Larisa Dolina is a real gem of the pop-jazz scene. She proudly bears the title of Honored Artist of the Russian Federation.
Among other things, the singer became the winner of the Ovation music award three times.
The discography of Larisa Dolina includes 27 studio albums. The voice of the Russian singer sounded in such films as "June 31", "Ordinary Miracle", "The Man from Capuchin Boulevard", "Winter Evening in Gagra".
But, the visiting card of the performer is the musical composition "Weather in the House".
Childhood and youth of Larisa Dolina
The full name of the Russian singer sounds like Larisa Alexandrovna Dolina. The future star of Russian show business was born on September 10, 1955 in Baku, under the name Kudelman.
Larisa does not hide the fact that Jewish blood flows in her veins. However, for the stage, she did not change her last name for this reason.
In her opinion, her mother's maiden name sounded much prettier than Kudelman.
Little Valley was brought up in a modest family. Her mother was an ordinary typist, and her father was a builder.
Moving Dolina to Odessa
At the age of 3, Larisa moves to the territory of Odessa.
Her parents had roots in Odessa. In the city, the family lived in a communal apartment.
The girl from an early age showed a love for musical instruments. At the age of 6, her parents sent her to a music school. There Larisa learned to play the cello.
From that time on, the little Valley could not think of anything but music. She dreamed of becoming a singer.
Parents encouraged their daughter's craving for music, but did not forget about her overall development. So, the Valley attended foreign language courses.
Little Larisa had the ability to learn English.
A firm decision to connect life with music
The creative biography of Larisa Dolina began in her early years, when she was still a child. The future star of the Russian stage already at the age of 12 realized that she wanted to connect her life with music.
It was then that the young Valley first appeared on the stage in a pioneer camp. The girl sang with the Magellan vocal and instrumental ensemble, and the performance was a success.
Her performance made a splash on the audience. After the performance, she was offered a place in the ensemble.
In addition, while studying at school, the girl begins to earn her bread by singing. Yunaya Dolina performs in cafes and restaurants.
When the girl was in the 9th grade, she was lucky. The valley goes through a series of auditions and is taken to the Volna ensemble.
The girl even had to graduate from school as an external student in order to be able to engage in creativity.
The beginning and peak of the musical career of Larisa Dolina
Working in the Volna ensemble, Dolina begins to understand that it is time for her to think about more serious things. Working in the ensemble too infringed on her individuality.
In 1973, Larisa leaves the Wave.
The valley is hired as an artist by the Black Sea restaurant. So, she becomes popular not only in her native Odessa, but also abroad.
Now, visitors and even celebrities go to a restaurant with a single goal - to listen to the singing of Larisa Dolina.
Later, the singer is offered to become part of the Yerevan ensemble "Armina". Dolina's parents protest against this decision of their daughter, but she was unstoppable.
She decides to leave her native Odessa.
Dolina spent about 4 years under the wing of the ensemble. It was not an easy period in the life of the singer.
Larisa Dolina: a thorny path to the top
Larisa admitted that during these years she faced a lot of different problems - she had nothing to eat, nowhere to live, and, accordingly, there was no one to wait for help.
But the reward for the difficulties was an invitation to the State Variety Orchestra of Armenia under the direction of Konstantin Orbelyan.
Well, then her life was more than successful. The singer gets into the State Variety Ensemble of Azerbaijan, the Sovremennik Orchestra under the direction of A. Kroll. The soloist in the program "Anthology of Jazz Vocals", prepared by Kroll, was received in cities with a full house.
Larisa Dolina, together with the ensemble, traveled to almost all countries of the Soviet Union. Not only the young singer, but also her parents did not count on such success.
In 1982, the Valley got a real lucky ticket. Then the already famous singer was entrusted with the performance of the musical composition "Three White Horses".
The valley did an excellent job with this task, and only strengthened its popularity.
Larisa decided not to cut off the connection with the cinema. She appeared before the audience and fans as an actress and singer in the film "We are from Jazz" by Karen Shakhnazarov.
The singer looked very organic in this picture. And by the way, this is not the only role of the singer.
Larisa Dolina at the Gnessin Academy of Music
To confirm her importance, Larisa Dolina becomes a student of the pop department of the Gnessin Russian Academy of Music.
