Cinderella from the old fairy tale was distinguished by her pretty appearance and good disposition. Lyudmila Senchina is a singer who, after performing the song "Cinderella" on the Soviet stage, was loved by everyone and began to be called the name of a fairy-tale heroine. There were not only these qualities, but also a voice like a crystal bell, and real gypsy perseverance, passed from his father, and a desire to surprise everyone.
Lyudmila Senchina: Childhood and youth
The singer was born on December 13, 1950. Her family lived in Kudryavtsy, in a small village in the Nikolaev region. Father, Pyotr Markovich, worked in the House of Culture, and my mother taught at school.
The Moldavian gypsy Petr Senchin passionately loved songs, and this love was passed on to his daughter at the genetic level. Lyudmila played in musical performances at the House of Culture and was an artist in her native village. The stage "career" of little Lyuda continued in Krivoy Rog, where Peter Senchin was invited to work. The girl was then 10 years old. The love for music was even stronger, the gentle voice sounded louder and brighter. Lyudmila really wanted to perform on stage.
The daughter of a Moldavian gypsy dreamed about the conservatory, as princesses dream of a prince from a fairy tale. In August 1966, when Lyudmila Senchina went to Leningrad to apply to the music school at the conservatory. The girl already saw herself as a student of the faculty of musical comedy, but it turned out that the applicant was late, the acceptance of documents was over. Lyudmila despaired. Her dream was shattered.
However, as in the old fairy tale "Cinderella", she was helped by a good fairy. So in life such a sorceress appeared, even two. They were the head of the vocal department Maria Soshkina and the teacher, concertmaster Rhoda Zaretskaya. Lyudmila asked to listen to her, and they did not refuse the request. The talented girl was admitted to the school, and Rada Lvovna Zaretskaya, who played a huge role in Senchina's admission to the school, became her mentor.
Career "Cinderella" named Lyudmila
Even in her student years, the singer soloed in the Leningrad Concert Orchestra, and so her career began. After graduating from college, Lyudmila was accepted into the musical comedy theater in Leningrad. In the operetta, she played many different characters - gentle and wayward, lively and romantic, and the theater audience listened to her with admiration. Also, Senchina did not miss the opportunity to continue performing with the orchestra.
The peak of fame was in 1970-1980. of the past century. In 1971, a lyrical melody written by the composer Tsvetkov sounded from all radios and television screens. The words of Ilya Reznik were repeated by every girl and woman dreaming of happiness - about a magical dream and a prince, about a fabulous ball and 48 conductors, and about an amazing morning, where the heroine of the song found glass shoes on the window.
The song was performed by Lyudmila Senchina, who instantly became the most popular and beloved in the Soviet Union. But at first Senchina considered this song frivolous, very light. She liked the deeper compositions and romances with which she performed on stage.
In 1975 Lyudmila Senchina left the Musical Comedy Theatre. Now she belonged to the stage. In addition to music, Lyudmila Senchina was in love with cinema. When she was offered roles in films, she happily agreed. The older generation remembers the cute teacher from the Magic Power of Art films, Julie from Armed and Very Dangerous.
In 1985, during the XII World Festival of Youth and Students in the capital of the Soviet Union, Lyudmila Senchina played in the play based on Alenikov's play "Child of the World". The performance was staged by Soviet and American artists and aimed at reducing world tension.
The personal life of the singer Lyudmila Senchina
The singer has been married three times. The first husband was Vyacheslav Timoshin, an actor with whom Senchina performed on the musical comedy stage. The lovers entered into a marriage union, in which a son was born. The boy was named the same - Vyacheslav. Son Senchina in his youth was fond of rock music, even played in the ensemble. However, he did not inherit his mother's talent and perseverance and stopped his musical career. He lives in the US and works for an insurance company.
The marriage with Timoshin lasted 10 years. Senchina fell in love a second time. Her chosen one was the musician Stas Namin. A talented person who enriched the singer's repertoire with new songs, and at the same time a man who deprived her of female happiness. A terrible jealous and family despot, Namin turned the life of his beloved woman into hell, she even sometimes had to hide bruises from beatings when she came to rehearsals.
After 10 years, Senchina divorced her husband. The disappointments of Lyudmila Senchina passed with her third marriage. The producer of the singer, Vladimir Andreev, gave her peace and enjoyment of family happiness, which the Soviet "Cinderella" did not even dream of. There are new creative projects. One of the last - the recording of a new album - Senchina did not have time to finish. The woman became seriously ill. For several years she courageously struggled with the disease, but this time her perseverance could not help. Andreev and saw Lyudmila on her last journey when she died of pancreatic cancer in 2018. Lyudmila Senchina was only 67 years old.
The People's Artist rests at the Smolensk cemetery in St. Petersburg.
