Who came out of the morning star. Elena Pinjoyan

Yuri Nikolaev, having made Yulia Malinovskaya the host of “Morning Star”, literally turned her life upside down Photo: from the archives of the Fidget Theater Studio

Yulia Malinovskaya - the main girl of the country

This is what journalists dubbed Yulia. And all thanks to Yuri Nikolaev. He played a significant role in the fate of each of the “fidgets”. But Malinovskaya’s life was literally turned upside down.

While working on the concept of his new program “Morning Star”, Yuri Alexandrovich decided that his co-host should be a little girl. First it was Masha Bogdanova. But she grew up, and the organizers had to look for a new candidate for this role. Yura turned to me:

Do you have anyone in mind?

I answered:

Of course! - and showed him Vlad Topalov’s sister Alina and Yulia Malinovskaya, whom Nikolaev already knew a little from filming in the program. The choice fell on her.

I remember their first appearance on stage. Nikolaev says:

Well? Shall we get acquainted? My name is Yuri Alexandrovich, what about you?

Julia! - Malinovskaya answered loudly. And after being silent for a second, she added weightily: “Vladimirovna!”

Her spontaneity and organic nature amazed both Nikolaev and the entire film crew.

I have heard the legend a million times that it was no coincidence that Julia appeared on the air of “Morning Star”. Like, behind her thin back stood someone so powerful that even Nikolaev could not resist him. Or that someone incredibly rich brought a giant bag of money to the Morning Star editorial office. All I could do was laugh: I knew perfectly well how everything really was.

Yulia, her mother and sister lived in a tiny Khrushchev building; they had neither rich nor influential relatives. For the fact that Malinovskaya became “the main girl of the country” for several years - once a week she had an hour of airtime in the prime time of the highest-rated channel - we must thank only Yulia herself, her talent and hard work. And also Yuri Alexandrovich, who gave the girl a chance.

They formed a wonderful tandem. One day Nikolaev had to announce a number and leave the stage, leaving Yulia alone. He says to the audience: “I’m leaving you, Yulechka remains in charge of the eldest!” And Malinovskaya suddenly extends her hand to Nikolaev and sings with enthusiasm: “Don’t go away, stay with me!” How Yuri Alexandrovich laughed! I didn’t expect such agility from the co-host at all.

Behind the scenes, the “fidgets” often parodied each other and famous artists. I remember Yulka portraying Irina Allegrova, it was so funny! She saw this, came up and asked in surprise:

Am I really that terrible at spreading my legs?

“There is a little,” answered the impudent little one. Someone else in her place would have fainted from fear upon hearing the famous artist’s question. But not Julia!

Malinovskaya had good reason to feel like a real star. Everywhere we went, there was a line of people eager to get an autograph outside her dressing room. Julia was recognized everywhere, pulled at her, and not allowed to pass. To be honest, the girl was dizzy from such fame. And who could resist? But “Fidgets” managed to overcome this disease. It helped that we all felt like one. Let’s say, if on Sunday Yulia hosted “Morning Star”, on Monday she performed in the number “Fidget”, singing backup with Seryozha Lazarev or Nastya Zadorozhnaya. This approach greatly sobered up our “stars”: their arrogance disappeared instantly. In addition, I had a secret ritual: when we went on tour somewhere, before lights out, I sat the guys in a circle and each one in turn said what he thought about his comrade. This helped not to accumulate anger and tension in the children.

“Morning Star” rose in the spring of 1991 and shone for 12 long years, inviting children to musical festivals on Sundays. The first broadcast, released on March 7, became a kind of gift to all mothers and grandmothers for International Women's Day. And it was real happiness to admire the children and admire their successes!