However, the singer failed to get a diploma.
The Minister of Culture issues an order stating that all artists who do not have a residence permit must leave the capital of the Russian Federation. The valley moves to St. Petersburg.
Since 1985, the solo career of Larisa Dolina began. The singer decides to move away from jazz towards pop vocals. It is interesting that Larisa Dolina puts programs on her own.
The singer's first program is called "Long Jump".
In 1987, the first video was released with the participation of a Russian singer. It was a film-concert of the singer. In the future, she presented 7 more video albums, first in VHS format, and then DVD.
In 1992, the Valley celebrated its first anniversary. She has been on stage for 20 years. In honor of such an event, the Russian singer organizes the Ldinka concert.
In addition, the performer releases an album with the title track of the same name.
A year later, the singer becomes an Honored Artist of the Russian Federation.
Larisa Dolina: the peak of popularity
In 1996, the honored artist performs at the prestigious concert hall "Russia". The performance of the musical composition "Weather in the House" becomes the crown number of this evening.
In the same period of time, a video clip of the Valley appears on the blue screens. Alexander Buldakov took part in the video "Weather at Home".
The artists played their role so truthfully that rumors leaked to the press that there was an affair between them.
This year turned out to be very fruitful for the Valley. She presents her fans with another album, which was called "Goodbye, no, goodbye."
The name of the record consisted of the names of the two title tracks of the record "Goodbye" and "Goodbye".
In 1999, the Russian singer presents the musical composition "The Wall". The presented song became one of the last compositions based on the verses of the poet Mikhail Tanich. The lyrical composition won the hearts of millions of fans.
This is one of the most serious works of the performer.
In 2002 Dolina dilutes its repertoire with jazz compositions. Yes, the singer is returning to jazz again. At the moment, her concerts are a real event in the field of music.
Jazz from Larisa Dolina is admirable
In 2005, Dolina and Panayotov received the Golden Gramophone award. The prestigious statuette was awarded to the performers for the musical composition "Flowers Under the Snow".
In addition, the artists performed the tracks "Moon Melody" and "Give me a hand."
A year later, the Valley warmed the fans of her work with a new album. The disc "Burnt Soul" was accepted with a bang not only by music lovers, but also by music critics.
After the Valley releases albums in English. Larisa's works were designed to win over foreign music lovers.
The plate Hollywood Mood Valley deserves attention. The singer recorded this album under the direction of producer George Duke.
Other records followed: Carnival of Jazz-2: No comments in 2009, Route 55 in 2010 and LARISA in 2012.
Since 2010, Larisa Dolina has been increasingly appearing on various television projects. In addition to the fact that the singer is a participant in the show, in some projects she takes on the role of judge and jury.
In 2013, the Russian performer wins the title of "Universal Artist".
In 2015, the Valley pleases Russian fans with the release of the album "Taking off the mask, gentlemen." This album was the last work in the singer's discography.
But, Larisa does not get tired of delighting her fans with new musical compositions, projects, musical shows and concerts.
Larisa Dolina now
In 2017, the Valley divorced her husband Ilya Spitsyn. The singer preferred not to advertise this event to the public. However, it was not possible to hide the fact of the divorce.
As it turned out, Ilya had a mistress on the side, who gave birth to a child from a young man.
In 2018, Larisa became a participant in the concert of Ilya Reznik. She prepared a musical gift for the hero of the day.
Together with Reznik, the singer began her stellar journey, so she simply could not ignore his birthday.
Dolina spent her 63rd birthday in the studio of Andrey Malakhov. On the program "Hi, Andrey!" there was a lot of biographical data from the life of Larisa Dolina.
At the moment, the Valley is increasingly devoting time to her children. She helps her daughter in raising her child. Lovely photos with granddaughter Dolina appear on the Internet every now and then.
Soso Pavliashvili and Larisa Dolina at the end of February 2022 told that they were filming a joint video for the track “I love you”. The work was directed by Alexander Igudin.
The characters "tell" the listeners about an amazing love story. The video is seasoned with romance of the 60s. “A vintage convertible, a charming Valley in a chic dress, next to her is Soso in an elegant suit, and gentle confessions accompanied by a musical jam,” the video description says.
