Orbakaite Kristina Edmundovna - theater and film actress, Honored Artist of the Russian Federation.
In addition to musical merits, Kristina Orbakaite is one of the members of the International Union of Pop Artists.
Childhood and youth of Christina Orbakaite
Christina - the daughter of the People's Artist of the USSR, actress and singer, prima donna - Alla Pugacheva.
The future artist was born on May 25, 1971 in the Russian capital in a family of artists. However, in a complete family, Christina lived only two years of her life. The parents decided to divorce. But other than that, Christina rarely spent time with her parents. They toured a lot and were rarely at home. Until the first day of school, Kristina grew up in Lithuania on the Baltic Sea with her paternal grandparents and also spent time with her maternal grandparents directly in Moscow.
As a child, Christina spent a lot of time at the piano and attended a ballet school for a year.
At the age of 7, Christina got a chance to appear on television - in a program called "Funny Notes".
And at the age of 11, she first played in a movie. In a film based on the story "Scarecrow", the author of which is Vladimir Zheleznikov. When the audience was able to appreciate the work, American critics spoke enthusiastically about this work. Christina was compared to Meryl Streep. She was called the daughter of a superstar and at the same time an angel, saying that she played amazingly and the film turned out great.
In 1983, when Christina was already 12 years old, she made her debut on the same stage with her mother. The prima donna and her daughter performed a song called "You know, there will still be."
Two years later, Christina again gets on television, however, this time in a program called "Morning Mail", where she performs a song called "Let them talk."
The beginning of the creative activity of Christina Orbakaite
In the very first year of her solo career - in 1986 - at the age of 15, she first met Vladimir Presnyakov Jr., after a while, young people begin to meet, and after some more time they begin to live together. And now, after five years of a romantic relationship, the couple has their first child named Nikita.
In the same period, Christina shines on the stage of cinema. Works with her presence were such films as: “Vivat, Midshipmen!”, “Midshipmen-III”, “Charity Ball”, “Limita”.
And already at the end - 1992 - on New Year's Eve, Christina appears at her mother's annual concert program, where she performs a composition called "Let's Talk". Perhaps it is this period of creative activity that is considered the official beginning of Christina's solo path.
1996 - 2010 years
Her musical career took off after the release of a studio album called "Loyalty". The name of the prima donna's daughter begins to appear in the country's most prestigious charts.
Christina has a busy tour schedule, however, it does not prevent her from going on a family tour around the world (Pugacheva-Kirkorov-Orbakaite-Presnyakov), which is called Starry Summer. And it is this tour that becomes the place when Christina gets the opportunity to perform at Carnegie Hall, which is located in New York.
In the fall of 1996, Christina's next studio album, entitled Zero Hours Zero Minutes, was released.
The following year, a turning point comes in Christina's personal life - she divorces Vladimir Presnyakov. Soon after, she begins a romantic relationship with a businessman named Ruslan Baysarov, as a result of which, almost a year later, the couple has a son named Denis.
Work on new material is actively underway, and already in the spring of 1998, Christina released another studio album called "You".
Kristina Orbakaite in the cinema
Simultaneously with working on song material, Christina devotes time to filming a movie, she can be found in the following films of Russian cinema: “Road, dear, dear”, “Fara”.
1999 was the debut year in terms of solo concerts in the capital. The concert program fell on April 14 and 15. These events were timed to coincide with the anniversary of the mother.
And a year later, Christina presents her fourth studio album called "May" to her fans.
The first five years of the new century turned out to be very rich. Releases, studio albums. Fans of Kristina Orbakaite received the following albums: "Believe in Miracles", "Migratory Bird", and the English-language "My life".
Christina also visited a large number of countries with her concert programs: Russia, Germany, CIS, Israel, America.
Cinema still plays an important role in Christina's life, she appears in such films as: "Women's Happiness", in the series "Moscow Saga" and "Kindred Deception", as well as in a musical called "The Snow Queen".
In 2002, Christina receives a passport from the European country of Lithuania. Christina's personal life has returned to normal. In Miami, she met her future husband named Mikhail Zemtsov. There, young people secured their relationship by marriage.
In 2006, the film, perhaps the most famous with the participation of Christina, called "Carrot Love" was released on the screens of the country. As a result of good box office and overwhelming reviews, the second part of the film is released two years later. The third part of the film was released in 2010.
In the summer of 2008, Christina released her new studio album called “Do You Hear - It's Me”, which included the famous composition that became the soundtrack to the film “The Irony of Fate. Continued ”, entitled“ Snowstorm Again ”co-authored with his mother.
Kristina Orbakaite: always on the wave of success
2011 begins with the release of a studio album called Encore Kiss.
At the same time, the program “Let them talk” is released on the screens, timed to coincide with the anniversary of Christina (40 years old).
After 8 years of marriage - in 2012 - the couple's daughter Claudia is born.
Over the next few years, he actively tours with his show programs.
In 2014, Christina returns to the screens for the 17th time as Queen Gurunda in the film The Secret of the Four Princesses.
Over the next four years, Christina plays in theatrical performances and runs her concert program called "Masks".
In 2018, a video work for the song "Drunken Cherry" was released, which blew up the entire Internet space and took off in the very first seconds after entering the tops of the music charts.
Kristina Orbakaite today
The Russian performer on her birthday pleased the “fans” with the release of the composition “I am Kristina Orbakaite”. She addressed the fans: “My dear! We are pleased to present a new musical composition about a modern and strong woman, whom no one can offend with rejection or dislike.”
In early July 2021, Orbakaite's discography was replenished with a full-length album. The record was called "Freedom", and it was headed by 12 cool tracks.
“This is a longplay of tracks, each of which is the creation of a soul that loves freedom…”, the artist comments.
At the beginning of February 2022, Orbakaite pleased with the release of the single "The Little Prince". Note that this is a cover version of the composition by Mikael Tariverdiev and Nikolai Dobronravov. The composition was mixed on the label "First Musical".