If the stars light up, it means someone needs it. The transfer has become not just necessary, but necessary. The country is on the eve of collapse, lawlessness and chaos reign, store shelves are empty - “Boss, everything is gone!” There’s no other way to say it. “Morning Star” became the straw for that time, which allowed one to be distracted, and to rejoice, and to believe in the future. And so, with great pleasure, we dropped everything we were doing, sat down in front of the screens, followed the competition program and selected young talented heroes for ourselves.
Everything about the program was pleasantly impressive - the scenery, the script, the rules of the competition, and, of course, the live sound. Well, what about the young contenders for victory? They simply touched adults and delighted their peers when they tried on the role of pop performers in a completely unchildish way!
Parents imagined their children as participants, and they, in turn, dreamed of the stage and their finest hour. And if regarding other programs the views of TV viewers could be divided into good and bad, then here there were no two opinions - everything was fine and great!
The contestants performed in song and dance genres in two age categories. There were 4 rounds, with two participants taking part in each. The performer with the most points advanced to the next stage. The competition was evaluated by a representative jury, which included popular artists. This fact inspired and spurred the participants; they seemed to take over the baton from the older generation.
The program also included creative competitions for classical music performers. And for the first time in years, a TV presenter competition was held among girls. So we can say with confidence that Morning Star was a forge of pop and television shots.
TV viewers wanted to see all the kids as winners. After all, they all tried, gave their all. But a competition is a competition. And it was so nice to see that even the losers were not ignored - they were the ones who were given gifts.
We assessed the feasibility of a completely unique transfer a little later. When, literally before our eyes, the stars that lit up on a children's show ascended to the pop Olympus. After all, it was on the Morning Star that we first met Valeria, Ani Lorak, Sergei Lazarev, and Angelika Varum. It’s probably impossible to list all the celebrities for whom the children’s music program was a successful start.
One cannot help but recall the organizer and ideological inspirer of the program, Yuri Nikolaev. It was his idea, his brainchild. He put his soul, energy, and love into the program. Few people believed in the idea, as he stated in an interview. Moreover, they didn’t really want to give money for the transfer either, and Nikolaev had to take out a loan from a bank. This deserves great respect, and TV viewers of the 90s appreciated the act of a true Master.
Even sitting in front of the TV screens, one could see how the presenter supported the participants with words and inspired with a smile. And although he treated young talents as adult participants, his parental concern for each contestant was visible to the naked eye.
It was a great idea to involve someone the same age as the contestants as a co-host. This gave the program a special charm. The very first was Masha Bogdanova. Next to her, the contestants felt much more confident. And, in general, the creative tandem of two generations of presenters created a cozy and indescribable holiday atmosphere on stage, for which good friends gathered.
I am glad that after some break, “Morning Star with Yuri Nikolaev” again gathers admirers at the screens.

Each of us has watched a music show at least once. Star Factory" This show gave our stage many young talents. Perhaps, if they had not come to the casting, their fate would have been completely different, and modern hits would not have been played from the speakers of our radios.

However, few people remember that “Star Factory” was preceded by a television competition “ morning star", which was broadcast on the ORT channel (Channel One). But it was here that Sergei Lazarev, Ani Lorak, Valeria and other modern performers performed for the first time. Let's remember how it was.

Sergey Lazarev

Young Seryozha came to the program with musical experience behind him. He was a member of the children's ensemble "Fidgets". In 1997, he won the Morning Star competition with his song “My way.”

Angelica Varum

No one knew about Angelica's talent until 1990, when she performed on the show with the song "Midnight Cowboy." The next year, the whole country sang her songs from the album “Good Bye, My Boy.”

Valeria

In 1992, the singer was far from a child when she appeared at this children's competition. At the age of 24, she took first place with the song “A meeting only happens once in a life.”

Ani Lorak

17-year-old Carolina Kuek impressed the judges with her vocals in 1995. Another girl was entered into the competition under the name Carolina, so the singer got out of the situation by inventing the pseudonym Ani Lorak.

"Lyceum"

Anastasia Makarevich, Elena Perova and Izolda Ishkhanishvili sang the ABBA song “One of Us” in 1991, and in 1995 they blew up the stage with the hit “Autumn”.

Yulia Nachalova

10-year-old Yulia with the song “Titmouse Bird” in 1992 became the winner of the competition, like Valeria. Only she performed in a different age category.

Vlad Topalov

In 2001, the already famous Lazarev performed on stage together with Topalov with the song “Belle” from the musical “Notre Dame de Paris”. Soon they organized the duet Smash!!

Pelagia

Pelageya took first place and won the honorary title “Best folk song performer in Russia in 1996” and a prize of 1 thousand dollars.

Prokhor Chaliapin

Prokhor performed in 1999 with the song “Unreal Dream”. Later he became a finalist in the Star Factory 6 project.

The permanent host of the TV show throughout all the years of its existence was Yuri Nikolaev. He has been appearing on television since 1975. His last project was the show “Honestly.”

For young talents, “Morning Star” became a ticket to the big stage. It was thanks to this project that children had the opportunity to express themselves.

However, there were also critics of this program. Thus, pianist Nikolai Petrov spoke about the program as follows: “ “Morning Star,” in my opinion, is one of the worst programs on our television. Little children of seven years old are forced to be exposed to Moiseev and Pugacheva. I feel sorry for these children and their parents».

The author of popular children's programs, Sergei Suponev, also spoke unflatteringly about the competition: “ “Morning Star” is swarming with children like frogs, but it is not a children's program. This is a program for old grandmothers who, having neither taste nor a modern understanding of music, are simply touched by children in tuxedos and ties singing famous songs of pop stars».

Author of the article

Vyacheslav Yuryev

Vyacheslav Yuryev loves historical topics and everything related to travel. If you need a brief information about some distant country, feel free to contact Slava. This editor will unearth little-known facts about the lives of military leaders and literary classics. At the same time, he is not alien to modern technologies, from fashionable gadgets to the exploration of outer space.