In the 80-90s, Irina Saltykova won the status of the sex symbol of the Soviet Union.
In the 21st century, the singer does not want to lose the status she has won. A woman keeps up with the times, she is not going to give way to the young.
Irina Saltykova continues to record musical compositions, release albums and present new video clips.
However, the singer decided to reduce the number of concerts. Saltykova says that the time has come to enjoy her fame and popularity.
On one of the pages of the social network, Irina indicated that at this stage she is much more worried about her daughter's success than her own. Saltykova commented: “God willing, I will write a song and earn a lot of money. God forbid, I will not earn money.
But I will note that I am not one of those people who will sit still. I will provide myself with the standard of living to which I am accustomed in any way.
Childhood and youth of Irina Saltykova
Irina Sapronova (the singer's maiden name) was born in 1966, in the small provincial town of Donskoy, in the Tula region. Little Ira was born into a fairly poor family.
The father of the future star was an ordinary machinist, and his mother was a kindergarten teacher.
In addition to Irina, parents raised their older brother Vladislav. When Ira was 11 years old, the family moved to Novomoskovsk.
In her youth, the girl diligently went in for sports. She even managed to achieve certain results.
Irina was engaged in rhythmic gymnastics. Interestingly, she even managed to pass the candidate master of sports standard.
At competitions, Sopronova won first place more than once, which made the girl's parents very happy, who saw her in the future as a professional gymnast.
However, things were not as easy as we would like. Her parents were sorely lacking money, so instead of a career as a gymnast, the girl becomes a student at a construction college.
Sapronova was enrolled in an educational institution from 1981 to 1985. After graduating from an educational institution, Ira was supposed to be sent to work in the Tula region, but the girl herself decided to try her luck in Moscow.
In the capital, Irina entered the Moscow State University of Economics, Statistics and Informatics.
In 1990, Sapronova was awarded a diploma of graduation from a higher educational institution. Ira admitted that the exact sciences were easy for her.
She graduated from the institute with an “excellent” mark and was preparing for a career as an economist, but fate prepared a slightly different scenario for the girl.
The beginning of the creative career of Irina Saltykova
In 1989, Irina Saltykova became part of the Mirage musical group. The singer worked in the group for only three months. There were many nuances and requirements that did not suit Ira.
After she left the group, Saltykova got a job in the Delhi variety show. By the time she changed jobs, the girl had already managed to acquire a child and a husband.
In 1993, Irina Saltykova tries herself as a business woman. To implement her business ideas, Irina purchases stalls.
Since Irina did not have the makings of an entrepreneur, the business failed. In addition, she began to have serious problems with her husband.
This forced Saltykova to take up the old business again. The girl sells stalls and uses the proceeds to record a new musical composition.
The debut of Irina Saltykova as a solo singer took place in 1994 at a concert that took place in the capital on the stage of the Warsaw cinema.
On the stage of the cinema, the girl presents the musical composition "Let me go". Later, this track will be included in the singer's debut album.
In a couple of months, the Russian singer will present the song "Grey Eyes" to her many fans. The composer and author of this hit was Oleg Molchanov and Arkady Slavorosov.
The presented musical composition has become the hallmark of Irina Saltykova. Later, the singer records a video clip. At that time, the clip turned out to be defiant and even somewhat erotic.
In the mid-90s, the Russian singer released her debut album of the same name. The debut album sold out in large numbers.
He was only slightly inferior to Alla Pugacheva's album released in 1995. The top tracks of the disc were the tracks "Yes and No" and "Falcon Clear".
A year later, Irina was nominated for the Golden Gramophone award for the musical composition Gray Eyes.
Saltykova decided to consolidate her success with the album Blue Eyes (1996). The video clips for the tracks of the new album were again filled with erotic meaning, so the management of the ORT TV channel did not dare to air it.
In 1997, the singer organized two solo concerts. Miniature Saltykova had time everywhere, and did not require a vacation.
In 1998, the Russian singer will present another album. We are talking about the disc "Alice", which the singer dedicated to her daughter. Irina Saltykova shoots video clips for the musical compositions "Bye-Bye" and "White Scarf".
The songs included in this album turned out to be very lyrical. A year later, the album "Alisa" will receive the national award "Ovation".
In the same period of time, the half-naked Saltykova starred for the Playboy men's magazine.
In 2001, another studio album was released, which was called "Destiny". This time, such songs as “Sunny Friend”, “Lights”, “If You Want”, “Strange Love”, “Alone” became hits.
The singer presents video clips for a number of songs. This time, Igor Korobeinikov helped Irina in the filming of clips.
Three years later, the performer will present the album "I'm Yours". The visiting cards of the disc were the songs “I miss you”, “I am yours”, “Hello-hello”, “Knock-knock”.
In general, the album was warmly received by both fans and music critics.
Another 4 years will pass and Saltykova will present the album “There Wasn’t ...”, this disc will include the musical composition “I see you again” from the repertoire of “Mirage”, “I’m running after you”, which is considered Russian folk, gypsy dance “Valenki” and unforgettable "Grey eyes".
After the release of the disc “There was not ...”, there was a lull in the creative career of Irina Saltykova. The singer herself did not comment on the information regarding the reasons for which she took a break.
Journalists published information that Saltykova, beloved by many, fell ill with a serious illness. However, the singer herself did not confirm this information.
In 2016, Irina's star lit up again. The singer presented the album "Early Unpublished", as well as the single "For me" by clip maker Alisher.
The return of the Russian singer to the stage was simply stunning. Fans were waiting for new musical compositions from the singer.
In the summer of 2017, Irina Saltykova will present the musical composition "The Word" But "". In addition, the singer gave an interview to the Russian magazine Source of News, where she said that she would marry only a real colonel.
The artist confirmed the information that she is now helping her daughter create new musical compositions that will be included in the solo album.
Saltykova's daughter Alisa lives in two countries - Russia and England.
Personal life of Irina Saltykova
Irina recalls that her first love was a guy named Sergey. Young people met in the same company. They first struck up a friendship, and then an affair.
When the relationship just started, Sergei was drafted into the army.
Saltykova did not wait for her boyfriend, falling in love with a new guy named Valery. However, the girl did not stay with him for a long time, since she married Saltykov.
Irina met her future husband in the resort town of Sochi. Viktor Saltykov at that time was already a well-known musician and performer, the soloist of the musical group Forum.
The girls were walking along the avenue, and suddenly Saltykov unexpectedly ran up to Irina, who gave her two bouquets of flowers at once.
Young people got married, having played a magnificent wedding. In 1987, the couple had a daughter, Alice. However, this union was doomed.
Victor is in trouble. He was overcome by a creative crisis, as the singer's popularity was fleeting. This event prompted Saltykov to indulge in all serious.
Irina Saltykova experienced a lot while being married to Victor. He cheated, raised his hand to her, and constantly drank.
Saltykova says that two more children could have been born in this marriage, however, the husband forced the woman to have an abortion.
In addition, Saltykova admitted that she had an oncological disease at an early stage of its development.
The tumor was successfully removed. At the moment, Ira's life is not in danger. Saltykova says that she got cancer because of everything she went through with her ex-husband.
Irina Saltykova now
At the moment, Irina Saltykova maintains her popularity thanks to trips to various television shows.
On TV screens with the participation of Irina, the programs "The Stars Came Together", "Let They Talk", "Exclusive" were released.
In addition, it is known that Alisa Saltykova moved from London to Moscow. Now it is obvious that the mother will promote her daughter up the career ladder.
In addition, Irina's connections allow her to do this. To the question, will there be a mother-daughter duet? Irina Saltykova replies: "No, because Alice is too independent and cool."
