Alena Sviridova is a bright Russian pop star. The performer has a worthy poetic and singing talent. The star often acts not only as a singer, but also as a composer.
The hallmarks of Sviridova's repertoire are the tracks "Pink Flamingo" and "Poor Sheep". Interestingly, the compositions are still relevant today. The songs can be heard on popular Russian and Ukrainian radio stations.
Childhood and youth of Alena Sviridova
Alena Valentinovna Sviridova was born on August 14, 1962 in sunny Kerch. The parents of the future star have nothing to do with creativity. My father once worked as a military pilot, and my mother spent most of her life at one of the local radio stations.
Interestingly, for a long time there were rumors that Alena allegedly has a twin sister. The star strongly denied these rumors. The fact is that she has a sister, but a cousin, and she is similar to the facial features of the popular favorite Alena Sviridova.
The Sviridov family moved frequently. First of all, frequent moves are associated with the work of the head of the family. Soon Alena moved with her parents to the Krasnodar Territory, and then to Minsk. Grandmother remained in the Crimea, whom Alena visited in the summer.
Alyona started attending secondary school already in Minsk. In the capital of Belarus, the girl entered a higher educational institution at the Faculty of Music and Education. She combined her studies with the supervision of a vocal studio.
Initially, the father was against his daughter building a singing career. He insisted on getting a more prestigious profession. However, Alena is the owner of a very strong character and insisted on her own.
Alyona Sviridova supplemented her rich creative biography with vocal performance in the ensemble at the plant named after. S. I. Vavilov. Being part of the ensemble, the young performer tried her hand on stage.
The first experience of being on stage gave Sviridova a good result. Alena was finally convinced that her place was on the stage, and she would occupy her niche there.
The creative path and music of Alena Sviridova
The singer gained the first "portion" of popularity immediately after she began to realize her solo career. Sviridova recorded a number of song motifs and released works on the Minsk radio.
A little later, the debut tracks became the basis of Alena's author's repertoire. In turn, this served as an impetus for concert activity. Concerts and composing musical compositions inspired the aspiring singer to do more. She was not going to stop there.
Having already gained experience, Alena Sviridova stayed as an accompanist. Having received a diploma of higher education, the celebrity received the position of an actress in the Drama Theater. Gorky.
The first role on the stage of this theater was the heroine of Alcmene in the stage production of Moliere's Amphitrion. However, this was not quite what Sviridova dreamed of. She was categorically not satisfied with her popularity in narrow circles and insignificant income. She began to "try on" the image of Annie Lennox. In her dreams, the young singer thought about the big stage.
Sviridova gained new popularity after she spoke to Moscow music lovers. Little known in Russia, but already an experienced singer, "lit" the audience before the performance of foreign stars. Alena was noticed. Soon she received an offer to move to Moscow from the most popular producer Yuri Ripyakh.
Debut album presentation
According to Alena Sviridova, moving to Moscow was not easy for her. She was on the verge of a nervous breakdown. The absence of close friends and relatives negatively affected the singer's condition. The Moscow satirist Arkady Arkanov helped to boost Sviridova's morale. In 1993, the presentation of the first album of the young singer took place.
At the filmed music festival "Song-93", Sviridova became a finalist thanks to the performance of the song "Winter Just Ended". Thanks to her participation in the Generation-93 festival, the girl received the Golden Apple Award for the musical hit Height.
But recognition awaited Sviridov a little later. In the mid-1990s, Alena presented the musical composition "Pink Flamingo". The work gave Alena an honorable first place on BIZ-TV. "Pink Flamingo" topped the list of singles and became the title of an album released by General Records in 1995.
After the presentation of the collection, Alena Sviridova began to release video clips for already popular songs one after another. A duet with Valery Leontiev and a solo performance on stage strengthened the singer's authority.
In 1996, Sviridova took part in the musical Bureau of Happiness. This work was filmed on popular TV channels in Russia. Interestingly, Alena appeared in the musical with such stars as Alexander Mikhailov and Lyudmila Gurchenko.
Interest in Alena Sviridova increased every day. Fans could enjoy the performance of the actress in the film "School of the Modern Play". Soon Alena decided to be even closer to the "fans". The celebrity starred for the popular Playboy magazine. This event took place in 1999. In 2008, another erotic shoot took place for a glossy magazine.
In 2002, the Russian singer, in a duet with Andrey Makarevich, presented a collection of author's compositions and remixes in the jazz-blues format of popular songs. The album included the immortal hit The Man I Love by George Gershwin.
State awards of Alena Sviridova
But 2002 was rich not only in these events. The fact is that this year Sviridova became part of the Union of Writers of the Russian Federation. Fruitful work was in Kenya, where Alena became the TV presenter of the Harem program. For a significant contribution to the development of the culture of the Russian Federation, the star received Russian citizenship.
A few years later, Alena Sviridova became an Honored Artist of the Russian Federation. The singer was presented with the award by the former Minister of Culture Alexander Sokolov.
In 2008, on the basis of the disc "Siren, or 12 stories told at dawn", Alena Sviridova presented a brilliant musical show. Music critics showered compliments on the work of the Russian celebrity. The collection includes tracks with original names: "Bye", "Creature", "You Can". Sviridova made video clips for these songs.
Sviridova does not bypass television programs. The first debut to the general public took place in the early 2000s. It was then that Alena took part in the "Rally" program, which was hosted by Valdis Pelsh and Tatyana Arno.
The star took part in the second season of the One to One program. Sviridova did an excellent job with all the reincarnations. The performer 100% conveyed the images of Edith Piaf, Nastya Kamensky and Diana Arbenina. And once she got the image of Andrei Makarevich. Sviridova perfectly got used to the role of a man and pleased the audience with the performance of the composition “Carriage disputes”.
In 2012, a serious anniversary took place. The fact is that this year marks 20 years since the artist entered the stage. The concert in honor of the anniversary was broadcast on Channel One. Most of the representatives of the Russian stage attended the festive event.
In 2016, the presentation of the video clip "Airplane" took place. Then Alena Sviridova became the main character of the My Hero program.
In 2017, the singer's discography was replenished with a new collection. We are talking about the seventh studio album of a celebrity, which was called "River City". The collection includes old hits and new, never before published tracks.
Personal life of Alena Sviridova
Alena says that in her long life she managed to fall in love with four men. The first husband of the star was Sergei Sviridov. The woman gave birth to a son, Vasily, from a man. This marriage broke up due to the fact that Alena did not pay due attention to the family. She was more often on stage than in the circle of her closest people. Soon this union broke up.
In 1998, the singer married a second time. She played a wedding together with the American Ambassador Henry Peacock, but family happiness did not last long - the couple broke up. According to Alena, the reason for the disagreement was in a different mentality.
In 2003, a young fashion model Dmitry Miroshnichenko became the civil husband of Alena Sviridova. In 2004, a woman gave birth to his son Gregory. And although Alena preferred men much younger than herself, this marriage soon broke up.
In 2012, the star appeared accompanied by Armenian businessman David Vardanyan. The man was 16 years younger than Alena, but this fact did not bother the star herself. Soon the lovers got married.
Charity has become one of the areas of celebrity activity. Recently, Sviridova has been collaborating with the Foundation for Helping Orphans. Alena not only helps financially, but also gives vocal lessons to residents of boarding schools.
Alena Sviridova today
In 2018, the Russian performer presented the musical composition "Grass". Fans and music critics loved the new track.
Sviridova has an official channel on YouTube video hosting. On the celebrity's page, you can watch "live" video clips and rehashings of the famous hits of her repertoire.
