladze loved Albina, but was not ready to abruptly leave his family even for her sake. His daughters were 3.5 years old, 7 and 15 years old - only the eldest could understand something, and Sophia and Arina were still too young. Life between the two families was hell, and one day Meladze told Irina about his illegitimate son.

For some time, she hoped that the story with Albina would be temporary, and one day her husband would fully return to the family, continuing to support his son. But the boy was growing up, the media was full of rumors, and Valery did not take any steps.

“I let go of the situation, stopped saving and building altogether. Stepping back, I reconsidered my entire life. True, the play dragged on, and it was really annoying,” Irina admitted.

Meladze was lucky: both of his women turned out to be quite patient and decent. Only when Albina became pregnant for the second time did he file for divorce and declassify his relationship with the ex-soloist of VIA Gra. Irina turned out to be wise enough not to interfere with her daughters’ communication with their father, and soon she established her personal life.

Now Valery Meladze and Albina Dzhanabaeva are raising two sons: 14-year-old Kostya and 4-year-old Luka. The boys hardly communicate with their older sisters, although Valery never ceases to hope that one day they will become friends.